Gene description for Eif2ak2
Gene name	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2
Gene symbol	Eif2ak2
Other names/aliases	2310047A08Rik 4732414G15Rik Pkr Prkr Tik
Species	Mus musculus
Experiment description of studies that identified Eif2ak2 in Mast cells
1 Experiment ID 15 Identified molecule mrna Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Microarray PubMed ID 17486113    Organism Mus musculus Homo sapiens Experiment description Exosome-mediated transfer of mRNAs and microRNAs is a novel mechanism of genetic exchange between cells. Authors Valadi H, Ekströ, Bossios A, Sjöand M, Lee JJ, Lotvall JO Journal name NCB Publication year 2007 Sample Mast cells Sample name MC9 Bone marrow-derived mast cells HMC-1 Isolation/purification methods Filtration Ultracentrifugation Sucrose density gradient Flotation density 1.11-1.21 g/mL Molecules identified in the study Protein mRNA miRNA Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [MALDI TOF] Western blotting Microarray MicroRNA array [miRCURY LNA Array] EV-TRACK -