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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