Gene description for C8A
Gene name "complement component 8, alpha polypeptide"
Gene symbol C8A
Other names/aliases -
Species Equus caballus
 Database cross references - C8A
ExoCarta ExoCarta_100059461
Vesiclepedia VP_100059461
Entrez Gene 100059461
UniProt None  
 C8A identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Follicular fluid 22116803    
 Gene ontology annotations for C8A
Molecular Function
    protein binding GO:0005515 IEA
Biological Process
    complement activation GO:0006956 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    membrane attack complex GO:0005579 IEA
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified C8A 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 C8A
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which C8A is involved
No pathways found





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