Gene description for TEKT3
Gene name tektin 3
Gene symbol TEKT3
Other names/aliases -
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - TEKT3
ExoCarta ExoCarta_64518
Entrez Gene 64518
HGNC 14293
MIM 612683
UniProt Q9BXF9  
 TEKT3 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine 19056867    
 Gene ontology annotations for TEKT3
Molecular Function
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    molecular_function GO:0003674 ND
Biological Process
    sperm motility GO:0030317 ISS
    regulation of fertilization GO:0080154 ISS
    cilium morphogenesis GO:0060271 ISS
Subcellular Localization
    nucleus GO:0005634 IDA
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
    sperm flagellum GO:0036126 ISS
    microtubule GO:0005874 IEA
    acrosomal membrane GO:0002080 ISS
 Experiment description of studies that identified TEKT3 in exosomes
1
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
 Protein-protein interactions for TEKT3
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which TEKT3 is involved
No pathways found





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