The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Adaptor-Related Protein Complex 2, alpha 2 Subunit across different species:

adaptor-related protein complex 2, alpha 2 subunit (AP2A2), adaptor protein complex AP-2, alpha 2 subunit (Ap2a2), adaptor-related protein complex 2, alpha 2 subunit (Ap2a2), adaptor-related protein complex 2, alpha 2 subunit (ap2a2), adaptor-related protein complex 2, alpha 2 subunit (LOC100226725)

Other aliases include:

HIP9, HYPJ, ADTAB, CLAPA2, L25, Adtab, C78001, AF006990, AW146353, 2410074K14Rik, MGC93391, hip9, hypj, adtab, ap2a1, clapa2, MGC69489, AP2A2, MGC99219, Ap2a2, DKFZp459P0433

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Adaptor-Related Protein Complex 2, alpha 2 Subunit:

AP-2 complex subunit alpha-2 – HIP-9 – alpha2-adaptin – alpha-adaptin C – adaptin, alpha B – huntingtin yeast partner J – 100 kDa coated vesicle protein C – huntingtin-interacting protein 9 – huntingtin-interacting protein J – adaptor protein complex AP-2 subunit alpha-2 – adapter-related protein complex 2 alpha-2 subunit – alpha-adaptin C; Huntingtin interacting protein J – clathrin assembly protein complex 2 alpha-C large chain – plasma membrane adaptor HA2/AP2 adaptin alpha C subunit – clathrin-associated/assembly/adaptor protein, large, alpha 2 – adaptor protein complex AP-2, alpha 2 subunit – alpha-C adaptin – adaptor-related protein complex AP-2, alpha 2 subunit – adaptor-related protein complex 2, alpha 2 subunit – daptor-related protein complex 2, alpha 2 subunit – adaptor-related protein complex 2, alpha 1 subunit – alpha-adaptin

Adaptor-Related Protein Complex 2, alpha 2 Subunit fulfills a number of functions:

lipid binding – molecular_function – protein binding – protein transporter activity – binding

Adaptor-Related Protein Complex 2, alpha 2 Subunit is relevant to the following processes:

endocytosis – intracellular protein transport – regulation of defense response to virus by virus – protein transport – transport – vesicle-mediated transport – clathrin coat assembly

Locations for Adaptor-Related Protein Complex 2, alpha 2 Subunit:

AP-2 adaptor complex – coated pit – cytosol – endocytic vesicle membrane – membrane coat – plasma membrane – clathrin adaptor complex – membrane – secretory granule

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology