The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Pentraxin 3 across different species:

pentraxin related gene (Ptx3), si:ch211-272f3.3 (si:ch211-272f3.3), pentraxin-related gene, rapidly induced by IL-1 beta (PTX3), pentraxin 3 (LOC100230343), pentraxin 3 (LOC100343665)

Other aliases include:

TSG-14, AI607804, fb05a06, wu:fb05a06, PTX3, MGC142340

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Pentraxin 3:

pentraxin-related protein PTX3 – pentraxin 3 – pentaxin related – pentaxin-related protein PTX3 – tumor necrosis factor-inducible gene 14 protein – si:ch211-272f3.3

Pentraxin 3 fulfills a number of functions:

zymosan binding

Pentraxin 3 is relevant to the following processes:

opsonization – positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process – positive regulation of phagocytosis – response to yeast

Locations for Pentraxin 3:

extracellular region

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology