The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen ADAM Metallopeptidase Domain 8 across different species:

ADAM metallopeptidase domain 8 (ADAM8), a disintegrin and metallopeptidase domain 8 (Adam8), tubulin, gamma complex associated protein 2 (Tubgcp2), a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 8a (adam8a), ADAM metallopeptidase domain 8 (Adam8), a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 8 (adam8), a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 8 (LOC100304737)

Other aliases include:

MS2, CD156, MGC134985, CD156a, E430039A18Rik, Adam8, adam8, MGC64059, zgc:64059, reprolysin, si:zc217g15.7, ADAM8, RGD1566394

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen ADAM Metallopeptidase Domain 8:

ADAM metallopeptidase domain 8 – cell surface antigen MS2 – human leukocyte differentiation antigen – a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 8 – disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 8 – a disintegrin and metallopeptidase domain 8 – OTTMUSP00000023515 – a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain 8 – a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain (ADAM) 8 – tubulin, gamma complex associated protein 2 – a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 8a – metalloprotease – disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 8-like

ADAM Metallopeptidase Domain 8 fulfills a number of functions:

metal ion binding – metalloendopeptidase activity – peptidase activity – zinc ion binding – hydrolase activity – metallopeptidase activity – protein binding

ADAM Metallopeptidase Domain 8 is relevant to the following processes:

cell-cell adhesion – proteolysis – integrin-mediated signaling pathway – microtubule cytoskeleton organization

Locations for ADAM Metallopeptidase Domain 8:

integral to plasma membrane – plasma membrane – integral to membrane – membrane – cytosol – microtubule organizing center – spindle pole

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology