Gene description for PCSK9
Gene name	proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
Gene symbol	PCSK9
Other names/aliases	FH3 FHCL3 HCHOLA3 LDLCQ1 NARC-1 NARC1 PC9
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified PCSK9 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 3350 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Supermeres MISEV EV-like nanoparticles Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 34887515    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Supermeres are functional extracellular nanoparticles replete with disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets Authors Zhang Q, Jeppesen DK, Higginbotham JN, Graves-Deal R, Trinh VQ, Ramirez MA, Sohn Y, Neininger AC, Taneja N, McKinley ET, Niitsu H, Cao Z, Evans R, Glass SE, Ray KC, Fissell WH, Hill S, Rose KL, Huh WJ, Washington MK, Ayers GD, Burnette DT, Sharma S, Rome LH, Franklin JL, Lee YA, Liu Q, Coffey RJ. Journal name Nat Cell Biol Publication year 2021 Sample Breast cancer cells Sample name MDA-MB-231 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Filtration Centrifugal ultrafiltration Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting Mass spectrometry ELISA EV-TRACK -