SYCY2_HUMAN Protein

Name Syncytin-2
Description 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. The interaction with MFSD2A is apparently important for this process (PubMed:18988732).
UniProt ID P60508
Gene ERVFRD-1