Gene description for HMGCR
Gene name	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase
Gene symbol	HMGCR
Other names/aliases	LDLCQ3 LGMDR28 MYPLG
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified HMGCR in Colorectal cancer cells
1 Experiment ID 303 Identified molecule mrna Extracellular vesicle type Microvesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Microarray [Illumina] PubMed ID 19930720    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Colorectal cancer cell-derived microvesicles are enriched in cell cycle-related mRNAs that promote proliferation of endothelial cells Authors Hong BS, Cho JH, Kim H, Choi EJ, Rho S, Kim J, Kim JH, Choi DS, Kim YK, Hwang D, Gho YS Journal name BMC Genomics Publication year 2009 Sample Colorectal cancer cells Sample name SW480 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultrafiltration OptiPrep density gradient Flotation density 1.09 g/mL Molecules identified in the study Protein mRNA Methods used in the study Western blotting RT-PCR Microarray [Illumina] EV-TRACK -