The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Laminin, alpha 2 across different species:

laminin, alpha 2 (LAMA2), laminin, alpha 2 (Lama2), laminin, alpha 2 (lama2)

Other aliases include:

LAMM, LAMA2

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Laminin, alpha 2:

laminin alpha 2 subunit – laminin M – merosin heavy chain – laminin, alpha 2 – laminin, alpha 2 (merosin, congenital muscular dystrophy) – caf – unm tk209 – unm teg15a – laminin subunit alpha-2-like

Laminin, alpha 2 fulfills a number of functions:

receptor binding – structural molecule activity – molecular_function

Laminin, alpha 2 is relevant to the following processes:

muscle organ development – positive regulation of synaptic transmission, cholinergic – regulation of cell adhesion – regulation of cell migration – regulation of embryonic development – extracellular matrix organization – myelination in the peripheral nervous system

Locations for Laminin, alpha 2:

basal lamina – extracellular region – laminin-1 complex – sarcolemma – basement membrane – dendritic spine – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology