Gene description for AP-2alpha
Gene name	Adaptor Protein complex 2, alpha subunit
Gene symbol	AP-2alpha
Other names/aliases	AP-2 AP2 Alpha-Adaptin CG31654 CG4260 D-Ada D-alphaAda DmelCG4260 MENE (2L)-A MENE(2L)-A ada alpha alpha-Ada alpha-Adaptin alpha-ada alpha-adaptin apl3 cg4260 dAP-2a l(2)06694 l(2)SH0460 l(2)SH2 0460
Species	Drosophila melanogaster
Database cross references - AP-2alpha
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_33211
Vesiclepedia	VP_33211
Entrez Gene	33211
UniProt	P91926
AP-2alpha identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Drosophila S2 cells	23035643

Gene ontology annotations for AP-2alpha

Molecular Function     clathrin adaptor activity GO:0035615 IMP Biological Process     endocytosis GO:0006897 IMP     protein localization GO:0008104 IMP     asymmetric cell division GO:0008356 TAS     positive regulation of autophagy GO:0010508 IMP     protein transport GO:0015031 IDA     regulation of endocytosis GO:0030100 IDA     follicle cell of egg chamber development GO:0030707 IMP     receptor internalization GO:0031623 IGI     positive regulation of signal transduction by receptor internalization GO:0038010 IMP     positive regulation of endocytosis GO:0045807 IMP     synaptic vesicle endocytosis GO:0048488 IDA     synaptic vesicle transport GO:0048489 TAS     mitotic cleavage furrow ingression GO:1990386 IMP Subcellular Localization     plasma membrane GO:0005886 HDA     plasma membrane GO:0005886 IDA     clathrin-coated pit GO:0005905 IDA     AP-2 adaptor complex GO:0030122 IMP