The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Transcription Factor AP-2 alpha (Activating Enhancer Binding Protein 2 Alpha) across different species:

transcription factor AP-2 alpha (activating enhancer binding protein 2 alpha) (tfap2a), transcription factor AP-2 alpha (activating enhancer binding protein 2 alpha) (TFAP2A), transcription factor AP-2 alpha (tfap2a), transcription factor AP-2 alpha (tfap2a-a), transcription factor AP-2 (AP-2), transcription factor AP-2 alpha (TFAP2A), transcription factor AP-2 (Ap-2), Transcription factor AP-2 alpha (ap2a)

Other aliases include:

ap2, AP-2, xap2, XAP-2, ap2tf, tfap2, ap-2alpha, tfap2alpha, BOFS, AP2TF, TFAP2, FLJ51761, AP-2alpha, cb93, fb83f04, fc31a07, wu:fb83f04, wu:fc31a07, tfap2a-a, TFAP2A, tcfap2a, MGC151772, Ap-2, ap2a

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Transcription Factor AP-2 alpha (Activating Enhancer Binding Protein 2 Alpha):

transcription factor AP-2 alpha (activating enhancer binding protein 2 alpha) – transcription factor AP-2 alpha – activating enhancer-binding protein 2 alpha – transcription factor AP-2 alpha (activating enhancer-binding protein 2 alpha) – ap2 – low – mob – ap2a – lockjaw – mont blanc – AP-2 transcription factor – transcription factor AP-2 – Transcription factor AP-2 alpha

Transcription Factor AP-2 alpha (Activating Enhancer Binding Protein 2 Alpha) fulfills a number of functions:

protein dimerization activity – transcription coactivator activity – transcription factor activity – protein binding

Transcription Factor AP-2 alpha (Activating Enhancer Binding Protein 2 Alpha) is relevant to the following processes:

ectoderm development – regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – cartilage development – hindbrain development – iridophore differentiation – melanocyte differentiation – neural crest cell development – neural crest cell fate specification – neuron differentiation – peripheral nervous system development – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – skeletal system development – anterior neuropore closure – embryonic cranial skeleton morphogenesis – skeletal system morphogenesis

Locations for Transcription Factor AP-2 alpha (Activating Enhancer Binding Protein 2 Alpha):

nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology