The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interleukin 16 across different species:

interleukin 16 (lymphocyte chemoattractant factor) (IL16), interleukin 16 (Il16), interleukin 16 (IL16)

Other aliases include:

LCF, IL-16, prIL-16, FLJ16806, FLJ42735, FLJ44234, HsT19289, KIAA4048, mKIAA4048, IL16

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interleukin 16:

interleukin 16 – OTTHUMP00000190849 – OTTHUMP00000190850 – lymphocyte chemoattractant factor – pro-interleukin-16 – interleukin-16 – Interleukin-16 – interleukin 16 (lymphocyte chemoattractant factor)

Interleukin 16 fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity – protein binding

Interleukin 16 is relevant to the following processes:

chemotaxis – immune response – interspecies interaction between organisms – regulation of transcription – induction of positive chemotaxis – leukocyte chemotaxis – transcription

Locations for Interleukin 16:

cytoplasm – extracellular region – extracellular space – nucleus – intracellular

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology