Gene description for A2M
Gene name	alpha-2-macroglobulin
Gene symbol	A2M
Other names/aliases	A2MD CPAMD5 FWP007 S863-7
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified A2M in Breast cancer cells
1 Experiment ID 577 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 Breast cancer cells Sample name MCF7 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 -
2 Experiment ID 578 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 Breast cancer cells Sample name MDA-MB-231 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 -
3 Experiment ID 886 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 25102470    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Examination of the specificity of tumor cell derived exosomes with tumor cells in vitro Authors Smyth TJ, Redzic JS, Graner MW, Anchordoquy TJ. Journal name Biochim Biophys Acta Publication year 2014 Sample Breast cancer cells Sample name MCF-7 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultracentrifugation Density gradient centrifugation Flotation density 1.10-1.20 g/mL Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry Western blotting EV-TRACK EV140013: EV-METRIC:56%
4 Experiment ID 1029 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 26378940    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Redefining the Breast Cancer Exosome Proteome by Tandem Mass Tag Quantitative Proteomics and Multivariate Cluster Analysis. Authors Clark DJ, Fondrie WE, Liao Z, Hanson PI, Fulton A, Mao L, Yang AJ. Journal name Anal Chem. Publication year 2015 Sample Breast cancer cells Sample name SKBR3B - 100 K pellet Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry Western blotting EV-TRACK EV150004: EV-METRIC:67%, 38%