The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Basigin across different species:

basigin (bsg), Basigin (Bsg), basigin (BSG), basigin (Ok blood group) (BSG), basigin (Bsg)

Other aliases include:

wu:fb26a05, wu:fo98e12, 135/10, BcDNA:GH21853, bsg, gel, l(2)06243, l(2)k06338, l(2)k09030, l(2)k13638, ms(2)08318, Dmel\CG31605, CG31605, BSG, RPE7, M6, OK, 5F7, TCSF, CD147, EMMPRIN, Bsg, GB11183, HT-7, AI115436, AI325119, CE9, HT7, 5A11, Ox47R, basignin

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Basigin:

basigin – 5A11/Basigin-2 – basigin, isoform C – CG31605-PC – Bsg-PC – gelded – D-basigin – basigin, isoform A – CG31605-PA – Bsg-PA – basigin, isoform D – CG31605-PD – Bsg-PD – basigin, isoform B – CG31605-PB – Bsg-PB – basigin, isoform G – CG31605-PG – Bsg-PG – basigin, isoform F – CG31605-PF – Bsg-PF – basigin, isoform H – CG31605-PH – Bsg-PH – basigin, isoform I – CG31605-PI – Bsg-PI – basigin, isoform E – CG31605-PE – Bsg-PE – CD147 antigen – OK blood group antigen – collagenase stimulatory factor – M6 leukocyte activation antigen – extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer – gp 42 – HT7 antigen – neurothelin – 5A11/Basigin – membrane glycoprotein gp42 – basic immunoglobulin superfamily – basigin (Ok blood group) – gp42/basigin/OX-47/HT7 – OX-47 antigen – glycoprotein CE9 – Basigin (Ox47 antigen or CE-9) (EMMPRIN in human) (neurothelin HT7 or 5A11 in avian) – Basignin (Ox47 antigen or CE-9) (EMMPRIN in human) (neurothelin HT7 or 5A11 in avian)

Basigin fulfills a number of functions:

membrane – ER localization – mitochondrion localization – nucleus localization – spermatid development – ATP binding – ATPase activity – protein binding – lactate transmembrane transporter activity – mannose binding – sugar binding

Basigin is relevant to the following processes:

membrane – cell surface receptor linked signal transduction – pyruvate metabolic process – decidualization – embryo implantation – odontogenesis of dentine-containing tooth – response to cAMP – response to mercury ion – response to peptide hormone stimulus

Locations for Basigin:

Golgi membrane – integral to membrane – melanosome – plasma membrane – membrane – membrane raft – mitochondrion – sarcolemma

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology