Gene description for FAM209A
Gene name family with sequence similarity 209, member A
Gene symbol FAM209A
Other names/aliases C20orf106
dJ1153D9.3
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - FAM209A
ExoCarta ExoCarta_200232
Entrez Gene 200232
HGNC 16100
UniProt Q5JX71  
 FAM209A identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine 19056867    
 Gene ontology annotations for FAM209A
Molecular Function
    molecular_function GO:0003674 ND
Biological Process
    biological_process GO:0008150 ND
Subcellular Localization
    nucleus GO:0005634 IDA
    integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified FAM209A in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 63
ISEV standards
EV Biophysical techniques
EV Cytosolic markers
AQP2
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19056867    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Large-scale proteomics and phosphoproteomics of urinary exosomes.
Authors Gonzales PA, Pisitkun T, Hoffert JD, Tchapyjnikov D, Star RA, Kleta R, Wang NS, Knepper MA
Journal name JASN
Publication year 2009
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Normal
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ]
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for FAM209A
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which FAM209A is involved
No pathways found





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