The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Milk Fat Globule-EGF Factor 8 Protein across different species:

milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein (MFGE8), milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein (mfge8)

Other aliases include:

BA46, SED1, hP47, EDIL1, MFG-E8, SPAG10, OAcGD3S, HsT19888, ba46, edil1, oacgd3s, MGC75581, hst19888, MGC145109, MFGE8, zgc:154157, MGC99228

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Milk Fat Globule-EGF Factor 8 Protein:

milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein – medin – lactadherin – sperm surface protein hP47 – sperm associated antigen 10 – O-acetyl disialoganglioside synthase – sperm-membrane associated protein P47

Milk Fat Globule-EGF Factor 8 Protein fulfills a number of functions:

integrin binding – phosphatidylethanolamine binding – phosphatidylserine binding – protein binding – calcium ion binding

Milk Fat Globule-EGF Factor 8 Protein is relevant to the following processes:

cell adhesion – interspecies interaction between organisms – phagocytosis, engulfment – phagocytosis, recognition – positive regulation of phagocytosis – single fertilization

Locations for Milk Fat Globule-EGF Factor 8 Protein:

cytoplasm – external side of plasma membrane – extracellular space – extrinsic to plasma membrane – membrane – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology