The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen CD86 across different species:

CD86 molecule (CD86)

Other aliases include:

B70, B7-2, LAB72, CD28LG2, MGC34413

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen CD86:

CD86 antigen – B7-2 antigen – CD28 antigen ligand 2 – CTLA-4 counter-receptor B7.2 – B-lymphocyte activation antigen B7-2 – CD86 antigen (CD28 antigen ligand 2, B7-2 antigen)

CD86 fulfills a number of functions:

coreceptor activity – protein binding – transcription activator activity

CD86 is relevant to the following processes:

T cell activation – cell-cell signaling – immune response – interspecies interaction between organisms – positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of interleukin-2 biosynthetic process – positive regulation of interleukin-4 biosynthetic process – positive regulation of lymphotoxin A biosynthetic process – positive regulation of transcription

Locations for CD86:

integral to membrane – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology