The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Apolipoprotein D across different species:

apolipoprotein D (APOD), apolipoprotein D (Apod), apolipoprotein D (CpipJ_CPIJ006492), apolipoprotein D (CpipJ_CPIJ017615), apolipoprotein D (CpipJ_CPIJ020105), Apolipoprotein D (apod), zgc:153593 (zgc:153593)

Other aliases include:

AOPDGN, APOD, MGC133726, apod, MGC153593

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Apolipoprotein D:

apolipoprotein D – OTTMUSP00000031576 – OTTMUSP00000031577 – Apolipoprotein D – apolipoprotein D-like

Apolipoprotein D fulfills a number of functions:

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

Apolipoprotein D is relevant to the following processes:

lipid metabolic process – transport – aging – axon regeneration in the peripheral nervous system – brain development – response to drug – tissue regeneration

Locations for Apolipoprotein D:

extracellular region – extracellular space – intracellular – cell soma – cytosolic ribosome – dendrite – endoplasmic reticulum – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology