Gene description for BPIFA2
Gene name BPI fold containing family A, member 2
Gene symbol BPIFA2
Other names/aliases C20orf70
PSP
SPLUNC2
bA49G10.1
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - BPIFA2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_140683
Entrez Gene 140683
HGNC 16203
UniProt Q96DR5  
 BPIFA2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Saliva 19199708    
 Gene ontology annotations for BPIFA2
Molecular Function
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    lipopolysaccharide binding GO:0001530 IDA
Biological Process
    defense response to bacterium GO:0042742 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular region GO:0005576 IDA
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified BPIFA2 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 66
ISEV standards
IEM
EV Biophysical techniques
TSG101|Alix
EV Cytosolic markers
CD63|CD81
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19199708    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of human parotid gland exosomes by multidimensional protein identification technology (MudPIT).
Authors Gonzalez-Begne M, Lu B, Han X, Hagen FK, Hand AR, Melvin JE, Yates JR
Journal name JPR
Publication year 2009
Sample Saliva
Sample name Saliva
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ]
Western blotting
Immunoelectron Microscopy
 Protein-protein interactions for BPIFA2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which BPIFA2 is involved
No pathways found





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