Gene description for BPIFA1
Gene name BPI fold containing family A, member 1
Gene symbol BPIFA1
Other names/aliases LUNX
NASG
PLUNC
SPLUNC1
SPURT
bA49G10.5
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - BPIFA1
ExoCarta ExoCarta_51297
Entrez Gene 51297
HGNC 15749
MIM 607412
UniProt Q9NP55  
 BPIFA1 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Mesenchymal stem cells Unpublished / Not applicable
 Gene ontology annotations for BPIFA1
Molecular Function
    molecular_function GO:0003674 ND
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    lipid binding GO:0008289 IEA
Biological Process
    negative regulation of single-species biofilm formation in or on host organism GO:1900229 IMP
    regulation of liquid surface tension GO:0050828 IDA
    innate immune response GO:0045087 NAS
    antibacterial humoral response GO:0019731 IDA
    multicellular organismal water homeostasis GO:0050891 IDA
    regulation of sodium ion transmembrane transport GO:1902305 IDA
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IDA
    extracellular region GO:0005576 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified BPIFA1 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 126
ISEV standards
EV Biophysical techniques
GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ-FT Ultra]
PubMed ID Unpublished / Not applicable
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes: The Future MSC-based Therapy?
Authors Ruenn Chai Lai, Ronne Wee Yeh Yeo, Soon Sim Tan, Bin Zhang, Yijun Yin, Newman Siu Kwan Sze, Andre Choo, and Sai Kiang Lim
Journal name Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy
Publication year 2011
Sample Mesenchymal stem cells
Sample name huES9.E1
Isolation/purification methods HPLC
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Antobody array
Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for BPIFA1
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which BPIFA1 is involved
No pathways found





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