Gene description for ACTA2
Gene name	actin alpha 2, smooth muscle
Gene symbol	ACTA2
Other names/aliases	ACTSA
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified ACTA2 in Breast cancer cells
1 Experiment ID 575 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 Breast cancer cells Sample name BT549 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 -
2 Experiment ID 577 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 Breast cancer cells Sample name MCF7 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 -
3 Experiment ID 1254 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 24468161    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Molecular characterization of exosome-like vesicles from breast cancer cells. Authors Kruger S, Abd Elmageed ZY, Hawke DH, Wör PM, Jansen DA, Abdel-Mageed AB, Alt EU, Izadpanah R. Journal name BMC Cancer. Publication year 2014 Sample Breast cancer cells Sample name MCF7 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Filtration Ultracentrifugation Density gradient centrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein miRNA Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry Microarray RT-PCR Western blotting EV-TRACK EV140357: EV-METRIC:22%