Gene description for C9orf3
Gene name chromosome 9 open reading frame 3
Gene symbol C9orf3
Other names/aliases AOPEP
AP-O
APO
C90RF3
ONPEP
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - C9orf3
ExoCarta ExoCarta_84909
Vesiclepedia VP_84909
Entrez Gene 84909
HGNC 1361
UniProt Q8N6M6  
 C9orf3 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Endothelial cells 26027894    
 Gene ontology annotations for C9orf3
Molecular Function
    zinc ion binding GO:0008270 IEA
    metalloaminopeptidase activity GO:0070006 IEA
Biological Process
    proteolysis GO:0006508 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    nucleolus GO:0005730 IBA
    nucleolus GO:0005730 ISS
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified C9orf3 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 226
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
GAPDH|CD9|FLOT1
Enriched markers
LMNA|H2AFX|ATP5A1|TOMM20
Negative markers
Particle analysis
Identified molecule mRNA
Identification method Small RNA sequencing (Illumina HiSeq 2000 (Solexa)
PubMed ID 26027894    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description "Quantitative and qualitative analysis of small RNAs in human endothelial cells and exosomes provides insights into localized RNA processing, degradation and sorting"
Authors "Bas W. M. van Balkom, Almut S. Eisele, D. Michiel Pegtel, Sander Bervoets, Marianne C. Verhaar"
Journal name Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
Publication year 2015
Sample Endothelial cells
Sample name HMEC-1
Isolation/purification methods Differential ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.10 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study miRNA
Protein
snoRNA
lncRNA
yRNA
snRNA
mRNA
ncRNA
mtRNA
vtRNA
scaRNA
lincRNA
Methods used in the study Small RNA sequencing (Illumina HiSeq 2000 (Solexa)
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for C9orf3
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 C15orf39  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
2 ZDHHC17 23390
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
3 TUBA4A 7277
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
4 TUBB3 10381
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
5 LRRC40 55631
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
6 ZBTB39  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
7 SUN2 25777
Co-crystal Structure Homo sapiens
8 SUZ12  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which C9orf3 is involved
No pathways found





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