Details for: HMOX2

Gene ID: 3163

Gene Type:  Protein-coding  - A gene that serves as a template for producing a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule, which is then translated into a functional protein.

Symbol: HMOX2

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000103415

Description: heme oxygenase 2

Selected Context(s):  Overall

Cell Significance Landscape

Contexts:

Associated with

Significant Cells

Cell Significance Index (CSI) scores for the chosen context(s)

  • lung macrophage CL1001603
    CSI 14.56
    rCSI 32.52%
    PRS 36.94
  • activated type II NK T cell CL0000931
    CSI 13.27
    rCSI 14.93%
    PRS 46.89
  • memory T cell CL0000813
    CSI 11.82
    rCSI 22.77%
    PRS 61.58
  • CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human CL0000939
    CSI 11.11
    rCSI 7.41%
    PRS 59.9
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 9.43
    rCSI 11.31%
    PRS 30.59
  • retinal blood vessel endothelial cell CL0002585
    CSI 9.21
    rCSI 14.72%
    PRS 34.63
  • vascular associated smooth muscle cell CL0000359
    CSI 8.2
    rCSI 26.6%
    PRS 36
  • effector CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001050
    CSI 8.04
    rCSI 6.11%
    PRS 41.12
  • intermediate monocyte CL0002393
    CSI 7.75
    rCSI 11.69%
    PRS 32.73
  • paneth cell of epithelium of small intestine CL1000343
    CSI 7.69
    rCSI 21.55%
    PRS 46.17
  • kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell CL1000768
    CSI 7.58
    rCSI 19.22%
    PRS 24.69
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 7.17
    rCSI 5.56%
    PRS 31.23
  • microcirculation associated smooth muscle cell CL0008035
    CSI 7.07
    rCSI 20.47%
    PRS 34.59
  • sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023015
    CSI 6.8
    rCSI 10.94%
    PRS 21.67
  • fibroblast of lung CL0002553
    CSI 6.61
    rCSI 6.15%
    PRS 31.67
  • ciliated cell CL0000064
    CSI 6.61
    rCSI 10.7%
    PRS 31.2
  • sst GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023017
    CSI 6.44
    rCSI 8.3%
    PRS 20.64
  • L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4023040
    CSI 5.65
    rCSI 13.73%
    PRS 19.43
  • granulocyte CL0000094
    CSI 5.3
    rCSI 8.1%
    PRS 39.81
  • peptic cell CL0000155
    CSI 5.14
    rCSI 50.58%
    PRS 61.87
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI 4.95
    rCSI 12.52%
    PRS 38.63
  • myofibroblast cell CL0000186
    CSI 4.86
    rCSI 6.74%
    PRS 38.91
  • pulmonary artery endothelial cell CL1001568
    CSI 4.68
    rCSI 6.37%
    PRS 44
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 4.63
    rCSI 3.22%
    PRS 38.21
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 4.62
    rCSI 3.83%
    PRS 30.24
  • fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell CL4030006
    CSI 4.38
    rCSI 4.22%
    PRS 32.6
  • helper T cell CL0000912
    CSI 4.04
    rCSI 5.71%
    PRS 41.55
  • mucus secreting cell CL0000319
    CSI 3.95
    rCSI 6.27%
    PRS 40.42
  • enterocyte CL0000584
    CSI 3.95
    rCSI 6.36%
    PRS 42.69
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000810
    CSI 3.88
    rCSI 3.11%
    PRS 51.91
  • alveolar adventitial fibroblast CL4028006
    CSI 3.88
    rCSI 6.12%
    PRS 32.26
  • multi-ciliated epithelial cell CL0005012
    CSI 3.84
    rCSI 3.84%
    PRS 27.22
  • retina horizontal cell CL0000745
    CSI 3.82
    rCSI 5.82%
    PRS 29.41
  • tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell CL0019019
    CSI 3.8
    rCSI 6.71%
    PRS 39.55
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, terminally differentiated CL0001062
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 18.59%
    PRS 40.88
  • club cell CL0000158
    CSI 3.55
    rCSI 5.2%
    PRS 33.74
  • ependymal cell CL0000065
    CSI 3.51
    rCSI 7.11%
    PRS 18.5
  • mature alpha-beta T cell CL0000791
    CSI 3.37
    rCSI 12.22%
    PRS 49.73
  • CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CL0000792
    CSI 3.35
    rCSI 3.29%
    PRS 45.82
  • cardiac endothelial cell CL0010008
    CSI 3.27
    rCSI 13.19%
    PRS 30.46
  • rod bipolar cell CL0000751
    CSI 3.16
    rCSI 5.67%
    PRS 26.71
  • naive T cell CL0000898
    CSI 3.1
    rCSI 2.16%
    PRS 42.99
  • renal alpha-intercalated cell CL0005011
    CSI 3.08
    rCSI 4.12%
    PRS 39.05
  • CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell, human CL0000938
    CSI 3.03
    rCSI 2.27%
    PRS 67.1
  • pulmonary ionocyte CL0017000
    CSI 3.02
    rCSI 3.67%
    PRS 38.46
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000913
    CSI 3.02
    rCSI 2.75%
    PRS 45.77
  • immature B cell CL0000816
    CSI 2.95
    rCSI 2.19%
    PRS 43.83
  • naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000900
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 2.04%
    PRS 58.4
  • podocyte CL0000653
    CSI 2.87
    rCSI 12.77%
    PRS 30.55
  • central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000904
    CSI 2.86
    rCSI 1.69%
    PRS 43.86
  • cerebellar granule cell CL0001031
    CSI 2.76
    rCSI 4.06%
    PRS 29.43
  • retinal ganglion cell CL0000740
    CSI 2.76
    rCSI 6.1%
    PRS 23.06
  • lung pericyte CL0009089
    CSI 2.68
    rCSI 7.07%
    PRS 37.44
  • hepatic stellate cell CL0000632
    CSI 2.66
    rCSI 9.97%
    PRS 26.91
  • regular atrial cardiac myocyte CL0002129
    CSI 2.62
    rCSI 8.43%
    PRS 32.28
  • interstitial cell of Cajal CL0002088
    CSI 2.61
    rCSI 3.33%
    PRS 36.29
  • common lymphoid progenitor CL0000051
    CSI 2.59
    rCSI 3.46%
    PRS 53.71
  • cerebral cortex GABAergic interneuron CL0010011
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 7.37%
    PRS 36.37
  • respiratory suprabasal cell CL4033048
    CSI 2.47
    rCSI 3.16%
    PRS 36.26
  • OFF-bipolar cell CL0000750
    CSI 2.43
    rCSI 3.32%
    PRS 43.12
  • type B pancreatic cell CL0000169
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 5.32%
    PRS 29.41
  • mature T cell CL0002419
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 1.87%
    PRS 45.85
  • colon epithelial cell CL0011108
    CSI 2.39
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 29.64
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 2.37
    rCSI 2.14%
    PRS 29.05
  • activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000896
    CSI 2.34
    rCSI 2.17%
    PRS 51.55
  • midzonal region hepatocyte CL0019028
    CSI 2.31
    rCSI 5.43%
    PRS 41.76
  • enterocyte of epithelium of large intestine CL0002071
    CSI 2.31
    rCSI 12.11%
    PRS 47.79
  • T follicular helper cell CL0002038
    CSI 2.29
    rCSI 1.72%
    PRS 45.83
  • elicited macrophage CL0000861
    CSI 2.28
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 37.6
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 2.26
    rCSI 1.78%
    PRS 37.42
  • Langerhans cell CL0000453
    CSI 2.26
    rCSI 3.45%
    PRS 49.56
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human CL0001058
    CSI 2.23
    rCSI 1.55%
    PRS 33.3
  • blood vessel endothelial cell CL0000071
    CSI 2.22
    rCSI 4.61%
    PRS 30.97
  • Kupffer cell CL0000091
    CSI 2.22
    rCSI 5.07%
    PRS 31.19
  • VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023016
    CSI 2.19
    rCSI 2.62%
    PRS 19.8
  • enteric smooth muscle cell CL0002504
    CSI 2.19
    rCSI 3.12%
    PRS 34.46
  • basal cell of prostate epithelium CL0002341
    CSI 2.17
    rCSI 6.29%
    PRS 53.71
  • pulmonary capillary endothelial cell CL4028001
    CSI 2.13
    rCSI 4.07%
    PRS 47.42
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000811
    CSI 2.08
    rCSI 3.24%
    PRS 59.27
  • effector memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000905
    CSI 2.06
    rCSI 2.81%
    PRS 60.52
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 2.06
    rCSI 1.83%
    PRS 31.46
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 2.01
    rCSI 1.77%
    PRS 23.49
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000897
    CSI 2
    rCSI 1.44%
    PRS 42.53
  • interneuron CL0000099
    CSI 1.94
    rCSI 3.89%
    PRS 23.98
  • secretory cell CL0000151
    CSI 1.93
    rCSI 2.01%
    PRS 32.34
  • chondrocyte CL0000138
    CSI 1.92
    rCSI 3.05%
    PRS 26.81
  • placental villous trophoblast CL2000060
    CSI 1.92
    rCSI 2.96%
    PRS 30.04
  • kidney loop of Henle thin descending limb epithelial cell CL1001111
    CSI 1.91
    rCSI 2.71%
    PRS 29.5
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI 1.91
    rCSI 5.49%
    PRS 46.39
  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 1.86
    rCSI 1.43%
    PRS 30.13
  • alpha-beta T cell CL0000789
    CSI 1.84
    rCSI 2.15%
    PRS 44.34
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 1.81
    rCSI 1.22%
    PRS 39.56
  • indirect pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023029
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 43.33%
    PRS 20.07
  • epithelial cell CL0000066
    CSI 1.76
    rCSI 2.71%
    PRS 37.78
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 1.76
    rCSI 1.83%
    PRS 32.24
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 1.74
    rCSI 1.38%
    PRS 22.28
  • conjunctival epithelial cell CL1000432
    CSI 1.74
    rCSI 2.66%
    PRS 32.1
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000906
    CSI 1.74
    rCSI 1.71%
    PRS 63.87
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 1.72
    rCSI 1.39%
    PRS 31.91
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 1.72
    rCSI 1.44%
    PRS 36.52
  • L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023038
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 20.9%
  • prostate gland microvascular endothelial cell CL2000059
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 3.9%
    PRS 64.8%
  • cytotoxic T cell CL0000910
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 43.8%
  • blood vessel smooth muscle cell CL0019018
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 29.1%
  • tracheobronchial serous cell CL0019001
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 49.6%
  • erythroid progenitor cell CL0000038
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 42.9%
  • Cajal-Retzius cell CL0000695
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 51.3%
  • medium spiny neuron CL1001474
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 20.9%
  • epithelial cell of esophagus CL0002252
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 64.6%
  • endothelial cell of placenta CL0009092
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 41.6%
  • parietal cell CL0000162
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 76.2%
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 24.7%
  • foveolar cell of stomach CL0002179
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 46.4%
  • mammary gland epithelial cell CL0002327
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 48.4%
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 3.8%
    PRS 21.0%
  • forebrain radial glial cell CL0013000
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 40.6%
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 0.6%
    PRS 35.1%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell, CD45RO-positive CL0001203
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 0.8%
    PRS 33.3%
  • amacrine cell CL0000561
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 25.4%
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 4.8%
    PRS 25.9%
  • dopaminergic neuron CL0000700
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 4.5%
    PRS 21.0%
  • renal interstitial pericyte CL1001318
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 29.7%
  • glycinergic amacrine cell CL4030028
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 31.9%
  • Hofbauer cell CL3000001
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 40.0%
  • near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023012
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 20.8%
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 19.3%
  • squamous epithelial cell CL0000076
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 37.5%
  • CD8-positive, CD28-negative, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CL0000920
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 49.1%
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 39.3%
  • type EC enteroendocrine cell CL0000577
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 46.1%
  • pancreatic acinar cell CL0002064
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 35.0%
  • duct epithelial cell CL0000068
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 33.8%
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 36.9%
  • pancreatic ductal cell CL0002079
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 32.9%
  • pancreatic stellate cell CL0002410
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 6.4%
    PRS 43.4%
  • mononuclear phagocyte CL0000113
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 35.4%
  • epithelial cell of proximal tubule CL0002306
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 29.8%
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 47.7%
  • cardiac muscle cell CL0000746
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 25.2%
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 23.9%
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 27.4%
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 40.0%
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 34.1%
  • hepatocyte CL0000182
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 30.0%
  • respiratory hillock cell CL4030023
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 47.5%
  • enteroendocrine cell CL0000164
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 34.4%
  • alveolar macrophage CL0000583
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 36.5%
  • glandular epithelial cell CL0000150
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 54.7%
