Gene description for HPX
Gene name hemopexin
Gene symbol HPX
Other names/aliases HX
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - HPX
ExoCarta ExoCarta_3263
Entrez Gene 3263
HGNC 5171
MIM 142290
UniProt P02790  
 HPX identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Colorectal cancer cells 25890246    
Colorectal cancer cells 25890246    
Colorectal cancer cells 25890246    
Colorectal cancer cells 25890246    
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells 26054723    
Mesenchymal stem cells Unpublished / Not applicable
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells 25857718    
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells 25857718    
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells 25857718    
Neuroblastoma cells 25944692    
Prostate cancer cells 22723089    
Thymus 23844026    
Urine 19056867    
Urine 25452312    
 Gene ontology annotations for HPX
Molecular Function
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    heme transporter activity GO:0015232 TAS
    metal ion binding GO:0046872 IEA
Biological Process
    positive regulation of immunoglobulin production GO:0002639 IEA
    receptor-mediated endocytosis GO:0006898 TAS
    heme transport GO:0015886 TAS
    heme metabolic process GO:0042168 IEA
    hemoglobin metabolic process GO:0020027 IEA
    positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat1 protein GO:0042511 IEA
    positive regulation of humoral immune response mediated by circulating immunoglobulin GO:0002925 IEA
    cellular iron ion homeostasis GO:0006879 TAS
    positive regulation of interferon-gamma-mediated signaling pathway GO:0060335 IEA
    viral process GO:0016032 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    blood microparticle GO:0072562 IDA
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IDA
    extracellular region GO:0005576 TAS
    endocytic vesicle lumen GO:0071682 TAS
 Experiment description of studies that identified HPX in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 282
ISEV standards
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CEM
EV Biophysical techniques
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Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81|EpCAM
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
DLS
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25890246    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Highly-purified exosomes and shed microvesicles isolated from the human colon cancer cell line LIM1863 by sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration are biochemically and functionally distinct.
Authors Xu R, Greening DW, Rai A, Ji H, Simpson RJ.
Journal name Methods
Publication year 2015
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863 - Ultracentrifugation - Rep 1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Centrifugal concentration
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
2
Experiment ID 283
ISEV standards
✔
CEM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81|EpCAM
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
DLS
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25890246    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Highly-purified exosomes and shed microvesicles isolated from the human colon cancer cell line LIM1863 by sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration are biochemically and functionally distinct.
Authors Xu R, Greening DW, Rai A, Ji H, Simpson RJ.
Journal name Methods
Publication year 2015
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863 - Ultracentrifugation - Rep 2
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Centrifugal concentration
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
3
Experiment ID 285
ISEV standards
✔
CEM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81|EpCAM
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
DLS
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25890246    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Highly-purified exosomes and shed microvesicles isolated from the human colon cancer cell line LIM1863 by sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration are biochemically and functionally distinct.
Authors Xu R, Greening DW, Rai A, Ji H, Simpson RJ.
Journal name Methods
Publication year 2015
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863 - Sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration - Rep 1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration
Centrifugal concentration
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
4
Experiment ID 286
ISEV standards
✔
CEM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81|EpCAM
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
DLS
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25890246    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Highly-purified exosomes and shed microvesicles isolated from the human colon cancer cell line LIM1863 by sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration are biochemically and functionally distinct.
Authors Xu R, Greening DW, Rai A, Ji H, Simpson RJ.
Journal name Methods
Publication year 2015
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863 - Sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration - Rep 2
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration
Centrifugal concentration
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
5
Experiment ID 235
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|Alix|HSC70|GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
✘ EV Membrane markers
✔
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
✔
qNano
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 26054723    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Hepatocellular carcinoma-derived exosomes promote motility of immortalized hepatocyte through transfer of oncogenic proteins and RNAs
Authors He M, Qin H, Poon TC, Sze SC, Ding X, Co NN, Ngai SM, Chan TF, Wong N
Journal name Carcinogenesis
Publication year 2015
Sample Hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Sample name HKCI-8
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
RNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
RT-PCR
RNA Sequencing
6
Experiment ID 126
ISEV standards
✘ EV Biophysical techniques
✔
GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
✘ EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ-FT Ultra]
PubMed ID Unpublished / Not applicable
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes: The Future MSC-based Therapy?
