Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a membrane protein that mediates cell adhesion between trophoblastic cells and the epithelial cells of the endometrium. The encoded protein participates in cell signalling during embryo implantation, and may also be involved in cancer formation. This gene is located near several other closely related genes on chromosome X. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2012]. COMPLETENESS: complete on the 3' end.
UniProt Summary: Could be involved with bystin and tastin in a cell adhesion molecule complex that mediates an initial attachment of the blastocyst to uterine epithelial cells at the time of the embryo implantation. Directly responsible for homophilic cell adhesion.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
MAGE
GO Terms
embryo implantation
intrinsic component of plasma membrane
homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules
female pregnancy
multi-multicellular organism process
cell-cell adhesion via plasma-membrane adhesion molecules
cell-cell adhesion
cell adhesion
biological adhesion
multi-organism reproductive process
reproductive process
reproduction
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)