Gene description for CFH
Gene name complement factor H
Gene symbol CFH
Other names/aliases AHUS1
AMBP1
ARMD4
ARMS1
CFHL3
FH
FHL1
HF
HF1
HF2
HUS
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - CFH
ExoCarta ExoCarta_3075
Vesiclepedia VP_3075
Entrez Gene 3075
HGNC 4883
MIM 134370
UniProt P08603  
 CFH identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Chondrocytes 35931686    
Chondrocytes 35931686    
Gastric cancer cells 33991177    
Gastric cancer cells 33991177    
Gastric cancer cells 33991177    
Malignant pleural effusions 14975938    
Malignant pleural effusions 14975938    
Urine 19056867    
 Gene ontology annotations for CFH
Molecular Function
    complement component C3b binding GO:0001851 IBA
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    heparin binding GO:0008201 IDA
    identical protein binding GO:0042802 IPI
    heparan sulfate proteoglycan binding GO:0043395 IDA
Biological Process
    proteolysis GO:0006508 IDA
    complement activation GO:0006956 IBA
    complement activation GO:0006956 IDA
    complement activation, alternative pathway GO:0006957 IEA
    regulation of complement activation GO:0030449 IDA
    regulation of complement activation, alternative pathway GO:0030451 IDA
    regulation of complement-dependent cytotoxicity GO:1903659 IDA
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular region GO:0005576 TAS
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IBA
    extracellular space GO:0005615 NAS
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 HDA
    blood microparticle GO:0072562 HDA
    symbiont cell surface GO:0106139 IDA
    serine-type endopeptidase complex GO:1905370 IPI
 Experiment description of studies that identified CFH in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 494
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
CD9|CD81|CD151|CD63|CD82|FLOT1|FLOT2|GAPDH|LAMP1|LAMP2|SDCBP|TFRC|TSG101
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 35931686    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Extracellular vesicles enriched in connexin 43 promote a senescent phenotype in bone and synovial cells contributing to osteoarthritis progression
Authors "Varela-Eirín M, Carpintero-Fernández P, Guitián-Caamaño A, Varela-Vázquez A, García-Yuste A, Sánchez-Temprano A, Bravo-López SB, Yañez-Cabanas J, Fonseca E, Largo R, Mobasheri A, Caeiro JR, Mayán MD."
Journal name Cell Death Dis
Publication year 2022
Sample Chondrocytes
Sample name Osteoarthritic cartilage
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectometry
2
Experiment ID 496
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
CD9|CD151|CD63|CD81|CD82|FLOT1|FLOT2|GAPDH|LAMP1|LAMP2|SDCBP|TFRC|TSG101
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 35931686    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Extracellular vesicles enriched in connexin 43 promote a senescent phenotype in bone and synovial cells contributing to osteoarthritis progression
Authors "Varela-Eirín M, Carpintero-Fernández P, Guitián-Caamaño A, Varela-Vázquez A, García-Yuste A, Sánchez-Temprano A, Bravo-López SB, Yañez-Cabanas J, Fonseca E, Largo R, Mobasheri A, Caeiro JR, Mayán MD."