Authors Ruenn Chai Lai, Ronne Wee Yeh Yeo, Soon Sim Tan, Bin Zhang, Yijun Yin, Newman Siu Kwan Sze, Andre Choo, and Sai Kiang Lim
Journal name Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy
Publication year 2011
Sample Mesenchymal stem cells
Sample name huES9.E1
Isolation/purification methods HPLC
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Antobody array
Mass spectrometry
7
Experiment ID 219
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✘ EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD9
EV Membrane markers
✔
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
✔
qNano
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25857718    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of exosomes from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell identifies intercellular transfer of angiogenic proteins
Authors Chan YK, Zhang H, Liu P, Tsao GS, Li Lung M, Mak NK, Ngok-Shun Wong R, Ying-Kit Yue P
Journal name Int J Cancer
Publication year 2015
Sample Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells
Sample name C666-1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.17-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
8
Experiment ID 220
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✘ EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD9
EV Membrane markers
✔
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
✔
qNano
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25857718    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of exosomes from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell identifies intercellular transfer of angiogenic proteins
Authors Chan YK, Zhang H, Liu P, Tsao GS, Li Lung M, Mak NK, Ngok-Shun Wong R, Ying-Kit Yue P
Journal name Int J Cancer
Publication year 2015
Sample Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells
Sample name NP69
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.17-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
9
Experiment ID 221
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✘ EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD9
EV Membrane markers
✔
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
✔
qNano
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25857718    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of exosomes from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell identifies intercellular transfer of angiogenic proteins
Authors Chan YK, Zhang H, Liu P, Tsao GS, Li Lung M, Mak NK, Ngok-Shun Wong R, Ying-Kit Yue P
Journal name Int J Cancer
Publication year 2015
Sample Nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells
Sample name NP460
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.17-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
10
Experiment ID 224
ISEV standards
✔
EM|AFM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81
EV Membrane markers
✔
GOLGA2
EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25944692    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteogenomic analysis reveals exosomes are more oncogenic than ectosomes
Authors Keerthikumar S, Gangoda L, Liem M, Fonseka P, Atukorala I, Ozcitti C, Mechler A, Adda CG, Ang CS, Mathivanan S
Journal name Oncotarget
Publication year 2015
Sample Neuroblastoma cells
Sample name SH-SY5Y
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
OptiPrep density gradient
Flotation density 1.10 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
11
Experiment ID 146
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
HSP70|HSP90
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD9
EV Membrane markers
✔
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method
Mass spectrometry [QTOF]   
PubMed ID 22723089    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Prostate cancer cell derived exosomes
Authors Hosseini-Beheshti E, Guns ES.
Journal name MCP
Publication year 2012
Sample Prostate cancer cells
Sample name RWPE - Rep 2
Isolation/purification methods Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [QTOF]
12
Experiment ID 217
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD81|CD9|CD63
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
NTA
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23844026    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Characterization of human thymic exosomes.
Authors Skogberg G, Gudmundsdottir J, van der Post S, Sandstrom K, Bruhn S, Benson M, Mincheva-Nilsson L, Baranov V, Telemo E, Ekwall O.
Journal name PLoS One
Publication year 2013
Sample Thymus
Sample name Normal-Thymus
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
13
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
14
Experiment ID 238
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✘ EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25452312    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description N-linked (N-) glycoproteomics of urimary exosomes
Authors Saraswat M, Joenvaara S, Musante L, Peltoniemi H4, Holthofer H, Renkonen R.
Journal name Mol Cell Proteomics
Publication year 2014
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Normal
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for HPX
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which HPX is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Scavenging of heme from plasma TAS Reactome





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