The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Mucin 16, Cell Surface Associated across different species:

mucin 16, cell surface associated (MUC16), mucin 16 (Muc16), neighbor of Brca1 gene 1 (Nbr1), mucin 16, cell surface associated (Muc16)

Other aliases include:

CA125, FLJ14303, Ca125, Gm1480, 1110008I14Rik, RGD1311421, RGD1308422, MUC16

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Mucin 16, Cell Surface Associated:

mucin 16 – CA125 ovarian cancer antigen – neighbor of Brca1 gene 1 – next to Brca1 – next to the Brca1 – ovarian carcinoma antigen CA125 – mucin 16, cell surface associated – mucin-16-like

Mucin 16, Cell Surface Associated fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – metal ion binding – zinc ion binding – serine-type peptidase activity

Mucin 16, Cell Surface Associated is relevant to the following processes:

cell adhesion

Locations for Mucin 16, Cell Surface Associated:

extracellular region – extracellular space – extrinsic to membrane – integral to membrane – plasma membrane – M band – cytoplasm

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology