Gene description for SLC23A2
Gene name solute carrier family 23 (ascorbic acid transporter), member 2
Gene symbol SLC23A2
Other names/aliases NBTL1
SLC23A1
SVCT2
YSPL2
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - SLC23A2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_9962
Entrez Gene 9962
HGNC 10973
MIM 603791
UniProt Q9UGH3  
 SLC23A2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells 26054723    
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells 26054723    
Melanoma cells 25950383    
Melanoma cells 25950383    
Melanoma cells 25950383    
 Gene ontology annotations for SLC23A2
Molecular Function
    sodium-dependent L-ascorbate transmembrane transporter activity GO:0070890 IDA
    L-ascorbic acid transporter activity GO:0015229 IDA
    L-ascorbate:sodium symporter activity GO:0008520 IEA
    nucleobase transmembrane transporter activity GO:0015205 TAS
    sodium-dependent multivitamin transmembrane transporter activity GO:0008523 NAS
Biological Process
    sodium ion transport GO:0006814 IEA
    transepithelial L-ascorbic acid transport GO:0070904 IDA
    L-ascorbic acid transport GO:0015882 IDA
    vitamin metabolic process GO:0006766 TAS
    nucleobase transport GO:0015851 TAS
    response to oxidative stress GO:0006979 IEA
    L-ascorbic acid metabolic process GO:0019852 TAS
    vitamin transmembrane transport GO:0035461 IEA
    nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process GO:0006139 TAS
    water-soluble vitamin metabolic process GO:0006767 TAS
    molecular hydrogen transport GO:0015993 NAS
    small molecule metabolic process GO:0044281 TAS
Subcellular Localization
    basolateral plasma membrane GO:0016323 IDA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 TAS
    integral component of plasma membrane GO:0005887 IEA
    integral component of membrane GO:0016021 NAS
    basal plasma membrane GO:0009925 IEA
    membrane GO:0016020 TAS
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 IEA
    apical plasma membrane GO:0016324 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified SLC23A2 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 234
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|Alix|HSC70|GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
✘ EV Membrane markers
✔
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
✔
qNano
EV 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-C3
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
2
Experiment ID 235
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|Alix|HSC70|GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
✘ EV Membrane markers
✔
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
✔
qNano
EV 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
3
Experiment ID 255
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
FLOT1
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
NTA
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25950383    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteome characterization of melanoma exosomes reveals a specific signature for metastatic cell lines
Authors Lazar I, Clement E, Ducoux-Petit M, Denat L, Soldan V, Dauvillier S, Balor S4, Burlet-Schiltz O1, Larue L, Muller C Nieto L
Journal name Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Publication year 2015
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name G1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Unltracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13 - 1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
4
Experiment ID 256
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
FLOT1
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
NTA
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25950383    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteome characterization of melanoma exosomes reveals a specific signature for metastatic cell lines
Authors Lazar I, Clement E, Ducoux-Petit M, Denat L, Soldan V, Dauvillier S, Balor S4, Burlet-Schiltz O1, Larue L, Muller C Nieto L
Journal name Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Publication year 2015
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name 501mel
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Unltracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13 - 1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
5
Experiment ID 259
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
FLOT1
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
NTA
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25950383    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteome characterization of melanoma exosomes reveals a specific signature for metastatic cell lines
Authors Lazar I, Clement E, Ducoux-Petit M, Denat L, Soldan V, Dauvillier S, Balor S4, Burlet-Schiltz O1, Larue L, Muller C Nieto L
Journal name Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Publication year 2015
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name A375M
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Unltracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13 - 1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for SLC23A2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which SLC23A2 is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Vitamin C (ascorbate) metabolism TAS Reactome





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