Cell type gene expression markers


This is a list of gene expression markers are used to define cell types. Green rows indicate canonical markers (classical markers used to define the cell type).

Summary: 8286 associations (178 cell types, 4679 gene symbols, 29 tissues); Last updated: 27/03/2020 10:44:00 CET

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Description: A pericyte-like cell supporting the capillaries of the glomerulus. Mesangial cells make up the mesangium. Mesangial cells can be categorised as either extraglomerular mesangial cells or intraglomerular mesangial cells.

Gene expression markers for Mesangial cells

Vote(s) Species Official gene symbol UI Sensitivity (human) Sensitivity (mouse) Specificity (human) Specificity (mouse) Marker count Cell type Germ layer Organ Aliases Product description Disease Action
1
Mm Hs ITGA8 0.005 1 0 0.008 0.004 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney integrin subunit alpha 8 Yflag
1
Mm Hs ACTA2 0.035 0 0 0.019 0.039 9 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney ACTSA actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta Yflag
1
Mm Hs TNS1 0.047 0 0 0.015 0 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney DKFZp586K0617,PPP1R155,TNS,MXRA6 tensin 1 flag
1
Mm Hs ARID5B 0.084 1 0 0.151 0.071 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney FLJ21150,MRF2 AT-rich interaction domain 5B flag
1
Mm Hs ANGPT2 0.004 1 0 0.015 0.002 3 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney Ang2 angiopoietin 2 flag
1
Mm Hs FN1 0.091 1 0 0.099 0.087 4 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney CIG,LETS,GFND2,FINC fibronectin 1 Yflag
0
Mm Hs NR4A2 0.033 0 0 0.078 0.026 4 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney TINUR,NOT,RNR1,HZF-3,NURR1 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 Yflag
0
Mm Hs CCR7 0.016 0 0 0.042 0.011 10 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney BLR2,CDw197,CD197,CMKBR7,EBI1 C-C motif chemokine receptor 7 flag
0
Mm Hs PAWR 0.024 0 0 0.087 0.007 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney par-4 pro-apoptotic WT1 regulator flag
0
Mm Hs PTN 0.313 1 0 0.09 0.37 3 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney HBNF,HBGF8,NEGF1 pleiotrophin flag
0
Mm Hs SERPINE2 0.134 0 0 0.066 0 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney PNI,nexin,PI7 serpin family E member 2 flag
0
Mm Hs TBX18 0.004 0 0 0 0 5 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney T-box 18 Yflag
0
Mm Hs THY1 0.095 0 0 0.032 0 7 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney CD90 Thy-1 cell surface antigen flag
0
Mm Hs MYL9 0.081 1 0 0.16 0.063 7 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney MYRL2,MLC2,LC20,MRLC1 myosin light chain 9 flag
0
Mm Hs TPM2 0.075 1 0 0.146 0 5 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney NEM4,AMCD1 tropomyosin 2 Yflag
0
Mm Hs CALD1 0.186 1 0 0.268 0.166 3 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney H-CAD,L-CAD caldesmon 1 flag
0
Mm Hs HOPX 0.033 1 0 0.091 0.022 10 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney LAGY,OB1,NECC1,SMAP31 HOP homeobox flag
0
Mm Hs MAP3K20 0.022 1 0 0.028 0.02 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney MLTKalpha,MLTKbeta,ZAK,MLTK,MLK7 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 20 flag
0
Mm Hs ACTN1 0.091 1 0 0.13 0.08 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney actinin alpha 1 Yflag
0
Mm Hs ROCK1 0.149 1 0 0.135 0 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney p160ROCK Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 1 flag
0
Mm Hs SH3BGRL 0.325 1 0 0.294 0 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney MGC117402 SH3 domain binding glutamate rich protein like flag
0
Mm Hs RASD1 0.013 0 0 0.033 0 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney DEXRAS1 ras related dexamethasone induced 1 flag
0
Mm Hs SNCG 0.03 0 0 0.038 0 4 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney BCSG1,SR,persyn synuclein gamma flag
0
Mm Hs FILIP1L 0.032 1 0 0.038 0.032 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney DOC-1,GIP130 filamin A interacting protein 1 like flag
0
Mm Hs FLNA 0.108 1 0 0.138 0.096 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney FLN1,FLN,OPD2,OPD1 filamin A Yflag
0
Mm Hs MEF2C 0.163 1 0 0.092 0.178 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney myocyte enhancer factor 2C Yflag
0
Mm Hs SMARCA5 0.218 0 0 0.129 0 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney hSNF2H,hISWI SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, member 5 flag
0
Mm Hs PDE3A 0.01 0 0 0.001 0.012 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney CGI-PDE phosphodiesterase 3A Yflag
0
Mm Hs CTGF 0.028 1 0 0.099 0.012 11 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney IGFBP8,CCN2 connective tissue growth factor flag
0
Mm Hs MRC1 0.029 0 0 0.01 0.035 5 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney CLEC13D,CD206,bA541I19.1,CLEC13DL,MRC1L1 mannose receptor C-type 1 flag
0
Mm Hs LEF1 0.025 0 0 0.009 0.028 6 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney TCF1ALPHA,TCF10,TCF7L3 lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 flag
0
Mm Hs PML 0.007 0 0 0.008 0.007 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney MYL,TRIM19,RNF71 promyelocytic leukemia flag
0
Mm Hs OGT 0.039 0 0 0.021 0.044 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney O-GLCNAC,HRNT1,MGC22921,FLJ23071,OGT1 O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase flag
0
Mm Hs EMILIN1 0.028 0 0 0.03 0.028 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney DKFZp586M121,gp115 elastin microfibril interfacer 1 flag
0
Mm Hs GATA3 0.03 1 0 0.019 0.03 7 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney HDR GATA binding protein 3 Yflag
0
Mm Hs PLAU 0.01 0 0 0.044 0.003 4 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney URK plasminogen activator, urokinase Yflag
0
Mm Hs PLA2R1 0.003 0 0 0.013 0.001 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney PLA2G1R,PLA2IR,PLA2-R,CLEC13C phospholipase A2 receptor 1 flag
0
Mm Hs TRIP4 0.009 0 0 0.007 0 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney HsT17391 thyroid hormone receptor interactor 4 Yflag
0
Mm Hs AMOTL2 0.021 0 0 0.015 0.022 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney LCCP angiomotin like 2 flag
0
Mm Hs LATS2 0.008 0 0 0.009 0.008 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney large tumor suppressor kinase 2 flag
0
Mm Hs YAP1 0.021 0 0 0.02 0 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney YAP65 Yes associated protein 1 Yflag
0
Mm Hs LRP5 0.003 0 0 0.003 0.003 3 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney LR3,BMND1,HBM,OPS,OPTA1,VBCH2,EVR4,LRP7,OPPG LDL receptor related protein 5 Yflag
0
Mm Hs MIB1 0.017 0 0 0.01 0.018 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney DIP-1,MIB,KIAA1323,ZZANK2,ZZZ6 mindbomb E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 Yflag
0
Mm Hs NOSTRIN 0.025 0 0 0.024 0.026 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney MGC20702 nitric oxide synthase trafficking flag
0
Mm Hs ADAMTSL4 0.003 0 0 0.002 0.003 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney DKFZP434K1772,TSRC1 ADAMTS like 4 Yflag
0
Mm Hs FGF1 0.011 0 0 0.003 0.013 4 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney AFGF,ECGF,ECGFA,ECGFB,HBGF1,ECGF-beta,FGF-alpha,GLIO703,FGFA fibroblast growth factor 1 flag
-1
Mm Hs SFRP2 0.009 0 0 0.024 0 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney SARP1,SDF-5,FRP-2 secreted frizzled related protein 2 flag
-1
Mm Hs ECM1 0.034 0 0 0.009 0.04 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney extracellular matrix protein 1 Yflag
-1
Mm Hs CSTB 0.37 0.5 0 0.505 0.334 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney CST6,PME,EPM1,STFB cystatin B Yflag
-1
Mm Hs NOCT 0.016 0 0 0 0.021 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney CCR4L,Ccr4c,NOC,CCRN4L nocturnin flag
-1
Mm Hs PDGFRB 0.033 1 0 0.036 0.033 7 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney JTK12,CD140b,PDGFR1,PDGFR platelet derived growth factor receptor beta Yflag
-1
Mm Hs PDGFB 0.01 0 0 0.002 0.013 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney SSV,SIS platelet derived growth factor subunit B Yflag
-1
Mm Hs AKAP12 0.098 1 0 0.139 0.087 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney AKAP250,SSeCKS A-kinase anchoring protein 12 flag
-1
Mm Hs NCOA2 0.004 0 0 0.003 0.004 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney TIF2,NCoA-2,KAT13C,bHLHe75 nuclear receptor coactivator 2 flag
-1
Mm Hs PER3 0.025 0 0 0 0.031 2 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney period circadian regulator 3 Yflag
-1
Mm Hs TEK 0.02 0 0 0.002 0 4 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney TIE2,TIE-2,VMCM1,CD202b,VMCM TEK receptor tyrosine kinase Yflag
-1
Mm Hs DYRK1A 0.012 0 0 0.007 0.014 1 Mesangial cells Mesoderm Kidney DYRK1,DYRK,MNBH dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A Yflag

Datasets with computationally identified Mesangial cells

SRA SRS tissue cluster cell type p-value FDR View
SRA678017 SRS3112006 Embryonic kidney cortex 10 Mesangial cells 9.70E-5 3.15E-2 view data
SRA678017 SRS3112005 Embryonic kidney cortex 8 Mesangial cells 6.14E-5 2.55E-2 view data