Gene description for PTX3
Gene name	pentraxin 3
Gene symbol	PTX3
Other names/aliases	TNFAIP5 TSG-14
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified PTX3 in Oral mucosa
1 Experiment ID 2611 Identified molecule Protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV Small EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 30788085    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Extracellular vesicles derived from cancer-associated fibroblasts induce the migration and invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma Authors Dourado MR, Korvala J, Åström P, De Oliveira CE, Cervigne NK, Mofatto LS, Campanella Bastos D, Pereira Messetti AC, Graner E, Paes Leme AF, Coletta RD, Salo T. Journal name J Extracell Vesicles Publication year 2019 Sample Oral mucosa Sample name Normal fibroblasts (NOFs) - healthy oral mucosa Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting Immuno-EM Mass spectrometry EV-TRACK -