Gene description for Akr1b3
Gene name aldo-keto reductase family 1, member B3 (aldose reductase)
Gene symbol Akr1b3
Other names/aliases ALR2
AR
Ahr-1
Ahr1
Akr1b1
Aldor1
Aldr1
Species Mus musculus
 Database cross references - Akr1b3
ExoCarta ExoCarta_11677
Entrez Gene 11677
UniProt P45376  
 Akr1b3 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Embryonic fibroblasts 18494037    
Mast cells 17486113    
Pancreatic cells 19351151    
 Gene ontology annotations for Akr1b3
Molecular Function
    glyceraldehyde oxidoreductase activity GO:0043795 ISO
    oxidoreductase activity GO:0016491 IEA
    alditol:NADP+ 1-oxidoreductase activity GO:0004032 ISO
Biological Process
    daunorubicin metabolic process GO:0044597 ISO
    positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation GO:0048661 ISO
    cellular response to hydrogen peroxide GO:0070301 ISO
    response to organic substance GO:0010033 ISO
    response to water deprivation GO:0009414 ISO
    oxidation-reduction process GO:0055114 ISO
    inner medullary collecting duct development GO:0072061 ISO
    tissue homeostasis GO:0001894 ISO
    cellular response to methylglyoxal GO:0097238 ISO
    sorbitol biosynthetic process GO:0006061 ISO
    doxorubicin metabolic process GO:0044598 ISO
    stress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade GO:0031098 ISO
    monosaccharide metabolic process GO:0005996 ISO
    norepinephrine metabolic process GO:0042415 ISO
    naphthalene metabolic process GO:0018931 ISO
    positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade GO:0046427 ISO
Subcellular Localization
    cytosol GO:0005829 ISO
    Schwann cell microvillus GO:0097454 ISO
    paranodal junction GO:0033010 ISO
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISO
    nucleoplasm GO:0005654 ISO
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 ISO
    mast cell granule GO:0042629 ISO
    cell projection cytoplasm GO:0032838 ISO
    Schmidt-Lanterman incisure GO:0043220 ISO
    perinuclear region of cytoplasm GO:0048471 ISO
    extracellular space GO:0005615 ISO
 Experiment description of studies that identified Akr1b3 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 73
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
HSP70|HSP90
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 18494037    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Difference gel electrophoresis analysis of Ras-transformed fibroblast cell-derived exosomes.
Authors Ji H, Erfani N, Tauro BJ, Kapp EA, Zhu HJ, Moritz RL, Lim JW, Simpson RJ
Journal name ELEC
Publication year 2008
Sample Embryonic fibroblasts
Sample name NIH3T3
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LCQ DECA]
Western blotting
2
Experiment ID 15
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
EV Cytosolic markers
CD63
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule mrna
Identification method Microarray
PubMed ID 17486113    
Organism Mus musculus
Homo sapiens
Experiment description Exosome-mediated transfer of mRNAs and microRNAs is a novel mechanism of genetic exchange between cells.
Authors Valadi H, Ekstrom K, Bossios A, Sjostrand M, Lee JJ, Lotvall JO
Journal name NCB
Publication year 2007
Sample Mast cells
Sample name MC9
Bone marrow-derived mast cells
HMC-1
Isolation/purification methods Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.11-1.21 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
mRNA
miRNA
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [MALDI TOF]
Western blotting
Microarray
miRCURY LNA Array
3
Experiment ID 188
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
GAPDH|UCHL1|HSP90
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV 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
 Protein-protein interactions for Akr1b3
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which Akr1b3 is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Fructose biosynthesis IEA Reactome
Pregnenolone biosynthesis IEA Reactome





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