Gene description for DEFA1
Gene name	defensin alpha 1
Gene symbol	DEFA1
Other names/aliases	DEF1 DEFA2 HNP-1 HP-1 HP1 MRS
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified DEFA1 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protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ-FT Ultra] PubMed ID Unpublished / Not applicable Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes: The Future MSC-based Therapy?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 -
2 Experiment ID 244 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Microvesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry[Q-TOF] PubMed ID 22148876    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomic analysis of microvesicles derived from human mesenchymal stem cells Authors Kim HS, Choi DY, Yun SJ, Choi SM, Kang JW, Jung JW, Hwang D, Kim KP, Kim DW Journal name J Proteome Res Publication year 2011 Sample Mesenchymal stem cells Sample name Mesenchymal stem cells - Rep 1 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultrafiltration Ultracentrifugation Density gradient centrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting Mass spectrometry[QTOF] EV-TRACK -