The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Partitioning Defective 6 Homolog alpha across different species:

par-6 partitioning defective 6 homolog alpha (C. elegans) (PARD6A), par-6 (partitioning defective 6,) homolog alpha (C. elegans) (Pard6a)

Other aliases include:

PAR6, PAR6C, TAX40, PAR-6A, TIP-40, PAR6alpha, Par6, Par-6, Par6c, Tip-40, 0710008C04Rik, 2610010A15Rik

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Partitioning Defective 6 Homolog alpha:

par-6 partitioning defective 6 homolog alpha – Tax-interacting protein 40 – partitioning-defective protein 6 – partitioning defective-6 homolog alpha – partitioning defective 6 homolog alpha – PAR-6A – PAR-6 alpha – Tax interaction protein 40

Partitioning Defective 6 Homolog alpha fulfills a number of functions:

GTP-dependent protein binding – Rho GTPase binding – transcription factor binding – protein binding – protein kinase C binding

Partitioning Defective 6 Homolog alpha is relevant to the following processes:

cell cycle – cell division – cell-cell junction maintenance – viral reproduction – establishment of cell polarity

Locations for Partitioning Defective 6 Homolog alpha:

cell junction – cytoplasm – nucleus – plasma membrane – ruffle – tight junction – cell cortex – membrane – protein complex

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology