Gene description for SPARC
Gene name	secreted protein acidic and cysteine rich
Gene symbol	SPARC
Other names/aliases	BM-40 OI17 ON ONT
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified SPARC in Epithelial cells
1 Experiment ID 177 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Membrane blebs MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ-FT Ultra] PubMed ID 19567368    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomics characterization of cell membrane blebs in human retinal pigment epithelium cells Authors Alcazar O, Hawkridge AM, Collier TS, Cousins SW, Bhattacharya SK, Muddiman DC, Marin-Castano ME Journal name Mol Cell Proteomics Publication year 2009 Sample Epithelial cells Sample name ARPE-19 (Retinal epithelial cells) Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting Mass spectrometry [LTQ-FT Ultra] EV-TRACK -