Gene description for Tmem120a
Gene name transmembrane protein 120A
Gene symbol Tmem120a
Other names/aliases RGD1311474
Tmpit
Species Rattus norvegicus
 Database cross references - Tmem120a
ExoCarta ExoCarta_288591
Entrez Gene 288591
UniProt Q5HZE2  
 Tmem120a identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Adipocytes 25998041    
 Gene ontology annotations for Tmem120a
Molecular Function
    molecular_function GO:0003674 ND
Biological Process
    biological_process GO:0008150 ND
Subcellular Localization
    cellular_component GO:0005575 ND
    integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified Tmem120a in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 225
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
NTA
EV 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 Tmem120a
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which Tmem120a is involved
No pathways found





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