Gene description for PITPNA
Gene name	phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha
Gene symbol	PITPNA
Other names/aliases	HEL-S-36 PI-TPalpha PITPN VIB1A
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified PITPNA in Ascites
1 Experiment ID 159 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Microvesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ] PubMed ID 21630462    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomic analysis of microvesicles derived from human colorectal cancer ascites Authors Choi DS, Park JO, Jang SC, Yoon YJ, Jung JW, Choi DY, Kim JW, Kang JS, Park J, Hwang D, Lee KH, Park SH, Kim YK, Desiderio DM, Kim KP, Gho YS Journal name Proteomics Publication year 2011 Sample Ascites Sample name Malignant ascites - Colorectal cancer patient 3 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Sucrose density gradient OptiPrep density gradient Flotation density 1.09 g/mL Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ] EV-TRACK EV110017: EV-METRIC:38%