Details for: OPN1MW

Gene ID: 2652

Symbol: OPN1MW

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000268221

Description: opsin 1, medium wave sensitive

Associated with

Cells (max top 100)

(Cell Significance Index and respective Thresholds are uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers)

  • Cell Name: eye photoreceptor cell (CL0000287)
    Fold Change: 0.3211
    Cell Significance Index: 20.2400
  • Cell Name: retinal rod cell (CL0000604)
    Fold Change: 0.0210
    Cell Significance Index: 0.2500
  • Cell Name: retinal cone cell (CL0000573)
    Fold Change: 0.0080
    Cell Significance Index: 0.1000
  • Cell Name: retinal astrocyte (CL4033015)
    Fold Change: 0.0018
    Cell Significance Index: 0.0200
  • Cell Name: Mueller cell (CL0000636)
    Fold Change: 0.0006
    Cell Significance Index: 0.0100
  • Cell Name: neural cell (CL0002319)
    Fold Change: 0.0005
    Cell Significance Index: 0.0100
  • Cell Name: pigmented epithelial cell (CL0000529)
    Fold Change: -0.0004
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7200
  • Cell Name: pancreatic A cell (CL0000171)
    Fold Change: -0.0011
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7800
  • Cell Name: CD14-positive monocyte (CL0001054)
    Fold Change: -0.0013
    Cell Significance Index: -0.0300
  • Cell Name: L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron (CL4023040)
    Fold Change: -0.0025
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5100
  • Cell Name: central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0000904)
    Fold Change: -0.0031
    Cell Significance Index: -0.0300
  • Cell Name: pancreatic acinar cell (CL0002064)
    Fold Change: -0.0044
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7500
  • Cell Name: cone retinal bipolar cell (CL0000752)
    Fold Change: -0.0052
    Cell Significance Index: -0.0400
  • Cell Name: pancreatic ductal cell (CL0002079)
    Fold Change: -0.0065
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7500
  • Cell Name: retinal progenitor cell (CL0002672)
    Fold Change: -0.0119
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6700
  • Cell Name: glycinergic neuron (CL1001509)
    Fold Change: -0.0143
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7500
  • Cell Name: neuron (CL0000540)
    Fold Change: -0.0163
    Cell Significance Index: -0.1500
  • Cell Name: corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023013)
    Fold Change: -0.0185
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5900
  • Cell Name: placental villous trophoblast (CL2000060)
    Fold Change: -0.0187
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5000
  • Cell Name: near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron (CL4023012)
    Fold Change: -0.0196
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4900
  • Cell Name: hepatoblast (CL0005026)
    Fold Change: -0.0202
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3400
  • Cell Name: lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023011)
    Fold Change: -0.0241
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5200
  • Cell Name: pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023018)
    Fold Change: -0.0261
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5600
  • Cell Name: pericyte (CL0000669)
    Fold Change: -0.0275
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3300
  • Cell Name: adipocyte (CL0000136)
    Fold Change: -0.0280
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3700
  • Cell Name: regular ventricular cardiac myocyte (CL0002131)
    Fold Change: -0.0281
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3600
  • Cell Name: sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023015)
    Fold Change: -0.0290
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5700
  • Cell Name: hepatocyte (CL0000182)
    Fold Change: -0.0296
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4100
  • Cell Name: medial ganglionic eminence derived interneuron (CL4023063)
    Fold Change: -0.0300
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4300
  • Cell Name: VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023016)
    Fold Change: -0.0309
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6200
  • Cell Name: regulatory T cell (CL0000815)
    Fold Change: -0.0310
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3600
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell of lymphatic vessel (CL0002138)
    Fold Change: -0.0312
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3800
  • Cell Name: glutamatergic neuron (CL0000679)
    Fold Change: -0.0312
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3400
  • Cell Name: kidney loop of Henle thin ascending limb epithelial cell (CL1001107)
    Fold Change: -0.0318
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3200
  • Cell Name: vascular associated smooth muscle cell (CL0000359)
    Fold Change: -0.0320
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3400
  • Cell Name: dendritic cell (CL0000451)
    Fold Change: -0.0322
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4200
  • Cell Name: GABAergic amacrine cell (CL4030027)
    Fold Change: -0.0327
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4100
  • Cell Name: sst GABAergic cortical interneuron (CL4023017)
    Fold Change: -0.0331
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6600
  • Cell Name: oligodendrocyte precursor cell (CL0002453)
    Fold Change: -0.0344
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4500
  • Cell Name: CD8-alpha-alpha-positive, alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell (CL0000915)
    Fold Change: -0.0349
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3000
  • Cell Name: retina horizontal cell (CL0000745)
    Fold Change: -0.0367
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4600
  • Cell Name: group 3 innate lymphoid cell (CL0001071)
    Fold Change: -0.0368
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3600
  • Cell Name: astrocyte of the cerebral cortex (CL0002605)
    Fold Change: -0.0373
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6500
  • Cell Name: blood vessel endothelial cell (CL0000071)
    Fold Change: -0.0377
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4100
  • Cell Name: natural killer cell (CL0000623)
    Fold Change: -0.0379
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4200
  • Cell Name: rod bipolar cell (CL0000751)
    Fold Change: -0.0393
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4500
  • Cell Name: amacrine cell (CL0000561)
    Fold Change: -0.0411
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5200
  • Cell Name: ON midget ganglion cell (CL4033046)
    Fold Change: -0.0412
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5200
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell (CL0000115)
