The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Lactalbumin, alpha- across different species:

lactalbumin, alpha- (LALBA), lactalbumin, alpha (Lalba)

Other aliases include:

MGC138521, MGC138523, LALBA, alfaLA, a-LACTA, PSEUDO-LACA, AW208827

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Lactalbumin, alpha-:

lactalbumin, alpha- – lactose synthase B protein – alpha lactalbumin – lactalbumin, alpha – alpha-lactalbumin A – alpha-lactalbumin B – alpha-lactalbumin

Lactalbumin, alpha- fulfills a number of functions:

calcium ion binding – lactose synthase activity

Lactalbumin, alpha- is relevant to the following processes:

cell-cell signaling – defense response to bacterium – induction of apoptosis – lactose biosynthetic process – signal transduction

Locations for Lactalbumin, alpha-:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology