UniProt Summary: This endogenous retroviral envelope protein has retained its original fusogenic properties and participates in trophoblast fusion and the formation of a syncytium during placenta morphogenesis. May induce fusion through binding of SLC1A4 and SLC1A5 (PubMed:10708449, PubMed:12050356, PubMed:23492904). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10708449, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12050356, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23492904}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
No Pfam Domain information is available for this gene.
GO Terms
syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion
cell-cell fusion
syncytium formation
anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)