The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Tenascin C across different species:

tenascin C (TNC), tenascin C (Tnc), tenascin C (tnc), tenascin C (MCYG_00667)

Other aliases include:

TN, HXB, MGC167029, Hxb, Ten, TN-C, AI528729, MGC144208, MGC144209, cytotactin, tenascin-C, C130033P17Rik, tenc, wu:fk04d02, TNC, tn, MGC140517

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Tenascin C:

tenascin C – hexabrachion (tenascin) – tenascin C (hexabrachion) – hexabrachion (tenascin C, cytotactin) – tenascin – hexabrachion – OTTMUSP00000000341 – OTTMUSP00000000342 – etID309720.5 – cytotactin – 200 kd tenascin – tenascin-like

Tenascin C fulfills a number of functions:

receptor binding – fibronectin binding – syndecan binding

Tenascin C is relevant to the following processes:

cell adhesion – response to wounding – signal transduction – mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling involved in prostate gland development – neuromuscular junction development – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of gene expression – prostate gland epithelium morphogenesis – axonal fasciculation – mesoderm development – negative regulation of axon extension – neural crest cell migration – negative regulation of cell adhesion

Locations for Tenascin C:

extracellular region – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – basement membrane – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology