Details for: RPS15

Gene ID: 6209

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: RPS15

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000115268

Description: ribosomal protein S15

Cell Significance Landscape

Associated with

Significant Cells

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

  • central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000904
    CSI 169.33
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.99
  • naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000900
    CSI 146.04
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 4.35
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 145.34
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.66
  • hematopoietic stem cell CL0000037
    CSI 145.27
    rCSI 96.56%
    PRS 1.69
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 143.3
    rCSI 96.55%
    PRS 1.72
  • CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human CL0000939
    CSI 141.95
    rCSI 94.61%
    PRS 4.04
  • naive T cell CL0000898
    CSI 138.15
    rCSI 96.15%
    PRS 2.08
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000897
    CSI 135.7
    rCSI 97.41%
    PRS 1.94
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human CL0001058
    CSI 134.82
    rCSI 94.13%
    PRS 1.5
  • melanocyte CL0000148
    CSI 134.38
    rCSI 99.53%
    PRS 1.36
  • CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell, human CL0000938
    CSI 133.13
    rCSI 99.83%
    PRS 4.3
  • class switched memory B cell CL0000972
    CSI 132.45
    rCSI 98.88%
    PRS 2.41
  • effector CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001050
    CSI 128.27
    rCSI 97.56%
    PRS 1.89
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 126.46
    rCSI 95.02%
    PRS 1.46
  • T follicular helper cell CL0002038
    CSI 125.35
    rCSI 93.8%
    PRS 2.34
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000810
    CSI 124.9
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 2.67
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 124.37
    rCSI 98.3%
    PRS 0.99
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 124.07
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.4
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 123.75
    rCSI 95.94%
    PRS 1.35
  • T-helper 17 cell CL0000899
    CSI 123.75
    rCSI 98.26%
    PRS 2.53
  • mature T cell CL0002419
    CSI 123.12
    rCSI 95.77%
    PRS 2.04
  • CD4-positive helper T cell CL0000492
    CSI 121.74
    rCSI 92.09%
    PRS 2
  • mucosal invariant T cell CL0000940
    CSI 121.38
    rCSI 98.08%
    PRS 3.74
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 120.31
    rCSI 99.74%
    PRS 1.33
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 119.34
    rCSI 96.97%
    PRS 1.49
  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 118.51
    rCSI 91.31%
    PRS 1.28
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 118.13
    rCSI 92.93%
    PRS 1.69
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 115.75
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.43
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 115.2
    rCSI 95.4%
    PRS 1.42
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 114.85
    rCSI 96.27%
    PRS 1.71
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 114.38
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.59
  • skin fibroblast CL0002620
    CSI 114.18
    rCSI 98.43%
    PRS 2.38
  • unswitched memory B cell CL0000970
    CSI 113.58
    rCSI 95.56%
    PRS 2.4
  • naive B cell CL0000788
    CSI 111.24
    rCSI 95.41%
    PRS 4.63
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 111.24
    rCSI 96.7%
    PRS 1.75
  • precursor B cell CL0000817
    CSI 110.68
    rCSI 96.95%
    PRS 1.92
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 108.9
    rCSI 94.3%
    PRS 1.59
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000913
    CSI 108.78
    rCSI 99.08%
    PRS 2.23
  • fibroblast of lung CL0002553
    CSI 107.39
    rCSI 99.95%
    PRS 1.42
  • immature B cell CL0000816
    CSI 106.53
    rCSI 79.15%
    PRS 2.13
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 105.83
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.49
  • activated CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000896
    CSI 105.01
    rCSI 97.07%
    PRS 2.61
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 103.89
    rCSI 93.82%
    PRS 1.25
  • CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CL0000792
    CSI 99.2
    rCSI 97.42%
    PRS 2.28
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000906
    CSI 98.48
    rCSI 96.8%
    PRS 4.27
  • double-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000809
    CSI 96.11
    rCSI 97.95%
    PRS 2.07
  • memory B cell CL0000787
    CSI 95.99
    rCSI 94.79%
    PRS 6.32
  • fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell CL4030006
    CSI 95.46
    rCSI 91.89%
    PRS 1.49
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000909
    CSI 95.39
    rCSI 99.62%
    PRS 4.6
  • elicited macrophage CL0000861
    CSI 94.6
    rCSI 86.86%
    PRS 1.62
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 93.25
    rCSI 96.59%
    PRS 1.67
  • hematopoietic precursor cell CL0008001
    CSI 93.2
    rCSI 95.89%
    PRS 2.23
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 92.6
    rCSI 81.43%
    PRS 1.04
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000794
    CSI 92.52
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 2.48
  • small pre-B-II cell CL0000954
    CSI 90.14
    rCSI 86.68%
    PRS 3.12
  • pancreatic D cell CL0000173
    CSI 88.74
    rCSI 87.28%
    PRS 1.58
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 87.86
    rCSI 96.23%
    PRS 1.67
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 87.08
    rCSI 91.02%
    PRS 1.52
  • IgA plasma cell CL0000987
    CSI 86.68
    rCSI 88.74%
    PRS 2.7
  • naive thymus-derived CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000895
    CSI 84.34
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 7.86
  • gamma-delta T cell CL0000798
    CSI 83.41
    rCSI 97.97%
    PRS 14.5
  • CD14-positive monocyte CL0001054
    CSI 82.7
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 2.11
  • pancreatic A cell CL0000171
    CSI 82.49
    rCSI 86.41%
    PRS 1.54
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 81.46
    rCSI 86.55%
    PRS 2.6
  • activated type II NK T cell CL0000931
    CSI 81.42
    rCSI 91.63%
    PRS 2.4
  • CD1c-positive myeloid dendritic cell CL0002399
    CSI 81.12
    rCSI 97.98%
    PRS 1.63
  • transit amplifying cell of colon CL0009011
    CSI 80.8
    rCSI 94.9%
    PRS 1.74
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 79.89
    rCSI 91.46%
    PRS 2.97
  • neuroblast (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) CL0000338
    CSI 78.04
    rCSI 90.12%
    PRS 1.33
  • respiratory suprabasal cell CL4033048
    CSI 77.14
    rCSI 98.93%
    PRS 1.65
  • mature NK T cell CL0000814
    CSI 76.72
    rCSI 98.13%
    PRS 6.64
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000934
    CSI 76.3
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 3.06
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000624
    CSI 75.53
    rCSI 96.66%
    PRS 31.37
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 75.5
    rCSI 94.75%
    PRS 1.8
  • conventional dendritic cell CL0000990
    CSI 75.25
    rCSI 62.81%
    PRS 4.84
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 75.15
    rCSI 92.97%
    PRS 1.26
  • B cell CL0000236
    CSI 74.81
