Cell ID: CL0002204

Cell Name: brush cell

CSI Thresholds:

Select	Context	Threshold
	Overall	9.1676
	Colon + Healthy	52.8737
	Lamina propria of small intestine	39.0939
	Lamina propria of mucosa of colon	36.5904
	Lamina propria of mucosa of colon + Crohn disease	36.0466
	Colon	27.7775
	Sigmoid colon	24.2378
	Colonic epithelium	22.9430
	Ileum	22.8119
	Colonic epithelium + Crohn disease	20.2958
	Small intestine + Crohn disease	17.6639
	Crohn disease	15.6840
	Ileal epithelium + Crohn disease	15.5392
	Ileal epithelium	14.8009
	Small intestine	14.2080
	Ileal epithelium + Healthy	11.0416
	Ileum + Crohn disease	10.0957
	Stomach	9.3951
	Stomach + Healthy	9.3672
	Healthy	7.6609
	Lamina propria of small intestine + Crohn disease	6.0417
	Caecum epithelium	3.9562
	Caecum epithelium + Crohn disease	3.9443
	Small intestine + Healthy	3.6090
	Sigmoid colon + Crohn disease	3.1473
	Right colon	2.9886
	Colon + Crohn disease	2.9607
	Right colon + Crohn disease	2.7742
	Epithelium of small intestine	0.4872
	Epithelium of small intestine + Crohn disease	0.4172
	Left colon	-0.2547
	Left colon + Crohn disease	-0.3811
	Caecum + Crohn disease	-41.8422
	Ileum + Healthy	-72.2006
	Caecum	-158.2638

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

Description: A cell type found in the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts that is characterized by the presence of a tuft of blunt, squat microvilli (120-140 per cell). Function of this cell type is not known.

Synonyms: caveolated cell, fibrillovesicular cell, multivesicular cell, tuft cell