    Fold Change: -0.0431
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5300
  • Cell Name: retinal bipolar neuron (CL0000748)
    Fold Change: -0.0437
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5300
  • Cell Name: vein endothelial cell (CL0002543)
    Fold Change: -0.0443
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4800
  • Cell Name: fibroblast (CL0000057)
    Fold Change: -0.0447
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4200
  • Cell Name: OFF-bipolar cell (CL0000750)
    Fold Change: -0.0454
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4000
  • Cell Name: ON-bipolar cell (CL0000749)
    Fold Change: -0.0460
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5200
  • Cell Name: B-2 B cell (CL0000822)
    Fold Change: -0.0474
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4200
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell of vascular tree (CL0002139)
    Fold Change: -0.0475
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6500
  • Cell Name: neuroblast (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) (CL0000338)
    Fold Change: -0.0475
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4300
  • Cell Name: B-1 B cell (CL0000819)
    Fold Change: -0.0482
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4200
  • Cell Name: flat midget bipolar cell (CL4033033)
    Fold Change: -0.0491
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6100
  • Cell Name: retinal pigment epithelial cell (CL0002586)
    Fold Change: -0.0493
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5300
  • Cell Name: macrophage (CL0000235)
    Fold Change: -0.0509
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5200
  • Cell Name: retinal ganglion cell (CL0000740)
    Fold Change: -0.0509
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4200
  • Cell Name: mast cell (CL0000097)
    Fold Change: -0.0509
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6700
  • Cell Name: neutrophil (CL0000775)
    Fold Change: -0.0512
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6400
  • Cell Name: monocyte (CL0000576)
    Fold Change: -0.0513
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5900
  • Cell Name: leukocyte (CL0000738)
    Fold Change: -0.0515
    Cell Significance Index: -0.8800
  • Cell Name: invaginating midget bipolar cell (CL4033034)
    Fold Change: -0.0523
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6500
  • Cell Name: effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, terminally differentiated (CL0001062)
    Fold Change: -0.0526
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4200
  • Cell Name: H1 horizontal cell (CL0004217)
    Fold Change: -0.0533
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6700
  • Cell Name: OFF midget ganglion cell (CL4033047)
    Fold Change: -0.0533
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6700
  • Cell Name: diffuse bipolar 1 cell (CL4033027)
    Fold Change: -0.0540
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6600
  • Cell Name: basal cell (CL0000646)
    Fold Change: -0.0544
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6500
  • Cell Name: oligodendrocyte (CL0000128)
    Fold Change: -0.0550
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5900
  • Cell Name: CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell, CD45RO-positive (CL0001203)
    Fold Change: -0.0551
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5700
  • Cell Name: diffuse bipolar 2 cell (CL4033028)
    Fold Change: -0.0554
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6800
  • Cell Name: microglial cell (CL0000129)
    Fold Change: -0.0555
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6500
  • Cell Name: S cone cell (CL0003050)
    Fold Change: -0.0558
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6500
  • Cell Name: conventional dendritic cell (CL0000990)
    Fold Change: -0.0559
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6600
  • Cell Name: basal cell of epidermis (CL0002187)
    Fold Change: -0.0562
    Cell Significance Index: -0.8500
  • Cell Name: alveolar macrophage (CL0000583)
    Fold Change: -0.0566
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5000
  • Cell Name: H2 horizontal cell (CL0004218)
    Fold Change: -0.0567
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6700
  • Cell Name: diffuse bipolar 4 cell (CL4033031)
    Fold Change: -0.0567
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6900
  • Cell Name: astrocyte (CL0000127)
    Fold Change: -0.0568
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6500
  • Cell Name: CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human (CL0000939)
    Fold Change: -0.0573
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5100
  • Cell Name: cell of skeletal muscle (CL0000188)
    Fold Change: -0.0581
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7400
  • Cell Name: glycinergic amacrine cell (CL4030028)
    Fold Change: -0.0591
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6400
  • Cell Name: diffuse bipolar 3a cell (CL4033029)
    Fold Change: -0.0598
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7200
  • Cell Name: capillary endothelial cell (CL0002144)
    Fold Change: -0.0612
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7000
  • Cell Name: macroglial cell (CL0000126)
    Fold Change: -0.0613
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7100
  • Cell Name: starburst amacrine cell (CL0004232)
    Fold Change: -0.0614
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7400
  • Cell Name: B cell (CL0000236)
    Fold Change: -0.0614
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7300
  • Cell Name: ON parasol ganglion cell (CL4033052)
    Fold Change: -0.0618
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7700
  • Cell Name: CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0000624)
    Fold Change: -0.0620
    Cell Significance Index: -0.5800
  • Cell Name: diffuse bipolar 3b cell (CL4033030)
    Fold Change: -0.0622
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7500
  • Cell Name: giant bipolar cell (CL4033035)
    Fold Change: -0.0628
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7400
  • Cell Name: extravillous trophoblast (CL0008036)
    Fold Change: -0.0660
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4100
  • Cell Name: OFF parasol ganglion cell (CL4033051)
    Fold Change: -0.0665
    Cell Significance Index: -0.8400
  • Cell Name: diffuse bipolar 6 cell (CL4033032)
    Fold Change: -0.0669
    Cell Significance Index: -0.7700
  • Cell Name: malignant cell (CL0001064)
    Fold Change: -0.0672
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3600
  • Cell Name: classical monocyte (CL0000860)
    Fold Change: -0.0686
    Cell Significance Index: -0.6400