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 8.77
  • pulmonary ionocyte CL0017000
    CSI 74.49
    rCSI 90.68%
    PRS 1.8
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 73.77
    rCSI 88.55%
    PRS 1.42
  • secretory cell CL0000151
    CSI 72.74
    rCSI 75.9%
    PRS 1.46
  • enteroendocrine cell CL0000164
    CSI 71.72
    rCSI 98%
    PRS 1.58
  • effector memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000905
    CSI 70.92
    rCSI 96.61%
    PRS 3.58
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 70.85
    rCSI 96.53%
    PRS 1.3
  • endothelial cell of artery CL1000413
    CSI 70.7
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 8.8
  • colon epithelial cell CL0011108
    CSI 69.23
    rCSI 72.52%
    PRS 1.33
  • common lymphoid progenitor CL0000051
    CSI 69.23
    rCSI 92.51%
    PRS 2.73
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 68.94
    rCSI 99.37%
    PRS 2.32
  • myofibroblast cell CL0000186
    CSI 68.78
    rCSI 95.26%
    PRS 2.05
  • interstitial cell of Cajal CL0002088
    CSI 68.35
    rCSI 87%
    PRS 1.67
  • promyelocyte CL0000836
    CSI 68.04
    rCSI 98.13%
    PRS 1.98
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 67.53
    rCSI 92.32%
    PRS 1.63
  • transit amplifying cell CL0009010
    CSI 67.26
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 2.33
  • pulmonary artery endothelial cell CL1001568
    CSI 66.7
    rCSI 90.75%
    PRS 2.18
  • dendritic cell CL0000451
    CSI 66.47
    rCSI 81.9%
    PRS 4.73
  • alternatively activated macrophage CL0000890
    CSI 66.44
    rCSI 83.53%
    PRS 2.19
  • granulocyte CL0000094
    CSI 66.36
    rCSI 100%
    PRS 1.78
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 65.96
    rCSI 76.27%
    PRS 1.03
  • multi-ciliated epithelial cell CL0005012
    CSI 65.71
    rCSI 65.58%
    PRS 1.2
  • neuroblast (sensu Vertebrata) CL0000031
    CSI 64.97
    rCSI 83.38%
    PRS 1.44
  • IgG plasma cell CL0000985
    CSI 64.49
    rCSI 77.25%
    PRS 2.47
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI -53.8
    rCSI -66.9%
    PRS 0.9%
  • sst GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023017
    CSI -46.5
    rCSI -59.9%
    PRS 1.0%
  • VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023016
    CSI -43.9
    rCSI -52.5%
    PRS 1.0%
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI -27.8
    rCSI -62.3%
    PRS 0.9%
  • adipocyte CL0000136
    CSI -22.0
    rCSI -28.2%
    PRS 1.9%
  • GABAergic neuron CL0000617
    CSI -20.7
    rCSI -69.2%
    PRS 1.6%
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI -19.5
    rCSI -34.5%
    PRS 0.9%
  • L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023041
    CSI -19.2
    rCSI -68.9%
    PRS 0.8%
  • L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4023040
    CSI -19.2
    rCSI -46.5%
    PRS 0.9%
  • inhibitory interneuron CL0000498
    CSI -18.9
    rCSI -43.7%
    PRS 1.5%
  • cerebral cortex neuron CL0010012
    CSI -18.7
    rCSI -76.2%
    PRS 2.1%
  • differentiation-committed oligodendrocyte precursor CL4023059
    CSI -18.3
    rCSI -33.2%
    PRS 1.7%
  • lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023011
    CSI -18.1
    rCSI -30.4%
    PRS 1.0%
  • L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023038
    CSI -16.8
    rCSI -52.4%
    PRS 1.0%
  • kidney collecting duct principal cell CL1001431
    CSI -15.0
    rCSI -75.4%
    PRS 10.2%
  • sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023015
    CSI -11.1
    rCSI -17.9%
    PRS 1.1%
  • chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023036
    CSI -10.8
    rCSI -33.8%
    PRS 1.1%
  • erythroid lineage cell CL0000764
    CSI -10.6
    rCSI -68.4%
    PRS 4.1%
  • kidney collecting duct intercalated cell CL1001432
    CSI -10.4
    rCSI -74.2%
    PRS 6.6%
  • Bergmann glial cell CL0000644
    CSI -9.6
    rCSI -13.1%
    PRS 1.6%
  • epicardial adipocyte CL1000309
    CSI -9.5
    rCSI -30.9%
    PRS 2.7%
  • mature microglial cell CL0002629
    CSI -8.7
    rCSI -36.3%
    PRS 5.4%
  • glutamatergic neuron CL0000679
    CSI -8.6
    rCSI -17.7%
    PRS 1.8%
  • kidney interstitial alternatively activated macrophage CL1000695
    CSI -8.6
    rCSI -22.3%
    PRS 1.8%
  • exhausted T cell CL0011025
    CSI -8.5
    rCSI -100.0%
    PRS 8.3%
  • OFFx cell CL4033036
    CSI -8.4
    rCSI -39.7%
    PRS 4.4%
  • cerebral cortex endothelial cell CL1001602
    CSI -8.0
    rCSI -13.9%
    PRS 1.1%
  • near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023012
    CSI -7.2
    rCSI -27.2%
    PRS 1.0%
  • S cone cell CL0003050
    CSI -6.7
    rCSI -29.3%
    PRS 1.8%
  • central nervous system neuron CL2000029
    CSI -6.1
    rCSI -44.7%
    PRS 0.7%
  • rod bipolar cell CL0000751
    CSI -5.8
    rCSI -10.5%
    PRS 1.3%
  • cell of skeletal muscle CL0000188
    CSI -5.7
    rCSI -62.3%
    PRS 10.2%
  • mature astrocyte CL0002627
    CSI -5.5
    rCSI -23.1%
    PRS 3.8%
  • invaginating midget bipolar cell CL4033034
    CSI -5.2
    rCSI -30.6%
    PRS 3.8%
  • pulmonary capillary endothelial cell CL4028001
    CSI -5.2
    rCSI -9.8%
    PRS 2.3%
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI -5.2
    rCSI -30.3%
    PRS 1.1%
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI -5.0
    rCSI -31.4%
    PRS 1.2%
  • renal interstitial pericyte CL1001318
    CSI -5.0
    rCSI -13.8%
    PRS 1.6%
  • diffuse bipolar 1 cell CL4033027
    CSI -4.7
    rCSI -35.6%
    PRS 4.0%
  • starburst amacrine cell CL0004232
    CSI -4.7
    rCSI -39.6%
    PRS 4.4%
  • endocrine cell CL0000163
    CSI -4.5
    rCSI -22.9%
    PRS 6.7%
  • cerebellar granule cell CL0001031
    CSI -3.9
    rCSI -5.7%
    PRS 1.6%
  • glycinergic amacrine cell CL4030028
    CSI -3.6
    rCSI -9.4%
    PRS 2.3%
  • flat midget bipolar cell CL4033033
    CSI -3.5
    rCSI -24.6%
    PRS 4.0%
  • diffuse bipolar 6 cell CL4033032
    CSI -3.4
    rCSI -18.0%
    PRS 4.8%
  • cardiac endothelial cell CL0010008
    CSI -3.1
    rCSI -12.4%
    PRS 1.8%
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI -3.0
    rCSI -5.6%
    PRS 1.2%
  • periportal region hepatocyte CL0019026
    CSI -2.7
    rCSI -10.4%
    PRS 2.5%
  • platelet CL0000233
    CSI -2.6
    rCSI -10.7%
    PRS 4.5%
  • squamous epithelial cell CL0000076
    CSI -1.3
    rCSI -3.2%
    PRS 1.9%
  • melanocyte of skin CL1000458
    CSI -1.3
    rCSI -1.8%
    PRS 1.2%
  • diffuse bipolar 2 cell CL4033028
    CSI -1.2
    rCSI -9.6%
    PRS 4.3%
  • cord blood hematopoietic stem cell CL2000095
    CSI -1.2
    rCSI -23.6%
    PRS 12.4%
  • cardiac blood vessel endothelial cell CL0010006
    CSI -1.2
    rCSI -8.3%
    PRS 5.2%
  • direct pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023026
    CSI -1.1
    rCSI -25.4%
    PRS 0.8%
  • indirect pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023029
    CSI -0.3
    rCSI -8.3%
    PRS 1.1%
  • basal cell of epidermis CL0002187
    CSI -0.1
    rCSI -0.2%
    PRS 2.0%
  • endothelial cell of vascular tree CL0002139
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 3.9%
  • immature innate lymphoid cell CL0001082
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 13.9%
    PRS 27.2%
  • ON midget ganglion cell CL4033046
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 11.1%
    PRS 1.9%
  • diffuse bipolar 3b cell CL4033030
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 4.3%
    PRS 4.0%
  • neural cell CL0002319
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 3.4%
  • OFF midget ganglion cell CL4033047
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 26.2%
    PRS 2.1%
  • kidney loop of Henle thick ascending limb epithelial cell CL1001106
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 12.4%
    PRS 4.1%
  • endocardial cell CL0002350
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 7.7%
    PRS 2.6%
  • cardiac muscle cell CL0000746
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.7%
    PRS 1.3%
  • diffuse bipolar 3a cell CL4033029
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 13.6%
    PRS 3.7%
  • kidney loop of Henle epithelial cell CL1000909
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 47.4%
    PRS 13.9%
  • primordial germ cell CL0000670
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 12.5%
    PRS 11.5%
  • GABAergic amacrine cell CL4030027
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 8.8%
    PRS 2.2%
  • fast muscle cell CL0000190
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 10.4%
    PRS 9.0%
  • tracheobronchial goblet cell CL0019003
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 43.2%
    PRS 36.9%
  • NKp44-negative group 3 innate lymphoid cell, human CL0001080
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 88.5%
    PRS 20.5%
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell, human CL0001078
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 60.4%
    PRS 28.8%
  • helper T cell CL0000912
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 4.1%
    PRS 2.3%
  • H2 horizontal cell CL0004218
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 14.8%
    PRS 3.0%
  • cholangiocyte CL1000488
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 18.1%
    PRS 3.4%
  • hepatic pit cell CL2000054
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 44.3%
    PRS 18.8%
  • odontoblast CL0000060
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 73.6%
    PRS 8.6%
  • professional antigen presenting cell CL0000145
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 11.3%
    PRS 6.5%
  • pluripotent stem cell CL0002248
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 98.4%
    PRS 3.6%
  • slow muscle cell CL0000189
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 44.5%
    PRS 20.1%
  • neuron CL0000540
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 9.0%
    PRS 2.2%
  • cytotoxic T cell CL0000910
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 19.5%
    PRS 2.3%
  • forebrain neuroblast CL1000042
    CSI 3.6
    rCSI 38.5%
    PRS 22.5%
  • mesenchymal lymphangioblast CL0005021
    CSI 3.6
    rCSI 95.6%
    PRS 8.3%
  • regular atrial cardiac myocyte CL0002129
    CSI 3.7
    rCSI 11.8%
    PRS 1.8%
  • B-1 B cell CL0000819
    CSI 3.8
    rCSI 97.6%
    PRS 9.0%
  • osteoblast CL0000062
    CSI 3.8
    rCSI 95.4%
    PRS 14.3%
  • epithelial cell of urethra CL1000296
    CSI 3.9
    rCSI 97.1%
    PRS 5.1%
  • renal intercalated cell CL0005010
    CSI 3.9
    rCSI 34.5%
    PRS 13.9%
  • Merkel cell CL0000242
    CSI 4.0
    rCSI 92.9%
    PRS 10.6%
  • prostate gland microvascular endothelial cell CL2000059
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 96.9%
    PRS 5.4%
  • kidney distal convoluted tubule epithelial cell CL1000849
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 43.0%
    PRS 2.5%
  • hepatic stellate cell CL0000632
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 15.3%
    PRS 1.3%
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 6.6%
    PRS 1.1%
  • kidney connecting tubule principal cell CL4030018
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 29.9%
    PRS 22.6%
  • lung microvascular endothelial cell CL2000016
    CSI 4.4
    rCSI 84.0%
    PRS 5.2%
  • epithelial cell of proximal tubule segment 3 CL4030011
    CSI 4.4
    rCSI 34.9%
    PRS 20.4%
  • enteric neuron CL0007011
    CSI 4.6
    rCSI 67.3%
    PRS 4.4%

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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  • Query Gene
  • Node Color (Target Cell CSI, relative to current network):
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    • High
    • Medium
    • Low
    • Very Low
    • CSI N/A
  • Node Size: Proportional to Target Cell CSI magnitude
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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 [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 19p13.3 that encodes the 40S ribosomal protein S15, a core structural component of the small ribosomal subunit. As an integral part of the cellular translation machinery, [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) plays a fundamental role in protein synthesis. Its expression profile reflects this essential function, with high significance observed in metabolically active and highly proliferative cell types, particularly within the hematopoietic and immune systems. These include various T cell subsets such as [central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000904)s, B cells, natural killer cells, and [hematopoietic stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000037)s. Beyond its canonical role in translation, functional annotations suggest its involvement in p53 signaling and rRNA processing, highlighting its broader role in cellular homeostasis and stress responses. ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression landscape of [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) underscores its critical importance in cells requiring high translational capacity for growth, proliferation, and function. **Overall**, the gene shows the highest significance in a wide array of immune cells. It is a top marker in both naive and memory lymphocyte populations, including [central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000904) (CSI: 169.33), [naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000900) (CSI: 146.04), and [class switched memory B cell](/details-cell/CL0000972) (CSI: 132.45). Its high significance in progenitor cells like [hematopoietic stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000037) (CSI: 145.27) and developing lymphocytes such as the [double negative thymocyte](/details-cell/CL0002489) (CSI: 145.34) is consistent with the extensive protein synthesis required for cell division and differentiation. This expression pattern aligns with early research characterizing its human homolog as having features of a housekeeping gene essential for cellular maintenance [Link](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.87.9.3594). Conversely, [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) exhibits very low significance in several terminally differentiated, non-proliferative cell types. Its expression is markedly low across numerous neuronal subtypes, including [pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron](/details-cell/CL4023018) (CSI: -53.80) and [sst GABAergic cortical interneuron](/details-cell/CL4023017) (CSI: -46.46), as well as in structural cells like the [adipocyte](/details-cell/CL0000136) (CSI: -21.95). This contrast reinforces the conclusion that the primary role of [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) is tied to dynamic cellular processes like proliferation and robust protein secretion, rather than the maintenance of quiescent or terminally differentiated states. ## Pathways and Molecular Function The functional annotations for [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) confirm its central role in protein metabolism. As a core molecular function, it is a [structural constituent of ribosome](/details-gene/GO:0003735), located within the [cytosolic small ribosomal subunit](/details-cell/GO:0022627). This structural role is essential for the biological process of [translation](/details-gene/GO:0006412) and the biogenesis of the ribosome itself, including [ribosomal small subunit assembly](/details-gene/GO:0000028) and [rRNA processing](/details-gene/GO:0006364). These functions are reflected in numerous Reactome pathways, such as [Metabolism of proteins](/content/detail/R-HSA-392499) and the detailed steps of translation, including [Eukaryotic translation initiation](/content/detail/R-HSA-72613) ([R-HSA-72613](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-72613)) and [Eukaryotic translation elongation](/content/detail/R-HSA-156842) ([R-HSA-156842](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-156842)). Beyond this canonical function, [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) is implicated in cellular regulation and disease. It is annotated with functions such as [DNA binding](/details-gene/GO:0003677) and involvement in the [positive regulation of signal transduction by p53 class mediator](/details-gene/GO:1901798), suggesting a role in cellular surveillance and stress response pathways. Furthermore, its inclusion in pathways related to viral infection, such as [Sars-cov-2 modulates host translation machinery](/content/detail/R-HSA-9754678) ([R-HSA-9754678](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-9754678)) and [Influenza infection](/content/detail/R-HSA-168255) ([R-HSA-168255](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-168255)), highlights how this fundamental cellular component can be co-opted by pathogens to facilitate their replication. ## Research Directions The ubiquitous and essential nature of [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) makes its dysregulation a potential factor in various pathologies, particularly those characterized by altered cell growth and proliferation. **Testable Hypotheses:** 1. Given the high significance of [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) in hematopoietic stem cells and its role in ribosome biogenesis—a pathway frequently dysregulated in cancer—it is hypothesized that mutations or copy number variations in [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) could be a contributing factor in the development of myelodysplastic syndromes or acute myeloid leukemia by altering translational fidelity or capacity, thereby favoring the production of oncoproteins. 2. Considering its critical role in lymphocyte populations, it is plausible that germline mutations leading to [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) haploinsufficiency may impair immune cell development and function, leading to specific immunodeficiency syndromes. Such mutations could disrupt the rapid protein synthesis required for lymphocyte activation and clonal expansion in response to pathogens. **Proposed Experiment:** To test the first hypothesis regarding the role of [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) in hematological malignancies, one could employ a CRISPR-Cas9 based approach in a relevant cell line (e.g., K562) or primary human CD34+ cells to introduce specific mutations found in patients or to modulate its expression levels. Subsequent analysis using ribosome profiling (Ribo-seq) would reveal changes in the landscape of translated mRNAs, identifying specific oncoproteins whose synthesis is preferentially affected. In parallel, cellular assays would assess changes in proliferation, differentiation capacity, and apoptosis rates, while xenotransplantation of these engineered cells into immunocompromised mice could validate their leukemogenic potential *in vivo*. **Therapeutic Potential:** As a core component of the ribosome, [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) itself is a challenging therapeutic target for direct inhibition due to the high risk of on-target toxicity in healthy, proliferating cells. However, many cancers exhibit a dependency on elevated protein synthesis, a state known as "translation addiction." This suggests that the broader pathway of ribosome biogenesis could be a viable therapeutic avenue. Instead of directly targeting [RPS15](/details-gene/6209), therapeutic strategies might focus on inhibiting upstream regulators of ribosome production or exploiting synthetic lethal interactions in cancer cells with [RPS15](/details-gene/6209) mutations. Therefore, inhibition of the pathway, rather than direct inhibition of the protein, would be the more promising therapeutic strategy.

