miRNA description for miR-421
miRNA accession miR-421
Species Homo sapiens
 miR-421 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Colorectal cancer cells 25330373    
Endothelial cells 26027894    
Plasma 23663360    
Serum 18589210    
 Experiment description of studies that identified miR-421 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 223
Identified molecule miRNA
Identification method
qRT-PCR   
PubMed ID 25330373    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Deep sequencing of RNA from three different extracellular vesicle (EV) subtypes released from the human LIM1863 colon cancer cell line uncovers distinct miRNA-enrichment signatures
Authors Ji H, Chen M, Greening DW, He W, Rai A, Zhang W, Simpson RJ
Journal name PLoS One
Publication year 2014
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863
Molecules identified in the study miRNA
Protein
Methods used in the study RT-PCR
Western blotting
2
Experiment ID 226
Identified molecule miRNA
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
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
3
Experiment ID 222
Identified molecule miRNA
Identification method
RT-PCR   
PubMed ID 23663360    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Characterization of human plasma-derived exosomal RNAs by deep sequencing
Authors Huang X, Yuan T, Tschannen M, Sun Z, Jacob H, Du M, Liang M, Dittmar RL, Liu Y, Liang M, Kohli M, Thibodeau SN, Boardman L, Wang L
Journal name BMC Genomics
Publication year 2013
Sample Plasma
Sample name Plasma - Normal
Molecules identified in the study miRNA
tRNA
snRNA
snoRNA
rRNA
piRNA
lncRNA
Methods used in the study RT-PCR
4
Experiment ID 45
Identified molecule miRNA
Identification method
467microRNA Array   
PubMed ID 18589210    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description MicroRNA signatures of tumor-derived exosomes as diagnostic biomarkers of ovarian cancer.
Authors Taylor DD, Gercel-Taylor C
Journal name GO
Publication year 2008
Sample Serum
Sample name Serum - Papillary adenocarcinoma of ovary
Molecules identified in the study Protein
miRNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
467microRNA Array