Gene description for TECTA
Gene name tectorin alpha
Gene symbol TECTA
Other names/aliases DFNA12
DFNA8
DFNB21
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - TECTA
ExoCarta ExoCarta_7007
Entrez Gene 7007
HGNC 11720
MIM 602574
UniProt O75443  
 TECTA identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine 19056867    
 Gene ontology annotations for TECTA
Biological Process
    cell-matrix adhesion GO:0007160 IEA
    sensory perception of sound GO:0007605 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
    anchored component of membrane GO:0031225 IEA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 IEA
    proteinaceous extracellular matrix GO:0005578 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified TECTA 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 TECTA
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which TECTA is involved
No pathways found





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