The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen CD8a Molecule across different species:

CD8a molecule (CD8A), CD8 antigen, alpha chain (Cd8a), CD8a molecule (Cd8a), CD8 antigen, alpha polypeptide (cd8a), CD8 antigen, alpha polypeptide (cd8), CD8 alpha (LOC100136450), T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain-like (LOC100387674)

Other aliases include:

CD8, MAL, p32, Leu2, Ly-2, Ly-B, Ly-35, Lyt-2, BB154331, MGC136643, zgc:136643, cd8, LOC100136450

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen CD8a Molecule:

CD8 antigen alpha polypeptide – T8 T-cell antigen – OTTHUMP00000203721 – T cell co-receptor – OKT8 T-cell antigen – T-cell antigen Leu2 – Leu2 T-lymphocyte antigen – CD8 antigen, alpha polypeptide (p32) – T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain – T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2 – T-cell surface glycoprotein Lyt-2 – Lyt-2.1 lymphocyte differentiation antigen (AA at 100) – OX-8 membrane antigen – CD8 antigen alpha-chain – CD8 antigen 32 kDa chain – CD8 antigen, alpha chain – CD8 antigen, alpha-chain – CD8 antigen, alpha polypeptide – CD8 alpha – CD8a molecule – T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain-like

CD8a Molecule fulfills a number of functions:

MHC class I protein binding – coreceptor activity – protein binding – protein homodimerization activity – protein kinase binding – molecular_function

CD8a Molecule is relevant to the following processes:

T cell activation – antigen processing and presentation – immune response – transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway – T cell mediated immunity – cell surface receptor linked signaling pathway – cytotoxic T cell differentiation – positive regulation of calcium-mediated signaling – inflammatory response – biological_process

Locations for CD8a Molecule:

T cell receptor complex – extracellular region – integral to plasma membrane – plasma membrane – cell surface – external side of plasma membrane – integral to membrane – membrane – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology