The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Histatin 5 across different species:

histatin 3 (HTN3)

Other aliases include:

HIS2, HTN2, HTN5

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Histatin 5:

histatin-3 – PB – hst – histatin 5 – histidine-rich protein 3 – basic histidine-rich protein

Histatin 5 fulfills a number of functions:

metal ion binding – protein binding

Histatin 5 is relevant to the following processes:

biomineral tissue development – defense response to bacterium – defense response to fungus – killing of cells of another organism

Locations for Histatin 5:

extracellular region

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology