The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Activating Transcription Factor 6 alpha across different species:

activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), activating transcription factor 6 (Atf6), activating transcription factor 6 (atf6)

Other aliases include:

ATF6A, ESTM49, AA789574, Atf6alpha, 9630036G24, 9130025P16Rik, Atf6, GB16435, ATF-6-like, ATF6, atf6

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Activating Transcription Factor 6 alpha:

activating transcription factor 6 – activating transcription factor 6 alpha – cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 alpha-like

Activating Transcription Factor 6 alpha fulfills a number of functions:

RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity – protein dimerization activity – sequence-specific DNA binding – transcription coactivator activity – transcription factor activity – DNA binding

Activating Transcription Factor 6 alpha is relevant to the following processes:

positive regulation of gene-specific transcription involved in unfolded protein response – protein folding – regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – response to unfolded protein – signal transduction – nucleus – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent

Locations for Activating Transcription Factor 6 alpha:

endoplasmic reticulum – endoplasmic reticulum membrane – integral to membrane – membrane – nuclear envelope – nucleoplasm – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology