Gene description for PIK3CA
Gene name	phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha
Gene symbol	PIK3CA
Other names/aliases	CCM4 CLAPO CLOVE CWS5 MCAP MCM MCMTC PI3K PI3K-alpha p110-alpha
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified PIK3CA in Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells
1 Experiment ID 125 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Western blotting PubMed ID 21059916    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Human tumor virus utilizes exosomes for intercellular communication. Authors Meckes DG Jr, Shair KH, Marquitz AR, Kung CP, Edwards RH, Raab-Traub N. Journal name PNAS Publication year 2010 Sample Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells Sample name C666 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting EV-TRACK EV100069: EV-METRIC:22%, 0%