Details for: MYL6

Gene ID: 4637

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: MYL6

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000092841

Description: myosin light chain 6

Selected Context(s):  Overall

Cell Significance Landscape

Contexts:

Associated with

Significant Cells

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

  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 117.18
    rCSI 90.28%
    PRS 0.91
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 116.43
    rCSI 97.6%
    PRS 1.22
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human CL0001058
    CSI 114.82
    rCSI 80.17%
    PRS 1.06
  • CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human CL0000939
    CSI 113.33
    rCSI 75.53%
    PRS 2.87
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 107.04
    rCSI 88.74%
    PRS 0.94
  • hematopoietic stem cell CL0000037
    CSI 106.97
    rCSI 71.1%
    PRS 1.2
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 104.35
    rCSI 91.76%
    PRS 0.74
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 103.33
    rCSI 89.47%
    PRS 1.13
  • elicited macrophage CL0000861
    CSI 103.31
    rCSI 94.86%
    PRS 1.14
  • fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell CL4030006
    CSI 101.84
    rCSI 98.04%
    PRS 1.05
  • CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell, human CL0000938
    CSI 101.25
    rCSI 75.93%
    PRS 3.05
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 100.92
    rCSI 79.39%
    PRS 1.2
  • secretory cell CL0000151
    CSI 99.29
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.03
  • colon epithelial cell CL0011108
    CSI 98.87
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 0.94
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 98.57
    rCSI 87.49%
    PRS 1.01
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 96.92
    rCSI 76.61%
    PRS 0.7
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 93.98
    rCSI 99.85%
    PRS 1.84
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 88.75
    rCSI 61.7%
    PRS 1.18
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 87.77
    rCSI 68.05%
    PRS 0.95
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 87.42
    rCSI 91.37%
    PRS 1.08
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 86.14
    rCSI 64.72%
    PRS 1.04
  • multi-ciliated epithelial cell CL0005012
    CSI 84.79
    rCSI 84.62%
    PRS 0.85
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 84.3
    rCSI 76.13%
    PRS 0.89
  • skin fibroblast CL0002620
    CSI 83.91
    rCSI 72.33%
    PRS 1.69
  • T-helper 17 cell CL0000899
    CSI 82.79
    rCSI 65.74%
    PRS 1.8
  • mature T cell CL0002419
    CSI 81.29
    rCSI 63.23%
    PRS 1.44
  • pancreatic A cell CL0000171
    CSI 81.25
    rCSI 85.11%
    PRS 1.09
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 81.05
    rCSI 65.86%
    PRS 1.05
  • ionocyte CL0005006
    CSI 80.73
    rCSI 86.52%
    PRS 0.93
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 80.72
    rCSI 65.27%
    PRS 0.99
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 79.3
    rCSI 74.94%
    PRS 1.06
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 78.49
    rCSI 75.68%
    PRS 0.27
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 76.22
    rCSI 66.94%
    PRS 1.13
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 76.14
    rCSI 51.29%
    PRS 1.22
  • mucosal invariant T cell CL0000940
    CSI 75.65
    rCSI 61.13%
    PRS 2.65
  • CD1c-positive myeloid dendritic cell CL0002399
    CSI 75.24
    rCSI 90.87%
    PRS 1.16
  • CD4-positive helper T cell CL0000492
    CSI 74.46
    rCSI 56.33%
    PRS 1.42
  • central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000904
    CSI 74.38
    rCSI 43.93%
    PRS 1.41
  • effector CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001050
    CSI 74.27
    rCSI 56.49%
    PRS 1.34
  • nasal mucosa goblet cell CL0002480
    CSI 74.25
    rCSI 86.11%
    PRS 1.51
  • activated type II NK T cell CL0000931
    CSI 73.99
    rCSI 83.28%
    PRS 1.7
  • enteric smooth muscle cell CL0002504
    CSI 73.07
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.16
  • immature B cell CL0000816
    CSI 72.66
    rCSI 53.98%
    PRS 1.51
  • transit amplifying cell of colon CL0009011
    CSI 72.66
    rCSI 85.34%
    PRS 1.24
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 72.37
    rCSI 90.82%
    PRS 1.28
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 72.06
    rCSI 59.68%
    PRS 1.01
  • interstitial cell of Cajal CL0002088
    CSI 70.65
    rCSI 89.93%
    PRS 1.18
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 69.22
    rCSI 94.32%
    PRS 0.92
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 67.68
    rCSI 81.23%
    PRS 1.01
  • CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CL0000792
    CSI 67.04
    rCSI 65.84%
    PRS 1.62
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 66.47
    rCSI 57.79%
    PRS 1.24
  • pulmonary ionocyte CL0017000
    CSI 66.46
    rCSI 80.9%
    PRS 1.28
  • pulmonary artery endothelial cell CL1001568
    CSI 65.62
    rCSI 89.29%
    PRS 1.55
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 65.48
    rCSI 75.72%
    PRS 0.73
  • CD14-positive, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002397
    CSI 64.74
    rCSI 84.83%
    PRS 1.41
  • double-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000809
    CSI 64.53
    rCSI 65.76%
    PRS 1.47
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000913
    CSI 64.2
    rCSI 58.47%
    PRS 1.58
  • ciliated cell CL0000064
    CSI 64.14
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.03
  • fibroblast of lung CL0002553
    CSI 63.25
    rCSI 58.86%
    PRS 1.01
  • respiratory suprabasal cell CL4033048
    CSI 62.92
    rCSI 80.7%
    PRS 1.17
  • enteroendocrine cell CL0000164
    CSI 62.81
    rCSI 85.82%
    PRS 1.12
  • class switched memory B cell CL0000972
    CSI 62.45
    rCSI 46.62%
    PRS 1.71
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 62.42
    rCSI 64.66%
    PRS 1.18
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 62.33
    rCSI 77.1%
    PRS 0.89
  • myofibroblast cell CL0000186
    CSI 62.27
    rCSI 86.24%
    PRS 1.46
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 61.85
    rCSI 70.8%
    PRS 2.11
  • conventional dendritic cell CL0000990
    CSI 61.8
    rCSI 51.59%
    PRS 3.57
  • epithelial cell CL0000066
    CSI 59.24
    rCSI 91.04%
    PRS 1.47
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000794
    CSI 59
    rCSI 70.45%
    PRS 1.76
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 58.37
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.35
  • promyelocyte CL0000836
    CSI 58.02
    rCSI 83.68%
    PRS 1.4
  • dendritic cell, human CL0001056
    CSI 57.24
    rCSI 87.92%
    PRS 1.17
  • tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell CL0019019
    CSI 56.7
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.35
  • non-classical monocyte CL0000875
    CSI 56.63
    rCSI 90.77%
    PRS 3.36
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 55.94
    rCSI 80.63%
    PRS 1.65
  • gamma-delta T cell CL0000798
    CSI 55.79
    rCSI 65.52%
    PRS 10.29
  • alternatively activated macrophage CL0000890
    CSI 55.67
    rCSI 69.99%
    PRS 1.56
  • naive B cell CL0000788
    CSI 55
    rCSI 47.18%
    PRS 3.29
  • small pre-B-II cell CL0000954
    CSI 54.97
    rCSI 52.86%
    PRS 2.21
  • dendritic cell CL0000451
    CSI 54.65
    rCSI 67.33%
    PRS 3.36
  • enterocyte CL0000584
    CSI 54.62
    rCSI 88.08%
    PRS 1.65
  • intestinal tuft cell CL0019032
    CSI 54.45
    rCSI 83.21%
    PRS 1.18
  • pancreatic ductal cell CL0002079
    CSI 54.45
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.03
  • classical monocyte CL0000860
    CSI 54.4
    rCSI 80.65%
    PRS 12.27
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 53.69
    rCSI 66.78%
    PRS 1.08
  • transit amplifying cell CL0009010
    CSI 52.02
    rCSI 79.56%
    PRS 1.66
  • neuroblast (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) CL0000338
    CSI 51.93
    rCSI 59.97%
    PRS 0.95
  • colonocyte CL1000347
    CSI 51.42
    rCSI 73.71%
    PRS 1.42
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 51.38
    rCSI 47.4%
    PRS 1.02
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000934
    CSI 51.19
    rCSI 70.34%
    PRS 2.17
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000909
    CSI 51.03
    rCSI 53.3%
    PRS 3.26
  • melanocyte CL0000148
    CSI 50.74
    rCSI 37.58%
    PRS 0.97
  • Langerhans cell CL0000453
    CSI 50.62
    rCSI 77.31%
    PRS 1.77
  • club cell CL0000158
    CSI 50.46
    rCSI 73.91%
    PRS 1.2
  • naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000900
    CSI 50.35
    rCSI 35.36%
    PRS 3.09
  • endothelial cell of artery CL1000413
    CSI 50.23
    rCSI 73.6%
    PRS 6.24
  • common lymphoid progenitor CL0000051
    CSI 49.87
    rCSI 66.64%
    PRS 1.93
  • IgA plasma cell CL0000987
    CSI 49.32
    rCSI 50.49%
    PRS 1.91
  • basal-myoepithelial cell of mammary gland CL0002324
    CSI 48.88
    rCSI 92.41%
    PRS 2.3
  • memory B cell CL0000787
    CSI 48.65
    rCSI 48.04%
    PRS 4.49
  • cerebral cortex neuron CL0010012
    CSI -42.2
    rCSI -100.0%
    PRS 1.5%
  • vascular leptomeningeal cell CL4023051
    CSI -40.2
    rCSI -70.4%
    PRS 0.9%
  • sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023015
    CSI -35.9
    rCSI -57.7%
    PRS 0.8%
  • alpha-beta T cell CL0000789
    CSI -34.7
    rCSI -40.7%
    PRS 1.7%
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI -33.6
    rCSI -41.8%
    PRS 0.6%
  • inhibitory interneuron CL0000498
    CSI -32.8
    rCSI -75.6%
    PRS 1.0%
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI -24.5
    rCSI -55.0%
    PRS 0.7%
  • fibroblast of cardiac tissue CL0002548
    CSI -24.3
    rCSI -100.0%
    PRS 0.7%
  • neural cell CL0002319
    CSI -23.3
    rCSI -88.0%
    PRS 2.4%
  • adipocyte CL0000136
    CSI -23.1
    rCSI -29.7%
    PRS 1.4%
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI -21.4
    rCSI -40.1%
    PRS 0.9%
  • erythroid lineage cell CL0000764
    CSI -20.1
    rCSI -100.0%
    PRS 2.9%
  • cardiac neuron CL0010022
    CSI -18.1
    rCSI -58.0%
    PRS 0.9%
  • brush cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002075
    CSI -16.8
    rCSI -49.8%
    PRS 1.8%
  • chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023036
    CSI -16.4
    rCSI -51.2%
    PRS 0.8%
  • GABAergic neuron CL0000617
    CSI -16.2
    rCSI -54.1%
    PRS 1.1%
  • kidney interstitial alternatively activated macrophage CL1000695
    CSI -15.9
    rCSI -41.5%
    PRS 1.3%
  • midzonal region hepatocyte CL0019028
    CSI -15.6
    rCSI -36.7%
    PRS 1.8%
  • L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023041
    CSI -14.4
    rCSI -51.7%
    PRS 0.6%
  • mature astrocyte CL0002627
    CSI -13.3
    rCSI -56.6%
    PRS 2.9%
  • periportal region hepatocyte CL0019026
    CSI -12.3
    rCSI -47.8%
    PRS 1.8%
  • Bergmann glial cell CL0000644
    CSI -11.6
    rCSI -15.8%
    PRS 1.2%
  • invaginating midget bipolar cell CL4033034
    CSI -11.5
    rCSI -67.9%
    PRS 2.8%
  • differentiation-committed oligodendrocyte precursor CL4023059
    CSI -10.6
    rCSI -19.2%
    PRS 1.2%
  • glutamatergic neuron CL0000679
    CSI -10.1
    rCSI -20.8%
    PRS 1.3%
  • OFFx cell CL4033036
    CSI -9.9
    rCSI -46.8%
    PRS 3.3%
  • VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023016
    CSI -9.7
    rCSI -11.6%
    PRS 0.7%
  • kidney interstitial fibroblast CL1000692
    CSI -9.5
    rCSI -50.3%
    PRS 9.8%
  • rod bipolar cell CL0000751
    CSI -9.3
    rCSI -16.8%
    PRS 0.9%
  • cerebral cortex endothelial cell CL1001602
    CSI -9.3
    rCSI -16.0%
    PRS 0.8%
  • L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4023040
    CSI -9.1
    rCSI -22.1%
    PRS 0.7%
  • cell of skeletal muscle CL0000188
    CSI -9.0
    rCSI -97.7%
    PRS 6.7%
  • Schwann cell CL0002573
    CSI -8.1
    rCSI -23.0%
    PRS 1.4%
  • diffuse bipolar 3b cell CL4033030
    CSI -8.0
    rCSI -53.3%
    PRS 2.8%
  • primordial germ cell CL0000670
    CSI -8.0
    rCSI -39.9%
    PRS 7.7%
  • diffuse bipolar 2 cell CL4033028
    CSI -7.1
    rCSI -55.3%
    PRS 3.1%
  • kidney proximal convoluted tubule epithelial cell CL1000838
    CSI -7.1
    rCSI -75.4%
    PRS 20.3%
  • serous secreting cell CL0000313
    CSI -7.0
    rCSI -35.5%
    PRS 5.3%
  • near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023012
    CSI -6.7
    rCSI -25.3%
    PRS 0.7%
  • L4 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030063
    CSI -5.9
    rCSI -14.1%
    PRS 0.8%
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI -5.4
    rCSI -32.0%
    PRS 0.8%
  • diffuse bipolar 3a cell CL4033029
    CSI -5.2
    rCSI -35.3%
    PRS 2.7%
  • GABAergic amacrine cell CL4030027
    CSI -5.2
    rCSI -17.7%
    PRS 1.6%
  • lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023011
    CSI -5.1
    rCSI -8.5%
    PRS 0.7%
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI -4.9
    rCSI -14.1%
    PRS 1.5%
  • endocrine cell CL0000163
    CSI -4.9
    rCSI -25.2%
    PRS 4.5%
  • epicardial adipocyte CL1000309
    CSI -4.6
    rCSI -14.9%
    PRS 1.9%
  • H2 horizontal cell CL0004218
    CSI -3.7
    rCSI -18.4%
    PRS 2.2%
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI -3.0
    rCSI -18.8%
    PRS 0.9%
  • kidney granular cell CL0000648
    CSI -2.9
    rCSI -41.4%
    PRS 15.1%
  • cord blood hematopoietic stem cell CL2000095
    CSI -2.4
    rCSI -45.8%
    PRS 8.3%
  • cardiac blood vessel endothelial cell CL0010006
    CSI -2.3
    rCSI -15.9%
    PRS 3.9%
  • S cone cell CL0003050
    CSI -2.2
    rCSI -9.6%
    PRS 1.4%
  • glycinergic amacrine cell CL4030028
    CSI -1.9
    rCSI -4.8%
    PRS 1.6%
  • ON midget ganglion cell CL4033046
    CSI -1.8
    rCSI -36.8%
    PRS 1.4%
  • exhausted T cell CL0011025
    CSI -1.7
    rCSI -27.9%
    PRS 6.0%
  • cardiac endothelial cell CL0010008
    CSI -1.4
    rCSI -5.7%
    PRS 1.2%
  • immature innate lymphoid cell CL0001082
    CSI -1.3
    rCSI -41.3%
    PRS 19.3%
  • ON parasol ganglion cell CL4033052
    CSI -1.3
    rCSI -18.1%
    PRS 1.1%
  • hepatic pit cell CL2000054
    CSI -1.2
    rCSI -16.9%
    PRS 13.7%
  • OFF midget ganglion cell CL4033047
    CSI -0.8
    rCSI -17.1%
    PRS 1.5%
  • contractile cell CL0000183
    CSI -0.7
    rCSI -2.2%
    PRS 1.1%
  • kidney resident macrophage CL1000698
    CSI -0.7
    rCSI -14.4%
    PRS 26.9%
  • microglial cell CL0000129
    CSI -0.5
    rCSI -2.0%
    PRS 5.1%
  • L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023038
    CSI -0.4
    rCSI -1.2%
    PRS 0.7%
  • endocardial cell CL0002350
