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

calnexin (CANX), calnexin (Canx), Calnexin 99A (Cnx99A), CalNeXin (cnx-1), calnexin (canx), calnexin (TNeu112h18.1), calnexin (CNX), calmegin (clgn), calnexin (LOC100283947), calnexin (LOC100304606)

Other aliases include:

CNX, P90, IP90, FLJ26570, Cnx, AI988026, D11Ertd153e, 1110069N15Rik, DmelCG11958, CG11958, canx, MGC52927, CANX, PP90, zgc:63524, wu:fe06b12, MGC166317, MGC69400, fj49d10, MGC153946, wu:fj24b04, wu:fj49d10, zgc:153946, DKFZp459P042, LOC100283947

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

calnexin – major histocompatibility complex class I antigen-binding protein p88 – OTTMUSP00000005744 – calnexin 99A, isoform A – CG11958-PA – Cnx99A-PA – calnexin 99A, isoform B – CG11958-PB – Cnx99A-PB – calnexin 99A, isoform C – CG11958-PC – Cnx99A-PC – calnexin 99A, isoform D – CG11958-PD – Cnx99A-PD – CalNeXin family member (cnx-1) – calmegin

Calnexin fulfills a number of functions:

calcium ion binding – sugar binding – unfolded protein binding – protein binding

Calnexin is relevant to the following processes:

protein folding – protein secretion – aging – embryo development ending in birth or egg hatching

Locations for Calnexin:

endoplasmic reticulum – integral to membrane – melanosome – membrane – axon – cell soma – cytoplasm – dendrite cytoplasm – dendritic spine – ribosome – rough endoplasmic reticulum – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology