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 Platelets
1 Experiment ID 406 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Microparticles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 19806257    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomic and functional characterisation of platelet microparticle size classes. Authors Dean WL, Lee MJ, Cummins TD, Schultz DJ, Powell DW. Journal name Thromb Haemost Publication year 2009 Sample Platelets Sample name Normal donors-Platelets Isolation/purification methods - Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry EV-TRACK -