Gene description for CD81
Gene name	CD81 molecule
Gene symbol	CD81
Other names/aliases	CVID6 S5.7 TAPA1 TSPAN28
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified CD81 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 -
2 Experiment ID 860 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method FACS PubMed ID 25776846    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Human thymic epithelial primary cells produce exosomes carrying tissue-restricted antigens Authors Skogberg G, Lundberg V, Berglund M, Gudmundsdottir J, Telemo E, Lindgren S, Ekwall O. Journal name Immunol Cell Biol Publication year 2015 Sample Epithelial cells Sample name Thymic tissue Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Filtration Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study FACS EV-TRACK EV150045: EV-METRIC:25%