The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Catenin (Cadherin-Associated Protein), alpha 1, 102kDa across different species:

catenin (cadherin-associated protein), alpha 1, 102kDa (CTNNA1), catenin (cadherin associated protein), alpha 1 (Ctnna1), alpha Catenin (alpha-Cat), alpha Catenin (Dgrialpha-Cat), catenin alpha-1 (Tsp_10127), catenin (cadherin-associated protein), alpha 1, 102kDa (ctnna1)

Other aliases include:

CAP102, FLJ36832, FLJ52416, Catna1, AA517462, AI988031, 2010010M04Rik, CT39986, Dalpha-cat, Dalpha-catenin, DalphaC, Dalphacat, Dmcatp, a-Cat, alpha-CAT, alpha-ctn, alphaCat, DmelCG17947, CG17947, MGC93767, CTNNA1, CTNNA2, MGC128363, Alpha-Cat, dgri_GLEANR_3829, DgriGH19548, GH19548

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Catenin (Cadherin-Associated Protein), alpha 1, 102kDa:

catenin, alpha 1 – alpha-catenin – alphaE-catenin – alpha-E-catenin – cadherin-associated protein,102kDa – catenin alpha-1 – CAP102 – alpha E catenin – alpha E-catenin – catenin alpha 1 – alpha(E)-catenin – cadherin associated protein – 102 kDa cadherin-associated protein – alpha catenin – CG17947-PA – alpha-Cat-PA – Dalpha-cadherin – Dalpha-catenin – DalphaCatenin – a-catenin – alpha-Catenin – alphaCatenin – catenin – D-alpha-catenin – catenin (cadherin-associated protein), alpha 1, 102kDa – catenin alpha 1 subunit – catenin (cadherin-associated protein), alpha 2 – DgriGH19548-PA – Dgrialpha-Cat-PA – GH19548-PA – Catenin alpha-1 – catenin alpha-1-like

Catenin (Cadherin-Associated Protein), alpha 1, 102kDa fulfills a number of functions:

cadherin binding – protein binding – structural molecule activity – vinculin binding – actin filament binding – actin binding – cytoskeletal protein binding – beta-catenin binding – gamma-catenin binding

Catenin (Cadherin-Associated Protein), alpha 1, 102kDa is relevant to the following processes:

apical junction assembly – cell adhesion – establishment or maintenance of cell polarity – gap junction assembly – negative regulation of apoptosis – negative regulation of neuroblast proliferation – positive regulation of smoothened signaling pathway – protein heterooligomerization – regulation of cell proliferation – cytoskeletal anchoring at plasma membrane – oocyte localization during germarium-derived egg chamber formation – aging – axon regeneration – cellular response to indole-3-methanol – male gonad development – odontogenesis of dentine-containing tooth – ovarian follicle development – response to estrogen stimulus – response to organic cyclic substance

Locations for Catenin (Cadherin-Associated Protein), alpha 1, 102kDa:

actin cytoskeleton – adherens junction – cell junction – cytoplasm – internal side of plasma membrane – plasma membrane – acrosomal vesicle – cell-cell adherens junction – cell-cell junction – cytoskeleton – lamellipodium – membrane – zonula adherens – catenin complex – cell-substrate junction – spot adherens junction

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology