Details for: PDHA1

Gene ID: 5160

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: PDHA1

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000131828

Description: pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit alpha 1

Selected Context(s):  Overall

Cell Significance Landscape

Contexts:

Associated with

Significant Cells

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

  • transit amplifying cell of colon CL0009011
    CSI 22.44
    rCSI 26.36%
    PRS 47.48
  • activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000896
    CSI 15.36
    rCSI 14.2%
    PRS 63.86
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 14.18
    rCSI 13.67%
    PRS 34.81
  • kidney loop of Henle thin descending limb epithelial cell CL1001111
    CSI 14.09
    rCSI 19.97%
    PRS 40.84
  • common lymphoid progenitor CL0000051
    CSI 13.7
    rCSI 18.31%
    PRS 66.01
  • fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell CL4030006
    CSI 12.38
    rCSI 11.92%
    PRS 44.27
  • muscle cell CL0000187
    CSI 11.93
    rCSI 24.5%
    PRS 65.9
  • thymocyte CL0000893
    CSI 11.02
    rCSI 39.16%
    PRS 79.44
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 10.22
    rCSI 12.83%
    PRS 53.4
  • transit amplifying cell of small intestine CL0009012
    CSI 9.77
    rCSI 42.88%
    PRS 62.99
  • ventricular cardiac muscle cell CL2000046
    CSI 8.91
    rCSI 30.52%
    PRS 76.41
  • CD4-positive helper T cell CL0000492
    CSI 8.86
    rCSI 6.71%
    PRS 55.8
  • dendritic cell, human CL0001056
    CSI 8.5
    rCSI 13.06%
    PRS 50.63
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 8.45
    rCSI 7.5%
    PRS 42.85
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI 8.31
    rCSI 18.64%
    PRS 29.41
  • retinal blood vessel endothelial cell CL0002585
    CSI 8.08
    rCSI 12.91%
    PRS 47.45
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of colon CL0009043
    CSI 7.88
    rCSI 59.2%
    PRS 63.96
  • erythroblast CL0000765
    CSI 7.73
    rCSI 20.5%
    PRS 57.16
  • ciliated cell CL0000064
    CSI 7.45
    rCSI 12.07%
    PRS 42.38
  • alternatively activated macrophage CL0000890
    CSI 7.34
    rCSI 9.22%
    PRS 57.22
  • intermediate monocyte CL0002393
    CSI 7.02
    rCSI 10.6%
    PRS 45.72
  • sst GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023017
    CSI 6.93
    rCSI 8.93%
    PRS 29.65
  • respiratory hillock cell CL4030023
    CSI 6.64
    rCSI 11.84%
    PRS 59.34
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 6.35
    rCSI 11.22%
    PRS 27.78
  • mucus secreting cell CL0000319
    CSI 6.33
    rCSI 10.05%
    PRS 54.26
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of small intestine CL0009017
    CSI 6.23
    rCSI 16.8%
    PRS 52.6
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI 6.14
    rCSI 17.61%
    PRS 61.08
  • podocyte CL0000653
    CSI 6.1
    rCSI 27.11%
    PRS 42.51
  • L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023041
    CSI 5.88
    rCSI 21.14%
    PRS 27.68
  • colon epithelial cell CL0011108
    CSI 5.83
    rCSI 6.11%
    PRS 41.11
  • kidney distal convoluted tubule epithelial cell CL1000849
    CSI 5.75
    rCSI 60.95%
    PRS 45.24
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 5.74
    rCSI 7.84%
    PRS 48.56
  • lung macrophage CL1001603
    CSI 5.59
    rCSI 12.49%
    PRS 50.2
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 5.52
    rCSI 4.99%
    PRS 40.49
  • vascular associated smooth muscle cell CL0000359
    CSI 5.4
    rCSI 17.5%
    PRS 46.64
  • pancreatic ductal cell CL0002079
    CSI 5.3
    rCSI 10.3%
    PRS 45.74
  • myofibroblast cell CL0000186
    CSI 5.25
    rCSI 7.27%
    PRS 48.77
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 5.24
    rCSI 4.12%
    PRS 50.13
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 4.96
    rCSI 7.99%
    PRS 34.88
  • multi-ciliated epithelial cell CL0005012
    CSI 4.8
    rCSI 4.79%
    PRS 38.22
  • renal principal cell CL0005009
    CSI 4.71
    rCSI 12.24%
    PRS 49
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 4.71
    rCSI 3.54%
    PRS 47.06
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000810
    CSI 4.69
    rCSI 3.76%
    PRS 65.21
  • epithelial cell of proximal tubule CL0002306
    CSI 4.63
    rCSI 11.3%
    PRS 40.03
  • hematopoietic precursor cell CL0008001
    CSI 4.59
    rCSI 4.73%
    PRS 61.36
  • lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000838
    CSI 4.49
    rCSI 17.48%
    PRS 63.99
  • primitive red blood cell CL0002355
    CSI 4.4
    rCSI 23.74%
    PRS 58.32
  • melanocyte CL0000148
    CSI 4.35
    rCSI 3.22%
    PRS 37.63
  • unswitched memory B cell CL0000970
    CSI 4.13
    rCSI 3.47%
    PRS 61.01
  • paneth cell CL0000510
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 6.05%
    PRS 61.16
  • lung pericyte CL0009089
    CSI 3.98
    rCSI 10.5%
    PRS 51.16
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 3.92
    rCSI 3.19%
    PRS 44.56
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 3.88
    rCSI 3.21%
    PRS 44.69
  • mesenchymal cell CL0008019
    CSI 3.77
    rCSI 9.57%
    PRS 39.93
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 3.71
    rCSI 5.05%
    PRS 37.47
  • erythroid progenitor cell CL0000038
    CSI 3.69
    rCSI 21.15%
    PRS 54.38
  • enterocyte CL0000584
    CSI 3.69
    rCSI 5.94%
    PRS 52.72
  • Cajal-Retzius cell CL0000695
    CSI 3.65
    rCSI 28.6%
    PRS 60.3
  • ON-bipolar cell CL0000749
    CSI 3.64
    rCSI 5.41%
    PRS 46.27
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 3.64
    rCSI 3.44%
    PRS 44.77
  • interstitial cell of Cajal CL0002088
    CSI 3.61
    rCSI 4.59%
    PRS 48.97
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 3.57
    rCSI 2.89%
    PRS 44.32
  • renal alpha-intercalated cell CL0005011
    CSI 3.54
    rCSI 4.74%
    PRS 52.08
  • placental villous trophoblast CL2000060
    CSI 3.53
    rCSI 5.45%
    PRS 41.7
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human CL0001058
    CSI 3.47
    rCSI 2.43%
    PRS 45.45
  • epithelial cell CL0000066
    CSI 3.46
    rCSI 5.31%
    PRS 46.06
  • secretory cell CL0000151
    CSI 3.41
    rCSI 3.55%
    PRS 44.49
  • hematopoietic stem cell CL0000037
    CSI 3.19
    rCSI 2.12%
    PRS 47.6
  • cerebral cortex GABAergic interneuron CL0010011
    CSI 3.18
    rCSI 9.39%
    PRS 47.74
  • inhibitory interneuron CL0000498
    CSI 3.16
    rCSI 7.29%
    PRS 35.95
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 3
    rCSI 2.37%
    PRS 32.07
  • enteroendocrine cell CL0000164
    CSI 2.96
    rCSI 4.04%
    PRS 46.35
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI 2.95
    rCSI 18.42%
    PRS 36.57
  • glioblast CL0000030
    CSI 2.91
    rCSI 4.64%
    PRS 37.88
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI 2.89
    rCSI 7.3%
    PRS 51.92
  • paneth cell of epithelium of small intestine CL1000343
    CSI 2.87
    rCSI 8.04%
    PRS 58.3
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 2.86
    rCSI 2.99%
    PRS 43.36
  • basal cell CL0000646
    CSI 2.82
    rCSI 3.77%
    PRS 45.3
  • fibroblast of lung CL0002553
    CSI 2.8
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 43.59
  • erythroid lineage cell CL0000764
    CSI 2.76
    rCSI 17.79%
    PRS 65.9
  • myelocyte CL0002193
    CSI 2.76
    rCSI 18.12%
    PRS 76.62
  • chondrocyte CL0000138
    CSI 2.74
    rCSI 4.35%
    PRS 37.18
  • pancreatic D cell CL0000173
    CSI 2.63
    rCSI 2.58%
    PRS 46.01
  • respiratory goblet cell CL0002370
    CSI 2.62
    rCSI 28.5%
    PRS 64.32
  • Schwann cell CL0002573
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 7.4%
    PRS 43.82
  • syncytiotrophoblast cell CL0000525
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 7.48%
    PRS 61.48
  • IgA plasma cell CL0000987
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 2.66%
    PRS 62.32
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 2.56
    rCSI 2.21%
    PRS 47.41
  • acinar cell CL0000622
    CSI 2.49
    rCSI 3.65%
    PRS 54.8
  • colonocyte CL1000347
    CSI 2.49
    rCSI 3.57%
    PRS 51.14
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 2.48
    rCSI 4.25%
    PRS 52.96
  • cardiac muscle cell CL0000746
    CSI 2.48
    rCSI 3.56%
    PRS 35.5
  • intrahepatic cholangiocyte CL0002538
    CSI 2.47
    rCSI 5.92%
    PRS 59.61
  • neuroblast (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) CL0000338
    CSI 2.46
    rCSI 2.84%
    PRS 38.34
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, terminally differentiated CL0001062
    CSI 2.42
    rCSI 12.15%
    PRS 54.57
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 2.41
    rCSI 2.11%
    PRS 48.66
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000897
    CSI 2.38
    rCSI 1.71%
    PRS 56.59
  • lung neuroendocrine cell CL1000223
    CSI 2.35
    rCSI 3.47%
    PRS 48.68
  • radial glial cell CL0000681
    CSI 2.33
    rCSI 3.23%
    PRS 43.25
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 2.33
    rCSI 1.57%
    PRS 53.82
  • peptic cell CL0000155
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 70.8%
  • megakaryocyte progenitor cell CL0000553
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 5.0%
    PRS 77.7%
  • L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023038
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 29.9%
  • amacrine cell CL0000561
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 35.6%
  • ciliated columnar cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002145
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 42.5%
  • slow muscle cell CL0000189
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 6.8%
    PRS 67.8%
  • myeloid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000839
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 67.5%
  • antibody secreting cell CL0000946
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 2.7%
    PRS 85.0%
  • L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4023040
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 27.9%
  • kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell CL1000768
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 34.7%
  • large pre-B-II cell CL0000957
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 58.3%
  • pancreatic stellate cell CL0002410
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 5.2%
    PRS 54.7%
  • germinal center B cell CL0000844
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 66.6%
  • mammary gland epithelial cell CL0002327
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 59.2%
  • forebrain radial glial cell CL0013000
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 3.0%
    PRS 51.3%
  • kidney epithelial cell CL0002518
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 67.0%
  • colon goblet cell CL0009039
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 56.1%
  • type B pancreatic cell CL0000169
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 41.1%
  • small intestine goblet cell CL1000495
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 53.7%
  • transit amplifying cell CL0009010
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 60.0%
  • renal beta-intercalated cell CL0002201
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 46.0%
  • cardiac endothelial cell CL0010008
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 42.3%
  • retinal ganglion cell CL0000740
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 32.7%
  • duct epithelial cell CL0000068
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 46.7%
  • elicited macrophage CL0000861
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 51.0%
  • hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell CL0000837
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.7%
    PRS 61.5%
  • foveolar cell of stomach CL0002179
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 58.8%
  • basophil mast progenitor cell CL0002028
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 6.1%
    PRS 80.8%
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 66.5%
  • promyelocyte CL0000836
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 53.7%
  • lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023011
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 28.7%
  • hepatocyte CL0000182
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 42.2%
  • alveolar macrophage CL0000583
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 49.3%
  • Hofbauer cell CL3000001
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 53.9%
  • keratocyte CL0002363
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 53.9%
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 58.9%
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 34.3%
  • kidney loop of Henle thin ascending limb epithelial cell CL1001107
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 40.1%
  • centrilobular region hepatocyte CL0019029
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 52.2%
  • near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023012
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 5.2%
    PRS 29.7%
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 57.3%
  • enteric smooth muscle cell CL0002504
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 46.4%
  • enterocyte of epithelium of small intestine CL1000334
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 22.0%
    PRS 69.5%
  • pluripotent stem cell CL0002248
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 43.0%
    PRS 68.6%
  • mature alpha-beta T cell CL0000791
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 5.3%
    PRS 62.9%
  • pancreatic acinar cell CL0002064
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 48.4%
  • microcirculation associated smooth muscle cell CL0008035
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 46.2%
  • conjunctival epithelial cell CL1000432
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 44.4%
  • retinal rod cell CL0000604
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 42.2%
  • chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023036
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 4.9%
    PRS 32.1%
  • retina horizontal cell CL0000745
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 40.6%
  • VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023016
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 28.7%
  • intestinal tuft cell CL0019032
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 48.3%
  • alveolar adventitial fibroblast CL4028006
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 44.7%
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 34.0%
  • parietal cell CL0000162
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 14.4%
    PRS 81.6%
  • lung secretory cell CL1000272
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 4.2%
    PRS 41.8%
  • choroid plexus epithelial cell CL0000706
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 34.9%
  • erythrocyte CL0000232
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 4.0%
    PRS 49.3%
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 27.3%
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 49.5%
  • stratified epithelial cell CL0000079
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 11.2%
    PRS 73.4%
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 33.4%
  • pulmonary ionocyte CL0017000
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 51.3%
  • activated type II NK T cell CL0000931
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 60.0%
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 41.9%
  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 42.5%
  • rod bipolar cell CL0000751
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 37.4%
  • granulocyte CL0000094
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 52.7%
  • eosinophil CL0000771
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 12.7%
    PRS 74.5%
  • club cell CL0000158
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 43.4%
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 48.8%
  • respiratory suprabasal cell CL4033048
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 48.5%
  • pancreatic A cell CL0000171
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 46.4%
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 39.8%
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 47.5%
  • neural progenitor cell CL0011020
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 9.1%
    PRS 37.6%
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 42.3%
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 46.4%
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 12.6%
    PRS 30.1%
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 44.7%
  • regular atrial cardiac myocyte CL0002129
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 7.1%
    PRS 43.1%
  • ionocyte CL0005006
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 41.8%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000811
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 70.8%
  • progenitor cell CL0011026
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 4.7%
    PRS 47.9%
  • neuroblast (sensu Vertebrata) CL0000031
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 41.9%
  • acinar cell of salivary gland CL0002623
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 52.8%
    PRS 66.6%
  • neural cell CL0002319
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 8.6%
    PRS 37.2%
  • interneuron CL0000099
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 4.6%
    PRS 34.1%
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 53.8%
  • radial glial cell CL0000681
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 43.3%
  • lung neuroendocrine cell CL1000223
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 48.7%
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000897
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 56.6%
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 48.7%
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, terminally differentiated CL0001062
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 12.2%
    PRS 54.6%
  • neuroblast (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) CL0000338
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 38.3%
  • intrahepatic cholangiocyte CL0002538
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 5.9%
    PRS 59.6%
  • cardiac muscle cell CL0000746
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 35.5%
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 4.3%
    PRS 53.0%
  • colonocyte CL1000347
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 51.1%

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 [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) encodes the E1 alpha subunit, a critical component of the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex. This enzyme complex serves as the essential gatekeeper linking glycolysis to the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle by catalyzing the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA. Given this central role in aerobic energy metabolism, [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) is ubiquitously expressed but shows particularly high significance in cells with high energy or biosynthetic demands, such as rapidly proliferating intestinal [transit amplifying cell of colon](/details-cell/CL0009011), metabolically reprogrammed [activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000896), and high-energy tissues like [muscle cell](/details-cell/CL0000187). Mutations in the X-linked [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) gene are a primary cause of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency, a severe inborn error of metabolism ([312170](https://omim.org/entry/312170)). ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression profile of [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) underscores its fundamental role in cellular bioenergetics. **Overall**, its significance is highest in cell populations characterized by high rates of proliferation, metabolic activity, or specialized energetic functions. A prominent theme is its importance in highly proliferative tissues and progenitor cells. It is a top marker in [transit amplifying cell of colon](/details-cell/CL0009011) and [transit amplifying cell of small intestine](/details-cell/CL0009012), which are responsible for rapid epithelial renewal. Similarly, its high CSI in [stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000034), [common lymphoid progenitor](/details-cell/CL0000051), and [common dendritic progenitor](/details-cell/CL0001029) suggests that robust aerobic metabolism is crucial for maintaining and expanding these progenitor pools. The gene is also a key player in the immune system, particularly during activation. The high CSI in [activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000896), [thymocyte](/details-cell/CL0000893), and [CD4-positive helper T cell](/details-cell/CL0000492) is consistent with the metabolic reprogramming required to fuel T cell clonal expansion and effector function. Finally, its significance is pronounced in tissues with constant, high energy demands. This includes contractile cells like [muscle cell](/details-cell/CL0000187) and [ventricular cardiac muscle cell](/details-cell/CL2000046), as well as cells involved in active transport and secretion, such as [kidney loop of Henle thin descending limb epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL1001111) and [fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL4030006). ## Pathways and Molecular Function Functionally, [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) is localized to the [mitochondrial matrix](/details-go/GO:0005759) where it operates as a core catalytic subunit of the [pyruvate dehydrogenase complex](/details-go/GO:0045254). Its primary molecular function is [pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) activity](/details-go/GO:0004739), which is essential for the [acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate](/details-go/GO:0006086). This single enzymatic step is a pivotal node in cellular metabolism, integrating the [glucose metabolic process](/details-go/GO:0006006) with the [tricarboxylic acid cycle](/details-go/GO:0006099). Reactome pathway analysis confirms this central role, placing [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) in pathways such as [Pyruvate metabolism](/details-pathway/R-HSA-70268) and [Aerobic respiration and respiratory electron transport](/details-pathway/R-HSA-1428517). The reaction itself is detailed in the [PDH complex synthesizes acetyl-CoA from pyr](/details-pathway/R-HSA-9861559) pathway. The activity of the complex, and thus [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160), is tightly controlled, as highlighted by its inclusion in the [Regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase (pdh) complex](/details-pathway/R-HSA-204174) pathway, which involves phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events that respond to the cell's energy status [Link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7782287/). ## Research Directions While [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) is often considered a housekeeping gene, its expression pattern in highly specific cell states suggests a more dynamic regulatory role that could be exploited for therapeutic purposes. **Proposed Hypotheses:** 1. The high significance of [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) in [activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000896) suggests its upregulation is a critical, rate-limiting step in T cell metabolic reprogramming. Modulating its activity could therefore control the magnitude and functional outcome of an adaptive immune response. 2. The elevated expression in diverse progenitor populations, including [common lymphoid progenitor](/details-cell/CL0000051) and [stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000034), indicates that a high flux through the PDH complex is not only required for proliferation but may also be a key metabolic checkpoint that influences cell fate decisions during differentiation. **Key Experimental Approach:** To test the role of [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) in T cell activation (Hypothesis 1), a conditional knockout mouse model (*Pdha1* fl/fl x CD4-Cre) could be employed. Naive CD4+ T cells would be isolated from these mice and control littermates and activated *in vitro*. The impact of [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) deletion could be assessed by measuring proliferation via CFSE dilution, effector cytokine production (e.g., IFN-γ, IL-17) by intracellular staining, and metabolic flux using a Seahorse XF Analyzer to directly quantify the shift from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation. **Therapeutic Potential:** Due to its indispensable role in core metabolism across most tissues, direct systemic inhibition of [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) would likely result in severe toxicity. However, modulating its activity in specific contexts remains a viable therapeutic strategy. In diseases characterized by metabolic dysregulation, such as cancer, targeting the regulatory enzymes of the PDH complex (e.g., pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases, PDHKs) is an active area of investigation. For instance, inhibiting PDHKs to forcefully activate [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) could push cancer cells towards oxidative phosphorylation, potentially increasing oxidative stress and sensitizing them to apoptosis. Conversely, in the context of inherited [PDHA1](/details-gene/5160) deficiency, therapeutic efforts would focus on activating any residual enzyme function or providing alternative fuels to bypass the metabolic block.

Genular Protein ID: 4228403840

Symbol: ODPA_HUMAN

Name: Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component subunit alpha, somatic form, mitochondrial

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Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 2227443

Title: Characterization and nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the human pyruvate dehydrogenase alpha-subunit.

PubMed ID: 2227443

DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(90)90241-i

PubMed ID: 2748588

Title: Characterization of cDNAs encoding human pyruvate dehydrogenase alpha subunit.

PubMed ID: 2748588

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.14.5330

PubMed ID: 3034892

Title: The human pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Isolation of cDNA clones for the E1 alpha subunit, sequence analysis, and characterization of the mRNA.

PubMed ID: 3034892

DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)48250-6

PubMed ID: 2745444

Title: Structural organization of the gene for the E1 alpha subunit of the human pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.

PubMed ID: 2745444

DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)63857-8

PubMed ID: 2828359

Title: Isolation of a full-length complementary DNA coding for human E1 alpha subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.

PubMed ID: 2828359

DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)77975-7

PubMed ID: 3422424

Title: Cloning and sequencing of cDNAs encoding alpha and beta subunits of human pyruvate dehydrogenase.

PubMed ID: 3422424

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.1.41

PubMed ID: 14702039

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

PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

PubMed ID: 15772651

Title: The DNA sequence of the human X chromosome.

PubMed ID: 15772651

DOI: 10.1038/nature03440

PubMed ID: 15489334

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

PubMed ID: 15489334

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PubMed ID: 23146587

Title: Experimental determination of organelle targeting-peptide cleavage sites using transient expression of green fluorescent protein translational fusions.

PubMed ID: 23146587

DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.10.040

PubMed ID: 10077682

Title: X chromosome evidence for ancient human histories.

PubMed ID: 10077682

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.6.3320

PubMed ID: 1338114

Title: Mutation of E1 alpha gene in a female patient with pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency due to rapid degradation of E1 protein.

PubMed ID: 1338114

DOI: 10.1007/bf01800220

PubMed ID: 7782287

Title: Mutagenesis studies of the phosphorylation sites of recombinant human pyruvate dehydrogenase. Site-specific regulation.

PubMed ID: 7782287

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.24.14297

PubMed ID: 11486000

Title: Site specificity of four pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoenzymes toward the three phosphorylation sites of human pyruvate dehydrogenase.

PubMed ID: 11486000

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103069200

PubMed ID: 14638692

Title: Organization of the cores of the mammalian pyruvate dehydrogenase complex formed by E2 and E2 plus the E3-binding protein and their capacities to bind the E1 and E3 components.

PubMed ID: 14638692

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308172200

PubMed ID: 17081983

Title: Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks.

PubMed ID: 17081983

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026

PubMed ID: 18088087

Title: Phosphoproteome of resting human platelets.

PubMed ID: 18088087

DOI: 10.1021/pr0704130

PubMed ID: 18691976

Title: Kinase-selective enrichment enables quantitative phosphoproteomics of the kinome across the cell cycle.

PubMed ID: 18691976

DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.07.007

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: 20068231

Title: Quantitative phosphoproteomics reveals widespread full phosphorylation site occupancy during mitosis.

PubMed ID: 20068231

DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000475

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 21406692

Title: System-wide temporal characterization of the proteome and phosphoproteome of human embryonic stem cell differentiation.

PubMed ID: 21406692

DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2001570

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: 12651851

Title: Structural basis for flip-flop action of thiamin pyrophosphate-dependent enzymes revealed by human pyruvate dehydrogenase.

PubMed ID: 12651851

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m300339200

PubMed ID: 17474719

Title: Phosphorylation of serine 264 impedes active site accessibility in the E1 component of the human pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex.

PubMed ID: 17474719

DOI: 10.1021/bi700083z

PubMed ID: 19081061

Title: Structural basis for inactivation of the human pyruvate dehydrogenase complex by phosphorylation: role of disordered phosphorylation loops.

PubMed ID: 19081061

DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2008.10.010

PubMed ID: 29970614

Title: Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency is linked to regulatory loop disorder in the alphaV138M variant of human pyruvate dehydrogenase.

PubMed ID: 29970614

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.003996

PubMed ID: 1301207

Title: Mutations and polymorphisms in the pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha gene.

PubMed ID: 1301207

DOI: 10.1002/humu.1380010203

PubMed ID: 1909401

Title: Characterization of the mutations in three patients with pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha deficiency.

PubMed ID: 1909401

DOI: 10.1007/bf01800586

PubMed ID: 1551669

Title: Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) deficiency caused by a 21-base pair insertion mutation in the E1 alpha subunit.

PubMed ID: 1551669

DOI: 10.1007/bf02265291

PubMed ID: 1293379

Title: X-linked pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha subunit deficiency in heterozygous females: variable manifestation of the same mutation.

