Details for: IGHE

Gene ID: 3497

Symbol: IGHE

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000211891

Description: immunoglobulin heavy constant epsilon

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: fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell (CL4030006)
    Fold Change: 0.5778
    Cell Significance Index: 8.9400
  • Cell Name: cytotoxic T cell (CL0000910)
    Fold Change: 0.1022
    Cell Significance Index: 1.4900
  • Cell Name: odontoblast (CL0000060)
    Fold Change: -0.0070
    Cell Significance Index: -0.9000
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell of venule (CL1000414)
    Fold Change: -0.0430
    Cell Significance Index: -0.4900
  • Cell Name: basal cell of prostate epithelium (CL0002341)
    Fold Change: -0.0479
    Cell Significance Index: -1.3000
  • Cell Name: tonsil germinal center B cell (CL2000006)
    Fold Change: -0.0559
    Cell Significance Index: -6.5900
  • Cell Name: granulocyte (CL0000094)
    Fold Change: -0.0698
    Cell Significance Index: -0.8400
  • Cell Name: uterine smooth muscle cell (CL0002601)
    Fold Change: -0.0844
    Cell Significance Index: -0.8100
  • Cell Name: early pro-B cell (CL0002046)
    Fold Change: -0.0932
    Cell Significance Index: -6.0100
  • Cell Name: CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte (CL0002396)
    Fold Change: -0.0970
    Cell Significance Index: -2.3500
  • Cell Name: vascular associated smooth muscle cell (CL0000359)
    Fold Change: -0.1076
    Cell Significance Index: -1.1400
  • Cell Name: keratinocyte (CL0000312)
    Fold Change: -0.1100
    Cell Significance Index: -2.7500
  • Cell Name: germ cell (CL0000586)
    Fold Change: -0.1285
    Cell Significance Index: -0.9700
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of connective tissue of nonglandular part of prostate (CL1000304)
    Fold Change: -0.1300
    Cell Significance Index: -1.4200
  • Cell Name: luminal cell of prostate epithelium (CL0002340)
    Fold Change: -0.1336
    Cell Significance Index: -1.3800
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell of uterus (CL0009095)
    Fold Change: -0.1387
    Cell Significance Index: -0.8700
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of connective tissue of glandular part of prostate (CL1000305)
    Fold Change: -0.1402
    Cell Significance Index: -1.5500
  • Cell Name: erythrocyte (CL0000232)
    Fold Change: -0.1727
    Cell Significance Index: -4.4000
  • Cell Name: embryonic fibroblast (CL2000042)
    Fold Change: -0.1947
    Cell Significance Index: -0.9300
  • Cell Name: prostate gland microvascular endothelial cell (CL2000059)
    Fold Change: -0.2084
    Cell Significance Index: -1.5000
  • Cell Name: neutrophil progenitor cell (CL0000834)
    Fold Change: -0.2520
    Cell Significance Index: -6.7400
  • Cell Name: CD14-positive monocyte (CL0001054)
    Fold Change: -0.2603
    Cell Significance Index: -5.0900
  • Cell Name: granulosa cell (CL0000501)
    Fold Change: -0.2734
    Cell Significance Index: -7.1900
  • Cell Name: granular cell of epidermis (CL0002189)
    Fold Change: -0.2738
    Cell Significance Index: -0.3200
  • Cell Name: megakaryocyte (CL0000556)
    Fold Change: -0.3059
    Cell Significance Index: -4.9600
  • Cell Name: pro-T cell (CL0000827)
    Fold Change: -0.3171
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1000
  • Cell Name: CD14-positive, CD16-negative classical monocyte (CL0002057)
    Fold Change: -0.3517
    Cell Significance Index: -6.5000
  • Cell Name: megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell (CL0000050)
    Fold Change: -0.4317
    Cell Significance Index: -5.9200
  • Cell Name: mesenchymal cell (CL0008019)
    Fold Change: -0.4362
    Cell Significance Index: -7.3000
  • Cell Name: precursor B cell (CL0000817)
    Fold Change: -0.4382
    Cell Significance Index: -5.6700
  • Cell Name: early T lineage precursor (CL0002425)
    Fold Change: -0.4580
    Cell Significance Index: -6.6500
  • Cell Name: monocyte (CL0000576)
    Fold Change: -0.4658
    Cell Significance Index: -5.3600
  • Cell Name: plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human (CL0001058)
    Fold Change: -0.4745
    Cell Significance Index: -4.6800
  • Cell Name: platelet (CL0000233)
    Fold Change: -0.4802
    Cell Significance Index: -4.9400
  • Cell Name: common myeloid progenitor (CL0000049)
    Fold Change: -0.5023
    Cell Significance Index: -5.9100
  • Cell Name: mucosal invariant T cell (CL0000940)
    Fold Change: -0.5179
    Cell Significance Index: -5.9600
  • Cell Name: intermediate monocyte (CL0002393)
    Fold Change: -0.5281
    Cell Significance Index: -4.9200
  • Cell Name: transitional stage B cell (CL0000818)
    Fold Change: -0.5304
    Cell Significance Index: -4.6600
  • Cell Name: granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell (CL0000557)
    Fold Change: -0.5337
    Cell Significance Index: -5.9700
  • Cell Name: central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0000904)
    Fold Change: -0.5385
    Cell Significance Index: -4.7100
  • Cell Name: immature innate lymphoid cell (CL0001082)
    Fold Change: -0.5425
    Cell Significance Index: -6.7100
  • Cell Name: CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell (CL0000897)
    Fold Change: -0.5431
    Cell Significance Index: -5.2200
  • Cell Name: double-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte (CL0000809)
    Fold Change: -0.5458
    Cell Significance Index: -5.8900
  • Cell Name: non-classical monocyte (CL0000875)
    Fold Change: -0.5501
    Cell Significance Index: -6.0900
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell of artery (CL1000413)
    Fold Change: -0.5522
    Cell Significance Index: -5.8200
  • Cell Name: IgG plasmablast (CL0000982)
    Fold Change: -0.5566
    Cell Significance Index: -4.6000
  • Cell Name: blood cell (CL0000081)
    Fold Change: -0.5596
    Cell Significance Index: -4.7700
  • Cell Name: plasmacytoid dendritic cell (CL0000784)
    Fold Change: -0.5601
    Cell Significance Index: -7.3500
  • Cell Name: interstitial cell of ovary (CL0002094)
    Fold Change: -0.5731
    Cell Significance Index: -7.3400
  • Cell Name: IgA plasmablast (CL0000984)
    Fold Change: -0.5774
    Cell Significance Index: -4.6400
  • Cell Name: IgG memory B cell (CL0000979)
    Fold Change: -0.5878
    Cell Significance Index: -3.5500
  • Cell Name: naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0000900)
    Fold Change: -0.5945
    Cell Significance Index: -5.9900
  • Cell Name: mural cell (CL0008034)
    Fold Change: -0.6038
    Cell Significance Index: -7.3500
  • Cell Name: M cell of gut (CL0000682)
    Fold Change: -0.6073
    Cell Significance Index: -5.0600
  • Cell Name: mature NK T cell (CL0000814)
    Fold Change: -0.6136
    Cell Significance Index: -6.9200
  • Cell Name: pro-B cell (CL0000826)
    Fold Change: -0.6147
    Cell Significance Index: -6.6100
  • Cell Name: stromal cell (CL0000499)
    Fold Change: -0.6220
    Cell Significance Index: -6.3600
  • Cell Name: innate lymphoid cell (CL0001065)
    Fold Change: -0.6243
    Cell Significance Index: -8.0200
  • Cell Name: erythroid progenitor cell (CL0000038)
    Fold Change: -0.6247
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1700
  • Cell Name: central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0000907)
    Fold Change: -0.6337
    Cell Significance Index: -4.7200
  • Cell Name: hepatocyte (CL0000182)
    Fold Change: -0.6363
    Cell Significance Index: -8.8300
  • Cell Name: dendritic cell, human (CL0001056)
    Fold Change: -0.6381
    Cell Significance Index: -5.8900
  • Cell Name: thymocyte (CL0000893)
    Fold Change: -0.6426
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1200
  • Cell Name: GABAergic neuron (CL0000617)
    Fold Change: -0.6490
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1900
  • Cell Name: effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0000913)
    Fold Change: -0.6517
    Cell Significance Index: -5.0700
  • Cell Name: unswitched memory B cell (CL0000970)
    Fold Change: -0.6576
    Cell Significance Index: -5.8800
  • Cell Name: neutrophil (CL0000775)
    Fold Change: -0.6684
    Cell Significance Index: -8.3500
  • Cell Name: fraction A pre-pro B cell (CL0002045)
    Fold Change: -0.6701
    Cell Significance Index: -7.9200
  • Cell Name: smooth muscle cell (CL0000192)
    Fold Change: -0.6727
    Cell Significance Index: -7.8200
  • Cell Name: conventional dendritic cell (CL0000990)
    Fold Change: -0.6787
    Cell Significance Index: -8.0200
  • Cell Name: lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell (CL0000838)
    Fold Change: -0.6826
    Cell Significance Index: -8.6500
  • Cell Name: double negative thymocyte (CL0002489)
    Fold Change: -0.6890
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1800
  • Cell Name: class switched memory B cell (CL0000972)
    Fold Change: -0.6993
    Cell Significance Index: -6.2400
  • Cell Name: regulatory T cell (CL0000815)
    Fold Change: -0.7061
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1900
  • Cell Name: kidney interstitial fibroblast (CL1000692)
    Fold Change: -0.7113
    Cell Significance Index: -8.2600
  • Cell Name: hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell (CL0000837)
    Fold Change: -0.7166
    Cell Significance Index: -8.6500
  • Cell Name: mature gamma-delta T cell (CL0000800)
    Fold Change: -0.7171
    Cell Significance Index: -5.8900
  • Cell Name: kidney interstitial alternatively activated macrophage (CL1000695)
    Fold Change: -0.7189
    Cell Significance Index: -7.3500
  • Cell Name: podocyte (CL0000653)
    Fold Change: -0.7192
    Cell Significance Index: -8.2500
  • Cell Name: medullary thymic epithelial cell (CL0002365)
    Fold Change: -0.7259
    Cell Significance Index: -7.9400
  • Cell Name: CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human (CL0000939)
    Fold Change: -0.7413
    Cell Significance Index: -6.6000
  • Cell Name: CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell (CL0000794)
    Fold Change: -0.7422
    Cell Significance Index: -6.0100
  • Cell Name: activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0000896)
    Fold Change: -0.7444
    Cell Significance Index: -5.1200
  • Cell Name: memory B cell (CL0000787)
    Fold Change: -0.7463
    Cell Significance Index: -7.9400
  • Cell Name: erythroid lineage cell (CL0000764)
    Fold Change: -0.7519
    Cell Significance Index: -8.2900
  • Cell Name: naive B cell (CL0000788)
    Fold Change: -0.7570
    Cell Significance Index: -7.9700
  • Cell Name: respiratory basal cell (CL0002633)
    Fold Change: -0.7597
    Cell Significance Index: -7.5000
  • Cell Name: kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell (CL1000768)
    Fold Change: -0.7623
    Cell Significance Index: -8.2200
  • Cell Name: acinar cell of salivary gland (CL0002623)
    Fold Change: -0.7693
    Cell Significance Index: -35.8700
  • Cell Name: fibroblast (CL0000057)
    Fold Change: -0.7797
    Cell Significance Index: -7.3200
  • Cell Name: cardiac muscle cell (CL0000746)
    Fold Change: -0.7932
    Cell Significance Index: -11.7100
  • Cell Name: kidney distal convoluted tubule epithelial cell (CL1000849)
    Fold Change: -0.7937
    Cell Significance Index: -8.3400
  • Cell Name: nasal mucosa goblet cell (CL0002480)
    Fold Change: -0.7990
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1500
  • Cell Name: obsolete animal cell (CL0000548)
    Fold Change: -0.8028
    Cell Significance Index: -8.1400
  • Cell Name: effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell (CL0001044)
    Fold Change: -0.8037
    Cell Significance Index: -7.2600
  • Cell Name: gamma-delta T cell (CL0000798)
    Fold Change: -0.8045
    Cell Significance Index: -8.0300
  • Cell Name: kidney loop of Henle epithelial cell (CL1000909)
    Fold Change: -0.8096
    Cell Significance Index: -7.5500
  • Cell Name: kidney collecting duct principal cell (CL1001431)
    Fold Change: -0.8139
    Cell Significance Index: -7.4200
  • Cell Name: plasmablast (CL0000980)
    Fold Change: -0.8340
    Cell Significance Index: -7.7400
  • Cell Name: CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell, human (CL0000938)
    Fold Change: -0.8357
    Cell Significance Index: -8.6600

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:** The IGHE gene is a member of the immunoglobulin heavy chain family, which plays a vital role in the immune system. The epsilon heavy chain is specifically involved in the recognition and binding of antigens, a process essential for the activation of immune responses. The IGHE gene is expressed in various cell types, including: * Immune cells (e.g., granulocyte monocyte progenitor cells, early T lineage precursors) * Epithelial cells (e.g., goblet cells, intestinal crypt stem cells) * Stem cells (e.g., absorptive cells, fallopian tube secretory epithelial cells) **Pathways and Functions:** The IGHE gene is involved in several key pathways and functions, including: 1. **Adaptive Immune Response:** The epsilon heavy chain is essential for the recognition and binding of antigens, which triggers the activation of immune responses. 2. **Antibacterial Humoral Response:** The IGHE gene is involved in the production of antibodies, which are proteins that recognize and bind to specific antigens, neutralizing or removing pathogens from the body. 3. **Antigen Binding:** The epsilon heavy chain is responsible for recognizing and binding to specific antigens, a process essential for the activation of immune responses. 4. **B Cell Receptor Signaling Pathway:** The IGHE gene is involved in the signaling pathway that activates B cells, which are a type of immune cell responsible for producing antibodies. 5. **Complement Activation:** The epsilon heavy chain is involved in the activation of the complement system, a group of proteins that work together to eliminate pathogens from the body. 6. **Cytokine Signaling in the Immune System:** The IGHE gene is involved in the signaling pathways that regulate cytokine production, which are proteins that facilitate communication between immune cells. **Clinical Significance:** Understanding the IGHE gene's role in the immune system can have significant clinical implications. Abnormalities in the IGHE gene have been linked to various immunological disorders, including: 1. **Autoimmune Diseases:** Abnormalities in the IGHE gene can lead to autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis. 2. **Immunodeficiency Disorders:** Deficiencies in the IGHE gene can lead to immunodeficiency disorders, such as agammaglobulinemia, which is characterized by a lack of antibodies in the body. 3. **Cancer:** Abnormalities in the IGHE gene have been linked to an increased risk of certain types of cancer, such as lymphoma and leukemia. In conclusion, the IGHE gene plays a crucial role in the immune system, and its dysregulation can lead to various immunological disorders. Further research is needed to fully understand the IGHE gene's role in the immune system and to develop effective therapeutic strategies for immunological disorders.

Database document:

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