Gene description for ETFA
Gene name electron-transfer-flavoprotein, alpha polypeptide
Gene symbol ETFA
Other names/aliases EMA
GA2
MADD
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - ETFA
ExoCarta ExoCarta_2108
Entrez Gene 2108
HGNC 3481
MIM 608053
UniProt P13804  
 ETFA identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Breast cancer cells 19415654    
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells 26054723    
Squamous carcinoma cells 20124223    
Thymus 23844026    
 Gene ontology annotations for ETFA
Molecular Function
    electron carrier activity GO:0009055 IDA
    oxidoreductase activity GO:0016491 IDA
    flavin adenine dinucleotide binding GO:0050660 IDA
Biological Process
    cellular metabolic process GO:0044237 TAS
    small molecule metabolic process GO:0044281 TAS
    respiratory electron transport chain GO:0022904 TAS
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
    mitochondrion GO:0005739 IDA
    mitochondrial matrix GO:0005759 TAS
 Experiment description of studies that identified ETFA in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 65
ISEV standards
EV Biophysical techniques
HSP60|HSP27|GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
FLOT2
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19415654    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomics of MUC1-containing lipid rafts from plasma membranes and exosomes of human breast carcinoma cells MCF-7.
Authors Staubach S, Razawi H, Hanisch FG.
Journal name PROTEOMICS
Publication year 2009
Sample Breast cancer cells
Sample name MCF-7
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [MALDI TOF]
Western blotting
2
Experiment ID 236
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
TSG101|Alix|HSC70|GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
qNano
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule mRNA
Identification method RNA Sequencing
PubMed ID 26054723    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Hepatocellular carcinoma-derived exosomes promote motility of immortalized hepatocyte through transfer of oncogenic proteins and RNAs
Authors He M, Qin H, Poon TC, Sze SC, Ding X, Co NN, Ngai SM, Chan TF, Wong N
Journal name Carcinogenesis
Publication year 2015
Sample Hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Sample name MHCC97L
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
RNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
RT-PCR
RNA Sequencing
3
Experiment ID 191
ISEV standards
EV Biophysical techniques
Alix
EV Cytosolic markers
CD81|CD9
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 20124223    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Hypoxic tumor cell modulates its microenvironment to enhance angiogenic and metastatic potential by secretion of proteins and exosomes.
Authors Park JE, Tan HS, Datta A, Lai RC, Zhang H, Meng W, Lim SK, Sze SK.
Journal name Mol Cell Proteomics
Publication year 2010
Sample Squamous carcinoma cells
Sample name Squamous carcinoma cell (A431)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
4
Experiment ID 217
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
CD81|CD9|CD63
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
NTA
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23844026    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Characterization of human thymic exosomes.
Authors Skogberg G, Gudmundsdottir J, van der Post S, Sandstrom K, Bruhn S, Benson M, Mincheva-Nilsson L, Baranov V, Telemo E, Ekwall O.
Journal name PLoS One
Publication year 2013
Sample Thymus
Sample name Normal-Thymus
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for ETFA
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which ETFA is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Respiratory electron transport TAS Reactome





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