Gene description for POSTN
Gene name periostin
Gene symbol POSTN
Other names/aliases OSF-2
OSF2
PDLPOSTN
PN
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - POSTN
Vesiclepedia VP_10631
EV Quant EVQuant_10631
ExoCarta ExoCarta_10631
Entrez Gene 10631
HGNC 16953
MIM 608777
 POSTN identified in extracellular vesicles derived from the following tissue/cell type

 SampleVesicle type                           
1 Astrocytoma cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
2 B cells Exosomes/Microvesicles/Oncosomes/Microparticles Show Studies
3 Bladder cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
4 Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
5 Brain cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
6 Bronchial epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
7 Chondrocytes Small extracellular vesicles Show Studies
8 Colorectal cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
9 Dendritic cells Microvesicles
Exosomes		 Show Studies
10 Endothelial cells Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
11 Epithelial cells Exosomes Show Studies
12 Kidney cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
13 Leukemia cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
14 Liver cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
15 Lung epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
16 Melanoma cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
17 Mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes
Microvesicles		 Show Studies
18 Ovarian cancer cells Extracellular vesicles
Exosomes		 Show Studies
19 Pancreatic cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
20 Pancreatic duct epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
21 Placental mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
22 Prostate cancer cells Extracellular vesicles
Exosomes		 Show Studies
23 Umblical cord mesenchymal stem cells Microvesicles Show Studies
24 Urine Exosomes/Membrane vesicles Show Studies