Gene description for Krt2
Gene name keratin 2
Gene symbol Krt2
Other names/aliases BB005427
Krt2-17
Krt2-2
Krt2e
Species Mus musculus
 Database cross references - Krt2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_16681
Entrez Gene 16681
UniProt Q3TTY5  
 Krt2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Oligodendrocytes 21136642    
 Gene ontology annotations for Krt2
Molecular Function
    structural molecule activity GO:0005198 IEA
    molecular_function GO:0003674 ND
Biological Process
    biological_process GO:0008150 ND
Subcellular Localization
    keratin filament GO:0045095 IEA
    cellular_component GO:0005575 ND
    intermediate filament GO:0005882 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified Krt2 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 33
ISEV standards
EM|IEM
EV Biophysical techniques
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 21136642    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Oligodendrocytes secrete exosomes containing major myelin and stress-protective proteins: Trophic support for axons?
Authors Kramer-Albers EM, Bretz N, Tenzer S, Winterstein C, Mobius W, Berger H, Nave KA, Schild H, Trotter J
Journal name PROTEOMICS_CL
Publication year 2007
Sample Oligodendrocytes
Sample name Oligodendrocytes
Oli-neu
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.10-1.14 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [QTOF]
Western blotting
Immunoelectron Microscopy
 Protein-protein interactions for Krt2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which Krt2 is involved
No pathways found





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