Gene description for EPCAM
Gene name epithelial cell adhesion molecule
Gene symbol EPCAM
Other names/aliases TACSTD1
Species Bos taurus
 Database cross references - EPCAM
ExoCarta ExoCarta_514039
Vesiclepedia VP_514039
Entrez Gene 514039
UniProt Q3T0L5  
 EPCAM identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Milk 23459212    
 Gene ontology annotations for EPCAM
Molecular Function
    cadherin binding involved in cell-cell adhesion GO:0098641 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    bicellular tight junction GO:0005923 IEA
    membrane GO:0016020 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified EPCAM in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 213
MISEV standards
Biophysical techniques
Enriched markers
Negative markers
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23459212    
Organism Bos taurus
Experiment description "Bovine milk proteome: Quantitative changes in normal milk exosomes, milk fat globule membranes and whey proteomes resulting from Staphylococcus aureus mastitis."
Authors "Reinhardt TA, Sacco RE, Nonnecke BJ, Lippolis JD."
Journal name J Proteomics
Publication year 2013
Sample Milk
Sample name Staphylococcus aureus-infected-Milk
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Filtration
Sucrose density gradient
FACS
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for EPCAM
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which EPCAM is involved
No pathways found





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