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Syncytin 2

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
405754

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000244476

Syncytin-2

Aliases
  
ERVFRD-1, ERVFRDE1, GLLL6191, HERV-FRD, HERV-W/FRD, UNQ6191, envFRD, ERVFRD-1, endogenous retrovirus group FRD member 1

External IDs
  
MGI: 3045308 HomoloGene: 86779 GeneCards: ERVFRD-1

Syncytin-2 also known as endogenous retrovirus group FRD member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ERVFRD-1 gene. This protein plays a key role in the implantation of human embryos in the womb.

References

Syncytin-2 Wikipedia