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 23.9%
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 18.8%
  • neuroblast (sensu Vertebrata) CL0000031
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 30.3%
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 33.9%
  • choroid plexus epithelial cell CL0000706
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 24.9%
  • centrilobular region hepatocyte CL0019029
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 42.3%
  • tuft cell of colon CL0009041
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 52.3%
  • intrahepatic cholangiocyte CL0002538
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 49.2%
  • transit amplifying cell CL0009010
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 47.7%
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 20.5%
  • hematopoietic stem cell CL0000037
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 36.1%
  • L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023041
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 5.1%
    PRS 19.0%
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 32.9%
  • mesenchymal cell CL0008019
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 30.1%
  • lung secretory cell CL1000272
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 29.9%
  • ionocyte CL0005006
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 29.6%
  • group 2 innate lymphoid cell CL0001069
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 7.9%
    PRS 71.9%
  • acinar cell CL0000622
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 41.0%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000794
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 50.6%
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, human CL0001049
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 52.9%
  • lung endothelial cell CL1001567
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 59.7%
  • natural T-regulatory cell CL0000903
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 67.8%
  • cerebral cortex neuron CL0010012
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 6.3%
    PRS 31.6%
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000934
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 52.8%
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 45.4%
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 24.3%
  • T-helper 17 cell CL0000899
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 52.1%
  • inhibitory interneuron CL0000498
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 26.1%
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 28.3%
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 32.8%
  • periportal region hepatocyte CL0019026
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 6.2%
    PRS 41.1%
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 36.0%
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 35.5%
  • direct pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023026
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 38.7%
    PRS 19.3%
  • colonocyte CL1000347
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 39.7%
  • Mueller cell CL0000636
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 3.8%
    PRS 27.2%
  • innate lymphoid cell CL0001065
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 41.3%
  • CD4-positive helper T cell CL0000492
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 42.5%
  • double-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000809
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 43.5%
  • pancreatic A cell CL0000171
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 33.6%
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 36.5%
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 31.9%
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000906
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 63.9%
  • conjunctival epithelial cell CL1000432
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 2.7%
    PRS 32.1%
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 22.3%
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 32.2%
  • epithelial cell CL0000066
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 2.7%
    PRS 37.8%
  • indirect pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023029
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 43.3%
    PRS 20.1%
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 39.6%
  • alpha-beta T cell CL0000789
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 44.3%
  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 30.1%
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 5.5%
    PRS 46.4%

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.
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Other Information

This section provides additional information about the gene, including a description generated by an AI language model and details about associated proteins.

## Summary [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) encodes Heme Oxygenase 2, a crucial microsomal enzyme responsible for the degradation of heme into biliverdin, free iron, and carbon monoxide ([Link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1575508/)). As an isozyme of the inducible Heme Oxygenase 1, [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) is constitutively expressed and plays a fundamental role in iron homeostasis and cellular protection against oxidative stress ([Link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7890772/)). **Overall**, expression data highlights its high significance in diverse cell types, including immune cells such as [lung macrophage](/details-cell/CL1001603)s and T cells, as well as in structural components of the vasculature like [retinal blood vessel endothelial cell](/details-cell/CL0002585)s and [vascular associated smooth muscle cell](/details-cell/CL0000359). This broad expression pattern suggests a vital housekeeping function in managing heme catabolism and mitigating the cytotoxic effects of free heme across multiple physiological systems. The gene is located on chromosome 16p13.3 and its dysregulation has been associated with conditions linked to oxidative stress, although no specific Mendelian disease is directly linked via OMIM ([153245](https://omim.org/entry/153245)). ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression profile of [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) underscores its importance in cells that are frequently exposed to high levels of heme, oxidative stress, or require precise regulation of iron metabolism. **Overall**, the gene shows the highest significance in cells of the immune system and the vasculature. It is a top marker for [lung macrophage](/details-cell/CL1001603) (CSI: 14.56), which are responsible for clearing senescent red blood cells and recycling heme iron within the pulmonary environment. High significance is also observed in several lymphocyte populations, including [activated type II NK T cell](/details-cell/CL0000931), [memory T cell](/details-cell/CL0000813), and [CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human](/details-cell/CL0000939), suggesting a role in managing metabolic stress during immune cell activation and effector function. Its prominence in [intermediate monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002393)s further supports its involvement in the myeloid lineage. Beyond the immune system, [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) is highly significant in vascular cells, including [retinal blood vessel endothelial cell](/details-cell/CL0002585) and [vascular associated smooth muscle cell](/details-cell/CL0000359). This pattern is consistent with its role in responding to hypoxia and regulating vasodilation via its product, carbon monoxide. The gene's activity is also notable in specialized epithelial and stromal cells such as [paneth cell of epithelium of small intestine](/details-cell/CL1000343) and [fibroblast of lung](/details-cell/CL0002553), indicating a broad cytoprotective function across different tissues. ## Pathways and Molecular Function The functional annotations for [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) align closely with its observed cellular expression patterns. The primary molecular function is [heme oxygenase (decyclizing) activity](/details-cell/GO:0004392), which catalyzes the rate-limiting step in [heme catabolic process](/details-cell/GO:0042167). This process is a central part of the Reactome pathway for [Heme degradation](/details-cell/R-HSA-189483) and [Metabolism of porphyrins](/details-cell/R-HSA-189445). The gene's products are deeply involved in cellular signaling and stress responses. Its role in pathways like [Response to oxidative stress](/details-cell/GO:0006979) and [Response to hypoxia](/details-cell/GO:0001666) is critical for cell survival under challenging conditions, which explains its high expression in metabolically active immune and vascular cells. The pathway annotation [Cytoprotection by hmox1](/details-cell/R-HSA-9707564) suggests that while HMOX1 is the inducible form, [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) provides a constitutive, baseline level of this protective function. Its involvement in the [Innate immune system](/details-cell/R-HSA-168249) and [Neutrophil degranulation](/details-cell/R-HSA-6798695) pathways is consistent with its high CSI scores in macrophages, NK cells, and monocytes. Located primarily in the [endoplasmic reticulum membrane](/details-cell/GO:0005789), [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) is positioned to handle heme released from heme-containing proteins synthesized or degraded within this organelle. Its participation in the [Rho gtpase cycle](/details-cell/R-HSA-9012999) also suggests potential roles in regulating cell shape and motility, expanding its function beyond simple metabolism. ## Research Directions The constitutive expression and fundamental cytoprotective role of [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) across diverse cell types present several avenues for future research, particularly concerning its role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and its potential dysregulation in disease. **Proposed Hypotheses:** 1. Given its top significance in [lung macrophage](/details-cell/CL1001603)s and its role in heme catabolism, [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) is essential for preventing iron-induced oxidative damage (ferroptosis) in these cells as they phagocytose erythrocytes and other cellular debris in the lung, thereby maintaining pulmonary immune homeostasis. 2. Based on its high expression in [vascular associated smooth muscle cell](/details-cell/CL0000359)s and [retinal blood vessel endothelial cell](/details-cell/CL0002585)s, along with its function in producing the gaseous transmitter carbon monoxide, [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) acts as a key regulator of local blood flow and vascular tone in response to metabolic demand and oxygen tension. **Experimental Approach:** To test the first hypothesis regarding the role of [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) in preventing ferroptosis in lung macrophages, one could perform an *in vitro* study. Primary human alveolar macrophages could be isolated and treated with siRNA to knock down [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) expression. These cells, along with control cells, would then be co-cultured with senescent red blood cells to simulate erythrophagocytosis. The impact could be assessed by measuring markers of ferroptosis, such as lipid peroxidation (C11-BODIPY staining), glutathione depletion, and changes in the expression of ferroptosis regulators like GPX4, using flow cytometry and western blotting. **Therapeutic Potential:** As an enzyme central to a major cytoprotective pathway, [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) is an attractive therapeutic target. Its enzymatic products—biliverdin/bilirubin (antioxidants) and carbon monoxide (anti-inflammatory, vasodilator)—are generally protective. Therefore, therapeutic strategies would likely focus on **activation** or enhancement of [HMOX2](/details-gene/3163) activity. Small-molecule activators could be beneficial in conditions characterized by ischemia-reperfusion injury (e.g., stroke, myocardial infarction), chronic inflammation, or diseases associated with oxidative stress, such as neurodegenerative disorders. Given its broad constitutive expression, systemic inhibition would likely be detrimental, making targeted activation a more promising approach.

Genular Protein ID: 181133486

Symbol: HMOX2_HUMAN

Name: Heme oxygenase 2

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 7890772

Title: Heme oxygenase-2. Properties of the heme complex of the purified tryptic fragment of recombinant human heme oxygenase-2.

PubMed ID: 7890772

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.11.6345

PubMed ID: 1575508

Title: Human heme oxygenase-2: characterization and expression of a full-length cDNA and evidence suggesting that the two HO-2 transcripts may differ by choice of polyadenylation signal.

PubMed ID: 1575508

DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(92)90481-b

PubMed ID: 15616553

Title: The sequence and analysis of duplication-rich human chromosome 16.

PubMed ID: 15616553

DOI: 10.1038/nature03187

PubMed ID: 15489334

Title: The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).

PubMed ID: 15489334

DOI: 10.1101/gr.2596504

PubMed ID: 19413330

Title: Lys-N and trypsin cover complementary parts of the phosphoproteome in a refined SCX-based approach.

PubMed ID: 19413330

DOI: 10.1021/ac9004309

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 23186163

Title: Toward a comprehensive characterization of a human cancer cell phosphoproteome.

PubMed ID: 23186163

DOI: 10.1021/pr300630k

PubMed ID: 24275569

Title: An enzyme assisted RP-RPLC approach for in-depth analysis of human liver phosphoproteome.

PubMed ID: 24275569

DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.11.014

PubMed ID: 25944712

Title: N-terminome analysis of the human mitochondrial proteome.

PubMed ID: 25944712

DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400617

PubMed ID: 38056462

Title: An enzyme that selectively S-nitrosylates proteins to regulate insulin signaling.

PubMed ID: 38056462

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.009

PubMed ID: 17965015

Title: Comparison of apo- and heme-bound crystal structures of a truncated human heme oxygenase-2.

PubMed ID: 17965015

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m707396200

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 316
  • Mass: 36033
  • Checksum: BF4B6A341F1A81AC
  • Sequence:
  • MSAEVETSEG VDESEKKNSG ALEKENQMRM ADLSELLKEG TKEAHDRAEN TQFVKDFLKG 
    NIKKELFKLA TTALYFTYSA LEEEMERNKD HPAFAPLYFP MELHRKEALT KDMEYFFGEN 
    WEEQVQCPKA AQKYVERIHY IGQNEPELLV AHAYTRYMGD LSGGQVLKKV AQRALKLPST 
    GEGTQFYLFE NVDNAQQFKQ LYRARMNALD LNMKTKERIV EEANKAFEYN MQIFNELDQA 
    GSTLARETLE DGFPVHDGKG DMRKCPFYAA EQDKGALEGS SCPFRTAMAV LRKPSLQFIL 
    AAGVALAAGL LAWYYM

Genular Protein ID: 185400223

Symbol: B3KSE0_HUMAN

Name: N/A

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 14702039

Title: Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.

PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 316
  • Mass: 35961
  • Checksum: 99896A34B53881AD
  • Sequence:
  • MSAEVETSEG VDESEKKNSG ALEKENQMRM ADLSELLKEG TKEAHDRAGN TQFVKDFLKG 
    NIKKELFKLA TTALYFTYSA LEEEMERNKD HPAFAPLYFP MELHRKEALT KDMEYFFGEN 
    WEEQVQCPKA AQKYVERIHY IGQNEPELLV AHAYTRYMGD LSGGQVLKKV AQRALKLPST 
    GEGTQFYLFE NVDNAQQFKQ LYRARMNALD LNMKTKERIV EEANKAFEYN MQIFNELDQA 
    GSTLARETLE DGFPVHDGKG DMRKCPFYAA EQDKGALEGS SCPFRTAMAV LRKPSLQFIL 
    AAGVALAAGL LAWYYM

Genular Protein ID: 2425497970

Symbol: A0A087WT44_HUMAN

Name: N/A

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 11237011

Title: Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

PubMed ID: 11237011

DOI: 10.1038/35057062

PubMed ID: 15496913

Title: Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome.

PubMed ID: 15496913

DOI: 10.1038/nature03001

PubMed ID: 15616553

Title: The sequence and analysis of duplication-rich human chromosome 16.

PubMed ID: 15616553

DOI: 10.1038/nature03187

PubMed ID: 19413330

Title: Lys-N and trypsin cover complementary parts of the phosphoproteome in a refined SCX-based approach.

PubMed ID: 19413330

DOI: 10.1021/ac9004309

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 23186163

Title: Toward a comprehensive characterization of a human cancer cell phosphoproteome.

PubMed ID: 23186163

PubMed ID: 24275569

Title: An enzyme assisted RP-RPLC approach for in-depth analysis of human liver phosphoproteome.

PubMed ID: 24275569

DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.11.014

PubMed ID: 25944712

Title: N-terminome analysis of the human mitochondrial proteome.

PubMed ID: 25944712

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 370
  • Mass: 41669
  • Checksum: A2E0B8443B79108C
  • Sequence:
  • MESRSVAQAG VQWISLAHCS LHLLGSRDSP ASASCVAGIT GPEEREQQEP HPAAMSAEVE 
    TSEGVDESEK KNSGALEKEN QMRMADLSEL LKEGTKEAHD RAENTQFVKD FLKGNIKKEL 
    FKLATTALYF TYSALEEEME RNKDHPAFAP LYFPMELHRK EALTKDMEYF FGENWEEQVQ 
    CPKAAQKYVE RIHYIGQNEP ELLVAHAYTR YMGDLSGGQV LKKVAQRALK LPSTGEGTQF 
    YLFENVDNAQ QFKQLYRARM NALDLNMKTK ERIVEEANKA FEYNMQIFNE LDQAGSTLAR 
    ETLEDGFPVH DGKGDMRKCP FYAAEQDKGA LEGSSCPFRT AMAVLRKPSL QFILAAGVAL 
    AAGLLAWYYM