Gene description for TMEM256
Gene name transmembrane protein 256
Gene symbol TMEM256
Other names/aliases C17orf61
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - TMEM256
ExoCarta ExoCarta_254863
Entrez Gene 254863
HGNC 28618
UniProt Q8N2U0  
 TMEM256 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine 19056867    
 Gene ontology annotations for TMEM256
Molecular Function
    molecular_function GO:0003674 ND
Biological Process
    biological_process GO:0008150 ND
Subcellular Localization
    integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified TMEM256 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 TMEM256
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 C8orf30A  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which TMEM256 is involved
No pathways found





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