Cell ID: CL0000653

Cell Name: podocyte

CSI Thresholds:

Select	Context	Threshold
	Overall	11.4707
	Type 2 diabetes mellitus	31.8959
	Cortex of kidney + Type 2 diabetes mellitus	29.6938
	Renal pelvis	16.5058
	Renal pelvis + Healthy	16.4683
	Kidney + Chronic kidney disease	16.2953
	Kidney + Acute kidney failure	15.6728
	Kidney	13.2007
	Cortex of kidney + Acute kidney failure	10.3649
	Healthy	9.7976
	Acute kidney failure	9.5604
	Chronic kidney disease	8.7280
	Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma	7.3518
	Kidney + Healthy	7.2317
	Cortex of kidney + Healthy	7.0376
	Cortex of kidney	6.8957
	Renal medulla + Chronic kidney disease	5.8588
	Cortex of kidney + Chronic kidney disease	5.1697
	Renal medulla + Acute kidney failure	4.6168
	Renal medulla	4.5889
	Renal medulla + Healthy	3.5229
	Kidney + Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma	3.0311
	Perirenal fat	-0.2249
	Perirenal fat + Healthy	-0.3646
	Renal papilla	-2.6140
	Renal papilla + Healthy	-2.6608

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(Cell Significance Index is uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers.)

Description: A specialized kidney epithelial cell, contained within a glomerulus, that contains "feet" that interdigitate with the "feet" of other podocytes.

Synonyms: epithelial cell of visceral layer of glomerular capsule, glomerular podocyte, glomerular visceral epithelial cell, kidney podocyte, renal podocyte