The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Periostin, Osteoblast Specific Factor across different species:

periostin, osteoblast specific factor (POSTN), periostin, osteoblast specific factor (Postn), periostin, osteoblast specific factor (postn), periostin (LOC100008945)

Other aliases include:

PN, OSF2, OSF-2, PDLPOSTN, MGC119510, MGC119511, periostin, RP11-412K4.1, PLF, Osf2, peri, AI747096, Periostin, MGC128214, pn, fa99h07, MGC153873, wu:fa99h07, wu:fc70f09, zgc:153873, LOC100008945, osf-2, pdlpostn

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Periostin, Osteoblast Specific Factor:

periostin, osteoblast specific factor – periostin isoform thy2 – periostin isoform thy4 – periostin isoform thy6 – periostin isoform thy8 – periodontal ligament-specific periostin – osteoblast specific factor 2 (fasciclin I-like) – periostin – OTTMUSP00000037008 – periostin-like factor – osteoblast-specific factor 2 – extracellular adhestion molecule – rp11-412k4.1

Periostin, Osteoblast Specific Factor fulfills a number of functions:

heparin binding – protein binding – molecular_function

Periostin, Osteoblast Specific Factor is relevant to the following processes:

cell adhesion – skeletal system development – biological_process – extracellular matrix organization – tissue development – muscle attachment

Locations for Periostin, Osteoblast Specific Factor:

extracellular region – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – cellular_component – extracellular matrix

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology