Gene description for APOE
Gene name apolipoprotein E
Gene symbol APOE
Other names/aliases AD2
APO-E
ApoE4
LDLCQ5
LPG
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - APOE
Vesiclepedia VP_348
EV Quant EVQuant_348
ExoCarta ExoCarta_348
Entrez Gene 348
HGNC 613
MIM 107741
 APOE 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 Astrocytoma cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
4 B cells Exosomes
Exosomes/Microvesicles/Oncosomes/Microparticles
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5 Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
6 Brain cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
7 Breast cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
8 Breast milk Exosomes
Extracellular vesicles
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9 Bronchial epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
10 Carotid atherosclerotic plaques Microparticles Show Studies
11 Cerebrospinal fluid Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
12 Cervical cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
13 Chondrocytes Small extracellular vesicles Show Studies
14 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells Exosomes Show Studies
15 Colorectal cancer cells Microvesicles
Exosomes/Membrane vesicles
Extracellular vesicles
Small extracellular vesicles
Exomeres
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16 Dendritic cells Microvesicles
Exosomes
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17 Embryonic kidney cells Exosomes Show Studies
18 Endothelial cells Microparticles
Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles
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19 Epithelial cells Exosomes Show Studies
20 Glioblastoma cells Microvesicles
Exosomes
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21 Keratinocytes Exosomes Show Studies
22 Kidney cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
23 Leukemia cells Extracellular vesicles
Exosomes
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24 Lung epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
25 Macrophage Exosomes Show Studies
26 Malignant pleural effusions Exosomes/Microvesicles/Ectosomes/Microparticles Show Studies
27 Melanoma cells Exosomes Show Studies
28 Mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
29 Monocytes Microparticles Show Studies
30 Neonatal myoblast cells Microvesicles/Nanovesicles Show Studies
31 Neuroblastoma cells Exosomes/Membrane vesicles
Exosomes
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32 Neutrophils Microparticles Show Studies
33 Ovarian cancer cells Exosomes
Extracellular vesicles
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34 Pancreatic cancer cells Exosomes
Extracellular vesicles
Supermeres
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35 Pancreatic duct epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
36 Placenta Exosomes Show Studies
37 Placenta choriocarcinoma cells Exosomes Show Studies
38 Placental mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
39 Plasma Exosomes
Membrane vesicles/Microparticles
Microparticles
Extracellular vesicles
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40 Platelets Microparticles Show Studies
41 Prostate cancer cells Extracellular vesicles
Exosomes
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42 Red blood cells Microvesicles/Nanovesicles Show Studies
43 Smooth muscle cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
44 T cells Exosomes Show Studies
45 Thymus Exosomes Show Studies
46 Umblical cord mesenchymal stem cells Microvesicles Show Studies
47 Urine Exosomes
Microparticles
Exosomes/Membrane vesicles
Exosomes/Microvesicles
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48 Valvular interstitial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies