Gene description for HPS4
Gene name Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 4
Gene symbol HPS4
Other names/aliases LE
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - HPS4
ExoCarta ExoCarta_89781
Vesiclepedia VP_89781
Entrez Gene 89781
HGNC 15844
MIM 606682
UniProt Q9NQG7  
 HPS4 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells 26054723    
 Gene ontology annotations for HPS4
Molecular Function
    guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity GO:0005085 IBA
    guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity GO:0005085 IDA
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    small GTPase binding GO:0031267 IBA
    small GTPase binding GO:0031267 IPI
    protein homodimerization activity GO:0042803 IPI
    protein dimerization activity GO:0046983 IPI
Biological Process
    protein targeting GO:0006605 IBA
    protein targeting GO:0006605 IDA
    lysosome organization GO:0007040 IDA
    blood coagulation GO:0007596 IEA
    hemostasis GO:0007599 TAS
    vesicle-mediated transport GO:0016192 IEA
    melanocyte differentiation GO:0030318 IEA
    intracellular transport GO:0046907 NAS
    positive regulation of eye pigmentation GO:0048075 TAS
    protein stabilization GO:0050821 IPI
    platelet dense granule organization GO:0060155 NAS
    melanosome assembly GO:1903232 IBA
    melanosome assembly GO:1903232 IDA
    melanosome assembly GO:1903232 NAS
    positive regulation of protein targeting to mitochondrion GO:1903955 HMP
Subcellular Localization
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 IDA
    lysosome GO:0005764 IDA
    lysosomal membrane GO:0005765 IBA
    cytosol GO:0005829 TAS
    membrane GO:0016020 IDA
    BLOC-3 complex GO:0031085 IBA
    BLOC-3 complex GO:0031085 IPI
    cytoplasmic vesicle GO:0031410 IBA
    melanosome GO:0042470 IDA
    platelet dense granule GO:0042827 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified HPS4 in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 235
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
TSG101|Alix|HSC70|GAPDH
Enriched markers
HSP90B1
Negative markers
qNano
Particle analysis
Identified molecule mRNA
Identification method RNA Sequencing
PubMed ID 26054723    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Hepatocellular carcinoma-derived exosomes promote motility of immortalized hepatocyte through transfer of oncogenic proteins and RNAs
Authors "He M, Qin H, Poon TC, Sze SC, Ding X, Co NN, Ngai SM, Chan TF, Wong N"
Journal name Carcinogenesis
Publication year 2015
Sample Hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Sample name HKCI-8
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
RNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
RT-PCR
RNA Sequencing
 Protein-protein interactions for HPS4
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 RAC1 5879
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
2 CUL3 8452
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
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