Gene description for EPCAM
Gene name	epithelial cell adhesion molecule
Gene symbol	EPCAM
Other names/aliases	Ber-Ep4 BerEp4 DIAR5 EGP-2 EGP314 EGP40 ESA HNPCC8 KS1/4 KSA LYNCH8 M4S1 MIC18 MK-1 MOC-31 TACSTD1 TROP1
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified EPCAM in Ascitic fluid
1 Experiment ID 3489 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV Small EVs Identification method Western blotting PubMed ID 31278254    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Small extracellular vesicles containing arginase-1 suppress T-cell responses and promote tumor growth in ovarian carcinoma Authors Czystowska-Kuzmicz M, Sosnowska A, Nowis D, Ramji K, Szajnik M, Chlebowska-Tuz J, Wolinska E, Gaj P, Grazul M, Pilch Z, Zerrouqi A, Graczyk-Jarzynka A, Soroczynska K, Cierniak S, Koktysz R, Elishaev E, Gruca S, Stefanowicz A, Blaszczyk R, Borek B, Gzik A, Whiteside T, Golab J. Journal name Nat Commun Publication year 2019 Sample Ascitic fluid Sample name Ovarian cancer patients Isolation/purification methods Immunoaffinity capture Centrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting EV-TRACK -