Gene description for FAM20A
Gene name family with sequence similarity 20, member A
Gene symbol FAM20A
Other names/aliases AI1G
AIGFS
FP2747
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - FAM20A
ExoCarta ExoCarta_54757
Entrez Gene 54757
HGNC 23015
MIM 611062
UniProt Q96MK3  
 FAM20A identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Saliva 19199708    
 Gene ontology annotations for FAM20A
Molecular Function
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
Biological Process
    calcium ion homeostasis GO:0055074 IMP
    enamel mineralization GO:0070166 IMP
    tooth eruption GO:0044691 IMP
Subcellular Localization
    cell GO:0005623 ISS
    Golgi apparatus GO:0005794 IEA
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified FAM20A in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 66
ISEV standards
IEM
EV Biophysical techniques
TSG101|Alix
EV Cytosolic markers
CD63|CD81
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19199708    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of human parotid gland exosomes by multidimensional protein identification technology (MudPIT).
Authors Gonzalez-Begne M, Lu B, Han X, Hagen FK, Hand AR, Melvin JE, Yates JR
Journal name JPR
Publication year 2009
Sample Saliva
Sample name Saliva
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ]
Western blotting
Immunoelectron Microscopy
 Protein-protein interactions for FAM20A
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which FAM20A is involved
No pathways found





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