Gene description for CSPG4
Gene name	chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4
Gene symbol	CSPG4
Other names/aliases	CSPG4A HMW-MAA MCSP MCSPG MEL-CSPG MSK16 NG2
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified CSPG4 in Saliva
1 Experiment ID 1394 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV Small EVs Identification method Flow cytometry PubMed ID 32939236    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Salivary extracellular vesicles inhibit Zika virus but not SARS-CoV-2 infection Authors Conzelmann C, Groß R, Zou M, Krüger F, Görgens A, Gustafsson MO, El Andaloussi S, Münch J, Müller JA. Journal name J Extracell Vesicles Publication year 2020 Sample Saliva Sample name Saliva - pooled (CD9, CD63, and CD81-positive EVs) Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Tangential flow filtration Size exclusion chromatography Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Lipid Methods used in the study Flow cytometry EV-TRACK -