Gene description for CTSA
Gene name	cathepsin A
Gene symbol	CTSA
Other names/aliases	GLB2 GSL NGBE PPCA PPGB
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified CTSA in Prostate cancer cells
1 Experiment ID 277 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [Q-TOF] PubMed ID 22030351    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Expression of PTRF in PC-3 cells modulates cholesterol dynamics and the actin cytoskeleton impacting secretion pathways Authors Inder KL, Zheng YZ, Davis MJ, Moon H, Loo D, Nguyen H, Clements JA, Parton RG, Foster LJ, Hill MM Journal name MCP Publication year 2011 Sample Prostate cancer cells Sample name PC-3 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [QTOF] EV-TRACK -
2 Experiment ID 634 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 Prostate cancer cells Sample name PC-3 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 -