BSG wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human BSG wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19p13.3 and is approximately 12 kb in length. This allele, which encodes basigin protein, plays a role in the regulation of metalloprotease gene expression, embryo implantation, spermatogenesis and neural network formation. Aberrant expression of the gene is associated with malignant glioma.

**Synonyms:** - 5F7 - Basigin (Ok Blood Group) wt Allele - CD147 - EMMPRIN - M6 - OK - TCSF