The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen CD36 Molecule (thrombospondin Receptor) across different species:

CD36 molecule (thrombospondin receptor) (CD36)

Other aliases include:

FAT, GP4, GP3B, GPIV, CHDS7, PASIV, SCARB3

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen CD36 Molecule (thrombospondin Receptor):

CD36 antigen – PAS-4 protein – glycoprotein IIIb – OTTHUMP00000207872 – OTTHUMP00000207874 – cluster determinant 36 – fatty acid translocase – platelet glycoprotein IV – scavenger receptor class B, member 3 – leukocyte differentiation antigen CD36 – CD36 antigen (collagen type I receptor, thrombospondin receptor)

CD36 Molecule (thrombospondin Receptor) fulfills a number of functions:

high-density lipoprotein binding – lipid binding – low-density lipoprotein receptor activity – thrombospondin receptor activity – transforming growth factor beta binding

CD36 Molecule (thrombospondin Receptor) is relevant to the following processes:

apoptotic cell clearance – blood coagulation – cGMP-mediated signaling – cell adhesion – cholesterol transport – lipid metabolic process – lipid storage – lipoprotein catabolic process – lipoprotein particle clearance – lipoprotein transport – nitric oxide mediated signal transduction – plasma membrane long-chain fatty acid transport – positive regulation of cell-matrix adhesion – positive regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation – transport

Locations for CD36 Molecule (thrombospondin Receptor):

Golgi apparatus – cell surface – integral to plasma membrane – membrane fraction – plasma membrane – platelet alpha granule membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology