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

desmin (DES), desmin (Des), desmin (des-a), desmin (des-b), desmin, gene 1 (des.1), desmin (LOC395906), desmin (des), desmin (LOC100220724), desmin-like (LOC100402007), desmin (desm), zgc:154009 (zgc:154009)

Other aliases include:

DES, des-a, MGC52614, des-b, MGC80853, CSM1, CSM2, CMD1I, FLJ12025, FLJ39719, FLJ41013, FLJ41793, des, csm1, csm2, desm, cmd1i, MGC75911, LOC395906, LOC100220724, desmin, cb290, fb59a12, MGC109859, wu:fb59a12, zgc:109859, MGC154009, wu:fc11d08

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

desmin – intermediate filament protein – desmin, gene 1 – OTTMUSP00000020924 – desmin-like – fc11d08

Desmin fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural molecule activity – structural constituent of cytoskeleton – ATP binding – protein kinase activity

Desmin is relevant to the following processes:

Z disc – contractile fiber – cytoplasm – cytoskeleton – insoluble fraction – intracellular – sarcolemma – synapse – type III intermediate filament – cytoskeleton organization – muscle contraction – regulation of heart contraction – muscle organ development – protein amino acid phosphorylation – biological_process

Locations for Desmin:

Z disc – contractile fiber – cytoplasm – cytoskeleton – insoluble fraction – intracellular – sarcolemma – synapse – type III intermediate filament – intermediate filament

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology