Gene description for AGO2
Gene name	Argonaute 2
Gene symbol	AGO2
Other names/aliases	AG02 AGO 2 AGO1 Ago-2 Ago2 Ago2a CG13452 CG7439 Dm Ago2 DmAgo2 DmelCG7439 ago ago-2 ago2 argonaute2 dAGO2 dAgo2 eIF2C2
Species	Drosophila melanogaster
Experiment description of studies that identified AGO2 in Drosophila S2 cells
1 Experiment ID 471 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 23035643    Organism Drosophila melanogaster Experiment description Drosophila S2 cells secrete Wingless on exosome-like vesicles but the Wingless gradient forms independently of exosomes. Authors Beckett K, Monier S, Palmer L, Alexandre C, Green H, Bonneil E, Raposo G, Thibault P, Borgne RL, Vincent JP. Journal name Traffic Publication year 2012 Sample Drosophila S2 cells Sample name Normal-Drosophila S2 tub-Wg Isolation/purification methods - Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry EV-TRACK EV130023: EV-METRIC:33%, 56%