Gene description for COMP
Gene name	cartilage oligomeric matrix protein
Gene symbol	COMP
Other names/aliases	CTS2 EDM1 EPD1 MED PSACH THBS5 TSP-5 TSP5
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified COMP in Mesenchymal stem cells
1 Experiment ID 126 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ-FT Ultra] PubMed ID Unpublished / Not applicable Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes: The Future MSC-based Therapy? Authors Ruenn Chai Lai, Ronne Wee Yeh Yeo, Soon Sim Tan, Bin Zhang, Yijun Yin, Newman Siu Kwan Sze, Andre Choo, and Sai Kiang Lim Journal name Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Publication year 2011 Sample Mesenchymal stem cells Sample name huES9.E1 Isolation/purification methods HPLC Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting Antibody array Mass spectrometry EV-TRACK -