Gene description for FGA
Gene name fibrinogen alpha chain
Gene symbol FGA
Other names/aliases Fib2
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - FGA
Vesiclepedia VP_2243
EV Quant EVQuant_2243
ExoCarta ExoCarta_2243
Entrez Gene 2243
HGNC 3661
MIM 134820
 FGA identified in extracellular vesicles derived from the following tissue/cell type

 SampleVesicle type                           
1 Aqueous humor Exosomes Show Studies
2 Ascites Microvesicles Show Studies
3 Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
4 Brain cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
5 Breast cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
6 Breast milk Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
7 Carotid atherosclerotic plaques Microparticles Show Studies
8 Chondrocytes Small extracellular vesicles Show Studies
9 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells Exosomes Show Studies
10 Colorectal cancer cells Exosomes
Extracellular vesicles		 Show Studies
11 Dendritic cells Microvesicles Show Studies
12 Embryonic kidney cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
13 Endothelial cells Microparticles Show Studies
14 Kidney cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
15 Leukemia cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
16 Lung cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
17 Malignant pleural effusions Exosomes/Microvesicles/Ectosomes/Microparticles Show Studies
18 Medulloblastoma cells Exosomes/Membrane vesicles/Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
19 Melanoma cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
20 Mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
21 Monocytes Microparticles Show Studies
22 Neutrophils Microparticles Show Studies
23 Ovarian cancer cells Extracellular vesicles
Exosomes		 Show Studies
24 Pancreatic cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
25 Pancreatic duct epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
26 Placental mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
27 Plasma Exosomes
Extracellular vesicles
Membrane vesicles/Microparticles
Microparticles		 Show Studies
28 Platelets Microparticles Show Studies
29 Prostate cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
30 Red blood cells Microvesicles/Nanovesicles Show Studies
31 Serum Exosomes Show Studies
32 Synovial fluid Microvesicles
Extracellular vesicles		 Show Studies
33 Thymus Exosomes Show Studies
34 Umblical cord mesenchymal stem cells Microvesicles Show Studies
35 Urine Exosomes
Microparticles
Exosomes/Membrane vesicles
Exosomes/Microvesicles		 Show Studies