The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Tectorin alpha across different species:

tectorin alpha (TECTA), tectorin alpha (Tecta)

Other aliases include:

DFNA8, DFNA12, DFNB21, Tctna

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Tectorin alpha:

alpha-tectorin – OTTHUMP00000195078 – [a]-tectorin – alpha tectorin – tectorin alpha – alpha-tectorin-like

Tectorin alpha fulfills a number of functions:

extracellular matrix structural constituent – molecular_function

Tectorin alpha is relevant to the following processes:

cell-matrix adhesion – sensory perception of sound – biological_process

Locations for Tectorin alpha:

anchored to membrane – extracellular region – plasma membrane – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – membrane – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology