Gene description for APOE
Gene name	apolipoprotein E
Gene symbol	APOE
Other names/aliases	AD2 APO-E ApoE4 LDLCQ5 LPG
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified APOE in Melanoma cells
1 Experiment ID 453 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 22635005    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Melanoma exosomes educate bone marrow progenitor cells toward a pro-metastatic phenotype through MET. Authors Peinado H, Alecković M, Lavotshkin S, Matei I, Costa-Silva B, Moreno-Bueno G, Hergueta-Redondo M, Williams C, García-Santos G, Ghajar C, Nitadori-Hoshino A, Hoffman C, Badal K, Garcia BA, Callahan MK, Yuan J, Martins VR, Skog J, Kaplan RN, Brady MS, Wolchok JD, Chapman PB, Kang Y, Bromberg J, Lyden D. Journal name Nat Med Publication year 2012 Sample Melanoma cells Sample name B16-F10, SK-MEL-202, SK-MEL035, SK-MEL-265 Isolation/purification methods - Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry EV-TRACK EV120019: EV-METRIC:44%, 44%, 44%