Gene description for VPS8
Gene name vacuolar protein sorting 8 homolog (S. cerevisiae)
Gene symbol VPS8
Other names/aliases KIAA0804
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - VPS8
ExoCarta ExoCarta_23355
Entrez Gene 23355
HGNC 29122
UniProt Q8N3P4  
 VPS8 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Thymus 23844026    
 Gene ontology annotations for VPS8
Molecular Function
    zinc ion binding GO:0008270 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified VPS8 in exosomes
1
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 VPS8
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which VPS8 is involved
No pathways found





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