Gene description for AFM
Gene name afamin
Gene symbol AFM
Other names/aliases -
Species Equus caballus
 Database cross references - AFM
ExoCarta ExoCarta_100055671
Vesiclepedia VP_100055671
Entrez Gene 100055671
UniProt None  
 AFM identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Follicular fluid 22116803    
 Gene ontology annotations for AFM
Molecular Function
    vitamin E binding GO:0008431 IEA
Biological Process
    vitamin transport GO:0051180 IEA
    protein transport within extracellular region GO:0071693 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IEA
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 IEA
    blood microparticle GO:0072562 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified AFM in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 147
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
HSP70|CD63
Enriched markers
cytochrome c
Negative markers
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 22116803    
Organism Equus caballus
Experiment description Cell-Secreted Vesicles in Equine Ovarian Follicular Fluid Contain miRNAs and Proteins: A Possible New Form of Cell Communication Within the Ovarian Follicle
Authors da Silveira JC, Veeramachaneni DN, Winger QA, Carnevale EM, Bouma GJ
Journal name Biol Reprod
Publication year 2011
Sample Follicular fluid
Sample name Follicular fluid - Ovarian - Young mare
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Exoquick
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
miRNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
RT-PCR
Mass spectrometry [LTQ]
 Protein-protein interactions for AFM
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which AFM is involved
No pathways found





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