    CSI -0.3
    rCSI -1.5%
    PRS 1.8%
  • cardiac muscle cell CL0000746
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.1%
    PRS 0.9%
  • sst GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023017
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 0.2%
    PRS 0.7%
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.6%
    PRS 0.8%
  • tracheobronchial goblet cell CL0019003
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 10.4%
    PRS 26.2%
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell, human CL0001078
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 20.6%
    PRS 19.8%
  • Purkinje cell CL0000121
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 16.4%
    PRS 10.9%
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 0.6%
  • parietal epithelial cell CL1000452
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 5.2%
    PRS 1.1%
  • professional antigen presenting cell CL0000145
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 7.1%
    PRS 4.4%
  • kidney collecting duct principal cell CL1001431
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 11.1%
    PRS 7.2%
  • NKp44-negative group 3 innate lymphoid cell, human CL0001080
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 69.2%
    PRS 14.9%
  • regular atrial cardiac myocyte CL0002129
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 7.3%
    PRS 1.3%
  • immature alpha-beta T cell CL0000790
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 35.7%
    PRS 16.7%
  • forebrain neuroblast CL1000042
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 27.1%
    PRS 16.3%
  • kidney connecting tubule principal cell CL4030018
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 19.5%
    PRS 16.6%
  • retinal ganglion cell CL0000740
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 6.0%
    PRS 0.8%
  • cone retinal bipolar cell CL0000752
    CSI 2.8
    rCSI 35.9%
    PRS 7.3%
  • renal principal cell CL0005009
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 7.4%
    PRS 1.5%
  • acinar cell of salivary gland CL0002623
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 69.6%
    PRS 0.8%
  • cytotoxic T cell CL0000910
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 17.1%
    PRS 1.7%
  • megakaryocyte progenitor cell CL0000553
    CSI 3.1
    rCSI 56.6%
    PRS 1.3%
  • kidney loop of Henle thin ascending limb epithelial cell CL1001107
    CSI 3.1
    rCSI 8.0%
    PRS 1.0%
  • osteoblast CL0000062
    CSI 3.1
    rCSI 78.1%
    PRS 10.1%
  • lung resident memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL4033038
    CSI 3.1
    rCSI 30.9%
    PRS 13.8%
  • mesenchymal lymphangioblast CL0005021
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 83.6%
    PRS 5.9%
  • pluripotent stem cell CL0002248
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 95.8%
    PRS 2.5%
  • Merkel cell CL0000242
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 77.0%
    PRS 7.3%
  • B-1 B cell CL0000819
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 86.0%
    PRS 6.3%
  • mesenchymal stem cell of adipose tissue CL0002570
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 18.7%
    PRS 4.0%
  • B-2 B cell CL0000822
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 72.3%
    PRS 6.6%
  • odontoblast CL0000060
    CSI 3.5
    rCSI 78.1%
    PRS 6.2%
  • ventricular cardiac muscle cell CL2000046
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 12.6%
    PRS 4.4%
  • pro-T cell CL0000827
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 86.0%
    PRS 3.8%
  • kidney loop of Henle epithelial cell CL1000909
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 78.7%
    PRS 10.0%

