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: Schwann cells are the principal glia cells of the peripheral nervous system. There are two types of Schwann cell, myelinating and non-myelinating. Myelinating Schwann cells wrap around axons of motor and sensory neurons to form the myelin sheath.
Synonym(s): Neurilemma cells

Gene expression markers for Schwann 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
4
Mm Hs SOX10 0.04 NA NA NA NA 5 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain DOM,WS4,WS2E SRY-box 10 Yflag
3
Mm Hs S100B 0.066 0 0 0.033 0 8 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain S100beta S100 calcium binding protein B flag
2
Mm Hs CRYAB 0.136 0 0.977 0.107 0.142 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain HSPB5,CRYA2 crystallin alpha B Yflag
2
Mm Hs MPZ 0.002 0 0.218 0.002 0.001 3 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain HMSNIB,CMT2I,CMT2J,CMT1,CMT1B myelin protein zero Yflag
1
Mm Hs NRN1 0.021 0 0.034 0.01 0.023 4 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain NRN neuritin 1 flag
1
Mm Hs CNP 0.115 0 0.77 0.068 0.12 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3' phosphodiesterase flag
1
Mm Hs PMP22 0.102 0 0.851 0.096 0.099 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain HNPP,GAS3,Sp110 peripheral myelin protein 22 Yflag
1
Mm Hs PLP1 0.123 0 1 0.03 0.141 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain GPM6C,SPG2 proteolipid protein 1 Yflag
1
Mm Hs NF2 0.016 0 0 0.044 0.008 4 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain merlin,ACN,SCH,BANF neurofibromin 2 Yflag
1
Mm Hs ALDOC 0.078 0 0.23 0.001 0.096 4 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain aldolase, fructose-bisphosphate C flag
1
Mm Hs NOV 0.004 0 0 0.005 0.005 5 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain IGFBP9,CCN3 nephroblastoma overexpressed flag
1
Mm Hs MATN2 0.017 0 0.655 0.018 0.014 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain matrilin 2 flag
0
Mm Hs STMN1 0.43 0 0 0.419 0 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain OP18,PR22,PP19,Lag,FLJ32206,LAP18,C1orf215 stathmin 1 flag
0
Mm CD59A 0.033 0 0.897 0 0.037 5 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain CD59a antigen flag
0
Mm Hs CMTM5 0.044 0 0.575 0.008 0.05 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain FLJ37521,CKLFSF5 CKLF like MARVEL transmembrane domain containing 5 flag
0
Mm Hs BCHE 0.003 0 0.023 0.005 0.002 3 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain CHE2 butyrylcholinesterase flag
0
Mm Hs EGFL8 0.003 0 0.241 0 0.002 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain NG3,C6orf8 EGF like domain multiple 8 flag
0
Mm Hs GFRA3 0.005 0 0.161 0.003 0.005 4 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain GFRa-3 GDNF family receptor alpha 3 flag
0
Mm Hs SEMA3B 0.009 0 0 0.018 0 3 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain SemA,semaV,LUCA-1,sema5,SEMAA semaphorin 3B flag
0
Mm Hs CD82 0.097 0 0.046 0.063 0.105 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain R2,IA4,TSPAN27,ST6,KAI1 CD82 molecule Yflag
0
Mm Hs APOD 0.062 0 0.299 0.069 0.061 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain apolipoprotein D flag
0
Mm Hs RXRG 0.004 0 0 0 0 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain NR2B3 retinoid X receptor gamma flag
0
Mm Hs CADM4 0.082 0 0.31 0.01 0.099 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain TSLL2,Necl-4,SynCAM4,IGSF4C cell adhesion molecule 4 flag
0
Mm Hs KCNA1 0.031 0 0.644 0 0.035 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain Kv1.1,RBK1,HUK1,MBK1,AEMK potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 1 Yflag
0
Mm Hs GPR37L1 0.041 0 0.816 0.004 0.046 5 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain ETBR-LP-2 G protein-coupled receptor 37 like 1 flag
0
Mm Hs LGI4 0.002 0 0.184 0.004 0 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain leucine rich repeat LGI family member 4 flag
0
Mm Hs ITGB4 0.013 0 0.011 0.014 0.014 6 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain CD104 integrin subunit beta 4 Yflag
0
Mm Hs LAMC1 0.058 0 0.126 0.051 0.06 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain LAMB2 laminin subunit gamma 1 flag
0
Mm Hs POU3F1 0.013 0 0.149 0 0.016 4 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain OCT6,SCIP,OTF6 POU class 3 homeobox 1 flag
0
Mm Hs GFAP 0.013 0 0.092 0.006 0.015 11 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain FLJ45472 glial fibrillary acidic protein Yflag
0
Mm Hs MAG 0.045 0 0.046 0.011 0.054 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain SIGLEC4A,SIGLEC-4A,S-MAG,GMA myelin associated glycoprotein Yflag
0
Mm Hs OLIG1 0.066 0 0 0.004 0.083 3 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain BHLHB6,bHLHe21 oligodendrocyte transcription factor 1 flag
0
Mm Hs TST 0.047 0 0 0.019 0 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain thiosulfate sulfurtransferase flag
0
Mm Hs NDRG1 0.084 0 0.402 0.062 0.09 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain DRG1,RTP,TDD5,CAP43 N-myc downstream regulated 1 Yflag
0
Mm Hs CTHRC1 0.031 0 0.023 0.032 0.032 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain collagen triple helix repeat containing 1 Yflag
0
Mm Hs SEPT9 0.081 0 0 0.142 0 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain MSF1,KIAA0991,PNUTL4,AF17q25,SeptD1 septin 9 Yflag
0
Mm Hs AGR2 0.024 0 0 0.073 0.013 7 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain XAG-2,HAG-2,PDIA17 anterior gradient 2, protein disulphide isomerase family member flag
0
Mm Hs NTRK1 0.004 0 0.023 0 0.005 4 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain TRKA,MTC neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 1 Yflag
0
Mm Hs BCAS1 0.035 0 0.08 0.008 0.042 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain NABC1,AIBC1 breast carcinoma amplified sequence 1 flag
0
Mm Hs NPY 0.015 0 0.23 0.006 0.016 6 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain PYY4 neuropeptide Y flag
0
Mm Hs ASPA 0.027 0 0.31 0.003 0.031 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain ACY2 aspartoacylase Yflag
-1
Mm Hs NGFR 0.007 0 0.092 0.002 0.007 6 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain TNFRSF16,CD271,p75NTR nerve growth factor receptor flag
-1
Mm Hs CLDN19 0.001 0 0.069 0.001 0.001 2 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain claudin 19 Yflag
-1
Mm Hs TAGLN 0.01 0 0 0.001 0 4 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain SM22,WS3-10,TAGLN1,DKFZp686P11128 transgelin flag
-1
Mm Hs PRX 0.002 0 0.08 0 0.002 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain KIAA1620 periaxin Yflag
-1
Mm Hs SCN7A 0.017 0 0 0.008 0 4 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain Nav2.1,Nav2.2,NaG,SCN6A sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 7 flag
-1
Mm Hs ART3 0.021 0 0.759 0.017 0.019 3 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain ADP-ribosyltransferase 3 flag
-1
Mm Hs BAG3 0.036 0 0.034 0.064 0.031 1 Schwann cells Ectoderm Brain BCL2 associated athanogene 3 Yflag

Datasets with computationally identified Schwann cells

SRA SRS tissue cluster cell type p-value FDR View
SRA653146 SRS3044263 Trachea 18 Schwann cells 4.99E-11 5.63E-8 view data
SRA645056 SRS2819412 Bone marrow 12 Schwann cells 1.44E-8 4.39E-6 view data
SRA851241 SRS4388158 Muscle 18 Schwann cells 7.25E-7 2.28E-4 view data
SRA658915 SRS2944106 Heart 8 Schwann cells 2.11E-10 1.66E-7 view data
