ExoCarta 2012: Database of exosomal proteins, RNA and lipids

S Mathivanan; CJ Fahner; GE Reid; RJ Simpson

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ExoCarta 2012: Database of exosomal proteins, RNA and lipids

S Mathivanan, CJ Fahner, GE Reid, RJ Simpson

Nucleic Acids Research | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr828

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Abstract

Exosomes are membraneous nanovesicles of endocytic origin released by most cell types from diverse organisms; they play a critical role in cell-cell communication. ExoCarta (http://www.exocarta.org) is a manually curated database of exosomal proteins, RNA and lipids. The database catalogs information from both published and unpublished exosomal studies. The mode of exosomal purification and characterization, the biophysical and molecular properties are listed in the database aiding biomedical scientists in assessing the quality of the exosomal preparation and the corresponding data obtained. Currently, ExoCarta (Version 3.1) contains information on 11 261 protein entries, 2375 mRNA entries a..

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National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia (Program grant 487922 to R.J.S.); NH&MRC fellowship (1016599 to S. M.). Funding for open access charge: National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia (Program grant 487922 to R.J.S.).