BOC, Official Symbol BOCprovided by HGNC Official Full Name BOC cell adhesion associated, oncogene regulatedprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17173 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000144857 MIM:608708; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17173 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as Boi; CDON2 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the immunoglobulin/fibronectin type III repeat family. It is a component of a cell-surface receptor complex that mediates cell-cell interactions between muscle precursor cells, and promotes myogenic differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014] Expression Broad expression in skin (RPKM 11.2), prostate (RPKM 10.0) and 23 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all