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this specific cell.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Other Information

**Key Characteristics:** OPN1MW is a member of the opsin family, which is a group of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) responsible for detecting light in the retina. Specifically, OPN1MW is sensitive to medium wave light, which is essential for detecting blue-violet light. This gene is primarily expressed in photoreceptor cells, which are specialized cells in the retina responsible for converting light into electrical signals. The expression of OPN1MW is also found in other cell types, including smooth muscle myoblasts, goblet cells, and intestinal epithelial cells. **Pathways and Functions:** OPN1MW is involved in several signaling pathways that are crucial for visual transduction. The primary pathway is the phototransduction pathway, which involves the activation of OPN1MW by light. This activation triggers a series of downstream signaling events that ultimately lead to the generation of an electrical signal in the photoreceptor cell. The phototransduction pathway involves the activation of G-proteins, which in turn activate downstream effectors that regulate the activity of ion channels and pumps in the photoreceptor cell membrane. In addition to its role in visual transduction, OPN1MW is also involved in other signaling pathways, including the Gpcr downstream signaling pathway, Gpcr ligand binding pathway, and the G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity pathway. These pathways are involved in various cellular processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. **Clinical Significance:** Dysregulation of OPN1MW has been implicated in several diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited disorders that affect the retina and lead to progressive vision loss. Mutations in the OPN1MW gene have been associated with an increased risk of developing retinitis pigmentosa, particularly in individuals with a family history of the disease. In addition to its role in retinitis pigmentosa, OPN1MW has also been implicated in other diseases, including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. These diseases are characterized by the degeneration of photoreceptor cells and the disruption of the phototransduction pathway, leading to vision loss. In conclusion, OPN1MW is a gene that plays a critical role in visual transduction and beyond. Its dysregulation has been implicated in several diseases, highlighting the importance of this gene in maintaining normal vision and preventing vision loss. Further research is needed to fully understand the mechanisms underlying OPN1MW and its role in disease. **Signaling by Gpcr, Signal transduction, The retinoid cycle in cones (daylight vision), Visual perception, Visual phototransduction** **Signaling by gpcr is a pathway that involves the activation of G-proteins by ligand binding to GPCRs.** **Signal transduction is the process by which a signal is transmitted from a receptor to an effector, resulting in a specific response.** **The retinoid cycle in cones (daylight vision) is a pathway that involves the conversion of 11-cis-retinal to 11-trans-retinal, which is essential for the regeneration of opsin proteins in cone photoreceptors.** **Visual perception is the process by which the brain interprets visual information from the retina.** **Visual phototransduction is the process by which light is converted into electrical signals in photoreceptor cells.**

Database document:

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