Gene description for Pigu
Gene name	phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class U
Gene symbol	Pigu
Other names/aliases	5430426F17Rik Cdc91l1
Species	Mus musculus
Experiment description of studies that identified Pigu in Adipocytes
1 Experiment ID 2370 Identified molecule Protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV Small EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 36759608    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles increase insulin secretion through transport of insulinotropic protein cargo Authors Kulaj K, Harger A, Bauer M, Caliskan ÖS, Gupta TK, Chiang DM, Milbank E, Reber J, Karlas A, Kotzbeck P, Sailer DN, Volta F, Lutter D, Prakash S, Merl-Pham J, Ntziachristos V, Hauner H, Pfaffl MW, Tschöp MH, Müller TD, Hauck SM, Engel BD, Gerdes JM, Pfluger PT, Krahmer N, Stemmer K. Journal name Nat Commun Publication year 2023 Sample Adipocytes Sample name Liposuction patient-derived adipocytes Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultracentrifugation Size exclusion chromatography Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry EV-TRACK -