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. 2017 Nov 10;7:15297. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-15717-7

Table 2.

List of contamination marker proteins (adapted from13) and their presence or absence in UF-SEC EVs, UC EVs or UF-SEC protein.

Contamination marker proteins Gene symbol Origin of contamination UF-SEC EVs UC-EVs UF-SEC protein
endoplasmin/grp94 HSP90B1 ER yes yes yes
calnexin CANX ER no no no
130 kDa cis-Golgi matrix protein GM130 Golgi no no no
cytochrome c1 CYC1 mitochondria no no no
histones HIST*H* Nucleus yes yes yes
protein argonaut AGO-* argonaut/RISC complex no no no