Gene description for EIF2S1
Gene name	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha
Gene symbol	EIF2S1
Other names/aliases	EIF-2 EIF-2A EIF-2alpha EIF2 EIF2A
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified EIF2S1 in Brain cancer cells
1 Experiment ID 583 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ] PubMed ID 27894104    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomic profiling of NCI-60 extracellular vesicles uncovers common protein cargo and cancer type-specific biomarkers. Authors Hurwitz SN, Rider MA, Bundy JL, Liu X, Singh RK, Meckes DG Jr. Journal name Oncotarget Publication year 2016 Sample Brain cancer cells Sample name SF539 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Polymer-based precipitation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ] EV-TRACK -