SRA658915 SRS2944113 Heart 8 Schwann cells 7.76E-7 1.21E-3 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060054 Enteric nervous system 0 Schwann cells 4.29E-9 1.30E-6 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060054 Enteric nervous system 1 Schwann cells 1.25E-6 2.42E-4 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060054 Enteric nervous system 2 Schwann cells 8.85E-11 3.76E-8 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060054 Enteric nervous system 3 Schwann cells 4.02E-7 9.48E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060054 Enteric nervous system 4 Schwann cells 1.46E-7 3.88E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060054 Enteric nervous system 5 Schwann cells 3.15E-10 1.11E-7 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060054 Enteric nervous system 8 Schwann cells 5.50E-5 6.15E-3 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060054 Enteric nervous system 9 Schwann cells 1.98E-4 1.75E-2 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 0 Schwann cells 8.23E-7 1.56E-4 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 1 Schwann cells 2.04E-9 6.77E-7 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 2 Schwann cells 1.91E-7 4.22E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 3 Schwann cells 7.69E-7 1.56E-4 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 4 Schwann cells 1.69E-6 2.80E-4 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 5 Schwann cells 8.54E-8 2.06E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 6 Schwann cells 2.91E-9 8.58E-7 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 8 Schwann cells 2.00E-5 2.31E-3 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060061 Enteric nervous system 11 Schwann cells 3.18E-5 3.52E-3 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 0 Schwann cells 2.31E-8 5.57E-6 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 1 Schwann cells 3.58E-10 1.05E-7 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 2 Schwann cells 7.93E-7 1.17E-4 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 3 Schwann cells 2.34E-7 4.43E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 4 Schwann cells 1.93E-10 6.41E-8 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 5 Schwann cells 4.95E-7 7.73E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 6 Schwann cells 1.73E-8 4.59E-6 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 11 Schwann cells 2.42E-5 2.67E-3 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060060 Enteric nervous system 12 Schwann cells 3.79E-5 3.87E-3 view data
SRA653146 SRS2874273 Heart 20 Schwann cells 1.79E-18 4.45E-16 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060058 Sympathetic nervous system 0 Schwann cells 1.60E-4 1.59E-2 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060058 Sympathetic nervous system 1 Schwann cells 2.54E-8 5.17E-6 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060058 Sympathetic nervous system 15 Schwann cells 2.84E-5 3.33E-3 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060058 Sympathetic nervous system 17 Schwann cells 2.23E-11 9.61E-9 view data
SRA653146 SRS2874285 Trachea 21 Schwann cells 5.07E-16 1.15E-13 view data
SRA780044 SRS3806574 Olfactory epithelium 13 Schwann cells 1.61E-10 6.72E-8 view data
SRA815945 SRS4088994 Nerve 13 Schwann cells 4.25E-5 3.82E-3 view data
SRA653146 SRS3044262 Trachea 22 Schwann cells 2.28E-9 7.56E-7 view data
SRA653146 SRS3044262 Trachea 24 Schwann cells 9.94E-12 5.51E-9 view data
SRA658915 SRS2944108 Heart 8 Schwann cells 6.22E-5 3.99E-2 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990030 Olfactory bulb 2 Schwann cells 3.73E-6 1.20E-3 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990030 Olfactory bulb 13 Schwann cells 4.68E-5 1.07E-2 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990021 Olfactory bulb 0 Schwann cells 4.12E-6 1.27E-3 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990021 Olfactory bulb 1 Schwann cells 4.88E-6 1.41E-3 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990021 Olfactory bulb 19 Schwann cells 2.38E-5 5.02E-3 view data
