Gene description for SAA4
Gene name serum amyloid A4, constitutive
Gene symbol SAA4
Other names/aliases C-SAA
CSAA
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - SAA4
ExoCarta ExoCarta_6291
Entrez Gene 6291
HGNC 10516
MIM 104752
UniProt P35542  
 SAA4 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Mesenchymal stem cells Unpublished / Not applicable
 Gene ontology annotations for SAA4
Molecular Function
    chemoattractant activity GO:0042056 IBA
Biological Process
    cell chemotaxis GO:0060326 IBA
    positive chemotaxis GO:0050918 IBA
    acute-phase response GO:0006953 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
    high-density lipoprotein particle GO:0034364 IEA
    extracellular region GO:0005576 NAS
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IBA
 Experiment description of studies that identified SAA4 in exosomes
1
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PubMed ID Unpublished / Not applicable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
 Protein-protein interactions for SAA4
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 C10orf98  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which SAA4 is involved
No pathways found





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