The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen CD16 / CD56 across different species:

Fc fragment of IgG, low affinity IIIa, receptor (CD16a) (FCGR3A)

Other aliases include:

CD16, FCG3, CD16A, FCGR3, IGFR3, FCR-10, FCRIII, FCGRIII, FCRIIIA

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen CD16 / CD56:

Fc fragment of IgG, low affinity IIIa, receptor (CD16a) – FcgammaRIIIA – Fc-gamma RIIIa – Fc-gamma RIII-alpha – Fc gamma receptor III-A – Fc-gamma receptor IIIb (CD16) – neutrophil-specific antigen NA – Fc-gamma receptor III-2 (CD 16) – immunoglobulin G Fc receptor III – Fc fragment of IgG, low affinity III, receptor for (CD16)

CD16 / CD56 fulfills a number of functions:

IgG binding – receptor activity

CD16 / CD56 is relevant to the following processes:

immune response

Locations for CD16 / CD56:

extracellular region – integral to membrane – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology