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. 2022 Nov 10;16(11):17802–17846. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08774

Table 2. Exosomal Proteins with respect to Their Location and Role.

Proteins Examples
Exosomal Proteins with respect to Their Location
integral transmembrane proteins117119 tetraspanins (CD81, CD82, CD37, CD63)
lipid-anchored outer membrane proteins43,120123 ectonucleotidases (CD39, CD73); sperm receptor Juno; complement-inhibiting proteins (CD55, CD59); glypican-1; prion proteins (PrPC, PrPSC)
lipid-anchored inner membrane proteins34,35,58,124127 prenylated GTPases (Rabs, Ras, Rho), myristoylated signaling kinases (Src), palmitoylated membrane proteins, acylated Gag proteins
peripheral outer surface proteins128135 wingless (Wnt) proteins; BMPs; TGF β; tumor necrosis factor (TNF); cytokines; extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins (fibronectin, tenascin C, ECM1)
peripheral inner membrane proteins4,102,136142 scaffolding factors including the ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) proteins and ERM ligands (EBP50, CD43, CD44, IGSF8, PTGFRN); syntenin; ALIX; heat shock proteins (HSP70, Hsp40/DnaJ proteins, Hsp90, Hsp20, Hsp27, α/β-crystallins)
enzymes27,120,143,144 ATPase, pyruvate kinase, fatty acid synthases, phosphatases, pyrophosphatases, calcium-binding annexins, phosphate transporters; RNA editing enzymes, lipases, proteases, glycosyl transferases, glycosidases, metabolic enzymes
cytosolic proteins117,145 clathrin, HSC70, HSP70, HSP60, HSP90, ALIX, YWHAE, ubiquitin, TSG101, ESCRT
Exosomal Proteins with respect to Their Role
membrane transport and fusion-related proteins annexin, Rab-GTPase, heat shock proteins (HSPs), e.g., Hsp60, Hsp70, Hsp90
membrane organization and trafficking tetraspanins: CD9, CD63, CD81, CD82, CD106, Tspan8, ICAM-1
multivesicular-body (MVB)-related proteins ALIX, TSG101
cell-adhesion-related proteins integrins
cytoskeletal proteins actin, myosin