The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Inhibitor of Apoptosis across different species:

baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 5 (BIRC5), baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 5 (Birc5)

Other aliases include:

API4, EPR-1, AP14, BIRC5, MGC133855, DKFZp468N162

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Inhibitor of Apoptosis:

baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 5 – apoptosis inhibitor 4 – survivin variant 3 alpha – baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 5 – apoptosis inhibitor survivin – baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 5 (survivin) – survivin – Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 5

Inhibitor of Apoptosis fulfills a number of functions:

Ran GTPase binding – chaperone binding – cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity – enzyme binding – identical protein binding – metal ion binding – peptidase inhibitor activity – zinc ion binding – caspase inhibitor activity – cofactor binding – microtubule binding – molecular_function – protein homodimerization activity

Inhibitor of Apoptosis is relevant to the following processes:

apoptosis – cell cycle – cell division – chromosome segregation – mitosis – protein complex localization – G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle – anti-apoptosis – cytokinesis – embryonic development – establishment of chromosome localization – microtubule cytoskeleton organization – negative regulation of caspase activity – negative regulation of neuron apoptosis – positive regulation of cell cycle – positive regulation of exit from mitosis – positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle – response to drug – response to glucocorticoid stimulus – response to peptide hormone stimulus – spindle checkpoint

Locations for Inhibitor of Apoptosis:

chromosome – chromosome passenger complex – chromosome, centromeric region – cytoplasm – cytosol – intracellular – midbody – nucleolus – nucleus – protein complex – apical plasma membrane – centriole – cytoplasmic microtubule – interphase microtubule organizing center – spindle microtubule

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology