Gene description for AFF4
Gene name AF4/FMR2 family, member 4
Gene symbol AFF4
Other names/aliases AF5Q31
MCEF
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - AFF4
ExoCarta ExoCarta_27125
Entrez Gene 27125
HGNC 17869
MIM 604417
UniProt Q9UHB7  
 AFF4 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Endothelial cells 26027894    
 Gene ontology annotations for AFF4
Molecular Function
    sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity GO:0003700 TAS
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
Biological Process
    regulation of transcription, DNA-templated GO:0006355 IEA
    spermatid development GO:0007286 IEA
    transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter GO:0006366 TAS
Subcellular Localization
    nucleolus GO:0005730 IDA
    nucleoplasm GO:0005654 IDA
    nucleus GO:0005634 IDA
    mitochondrion GO:0005739 IDA
    transcriptionally active chromatin GO:0035327 ISS
    transcription elongation factor complex GO:0008023 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified AFF4 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 226
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
CD9|FLOT1
EV Membrane markers
LMNA|H2AFX|ATP5A1|TOMM20
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule mRNA
Identification method Small RNA sequencing (Illumina HiSeq 2000 (Solexa)
PubMed ID 26027894    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Quantitative and qualitative analysis of small RNAs in human endothelial cells and exosomes provides insights into localized RNA processing, degradation and sorting
Authors Bas W. M. van Balkom, Almut S. Eisele, D. Michiel Pegtel, Sander Bervoets, Marianne C. Verhaar
Journal name Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
Publication year 2015
Sample Endothelial cells
Sample name HMEC-1
Isolation/purification methods Differential ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.10 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study miRNA
Protein
snoRNA
lncRNA
yRNA
snRNA
mRNA
ncRNA
mtRNA
vtRNA
scaRNA
lincRNA
Methods used in the study Small RNA sequencing (Illumina HiSeq 2000 (Solexa)
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for AFF4
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 SIAH1  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
2 TRAF2  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
3 CCNT1  
Affinity Capture-Western Homo sapiens
4 CDK9 1025
Affinity Capture-Western Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which AFF4 is involved
No pathways found





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