Gene description for Acat2
Gene name acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase 2
Gene symbol Acat2
Other names/aliases AW742799
Tcp-1x
Tcp1-rs1
Species Mus musculus
 Database cross references - Acat2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_110460
Vesiclepedia VP_110460
Entrez Gene 110460
UniProt Q8CAY6  
 Acat2 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Colon cancer cells 37309723    
Pancreatic cells 19351151    
T-cell lymphoma cells 37309723    
 Gene ontology annotations for Acat2
Molecular Function
    acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase activity GO:0003985 IBA
    acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase activity GO:0003985 IEA
    acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase activity GO:0003985 ISO
Biological Process
    fatty acid metabolic process GO:0006631 IEA
    positive regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption GO:0045797 IDA
Subcellular Localization
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISO
    mitochondrion GO:0005739 HDA
    cytosol GO:0005829 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified Acat2 in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 907
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
Tsg101|Sdcbp|Cd151|Gapdh|Lamp2|Cd81|Cd82|Cd9|Cd63|Cd80|Flot2|Tfrc|Rab35|Rab5a
Enriched markers
HSPA5
Negative markers
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 37309723    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of the small extracellular vesicles and soluble secretory proteins from cachexia inducing and non-inducing cancer cells
Authors "Chitti SV, Kang T, Fonseka P, Marzan AL, Stewart S, Shahi S, Bramich K, Ang CS, Pathan M, Gummadi S, Mathivanan S."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2023
Sample Colon cancer cells
Sample name C26
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
2
Experiment ID 188
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
GAPDH|UCHL1|HSP90
Enriched markers
Negative markers
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19351151    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Characterization of vesicles secreted from insulinoma NIT-1 cells.
Authors "Lee HS, Jeong J, Lee KJ."
Journal name J Proteome Res
Publication year 2009
Sample Pancreatic cells
Sample name Pancreatic beta cell (NIT-1)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
3
Experiment ID 908
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
Tsg101|Sdcbp|Cd151|Gapdh|Lamp2|Cd81|Cd82|Cd9|Cd63|Cd80|Flot2|Tfrc|Rab35|Rab5a
Enriched markers
HSPA5
Negative markers
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 37309723    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of the small extracellular vesicles and soluble secretory proteins from cachexia inducing and non-inducing cancer cells
Authors "Chitti SV, Kang T, Fonseka P, Marzan AL, Stewart S, Shahi S, Bramich K, Ang CS, Pathan M, Gummadi S, Mathivanan S."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2023
Sample T-cell lymphoma cells
Sample name EL4
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for Acat2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which Acat2 is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Cholesterol biosynthesis IEA Reactome
Metabolism IEA Reactome
Metabolism of lipids IEA Reactome
Metabolism of steroids IEA Reactome





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