Journal name Cell Death Dis
Publication year 2022
Sample Chondrocytes
Sample name Healthy cartilage
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectometry
3
Experiment ID 363
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|GAPDH|AQP1|CD151|CD81|CD82|CD9|EPCAM|FLOT1|FLOT2|ICAM1|ITGA2B|LAMP2|RAB35|RAB5A|RAB5B|SDCBP|TFRC|UCHL1
Enriched markers
✔
DCLK1
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 33991177    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Cancer stem cell marker DCLK1 reprograms small extracellular vesicles toward migratory phenotype in gastric cancer cells
Authors "Carli ALE, Afshar-Sterle S, Rai A, Fang H, O'Keefe R, Tse J, Ferguson FM, Gray NS, Ernst M, Greening DW, Buchert M."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2021
Sample Gastric cancer cells
Sample name MKN1 - 100K pellet
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
4
Experiment ID 364
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|GAPDH|AQP1|CD151|CD81|CD82|CD9|EPCAM|FLOT1|FLOT2|ICAM1|ITGA2B|LAMP2|RAB35|RAB5A|RAB5B|SDCBP|TFRC|UCHL1
Enriched markers
✔
DCLK1
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 33991177    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Cancer stem cell marker DCLK1 reprograms small extracellular vesicles toward migratory phenotype in gastric cancer cells
Authors "Carli ALE, Afshar-Sterle S, Rai A, Fang H, O'Keefe R, Tse J, Ferguson FM, Gray NS, Ernst M, Greening DW, Buchert M."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2021
Sample Gastric cancer cells
Sample name MKN1 - 100K pellet
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
5
Experiment ID 365
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|GAPDH|AQP1|CD151|CD81|CD82|CD9|EPCAM|FLOT1|FLOT2|ICAM1|ITGA2B|LAMP2|RAB35|RAB5A|RAB5B|SDCBP|TFRC|UCHL1
Enriched markers
✔
DCLK1
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 33991177    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Cancer stem cell marker DCLK1 reprograms small extracellular vesicles toward migratory phenotype in gastric cancer cells
Authors "Carli ALE, Afshar-Sterle S, Rai A, Fang H, O'Keefe R, Tse J, Ferguson FM, Gray NS, Ernst M, Greening DW, Buchert M."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2021
Sample Gastric cancer cells
Sample name MKN1 - 100K pellet
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
6
Experiment ID 51
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
HSP90|MHCII
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 14975938    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of exosomes isolated from human malignant pleural effusions.
Authors "Bard MP, Hegmans JP, Hemmes A, Luider TM, Willemsen R, Severijnen LA, van Meerbeeck JP, Burgers SA, Hoogsteden HC, Lambrecht BN"
Journal name AJRCMB
Publication year 2004
Sample Malignant pleural effusions
Sample name Pleural Fluid - Breast cancer
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [MALDI TOF]
Western blotting
7
Experiment ID 53
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
HSP90|MHCII
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 14975938    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of exosomes isolated from human malignant pleural effusions.
Authors "Bard MP, Hegmans JP, Hemmes A, Luider TM, Willemsen R, Severijnen LA, van Meerbeeck JP, Burgers SA, Hoogsteden HC, Lambrecht BN"
Journal name AJRCMB
Publication year 2004
Sample Malignant pleural effusions
Sample name Pleural Fluid - Mesothelioma
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [MALDI TOF]
Western blotting
8
Experiment ID 63
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
AQP2
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19056867    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Large-scale proteomics and phosphoproteomics of urinary exosomes.
Authors "Gonzales PA, Pisitkun T, Hoffert JD, Tchapyjnikov D, Star RA, Kleta R, Wang NS, Knepper MA"
Journal name JASN
Publication year 2009
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Normal
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ]
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for CFH
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 KLHL18  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
2 VPS16 64601
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
3 RHBDD1 84236
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
4 VDR  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
5 GRB2 2885
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
6 AGPAT1 10554
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
7 SMAD3 4088
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
8 ALB 213
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
9 GNG8  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
10 CFHR3 10878
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
11 ST6GALNAC6 30815
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
12 MUT 4594
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
13 ZBTB16  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
14 YTHDC1  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
15 MBNL1 4154
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
16 BRCA2 675
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
17 KLK10 5655
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
18 SARAF  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
19 C3 718
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
20 GOT1 2805
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
21 CRP  
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
22 SSUH2  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
23 SELL 6402
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
24 MATN2 4147
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
25 CCR1  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
26 STX17 55014
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
27 UBE2U  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
28 EP300 2033
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
29 PHF11 51131
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which CFH is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Complement cascade TAS Reactome
Immune System TAS Reactome
Innate Immune System TAS Reactome
Regulation of Complement cascade TAS Reactome





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