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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  • Node Size: Proportional to Target Cell CSI magnitude
  • STRING PPI Edge
  • Shared Pathway Edge (ONTOLOGY)

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

## Summary [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) (Myosin Light Chain 6) encodes a regulatory light chain of myosin II, a crucial component of the cellular motor machinery. As a calcium-binding protein, it plays a fundamental role in actomyosin-based processes including muscle contraction, cell motility, and cytokinesis. The **Overall** expression profile reveals its high significance not only in muscle tissues but also broadly across non-muscle cell types, particularly in motile innate immune cells such as [CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002396) and [CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human](/details-cell/CL0000939), as well as in structurally dynamic epithelial cells like [keratinocyte](/details-cell/CL0000312) and [epithelial cell of lung](/details-cell/CL0000082). This suggests [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) is a key workhorse protein involved in maintaining cellular structure and enabling movement across diverse lineages. Research indicates that a single gene encodes both smooth muscle and non-muscle isoforms through alternative splicing ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(18)81895-6)). ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression landscape of [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) highlights its essential role in cellular mechanics and motility across hematopoietic and epithelial lineages. The **Overall** analysis shows its highest significance in innate immune cells, including [CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002396), [plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human](/details-cell/CL0001058), and [natural killer cells](/details-cell/CL0000939), which are all characterized by high migratory capacity and dynamic morphological changes. Its prominence in progenitor cells like [hematopoietic stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000037) and [granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell](/details-cell/CL0000557) is consistent with a role in the cytoskeletal rearrangements necessary for cell division and differentiation. Furthermore, [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) is a significant marker in a wide array of epithelial cells, including [keratinocyte](/details-cell/CL0000312), [epithelial cell of lung](/details-cell/CL0000082), and secretory cell types such as [fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL4030006) and [intestine goblet cell](/details-cell/CL0019031). This pattern suggests its involvement in maintaining epithelial barrier integrity, apical-basal polarity, and the mechanical processes of secretion. Conversely, [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) expression is notably low in various post-mitotic, terminally differentiated neuronal subtypes, such as [cerebral cortex neuron](/details-cell/CL0010012) and [inhibitory interneuron](/details-cell/CL0000498), as well as in [alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000789). This suggests that these cell types may rely on different myosin isoforms or have less demand for the specific contractile functions mediated by [MYL6](/details-gene/4637)-containing myosin II complexes. ## Pathways and Molecular Function Functionally, [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) is integral to processes involving cytoskeletal motor activity. Gene Ontology annotations confirm its role as a [structural constituent of muscle](/details-cell/GO:0008307) and its direct involvement in [muscle contraction](/details-cell/GO:0006936) and [muscle filament sliding](/details-cell/GO:0030049). Its molecular function as a [calcium ion binding](/details-cell/GO:0005509) protein is central to the regulation of myosin's motor activity. Reactome pathway analysis further contextualizes its role within broader signaling networks. It is a key component of the [Muscle contraction](/details-cell/R-HSA-397014) and [Smooth muscle contraction](/details-cell/R-HSA-445355) pathways. Crucially, [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) is implicated in multiple pathways downstream of Rho GTPases, such as [Signaling by rho gtpases](/details-cell/R-HSA-194315) and [Rho gtpase effectors](/details-cell/R-HSA-195258). These pathways are master regulators of the actin cytoskeleton and are essential for cell migration, adhesion, and cytokinesis, which aligns perfectly with the high expression of [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) in motile immune cells and proliferating progenitors. While also annotated in pathways like [Axon guidance](/details-cell/R-HSA-422475), its low expression in mature neurons suggests its function may be more critical during neural development or in associated glial cells rather than in adult neuronal maintenance. ## Research Directions The expression data and functional annotations for [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) generate several testable hypotheses regarding its specific cellular roles. 1. Given its high expression in highly motile innate immune cells (monocytes, NK cells) but low expression in [alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000789), we hypothesize that [MYL6](/details-gene/4637)-containing myosin II is specifically required for the amoeboid-style migration and phagocytic functions of myeloid and NK lineages, whereas T cells utilize an alternative, [MYL6](/details-gene/4637)-independent mechanism for their distinct mode of interstitial motility. 2. The high significance of [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) across diverse barrier and secretory epithelia ([keratinocyte](/details-cell/CL0000312), [colon epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL0011108), [intestine goblet cell](/details-cell/CL0019031)) suggests it is a critical regulator of apical cytoskeletal tension necessary for maintaining tight junctions and facilitating vesicle trafficking during secretion. Its dysfunction could be a key factor in epithelial barrier-related diseases. To test the first hypothesis, a compelling experimental approach would be to use CRISPR-Cas9 to knock out [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) in primary human monocytes and, as a control, in primary human T cells. The functional consequences could be assessed using a suite of assays. Live-cell imaging in 2D and 3D matrices would allow for quantitative analysis of migration speed, persistence, and morphology. Phagocytic capacity in monocytes could be measured using fluorescently-labeled zymosan particles, while T-cell receptor clustering and immunological synapse formation could be evaluated in the T cells to assess for defects in localized actin remodeling. As a therapeutic target, [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) appears challenging. Its fundamental role in the cytoskeleton of numerous healthy cell types implies that systemic inhibition would likely lead to significant toxicity. However, in pathologies characterized by aberrant cell motility, such as cancer metastasis, targeting the regulatory pathways upstream of [MYL6](/details-gene/4637) phosphorylation (e.g., ROCK kinases) or developing highly specific delivery systems for inhibitors might be a viable, albeit complex, strategy. Inhibition, rather than activation, would be the therapeutic goal in such a context.

Genular Protein ID: 3965741497

Symbol: MYL6_HUMAN

Name: Myosin light polypeptide 6

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 2722814

Title: The alkali light chains of human smooth and nonmuscle myosins are encoded by a single gene. Tissue-specific expression by alternative splicing pathways.

PubMed ID: 2722814

DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)81895-6

PubMed ID: 2304459

Title: Characterization of human myosin light chains 1sa and 3nm: implications for isoform evolution and function.

PubMed ID: 2304459

DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.3.1095-1104.1990

PubMed ID: 8188229

Title: Molecular cloning, sequencing, and characterization of smooth muscle myosin alkali light chain from human eye cDNA: homology with myocardial fatty acid ethyl ester synthase-III cDNA.

PubMed ID: 8188229

DOI: 10.1006/geno.1994.1041

PubMed ID: 11436981

Title: Molecular cloning and sequencing of myosin light chains in human megakaryoblastic leukemia cells.

PubMed ID: 11436981

DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.37.25

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: 14654843

Title: Proteomic characterization of the human centrosome by protein correlation profiling.

PubMed ID: 14654843

DOI: 10.1038/nature02166

PubMed ID: 18669648

Title: A quantitative atlas of mitotic phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 18669648

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805139105

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: 19608861

Title: Lysine acetylation targets protein complexes and co-regulates major cellular functions.

PubMed ID: 19608861

DOI: 10.1126/science.1175371

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 22223895

Title: Comparative large-scale characterisation of plant vs. mammal proteins reveals similar and idiosyncratic N-alpha acetylation features.

PubMed ID: 22223895

DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m111.015131

PubMed ID: 22814378

Title: N-terminal acetylome analyses and functional insights of the N-terminal acetyltransferase NatB.

PubMed ID: 22814378

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1210303109

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

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 151
  • Mass: 16930
  • Checksum: A2B7B4F41179523D
  • Sequence:
  • MCDFTEDQTA EFKEAFQLFD RTGDGKILYS QCGDVMRALG QNPTNAEVLK VLGNPKSDEM 
    NVKVLDFEHF LPMLQTVAKN KDQGTYEDYV EGLRVFDKEG NGTVMGAEIR HVLVTLGEKM 
    TEEEVEMLVA GHEDSNGCIN YEAFVRHILS G