BSG, Official Symbol BSGprovided by HGNC Official Full Name basigin (Ok blood group)provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1116 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000172270 MIM:109480; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1116 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as OK; 5F7; TCSF; CD147; EMPRIN; HAb18G; EMMPRIN Summary The protein encoded by this gene, basigin, is a plasma membrane protein that is important in spermatogenesis, embryo implantation, neural network formation, and tumor progression. Basigin is also a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, ubiquitously expressed in various tissues. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020] Expression Ubiquitous expression in heart (RPKM 230.6), colon (RPKM 194.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all