Gene description for Acta2
Gene name actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta
Gene symbol Acta2
Other names/aliases -
Species Rattus norvegicus
 Database cross references - Acta2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_81633
Entrez Gene 81633
UniProt P62738  
 Acta2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Reticulocytes 21828046    
Reticulocytes 21828046    
Reticulocytes 21828046    
 Gene ontology annotations for Acta2
Molecular Function
    protein kinase binding GO:0019901 ISO
    ATP binding GO:0005524 IEA
Biological Process
    positive regulation of gene expression GO:0010628 ISS
    regulation of blood pressure GO:0008217 ISO
    glomerular mesangial cell development GO:0072144 ISO
    muscle contraction GO:0006936 IDA
    response to virus GO:0009615 ISO
    mesenchyme migration GO:0090131 ISS
    vascular smooth muscle contraction GO:0014829 ISO
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular space GO:0005615 ISO
    actin cytoskeleton GO:0015629 ISO
    filopodium GO:0030175 ISS
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 ISO
    cell body GO:0044297 ISS
    smooth muscle contractile fiber GO:0030485 ISO
    lamellipodium GO:0030027 ISS
    protein complex GO:0043234 ISO
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISS
    cytoskeleton GO:0005856 ISO
 Experiment description of studies that identified Acta2 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 90
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
HSC70|HSP90|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
MHCI
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
PubMed ID 21828046    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description The proteo-lipidic composition of exosomes changes during reticulocyte maturation.
Authors Carayon K, Chaoui K, Ronzier E, Lazar I, Bertrand-Michel J, Roques V, Balor S, Terce F, Lopez A, Salome L, Joly E
Journal name JBC
Publication year 2011
Sample Reticulocytes
Sample name Reticulocytes - D2 Rep 1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.16-1.21 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Lipids
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [QSTAR]
Mass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
Western blotting
2
Experiment ID 94
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
TSG101|HSP90|HSC70
EV Cytosolic markers
MHCI
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
PubMed ID 21828046    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description The proteo-lipidic composition of exosomes changes during reticulocyte maturation.
Authors Carayon K, Chaoui K, Ronzier E, Lazar I, Bertrand-Michel J, Roques V, Balor S, Terce F, Lopez A, Salome L, Joly E.
Journal name JBC
Publication year 2011
Sample Reticulocytes
Sample name Reticulocytes - D4 Rep 1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.16-1.21 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Lipids
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [QSTAR]
Mass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
Western blotting
3
Experiment ID 95
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
TSG101|HSP90|HSC70
EV Cytosolic markers
MHCI
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
PubMed ID 21828046    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description The proteo-lipidic composition of exosomes changes during reticulocyte maturation.
Authors Carayon K, Chaoui K, Ronzier E, Lazar I, Bertrand-Michel J, Roques V, Balor S, Terce F, Lopez A, Salome L, Joly E.
Journal name JBC
Publication year 2011
Sample Reticulocytes
Sample name Reticulocytes - D7 Rep 1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13-1.25 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Lipids
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [QSTAR]
Mass spectrometry [Orbitrap]
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for Acta2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which Acta2 is involved
No pathways found





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