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. 2019 Feb 12;33(5):5836–5849. doi: 10.1096/fj.201800972R

TABLE 1.

Proteins identified by proteomics in exosomes and their function

Protein function Protein
Extracellular matrix Collagen, fibronectin, vitronectin, heparan sulfate glycans, laminin, glypican-1
Histones H1, H2A, H3, H4
Heat shock proteins 70, 71, 90, β 1
Histocompatibility antigen class 1 A, B, and C
Annexins A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7
Matrix metalloproteases/inhibitors MMP1, MMP2, MMP14, ADAM9, ADAM10, ADAM17, TIMP-2, TIMP-3
Integrins α1, α2, α3, α4, α5, α6, α8, α11, αv, β1, β3, β5
Cytoskeletal proteins Actin, actinin, tubulin, ephrin
Signaling molecules HGF, galectin 1, α-catenin, β-catenin, platelet-derived growth factor, TGF-β, Wnt5a, tissue factor

ADAM, a disintegrin and metalloprotease; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; TIMP, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase.