Gene description for Psap
Gene name prosaposin
Gene symbol Psap
Other names/aliases SGP-1
SGP1A
Species Rattus norvegicus
 Database cross references - Psap
ExoCarta ExoCarta_25524
Vesiclepedia VP_25524
Entrez Gene 25524
UniProt P10960  
 Psap identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Adipocytes 25998041    
 Gene ontology annotations for Psap
Molecular Function
    G protein-coupled receptor binding GO:0001664 ISO
    protease binding GO:0002020 IEA
    protease binding GO:0002020 ISO
    phospholipid binding GO:0005543 IEA
    phospholipid binding GO:0005543 ISO
    lipid antigen binding GO:0030882 ISO
    identical protein binding GO:0042802 ISO
    protein homodimerization activity GO:0042803 IEA
    protein homodimerization activity GO:0042803 ISO
    scaffold protein binding GO:0097110 IEA
    scaffold protein binding GO:0097110 ISO
    ganglioside GM1 binding GO:1905573 IEA
    ganglioside GM1 binding GO:1905573 ISO
    ganglioside GM2 binding GO:1905574 IEA
    ganglioside GM2 binding GO:1905574 ISO
    ganglioside GM3 binding GO:1905575 IEA
    ganglioside GM3 binding GO:1905575 ISO
    ganglioside GT1b binding GO:1905576 IEA
    ganglioside GT1b binding GO:1905576 ISO
    ganglioside GP1c binding GO:1905577 IEA
    ganglioside GP1c binding GO:1905577 ISO
Biological Process
    NK T cell differentiation GO:0001865 ISO
    corneocyte development GO:0003335 ISO
    membrane lipid metabolic process GO:0006643 ISO
    glycolipid metabolic process GO:0006664 ISO
    sphingolipid metabolic process GO:0006665 IEA
    sphingolipid metabolic process GO:0006665 ISO
    ceramide metabolic process GO:0006672 ISO
    glucosylceramide metabolic process GO:0006678 ISO
    galactosylceramide catabolic process GO:0006683 ISO
    intracellular protein transport GO:0006886 ISO
    lysosomal transport GO:0007041 IEA
    lysosomal transport GO:0007041 ISO
    lysosomal transport GO:0007041 ISS
    adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway GO:0007193 IBA
    adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway GO:0007193 IEA
    adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway GO:0007193 ISO
    sensory perception of sound GO:0007605 ISO
    protein secretion GO:0009306 ISO
    gene expression GO:0010467 ISO
    regulation of lipid metabolic process GO:0019216 IBA
    regulation of lipid metabolic process GO:0019216 IEA
    regulation of lipid metabolic process GO:0019216 ISO
    antigen processing and presentation GO:0019882 ISO
    cerebellar Purkinje cell differentiation GO:0021702 ISO
    cellular response to reactive oxygen species GO:0034614 ISO
    myelination GO:0042552 ISO
    regulation of MAPK cascade GO:0043408 ISO
    positive regulation of MAPK cascade GO:0043410 ISO
    glycolipid transport GO:0046836 NAS
    developmental growth GO:0048589 ISO
    nervous system process GO:0050877 ISO
    neuromuscular process controlling balance GO:0050885 ISO
    positive regulation of hydrolase activity GO:0051345 ISO
    micturition GO:0060073 ISO
    prostate gland growth GO:0060736 IBA
    prostate gland growth GO:0060736 ISO
    epithelial cell differentiation involved in prostate gland development GO:0060742 IBA
    epithelial cell differentiation involved in prostate gland development GO:0060742 ISO
    inclusion body assembly GO:0070841 ISO
    cochlea development GO:0090102 ISO
    walking behavior GO:0090659 ISO
    cornified envelope assembly GO:1903575 ISO
    positive regulation of beta-galactosidase activity GO:1903771 ISO
    lysosomal protein catabolic process GO:1905146 ISO
    ganglioside GM1 transport to membrane GO:1905572 IEA
    ganglioside GM1 transport to membrane GO:1905572 ISO
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular region GO:0005576 IEA
    extracellular region GO:0005576 ISO
    extracellular region GO:0005576 ISS
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IBA
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IEA
    extracellular space GO:0005615 ISO
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISO
    lysosome GO:0005764 IBA
    lysosome GO:0005764 IEA
    lysosome GO:0005764 ISO
    lysosome GO:0005764 ISS
    late endosome GO:0005770 IEA
    late endosome GO:0005770 ISO
    late endosome GO:0005770 ISS
    membrane GO:0016020 IEA
    aggresome GO:0016235 ISO
    intracellular membrane-bounded organelle GO:0043231 ISO
 Experiment description of studies that identified Psap in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 225
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
GAPDH|CD63
Enriched markers
Negative markers
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25998041    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description Proteomic Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles Released by Adipocytes of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) Rats.
Authors "Lee JE, Moon PG, Lee IK, Baek MC"
Journal name Protein J
Publication year 2015
Sample Adipocytes
Sample name Adipocytes
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for Psap
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 STXBP5L  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
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