Gene description for MEP1A
Gene name meprin A subunit alpha
Gene symbol MEP1A
Other names/aliases PPHA
Species Homo sapiens
 Experiment description of studies that identified MEP1A in Colorectal cancer cells

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Experiment ID347
Identified moleculeprotein
Extracellular vesicle typeExosomes
MISEVEVs
Identification method Mass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
PubMed ID 22285593   
OrganismHomo sapiens
Experiment descriptionComparison of ultracentrifugation, density gradient separation, and immunoaffinity capture methods for isolating human colon cancer cell line LIM1863-derived exosomes.
AuthorsTauro BJ, Greening DW, Mathias RA, Ji H, Mathivanan S, Scott AM, Simpson RJ
Journal name Methods
Publication year2012
SampleColorectal cancer cells
Sample nameLIM1863 - Ultracentrifugation
Isolation/purification methodsDifferential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density-
Molecules identified in the studyProtein
Methods used in the studyMass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
Western blotting
EV-TRACK EV120024: EV-METRIC:25%, 33%, 50%

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Experiment ID349
Identified moleculeprotein
Extracellular vesicle typeExosomes
MISEVEVs
Identification method Mass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
PubMed ID 22285593   
OrganismHomo sapiens
Experiment descriptionComparison of ultracentrifugation, density gradient separation, and immunoaffinity capture methods for isolating human colon cancer cell line LIM1863-derived exosomes.
AuthorsTauro BJ, Greening DW, Mathias RA, Ji H, Mathivanan S, Scott AM, Simpson RJ
Journal name Methods
Publication year2012
SampleColorectal cancer cells
Sample nameLIM1863 - OptiPrep density gradient
Isolation/purification methodsDifferential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Density gradient centrifugation
Flotation density-
Molecules identified in the studyProtein
Methods used in the studyMass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
Western blotting
EV-TRACK EV120024: EV-METRIC:25%, 33%, 50%

3
Experiment ID3339
Identified moleculeprotein
Extracellular vesicle typeExomeres
MISEVEV-like nanoparticles
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 34887515   
OrganismHomo sapiens
Experiment descriptionSupermeres are functional extracellular nanoparticles replete with disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets
AuthorsZhang Q, Jeppesen DK, Higginbotham JN, Graves-Deal R, Trinh VQ, Ramirez MA, Sohn Y, Neininger AC, Taneja N, McKinley ET, Niitsu H, Cao Z, Evans R, Glass SE, Ray KC, Fissell WH, Hill S, Rose KL, Huh WJ, Washington MK, Ayers GD, Burnette DT, Sharma S, Rome LH, Franklin JL, Lee YA, Liu Q, Coffey RJ.
Journal name Nat Cell Biol
Publication year2021
SampleColorectal cancer cells
Sample nameDiFi
Isolation/purification methodsDifferential centrifugation
Filtration
Centrifugal ultrafiltration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density-
Molecules identified in the studyProtein
miRNA
Methods used in the studyWestern blotting
Mass spectrometry
ELISA
RNA sequencing
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