Gene description for NANS
Gene name	N-acetylneuraminate synthase
Gene symbol	NANS
Other names/aliases	HEL-S-100 SAS SEMDCG SEMDG
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified NANS in Melanoma cells
1 Experiment ID 621 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ] PubMed ID 27894104    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomic profiling of NCI-60 extracellular vesicles uncovers common protein cargo and cancer type-specific biomarkers. Authors Hurwitz SN, Rider MA, Bundy JL, Liu X, Singh RK, Meckes DG Jr. Journal name Oncotarget Publication year 2016 Sample Melanoma cells Sample name SK-MEL-2 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Polymer-based precipitation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ] EV-TRACK -