Gene description for GJA1
Gene name	gap junction protein alpha 1
Gene symbol	GJA1
Other names/aliases	AVSD3 CMDR CX43 EKVP EKVP3 GJAL HLHS1 HSS ODDD PPKCA
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified GJA1 in Retinal pigment epithelial cells
1 Experiment ID 2705 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Small extracellular vesicles MISEV Small EVs Identification method Western blotting PubMed ID 35333565    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description LAMP2A regulates the loading of proteins into exosomes Authors Ferreira JV, da Rosa Soares A, Ramalho J, Máximo Carvalho C, Cardoso MH, Pintado P, Carvalho AS, Beck HC, Matthiesen R, Zuzarte M, Girão H, van Niel G, Pereira P Journal name Sci Adv Publication year 2022 Sample Retinal pigment epithelial cells Sample name ARPE-19 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Filtration Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting EV-TRACK -