Genular Protein ID: 1219281666

Symbol: RS15_HUMAN

Name: 40S ribosomal protein S15

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 2821540

Title: Evolutionary conservation of the insulinoma gene rig and its possible function.

PubMed ID: 2821540

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.19.6659

PubMed ID: 2159154

Title: Isolation and characterization of the human homologue of rig and its pseudogenes: the functional gene has features characteristic of housekeeping genes.

PubMed ID: 2159154

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.9.3594

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: 1466847

Title: Progressive spastic myelopathy in a patient co-infected with HIV-1 and HTLV-II: autoantibodies to the human homologue of rig in blood and cerebrospinal fluid.

PubMed ID: 1466847

DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199210000-00014

PubMed ID: 8706699

Title: Characterization of the human small-ribosomal-subunit proteins by N-terminal and internal sequencing, and mass spectrometry.

PubMed ID: 8706699

DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0144u.x

PubMed ID: 14654843

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

PubMed ID: 14654843

DOI: 10.1038/nature02166

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: 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: 24524803

Title: A new system for naming ribosomal proteins.

PubMed ID: 24524803

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2014.01.002

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: 28112733

Title: Site-specific mapping of the human SUMO proteome reveals co-modification with phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 28112733

DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3366

PubMed ID: 23636399

Title: Structures of the human and Drosophila 80S ribosome.

PubMed ID: 23636399

DOI: 10.1038/nature12104

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 145
  • Mass: 17040
  • Checksum: CA2C682302C7B387
  • Sequence:
  • MAEVEQKKKR TFRKFTYRGV DLDQLLDMSY EQLMQLYSAR QRRRLNRGLR RKQHSLLKRL 
    RKAKKEAPPM EKPEVVKTHL RDMIILPEMV GSMVGVYNGK TFNQVEIKPE MIGHYLGEFS 
    ITYKPVKHGR PGIGATHSSR FIPLK

Genular Protein ID: 1216274165

Symbol: K7ELC2_HUMAN

Name: N/A

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Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 11237011

Title: Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

PubMed ID: 11237011

DOI: 10.1038/35057062

PubMed ID: 15057824

Title: The DNA sequence and biology of human chromosome 19.

PubMed ID: 15057824

DOI: 10.1038/nature02399

PubMed ID: 15496913

Title: Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome.

PubMed ID: 15496913

DOI: 10.1038/nature03001

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: 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: 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

PubMed ID: 28112733

Title: Site-specific mapping of the human SUMO proteome reveals co-modification with phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 28112733

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 152
  • Mass: 17723
  • Checksum: B6EB15A24C6623B0
  • Sequence:
  • MLGRGADLAE VEQKKKRTFR KFTYRGVDLD QLLDMSYEQL MQLYSARQRR RLNRGLRRKQ 
    HSLLKRLRKA KKEAPPMEKP EVVKTHLRDM IILPEMVGSM VGVYNGKTFN QVEIKPEMIG 
    HYLGEFSITY KPVKHGRPGI GATHSSRFIP LK