PubMed ID: 1293379

DOI: 10.1007/bf01800219

PubMed ID: 8498846

Title: Molecular genetic characterization of an X-linked form of Leigh's syndrome.

PubMed ID: 8498846

DOI: 10.1002/ana.410330616

PubMed ID: 8504306

Title: Mutations in the X-linked E1 alpha subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase leading to deficiency of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.

PubMed ID: 8504306

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/2.4.449

PubMed ID: 8032855

Title: Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency. Clinical presentation and molecular genetic characterization of five new patients.

PubMed ID: 8032855

DOI: 10.1093/brain/117.3.435

PubMed ID: 7545958

Title: Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency caused by a 33 base pair duplication in the PDH E1 alpha subunit.

PubMed ID: 7545958

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/3.6.1021

PubMed ID: 8199595

Title: Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency in a male caused by a point mutation (F205L) in the E1 alpha subunit.

PubMed ID: 8199595

DOI: 10.1002/humu.1380030210

PubMed ID: 7967473

Title: Characterization of a point mutation in the pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha gene from two boys with primary lactic acidaemia.

PubMed ID: 7967473

DOI: 10.1007/bf00711616

PubMed ID: 7887409

Title: Mutations in the X-linked E1 alpha subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase: exon skipping, insertion of duplicate sequence, and missense mutations leading to the deficiency of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.

PubMed ID: 7887409

PubMed ID: 7573035

Title: An amino acid substitution in the pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha gene, affecting mitochondrial import of the precursor protein.

PubMed ID: 7573035

PubMed ID: 7757088

Title: Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency due to a point mutation (P188L) within the thiamine pyrophosphate binding loop of the E1 alpha subunit.

PubMed ID: 7757088

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/4.2.315

PubMed ID: 8664900

Title: Mutation analysis of the pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha gene in eight patients with a pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency.

PubMed ID: 8664900

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1996)7:1<46::aid-humu6>3.0.co;2-n

PubMed ID: 8844217

Title: Three new mutations of the pyruvate dehydrogenase alpha subunit: a point mutation (M181V), 3 bp deletion (-R282), and 16 bp insertion/frameshift (K358SVS-->TVDQS).

PubMed ID: 8844217

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1996)8:2<180::aid-humu11>3.0.co;2-z

PubMed ID: 9266390

Title: Biochemical and molecular analysis of an X-linked case of Leigh syndrome associated with thiamin-responsive pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency.

PubMed ID: 9266390

DOI: 10.1023/a:1005305614374

PubMed ID: 9671272

Title: Arginine 302 mutations in the pyruvate dehydrogenase E1alpha subunit gene: identification of further patients and in vitro demonstration of pathogenicity.

PubMed ID: 9671272

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1998)12:2<114::aid-humu6>3.0.co;2-#

PubMed ID: 23033978

Title: Diagnostic exome sequencing in persons with severe intellectual disability.

PubMed ID: 23033978

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1206524

PubMed ID: 27864847

Title: Diagnostic targeted resequencing in 349 patients with drug-resistant pediatric epilepsies identifies causative mutations in 30 different genes.

PubMed ID: 27864847

DOI: 10.1002/humu.23149

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 390
  • Mass: 43296
  • Checksum: 4D685BBE44A92D4B
  • Sequence:
  • MRKMLAAVSR VLSGASQKPA SRVLVASRNF ANDATFEIKK CDLHRLEEGP PVTTVLTRED 
    GLKYYRMMQT VRRMELKADQ LYKQKIIRGF CHLCDGQEAC CVGLEAGINP TDHLITAYRA 
    HGFTFTRGLS VREILAELTG RKGGCAKGKG GSMHMYAKNF YGGNGIVGAQ VPLGAGIALA 
    CKYNGKDEVC LTLYGDGAAN QGQIFEAYNM AALWKLPCIF ICENNRYGMG TSVERAAAST 
    DYYKRGDFIP GLRVDGMDIL CVREATRFAA AYCRSGKGPI LMELQTYRYH GHSMSDPGVS 
    YRTREEIQEV RSKSDPIMLL KDRMVNSNLA SVEELKEIDV EVRKEIEDAA QFATADPEPP 
    LEELGYHIYS SDPPFEVRGA NQWIKFKSVS