Gene description for HEXA
Gene name	hexosaminidase subunit alpha
Gene symbol	HEXA
Other names/aliases	TSD
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - HEXA
Vesiclepedia	VP_3073
EV Quant	EVQuant_3073
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_3073
Entrez Gene	3073
HGNC	4878
MIM	606869
HEXA identified in extracellular vesicles derived from the following tissue/cell type

	Sample	Vesicle type
1	Bladder cancer cells	Extracellular vesicles	Show Studies
2	Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells	Exosomes	Show Studies
3	Brain cancer cells	Extracellular vesicles	Show Studies
4	Breast cancer cells	Supermeres	Show Studies
5	Chondrocytes	Small extracellular vesicles	Show Studies
6	Colorectal cancer cells	Microvesicles Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles/Microvesicles Extracellular vesicles Small extracellular vesicles Exomeres Supermeres Non-vesicular nanoparticles	Show Studies
7	Endothelial cells	Microparticles	Show Studies
8	Epithelial cells	Membrane blebs	Show Studies
9	Glioblastoma cells	Microvesicles Extracellular vesicles Exosomes	Show Studies
10	Leukemia cells	Extracellular vesicles	Show Studies
11	Melanoma cells	Extracellular vesicles	Show Studies
12	Mesenchymal stem cells	Exosomes	Show Studies
13	Ovarian cancer cells	Exosomes	Show Studies
14	Pancreatic cancer cells	Supermeres	Show Studies
15	Prostate cancer cells	Extracellular vesicles	Show Studies
16	Retinal pigment epithelial cells	Small extracellular vesicles	Show Studies
17	Seminal plasma	Prostasomes	Show Studies
18	Smooth muscle cells	Extracellular vesicles	Show Studies
19	T cells	Apoptotic bodies	Show Studies
20	T lymphoblast	Apoptotic bodies	Show Studies
21	Urine	Exosomes/Membrane vesicles Exosomes/Microvesicles Exosomes	Show Studies
22	Valvular interstitial cells	Extracellular vesicles	Show Studies