Gene description for AKR1A1
Gene name	aldo-keto reductase family 1 member A1
Gene symbol	AKR1A1
Other names/aliases	ALDR1 ALR ARM DD3 HEL-S-6
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified AKR1A1 in Glioblastoma cells
1 Experiment ID 203 Identified molecule mrna Extracellular vesicle type Microvesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Microarray PubMed ID 19011622    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Glioblastoma microvesicles transport RNA and proteins that promote tumour growth and provide diagnostic biomarkers Authors Skog J, Wüer T, van Rijn S, Meijer DH, Gainche L, Sena-Esteves M, Curry WT Jr, Carter BS, Krichevsky AM, Breakefield XO Journal name Nat Cell Biol Publication year 2008 Sample Glioblastoma cells Sample name Glioblastoma cells Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultracentrifugation Filtration Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein miRNA mRNA Methods used in the study RT-PCR Antibody array Microarray EV-TRACK -