Gene description for METTL16
Gene name methyltransferase like 16
Gene symbol METTL16
Other names/aliases METT10D
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - METTL16
ExoCarta ExoCarta_79066
Entrez Gene 79066
HGNC 28484
UniProt Q86W50  
 METTL16 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Thymus 23844026    
 Gene ontology annotations for METTL16
Molecular Function
    23S rRNA (adenine(1618)-N(6))-methyltransferase activity GO:0052907 IBA
    poly(A) RNA binding GO:0044822 IDA
Biological Process
    rRNA base methylation GO:0070475 IBA
Subcellular Localization
    nucleus GO:0005634 IBA
 Experiment description of studies that identified METTL16 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 217
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
CD81|CD9|CD63
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
NTA
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23844026    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Characterization of human thymic exosomes.
Authors Skogberg G, Gudmundsdottir J, van der Post S, Sandstrom K, Bruhn S, Benson M, Mincheva-Nilsson L, Baranov V, Telemo E, Ekwall O.
Journal name PLoS One
Publication year 2013
Sample Thymus
Sample name Normal-Thymus
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for METTL16
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which METTL16 is involved
No pathways found





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