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 Epithelial cells
1 Experiment ID 4 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 11487543    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Intestinal epithelial cells secrete exosome-like vesicles. Authors van Niel G, Raposo G, Candalh C, Boussac M, Hershberg R, Cerf-Bensussan N, Heyman M Journal name GASTRO Publication year 2001 Sample Epithelial cells Sample name HT29-19A T84-DRB1*0401/CIITA (intestinal epithelial cells) Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Sucrose density gradient Flotation density 1.19 g/mL Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [MALDI TOF] Western blotting EV-TRACK -