The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen CD59 across different species:

CD59 molecule, complement regulatory protein (CD59)

Other aliases include:

1F5, EJ16, EJ30, EL32, G344, MIN1, MIN2, MIN3, MIRL, HRF20, MACIF, MEM43, MIC11, MSK21, 16.3A5, HRF-20, MAC-IP, p18-20, MGC2354, FLJ38134, FLJ92039

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen CD59:

CD59 antigen – protectin – CD59 glycoprotein – Ly-6-like protein – T cell-activating protein – human leukocyte antigen MIC11 – lymphocytic antigen CD59/MEM43 – 20 kDa homologous restriction factor – membrane inhibitor of reactive lysis – membrane attack complex (MAC) inhibition factor – surface anitgen recognized by monoclonal antibody 16.3A5 – CD59 antigen p18-20 (antigen identified by monoclonal antibodies 16.3A5, EJ16, EJ30, EL32 and G344)

CD59 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding

CD59 is relevant to the following processes:

blood coagulation – cell surface receptor linked signal transduction

Locations for CD59:

anchored to external side of plasma membrane – anchored to membrane – extracellular region – membrane fraction – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology