The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor across different species:

zinc finger protein 91 homolog (mouse) (ZFP91), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), ciliary neurotrophic factor (Cntf)

Other aliases include:

ZFP91, CNTF, GPA, HCNTF, AI429687, MGC41235

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor:

zinc finger protein 91 homolog (mouse) – ciliary neurotrophic factor – growth-promoting activity factor – ciliary neurotropic factor – OTTMUSP00000029848

Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor fulfills a number of functions:

zinc ion binding – growth factor activity – ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor binding – interleukin-6 receptor binding – protein binding – cytokine activity

Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor is relevant to the following processes:

growth – cell differentiation – multicellular organismal development – muscle organ morphogenesis – negative regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation – nervous system development – neuron development – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 protein – regulation of retinal cell programmed cell death – ciliary neurotrophic factor-mediated signaling pathway – signal transduction – JAK-STAT cascade – astrocyte activation – membrane hyperpolarization – negative regulation of neuron apoptosis – neuroprotection – positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade – positive regulation of MAPKKK cascade – positive regulation of axon regeneration – positive regulation of cell growth – positive regulation of hormone secretion – positive regulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase cascade – protein heterooligomerization – regulation of resting membrane potential

Locations for Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor:

cytoplasm – intracellular – extracellular space – axon – cell projection cytoplasm – cytosol – neuronal cell body – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology