Gene description for PTAR1
Gene name protein prenyltransferase alpha subunit repeat containing 1
Gene symbol PTAR1
Other names/aliases -
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - PTAR1
ExoCarta ExoCarta_375743
Entrez Gene 375743
HGNC 30449
UniProt Q7Z6K3  
 PTAR1 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Endothelial cells 26027894    
 Gene ontology annotations for PTAR1
Molecular Function
    protein prenyltransferase activity GO:0008318 IEA
Biological Process
    protein prenylation GO:0018342 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified PTAR1 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 PTAR1
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which PTAR1 is involved
No pathways found





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