SRA745567 SRS3600295 Pancreatic islets 18 Schwann cells 3.55E-7 1.49E-4 view data
SRA681285 SRS3121028 Dermis 0 Schwann cells 4.28E-6 6.90E-4 view data
SRA681285 SRS3121028 Dermis 7 Schwann cells 2.33E-9 4.93E-7 view data
SRA681285 SRS3121028 Dermis 14 Schwann cells 1.36E-5 2.03E-3 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990019 Olfactory bulb 0 Schwann cells 1.03E-5 1.82E-3 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990019 Olfactory bulb 2 Schwann cells 1.15E-5 1.97E-3 view data
SRA664171 SRS3020563 Prostate basal cells 15 Schwann cells 1.20E-9 2.14E-6 view data
SRA658915 SRS2944107 Heart 9 Schwann cells 1.46E-9 9.52E-7 view data
SRA593403 SRS2392269 Trigeminal neurons 18 Schwann cells 1.68E-8 3.30E-6 view data
SRA593403 SRS2392268 Trigeminal neurons 10 Schwann cells 6.01E-10 1.28E-7 view data
SRA667466 SRS3059942 Dorsal root ganglion 0 Schwann cells 2.10E-6 2.41E-4 view data
SRA667466 SRS3059942 Dorsal root ganglion 1 Schwann cells 4.59E-6 4.85E-4 view data
SRA667466 SRS3059942 Dorsal root ganglion 2 Schwann cells 8.72E-10 1.92E-7 view data
SRA667466 SRS3059942 Dorsal root ganglion 5 Schwann cells 6.51E-8 1.01E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3059942 Dorsal root ganglion 12 Schwann cells 1.79E-4 1.39E-2 view data
SRA667466 SRS3059994 Dorsal root ganglion 3 Schwann cells 1.59E-4 1.12E-2 view data
SRA667466 SRS3059994 Dorsal root ganglion 5 Schwann cells 7.34E-8 1.09E-5 view data
SRA653146 SRS3044259 Muscle 17 Schwann cells 5.18E-11 1.32E-8 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990018 Olfactory bulb 3 Schwann cells 8.00E-5 1.42E-2 view data
SRA638923 SRS2797092 Muscle 13 Schwann cells 6.06E-5 2.68E-2 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060056 Enteric nervous system 0 Schwann cells 2.05E-7 4.19E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060056 Enteric nervous system 1 Schwann cells 2.70E-10 1.02E-7 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060056 Enteric nervous system 2 Schwann cells 4.14E-7 6.88E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060056 Enteric nervous system 4 Schwann cells 1.53E-7 3.68E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060056 Enteric nervous system 5 Schwann cells 5.49E-5 6.34E-3 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060056 Enteric nervous system 6 Schwann cells 2.71E-8 7.21E-6 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060056 Enteric nervous system 8 Schwann cells 2.75E-7 5.22E-5 view data
SRA667466 SRS3060056 Enteric nervous system 12 Schwann cells 2.54E-8 7.21E-6 view data
SRA784304 SRS3823098 Pancreatic progenitor cells 11 Schwann cells 3.25E-8 6.66E-6 view data
SRA851241 SRS4388159 Muscle 18 Schwann cells 1.68E-10 1.19E-7 view data
SRA658915 SRS2944116 Heart 10 Schwann cells 3.45E-7 1.95E-4 view data
SRA645056 SRS2819417 Bone marrow 12 Schwann cells 6.82E-7 1.19E-4 view data
SRA653146 SRS2874277 Mammary gland 16 Schwann cells 4.05E-14 1.23E-11 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990017 Olfactory bulb 0 Schwann cells 1.27E-5 2.47E-3 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990017 Olfactory bulb 1 Schwann cells 9.41E-7 2.68E-4 view data
SRA540941 SRS2016485 Mammary gland 10 Schwann cells 2.45E-9 2.37E-6 view data
SRA780044 SRS3806572 Olfactory epithelium 14 Schwann cells 2.50E-5 8.49E-3 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990020 Olfactory bulb 0 Schwann cells 4.78E-5 9.66E-3 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990020 Olfactory bulb 1 Schwann cells 3.18E-6 7.86E-4 view data
SRA800102 SRS3990020 Olfactory bulb 11 Schwann cells 8.75E-6 1.95E-3 view data