Gene description for TMEM38A
Gene name transmembrane protein 38A
Gene symbol TMEM38A
Other names/aliases TRIC-A
TRICA
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - TMEM38A
ExoCarta ExoCarta_79041
Entrez Gene 79041
HGNC 28462
MIM 611235
UniProt Q9H6F2  
 TMEM38A identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine 19056867    
 Gene ontology annotations for TMEM38A
Molecular Function
    potassium channel activity GO:0005267 TAS
Biological Process
    potassium ion transmembrane transport GO:0071805 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane GO:0033017 NAS
    integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA
    nuclear membrane GO:0031965 NAS
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified TMEM38A 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 TMEM38A
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which TMEM38A is involved
No pathways found





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