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

laminin, beta 2 (laminin S) (LAMB2), laminin, beta 2 (Lamb2), laminin, gamma 1 (formerly LAMB2) (LAMC1)

Other aliases include:

LAMS, Lams, Lamb-2, AW211941, SLAM, MGC93588, LAMC1, LAMB2

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

laminin, beta 2 – laminin S – OTTHUMP00000210663 – laminin subunit beta-2 – Laminin S – S-LAM beta – S-laminin subunit beta – laminin-3 subunit beta – laminin-4 subunit beta – laminin-7 subunit beta – laminin-9 subunit beta – laminin-11 subunit beta – laminin-14 subunit beta – laminin-15 subunit beta – laminin chain B3 – laminin chain beta 2 – laminin, gamma 1 (formerly LAMB2)

Laminin, beta 2 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural molecule activity

Laminin, beta 2 is relevant to the following processes:

axon extension involved in regeneration – cell adhesion

Locations for Laminin, beta 2:

basal lamina – endoplasmic reticulum – extracellular region – laminin-11 complex – basement membrane – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – extracellular matrix – laminin-3 complex

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology