Details for: SOX5

Gene ID: 6660

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: SOX5

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000134532

Description: SRY-box transcription factor 5

Cell Significance Landscape

Associated with

  • Asymmetric neuroblast division
    (GO:0055059)
  • Cartilage condensation
    (GO:0001502)
  • Cartilage development
    (GO:0051216)
  • Cell fate commitment
    (GO:0045165)
  • Cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus
    (GO:0071560)
  • Chondrocyte differentiation
    (GO:0002062)
  • Chromatin
    (GO:0000785)
  • Dna-binding transcription factor activity
    (GO:0003700)
  • Dna-binding transcription factor activity, rna polymerase ii-specific
    (GO:0000981)
  • Nucleus
    (GO:0005634)
  • Positive regulation of cartilage development
    (GO:0061036)
  • Positive regulation of chondrocyte differentiation
    (GO:0032332)
  • Positive regulation of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation
    (GO:2000741)
  • Protein binding
    (GO:0005515)
  • Regulation of transcription by rna polymerase ii
    (GO:0006357)
  • Rna polymerase ii cis-regulatory region sequence-specific dna binding
    (GO:0000978)
  • Transcription by rna polymerase ii
    (GO:0006366)
  • Transcription cis-regulatory region binding
    (GO:0000976)

Significant Cells

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

  • adipocyte CL0000136
    CSI 57.06
    rCSI 73.27%
    PRS 76.23
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI 56.29
    rCSI 70.03%
    PRS 67.41
  • lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023011
    CSI 36.27
    rCSI 60.89%
    PRS 69.48
  • differentiation-committed oligodendrocyte precursor CL4023059
    CSI 35.35
    rCSI 64.22%
    PRS 77.75
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI 34.96
    rCSI 78.39%
    PRS 70.4
  • astrocyte CL0000127
    CSI 34.14
    rCSI 72.74%
    PRS 61.45
  • ependymal cell CL0000065
    CSI 33.85
    rCSI 68.68%
    PRS 65.65
  • VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023016
    CSI 32.84
    rCSI 39.22%
    PRS 69.62
  • Bergmann glial cell CL0000644
    CSI 31.88
    rCSI 43.61%
    PRS 77.1
  • oligodendrocyte precursor cell CL0002453
    CSI 31.77
    rCSI 69.91%
    PRS 67.63
  • cerebral cortex endothelial cell CL1001602
    CSI 28.17
    rCSI 48.73%
    PRS 78.33
  • fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell CL4030006
    CSI 27.96
    rCSI 26.92%
    PRS 84.52
  • renal interstitial pericyte CL1001318
    CSI 27.62
    rCSI 76.13%
    PRS 81.51
  • retinal ganglion cell CL0000740
    CSI 27.52
    rCSI 60.8%
    PRS 72.79
  • enteroendocrine cell CL0000164
    CSI 27.38
    rCSI 37.42%
    PRS 84.48
  • L4 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030063
    CSI 25.09
    rCSI 60.01%
    PRS 73.37
  • hepatocyte CL0000182
    CSI 24.63
    rCSI 44.09%
    PRS 84.7
  • L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4023040
    CSI 24.49
    rCSI 59.51%
    PRS 67.34
  • interneuron CL0000099
    CSI 23.11
    rCSI 46.4%
    PRS 77.49
  • vascular leptomeningeal cell CL4023051
    CSI 23.11
    rCSI 40.51%
    PRS 80.47
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 22.92
    rCSI 18.11%
    PRS 76.16
  • sst GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023017
    CSI 22.67
    rCSI 29.23%
    PRS 70.68
  • choroid plexus epithelial cell CL0000706
    CSI 22.15
    rCSI 36.27%
    PRS 76.45
  • epicardial adipocyte CL1000309
    CSI 22.06
    rCSI 71.78%
    PRS 82.71
  • neuroblast (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) CL0000338
    CSI 21.87
    rCSI 25.25%
    PRS 77.91
  • glioblast CL0000030
    CSI 20.92
    rCSI 33.37%
    PRS 77.32
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 20.7
    rCSI 23.94%
    PRS 78.83
  • chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023036
    CSI 20.6
    rCSI 64.44%
    PRS 73.21
  • radial glial cell CL0000681
    CSI 20.33
    rCSI 28.24%
    PRS 83.71
  • kidney interstitial alternatively activated macrophage CL1000695
    CSI 20.01
    rCSI 52.16%
    PRS 86.65
  • L5/6 near-projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030067
    CSI 19.38
    rCSI 63.71%
    PRS 72.23
  • neural cell CL0002319
    CSI 18.68
    rCSI 70.49%
    PRS 68.92
  • near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023012
    CSI 17.43
    rCSI 65.86%
    PRS 69.89
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 16.53
    rCSI 14.37%
    PRS 92.87
  • fibroblast of lung CL0002553
    CSI 16.45
    rCSI 15.31%
    PRS 86.4
  • L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023041
    CSI 16.32
    rCSI 58.72%
    PRS 67.5
  • kidney collecting duct principal cell CL1001431
    CSI 16
    rCSI 80.51%
    PRS 81.94
  • sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023015
    CSI 15.96
    rCSI 25.67%
    PRS 70.91
  • vascular associated smooth muscle cell CL0000359
    CSI 15.85
    rCSI 51.42%
    PRS 83.45
  • tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell CL0019019
    CSI 15.75
    rCSI 27.77%
    PRS 89.13
  • neuron CL0000540
    CSI 15.62
    rCSI 41.59%
    PRS 73.01
  • cerebral cortex neuron CL0010012
    CSI 15.61
    rCSI 63.6%
    PRS 77.52
  • inhibitory interneuron CL0000498
    CSI 15.55
    rCSI 35.89%
    PRS 74.72
  • blood vessel endothelial cell CL0000071
    CSI 15.51
    rCSI 32.19%
    PRS 82.79
  • kidney interstitial fibroblast CL1000692
    CSI 15.49
    rCSI 82.33%
    PRS 76.44
  • glycinergic amacrine cell CL4030028
    CSI 15.35
    rCSI 39.99%
    PRS 79.55
  • amacrine cell CL0000561
    CSI 14.96
    rCSI 43.34%
    PRS 75.85
  • smooth muscle cell CL0000192
    CSI 14.82
    rCSI 35.34%
    PRS 80.4
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI 14.74
    rCSI 27.61%
    PRS 75.31
  • L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023038
    CSI 14.72
    rCSI 46%
    PRS 71.02
  • Schwann cell CL0002573
    CSI 14.67
    rCSI 41.71%
    PRS 81.17
  • kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell CL1000768
    CSI 14.53
    rCSI 36.85%
    PRS 77.32
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 14.15
    rCSI 24.99%
    PRS 69.03
  • conjunctival epithelial cell CL1000432
    CSI 14.06
    rCSI 21.48%
    PRS 85.29
  • mural cell CL0008034
    CSI 13.76
    rCSI 46.61%
    PRS 80.99
  • neuroblast (sensu Vertebrata) CL0000031
    CSI 13.32
    rCSI 17.09%
    PRS 81.73
  • adventitial cell CL0002503
    CSI 13.3
    rCSI 31.77%
    PRS 88.27
  • hepatic stellate cell CL0000632
    CSI 13.15
    rCSI 49.26%
    PRS 79.11
  • epithelial cell of proximal tubule CL0002306
    CSI 12.92
    rCSI 31.56%
    PRS 78.21
  • GABAergic amacrine cell CL4030027
    CSI 12.42
    rCSI 42.55%
    PRS 71.96
  • pericyte CL0000669
    CSI 12.36
    rCSI 32.91%
    PRS 62.26
  • myofibroblast cell CL0000186
    CSI 12.33
    rCSI 17.08%
    PRS 81.85
  • subcutaneous adipocyte CL0002521
    CSI 12.33
    rCSI 63.13%
    PRS 87.79
  • progenitor cell CL0011026
    CSI 12.08
    rCSI 25.68%
    PRS 79.48
  • midzonal region hepatocyte CL0019028
    CSI 11.93
    rCSI 28%
    PRS 84.22
  • invaginating midget bipolar cell CL4033034
    CSI 11.8
    rCSI 69.7%
    PRS 76.62
  • mature astrocyte CL0002627
    CSI 11.69
    rCSI 49.67%
    PRS 78.49
  • cardiac neuron CL0010022
    CSI 11.64
    rCSI 37.25%
    PRS 83.26
  • cardiac endothelial cell CL0010008
    CSI 11.28
    rCSI 45.5%
    PRS 85.83
  • keratocyte CL0002363
    CSI 11.2
    rCSI 26.92%
    PRS 87.3
  • brush cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002075
    CSI 11.1
    rCSI 32.93%
    PRS 92.34
  • contractile cell CL0000183
    CSI 10.96
    rCSI 32.35%
    PRS 84.44
  • renal principal cell CL0005009
    CSI 10.7
    rCSI 27.79%
    PRS 85.13
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 10.56
    rCSI 11.57%
    PRS 87.04
  • glutamatergic neuron CL0000679
    CSI 10.26
    rCSI 21.09%
    PRS 72.86
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI 10.15
    rCSI 59.74%
    PRS 70.03
  • kidney loop of Henle thin descending limb epithelial cell CL1001111
    CSI 9.84
    rCSI 13.94%
    PRS 82.65
  • retinal rod cell CL0000604
    CSI 9.78
    rCSI 17.24%
    PRS 81.03
  • macroglial cell CL0000126
    CSI 9.75
    rCSI 25.06%
    PRS 81.79
  • cerebellar granule cell CL0001031
    CSI 9.36
    rCSI 13.76%
    PRS 79.17
  • parietal epithelial cell CL1000452
    CSI 9.27
    rCSI 24.77%
    PRS 78.49
  • dopaminergic neuron CL0000700
    CSI 9.19
    rCSI 51.92%
    PRS 72.86
  • Mueller cell CL0000636
    CSI 9.01
    rCSI 20.57%
    PRS 77.78
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 8.71
    rCSI 11.91%
    PRS 89.22
  • serotonergic neuron CL0000850
    CSI 8.58
    rCSI 38.32%
    PRS 70.15
  • basal cell CL0000646
    CSI 8.57
    rCSI 11.46%
    PRS 83.13
  • periportal region hepatocyte CL0019026
    CSI 8.52
    rCSI 33.14%
    PRS 83.62
  • retinal pigment epithelial cell CL0002586
    CSI 8.46
    rCSI 16.81%
    PRS 81.55
  • podocyte CL0000653
    CSI 8.2
    rCSI 36.45%
    PRS 86.16
  • pulmonary alveolar type 2 cell CL0002063
    CSI 7.91
    rCSI 12.27%
    PRS 87.87
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI 7.81
    rCSI 19.76%
    PRS 89.06
  • glial cell CL0000125
    CSI 7.79
    rCSI 29.67%
    PRS 77.38
  • GABAergic neuron CL0000617
    CSI 7.78
    rCSI 26.05%
    PRS 70.29
  • neuroendocrine cell CL0000165
    CSI 7.65
    rCSI 29.59%
    PRS 91.05
  • kidney collecting duct intercalated cell CL1001432
    CSI 7.46
    rCSI 53.26%
    PRS 82.87
  • lung secretory cell CL1000272
    CSI 7.28
    rCSI 18.02%
    PRS 85.89
  • alveolar adventitial fibroblast CL4028006
    CSI 7.18
    rCSI 11.34%
    PRS 86.5
  • regular atrial cardiac myocyte CL0002129
    CSI 6.89
    rCSI 22.17%
    PRS 82.2
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 6.72
    rCSI 6.96%
    PRS 88.31
  • mesangial cell CL0000650
    CSI 6.66
    rCSI 27.15%
    PRS 91.77
  • Cajal-Retzius cell CL0000695
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 6.4%
    PRS 88.3%
  • smooth muscle cell of the pulmonary artery CL0002591
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 6.3%
    PRS 85.9%
  • diffuse bipolar 3b cell CL4033030
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 5.6%
    PRS 79.5%
  • stromal cell of ovary CL0002132
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 90.0%
  • bronchial goblet cell CL1000312
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 5.1%
    PRS 90.5%
  • medium spiny neuron CL1001474
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 11.2%
    PRS 75.0%
  • midbrain dopaminergic neuron CL2000097
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 9.3%
    PRS 80.4%
  • central nervous system neuron CL2000029
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 11.3%
    PRS 74.6%
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 75.6%
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 83.7%
  • S cone cell CL0003050
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 8.1%
    PRS 80.1%
  • cerebral cortex pyramidal neuron CL4023111
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 13.9%
    PRS 88.0%
  • tendon cell CL0000388
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 5.9%
    PRS 90.0%
  • type B pancreatic cell CL0000169
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 5.1%
    PRS 85.2%
  • cardiac blood vessel endothelial cell CL0010006
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 17.3%
    PRS 78.6%
  • neural progenitor cell CL0011020
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 11.5%
    PRS 74.1%
  • pancreatic D cell CL0000173
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 87.4%
  • enteroglial cell CL4040002
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 14.0%
    PRS 86.2%
  • ON parasol ganglion cell CL4033052
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 38.6%
    PRS 77.2%
  • chondrocyte CL0000138
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 4.6%
    PRS 79.4%
  • cardiac muscle cell CL0000746
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 4.2%
    PRS 76.4%
  • diffuse bipolar 4 cell CL4033031
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 33.5%
    PRS 73.8%
  • diffuse bipolar 3a cell CL4033029
    CSI 3.0
    rCSI 20.2%
    PRS 77.5%
  • pulmonary artery endothelial cell CL1001568
    CSI 3.2
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 91.7%
  • OFF midget ganglion cell CL4033047
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 66.9%
    PRS 76.5%
  • ON midget ganglion cell CL4033046
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 67.3%
    PRS 75.7%
  • blood vessel smooth muscle cell CL0019018
    CSI 3.3
    rCSI 27.0%
    PRS 80.9%
  • neuroplacodal cell CL0000032
    CSI 3.8
    rCSI 35.2%
    PRS 84.5%
  • kidney loop of Henle thick ascending limb epithelial cell CL1001106
    CSI 3.9
    rCSI 33.4%
    PRS 79.9%
  • ON-bipolar cell CL0000749
    CSI 4.0
    rCSI 5.9%
    PRS 85.0%
  • type EC enteroendocrine cell CL0000577
    CSI 4.0
    rCSI 14.2%
    PRS 87.8%
  • mesenchymal cell CL0008019
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 10.5%
    PRS 79.2%
  • kidney distal convoluted tubule epithelial cell CL1000849
    CSI 4.3
    rCSI 45.5%
    PRS 81.6%
  • tissue-resident macrophage CL0000864
    CSI 4.3
    rCSI 20.1%
    PRS 93.9%
  • airway submucosal gland duct basal cell CL4033024
    CSI 4.3
    rCSI 27.6%
    PRS 88.3%
  • lung pericyte CL0009089
    CSI 4.3
    rCSI 11.4%
    PRS 90.5%
  • stromal cell CL0000499
    CSI 4.4
    rCSI 12.3%
    PRS 80.8%
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI 4.5
    rCSI 28.3%
    PRS 78.1%
  • pulmonary alveolar type 1 cell CL0002062
    CSI 4.7
    rCSI 27.0%
    PRS 81.9%
  • Hofbauer cell CL3000001
    CSI 5.0
    rCSI 9.4%
    PRS 91.7%
  • pancreatic A cell CL0000171
    CSI 5.0
    rCSI 5.2%
    PRS 88.2%
  • fibroblast of cardiac tissue CL0002548
    CSI 5.0
    rCSI 24.1%
    PRS 85.6%
  • ciliated columnar cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002145
    CSI 5.1
    rCSI 11.7%
    PRS 78.8%
  • rod bipolar cell CL0000751
    CSI 5.2
    rCSI 9.4%
    PRS 79.7%
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 5.4
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 84.8%
  • renal beta-intercalated cell CL0002201
    CSI 5.5
    rCSI 13.1%
    PRS 85.2%
  • lung neuroendocrine cell CL1000223
    CSI 5.5
    rCSI 8.1%
    PRS 88.1%
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 5.6
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 88.7%
  • Kupffer cell CL0000091
    CSI 5.7
    rCSI 12.9%
    PRS 86.4%
  • brain vascular cell CL4023072
    CSI 5.9
    rCSI 61.2%
    PRS 79.1%
  • mesenchymal stem cell of adipose tissue CL0002570
    CSI 5.9
    rCSI 33.1%
    PRS 86.8%
  • forebrain radial glial cell CL0013000
    CSI 6.0
    rCSI 19.2%
    PRS 85.9%
  • melanocyte CL0000148
    CSI 6.1
    rCSI 4.5%
    PRS 80.2%
  • endocardial cell CL0002350
    CSI 6.1
    rCSI 29.2%
    PRS 81.4%
  • microcirculation associated smooth muscle cell CL0008035
    CSI 6.1
    rCSI 17.8%
    PRS 84.6%
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 6.2
    rCSI 9.9%
    PRS 76.6%
  • starburst amacrine cell CL0004232
    CSI 6.6
    rCSI 55.2%
    PRS 72.8%
  • mesothelial cell CL0000077
    CSI 6.6
    rCSI 25.7%
    PRS 65.4%
  • mesangial cell CL0000650
    CSI 6.7
    rCSI 27.2%
    PRS 91.8%
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 6.7
    rCSI 7.0%
    PRS 88.3%
  • regular atrial cardiac myocyte CL0002129
    CSI 6.9
    rCSI 22.2%
    PRS 82.2%
  • alveolar adventitial fibroblast CL4028006
    CSI 7.2
    rCSI 11.3%
    PRS 86.5%
  • lung secretory cell CL1000272
    CSI 7.3
    rCSI 18.0%
    PRS 85.9%
  • kidney collecting duct intercalated cell CL1001432
    CSI 7.5
    rCSI 53.3%
    PRS 82.9%
  • neuroendocrine cell CL0000165
    CSI 7.7
    rCSI 29.6%
    PRS 91.1%
  • GABAergic neuron CL0000617
    CSI 7.8
    rCSI 26.1%
    PRS 70.3%
  • glial cell CL0000125
    CSI 7.8
    rCSI 29.7%
    PRS 77.4%
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI 7.8
    rCSI 19.8%
    PRS 89.1%
  • pulmonary alveolar type 2 cell CL0002063
    CSI 7.9
    rCSI 12.3%
    PRS 87.9%
  • podocyte CL0000653
    CSI 8.2
    rCSI 36.5%
    PRS 86.2%
  • retinal pigment epithelial cell CL0002586
    CSI 8.5
    rCSI 16.8%
    PRS 81.6%
  • periportal region hepatocyte CL0019026
    CSI 8.5
    rCSI 33.1%
    PRS 83.6%
  • basal cell CL0000646
    CSI 8.6
    rCSI 11.5%
    PRS 83.1%
  • serotonergic neuron CL0000850
    CSI 8.6
    rCSI 38.3%
    PRS 70.2%
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 8.7
    rCSI 11.9%
    PRS 89.2%
  • Mueller cell CL0000636
    CSI 9.0
    rCSI 20.6%
    PRS 77.8%
  • dopaminergic neuron CL0000700
    CSI 9.2
    rCSI 51.9%
    PRS 72.9%
  • parietal epithelial cell CL1000452
    CSI 9.3
    rCSI 24.8%
    PRS 78.5%
  • cerebellar granule cell CL0001031
    CSI 9.4
    rCSI 13.8%
    PRS 79.2%
  • macroglial cell CL0000126
    CSI 9.8
    rCSI 25.1%
    PRS 81.8%
  • retinal rod cell CL0000604
    CSI 9.8
    rCSI 17.2%
    PRS 81.0%
  • kidney loop of Henle thin descending limb epithelial cell CL1001111
    CSI 9.8
    rCSI 13.9%
    PRS 82.7%
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI 10.2
    rCSI 59.7%
    PRS 70.0%
  • glutamatergic neuron CL0000679
    CSI 10.3
    rCSI 21.1%
    PRS 72.9%
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 10.6
    rCSI 11.6%
    PRS 87.0%
  • renal principal cell CL0005009
    CSI 10.7
    rCSI 27.8%
    PRS 85.1%
  • contractile cell CL0000183
    CSI 11.0
    rCSI 32.4%
    PRS 84.4%
  • brush cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002075
    CSI 11.1
    rCSI 32.9%
    PRS 92.3%
  • keratocyte CL0002363
    CSI 11.2
    rCSI 26.9%
    PRS 87.3%
  • cardiac endothelial cell CL0010008
    CSI 11.3
    rCSI 45.5%
    PRS 85.8%
  • cardiac neuron CL0010022
    CSI 11.6
    rCSI 37.3%
    PRS 83.3%
  • mature astrocyte CL0002627
    CSI 11.7
    rCSI 49.7%
    PRS 78.5%
  • invaginating midget bipolar cell CL4033034
    CSI 11.8
    rCSI 69.7%
    PRS 76.6%
  • midzonal region hepatocyte CL0019028
    CSI 11.9
    rCSI 28.0%
    PRS 84.2%
  • progenitor cell CL0011026
    CSI 12.1
    rCSI 25.7%
    PRS 79.5%
  • subcutaneous adipocyte CL0002521
    CSI 12.3
    rCSI 63.1%
    PRS 87.8%
  • myofibroblast cell CL0000186
    CSI 12.3
    rCSI 17.1%
    PRS 81.9%
  • pericyte CL0000669
    CSI 12.4
    rCSI 32.9%
    PRS 62.3%
  • GABAergic amacrine cell CL4030027
    CSI 12.4
    rCSI 42.6%
    PRS 72.0%
  • epithelial cell of proximal tubule CL0002306
    CSI 12.9
    rCSI 31.6%
    PRS 78.2%

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

## Summary [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) (SRY-Box Transcription Factor 5) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 12p12.1 that encodes a member of the SOX family of transcription factors. These proteins share a highly conserved DNA-binding domain known as the HMG-box and are critical regulators of embryonic development and cell fate determination. Functional annotations strongly link [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) to chondrogenesis, including [cartilage development](/details-cell/GO:0051216) and [chondrocyte differentiation](/details-cell/GO:0002062), as well as neurogenesis. Expression data highlights its significant role across a diverse set of cell types, with particularly high significance in [adipocyte](/details-cell/CL0000136) and various neuronal and glial cells of the central nervous system, such as [pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron](/details-cell/CL4023018) and [astrocyte](/details-cell/CL0000127). Clinically, haploinsufficiency of [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) has been associated with developmental delays, particularly affecting language, and mild dysmorphic features ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1002/humu.22037), [Link](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.11.001)). ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression profile of [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) reveals its importance in distinct cell lineages, primarily within the central nervous system and mesenchymal derivatives. **Overall**, the gene shows the highest significance in [adipocyte](/details-cell/CL0000136) (CSI: 57.06), suggesting a potentially uncharacterized but critical role in adipose tissue biology, possibly related to its function in mesenchymal stem cell differentiation ([GO:2000741](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:2000741)). A predominant role for [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) in the central nervous system is strongly supported by its high significance scores across multiple neuronal and glial subtypes. It is a key marker for specific inhibitory interneurons, including [pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron](/details-cell/CL4023018) (CSI: 56.29), [lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron](/details-cell/CL4023011) (CSI: 36.27), and [VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron](/details-cell/CL4023016) (CSI: 32.84). This suggests a specific function in the development or maintenance of cortical inhibitory circuits. Furthermore, its notable expression in glial populations, including [differentiation-committed oligodendrocyte precursor](/details-cell/CL4023059) (CSI: 35.35), [astrocyte of the cerebral cortex](/details-cell/CL0002605) (CSI: 34.96), and [ependymal cell](/details-cell/CL0000065) (CSI: 33.85), indicates a broad involvement in CNS homeostasis and development, consistent with its annotated role in [asymmetric neuroblast division](/details-cell/GO:0055059). ## Pathways and Molecular Function As a transcription factor, [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) functions primarily within the [nucleus](/details-cell/GO:0005634), where it binds to [chromatin](/details-cell/GO:0000785) and engages in [DNA-binding transcription factor activity, rna polymerase ii-specific](/details-cell/GO:0000981) to regulate gene expression. The functional annotations highlight two major biological domains for [SOX5](/details-gene/6660): * **Skeletal Development:** It is a central player in cartilage formation, as evidenced by its involvement in [cartilage condensation](/details-cell/GO:0001502), [cartilage development](/details-cell/GO:0051216), and the [positive regulation of chondrocyte differentiation](/details-cell/GO:0032332). This established role in chondrogenesis is consistent with its high expression in [adipocyte](/details-cell/CL0000136), as both cell types originate from a common mesenchymal progenitor. * **Neurodevelopment:** Its role in [cell fate commitment](/details-cell/GO:0045165) and nervous system development is underscored by its high expression in a wide array of CNS cell types. The clinical phenotypes associated with [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) haploinsufficiency, such as language delay and behavioral issues ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1002/humu.22037)), are likely a direct consequence of its regulatory function in neuronal specification and circuit formation. ## Research Directions The available data points to [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) as a critical, dose-sensitive regulator in both skeletal and neural development. The connection between its high expression in specific cortical interneurons and the neurodevelopmental deficits observed in patients with [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) mutations presents a compelling area for further investigation. **Testable Hypotheses:** 1. Given its high significance in multiple subtypes of inhibitory neurons, [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) is a master regulator required for the proper specification, migration, or functional maturation of cortical GABAergic interneurons. Its haploinsufficiency disrupts the excitatory/inhibitory balance in the cortex, leading to the language and behavioral deficits seen clinically. 2. The high significance of [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) in [adipocyte](/details-cell/CL0000136), combined with its established role in chondrogenesis, suggests it functions as a critical node in mesenchymal stem cell differentiation. It may act to suppress an adipogenic program while promoting a chondrogenic fate, and its role in mature adipocytes could be related to metabolic regulation or plasticity. **Proposed Experiment:** To test the first hypothesis regarding the role of [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) in cortical interneuron development, a human-centric model could be employed. CRISPR-Cas9 could be used to generate heterozygous ([SOX5](/details-gene/6660)+/-) human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from a healthy donor. These lines, alongside isogenic controls, would then be differentiated into cortical organoids. At various developmental time points, the organoids would be analyzed by single-cell RNA-sequencing and immunofluorescence to quantify the proportions of interneuron subtypes (e.g., PVALB, LAMP5, VIP-positive cells) and assess their transcriptional identity and laminar positioning within the organoid structure. This would directly test whether a 50% reduction in [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) dosage impairs the generation or maturation of specific interneuron populations. **Therapeutic Potential:** As the pathology associated with [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) is caused by haploinsufficiency, it is not a candidate for therapeutic inhibition. The goal would be to restore its function or compensate for its partial loss. Directly upregulating a master transcription factor with broad developmental roles is therapeutically challenging and carries significant risk of off-target effects. A more viable long-term strategy may involve identifying the key downstream target genes of [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) that are most critical for neurodevelopment. Modulating these specific downstream effectors with small molecules or other targeted therapies could potentially ameliorate some of the deficits associated with [SOX5](/details-gene/6660) haploinsufficiency, offering a more precise and safer therapeutic approach.

Genular Protein ID: 2529468305

Symbol: SOX5_HUMAN

Name: N/A

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Citations:

PubMed ID: 12406576

Title: Identification and characterization of the human long form of Sox5 (L-SOX5) gene.

PubMed ID: 12406576

DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(02)00927-7

PubMed ID: 14702039

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

PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

PubMed ID: 16541075

Title: The finished DNA sequence of human chromosome 12.

PubMed ID: 16541075

DOI: 10.1038/nature04569

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: 8812465

Title: Cloning and characterization of SOX5, a new member of the human SOX gene family.

PubMed ID: 8812465

DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.0474

PubMed ID: 1614875

Title: A conserved family of genes related to the testis determining gene, SRY.

PubMed ID: 1614875

DOI: 10.1093/nar/20.11.2887

PubMed ID: 18669648

Title: A quantitative atlas of mitotic phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 18669648

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805139105

PubMed ID: 22290657

Title: Haploinsufficiency of SOX5 at 12p12.1 is associated with developmental delays with prominent language delay, behavior problems, and mild dysmorphic features.

PubMed ID: 22290657

DOI: 10.1002/humu.22037

PubMed ID: 23220431

Title: Haploinsufficiency of SOX5, a member of the SOX (SRY-related HMG-box) family of transcription factors is a cause of intellectual disability.

PubMed ID: 23220431

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.11.001

PubMed ID: 23186163

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

PubMed ID: 23186163

DOI: 10.1021/pr300630k

PubMed ID: 23498568

Title: Deletion 12p12 involving SOX5 in two children with developmental delay and dysmorphic features.

PubMed ID: 23498568

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.12.013

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: 26111154

Title: Exome sequencing expands the mechanism of SOX5-associated intellectual disability: A case presentation with review of sox-related disorders.

PubMed ID: 26111154

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37221

PubMed ID: 21220648

Title: Resequencing of 29 candidate genes in patients with familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

PubMed ID: 21220648

DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.351

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 763
  • Mass: 84026
  • Checksum: 02B5B13429A59CAA
  • Sequence:
  • MLTDPDLPQE FERMSSKRPA SPYGEADGEV AMVTSRQKVE EEESDGLPAF HLPLHVSFPN 
    KPHSEEFQPV SLLTQETCGH RTPTSQHNTM EVDGNKVMSS FAPHNSSTSP QKAEEGGRQS 
    GESLSSTALG TPERRKGSLA DVVDTLKQRK MEELIKNEPE ETPSIEKLLS KDWKDKLLAM 
    GSGNFGEIKG TPESLAEKER QLMGMINQLT SLREQLLAAH DEQKKLAASQ IEKQRQQMEL 
    AKQQQEQIAR QQQQLLQQQH KINLLQQQIQ VQGQLPPLMI PVFPPDQRTL AAAAQQGFLL 
    PPGFSYKAGC SDPYPVQLIP TTMAAAAAAT PGLGPLQLQQ LYAAQLAAMQ VSPGGKLPGI 
    PQGNLGAAVS PTSIHTDKST NSPPPKSKDE VAQPLNLSAK PKTSDGKSPT SPTSPHMPAL 
    RINSGAGPLK ASVPAALASP SARVSTIGYL NDHDAVTKAI QEARQMKEQL RREQQVLDGK 
    VAVVNSLGLN NCRTEKEKTT LESLTQQLAV KQNEEGKFSH AMMDFNLSGD SDGSAGVSES 
    RIYRESRGRG SNEPHIKRPM NAFMVWAKDE RRKILQAFPD MHNSNISKIL GSRWKAMTNL 
    EKQPYYEEQA RLSKQHLEKY PDYKYKPRPK RTCLVDGKKL RIGEYKAIMR NRRQEMRQYF 
    NVGQQAQIPI ATAGVVYPGA IAMAGMPSPH LPSEHSSVSS SPEPGMPVIQ STYGVKGEEP 
    HIKEEIQAED INGEIYDEYD EEEDDPDVDY GSDSENHIAG QAN

Genular Protein ID: 3947771197

Symbol: F5H0I3_HUMAN

Name: N/A

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Citations:

PubMed ID: 11237011

Title: Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

PubMed ID: 11237011

DOI: 10.1038/35057062

PubMed ID: 15496913

Title: Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome.

PubMed ID: 15496913

DOI: 10.1038/nature03001

PubMed ID: 16541075

Title: The finished DNA sequence of human chromosome 12.

PubMed ID: 16541075

DOI: 10.1038/nature04569

PubMed ID: 18669648

Title: A quantitative atlas of mitotic phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 18669648

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805139105

PubMed ID: 23186163

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

PubMed ID: 23186163

PubMed ID: 24275569

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

PubMed ID: 24275569

DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.11.014

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 728
  • Mass: 80077
  • Checksum: C465EFBA8009AC73
  • Sequence:
  • MLTDPDLPQE FERMSSKRPA SPYGEADGEV AMVTSRQKVE EEESDGLPAF HLPLHEVDGN 
    KVMSSFAPHN SSTSPQKAEE GGRQSGESLS STALGTPERR KGSLADVVDT LKQRKMEELI 
    KNEPEETPSI EKLLSKDWKD KLLAMGSGNF GEIKGTPESL AEKERQLMGM INQLTSLREQ 
    LLAAHDEQKK LAASQIEKQR QQMELAKQQQ EQIARQQQQL LQQQHKINLL QQQIQVQGQL 
    PPLMIPVFPP DQRTLAAAAQ QGFLLPPGFS YKAGCSDPYP VQLIPTTMAA AAAATPGLGP 
    LQLQQLYAAQ LAAMQVSPGG KLPGIPQGNL GAAVSPTSIH TDKSTNSPPP KSKDEVAQPL 
    NLSAKPKTSD GKSPTSPTSP HMPALRINSG AGPLKASVPA ALASPSARVS TIGYLNDHDA 
    VTKAIQEARQ MKEQLRREQQ VLDGKVAVVN SLGLNNCRTE KEKTTLESLT QQLAVKQNEE 
    GKFSHAMMDF NLSGDSDGSA GVSESRIYRE SRGRGSNEPH IKRPMNAFMV WAKDERRKIL 
    QAFPDMHNSN ISKILGSRWK AMTNLEKQPY YEEQARLSKQ HLEKYPDYKY KPRPKRTCLV 
    DGKKLRIGEY KAIMRNRRQE MRQYFNVGQQ AQIPIATAGV VYPGAIAMAG MPSPHLPSEH 
    SSVSSSPEPG MPVIQSTYGV KGEEPHIKEE IQAEDINGEI YDEYDEEEDD PDVDYGSDSE 
    NHIAGQAN

Genular Protein ID: 1234096668

Symbol: T2CYZ2_HUMAN

Name: N/A

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Citations:

PubMed ID: 24945754

Title: High Levels of SOX5 Decrease Proliferative Capacity of Human B Cells, but Permit Plasmablast Differentiation.

PubMed ID: 24945754

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 750
  • Mass: 82453
  • Checksum: F8152F0BD72E6734
  • Sequence:
  • MSSKRPASPY GEADGEVAMV TSRQKVEEEE SDGLPAFHLP LHVSFPNKPH SEEFQPVSLL 
    TQETCGHRTP TSQHNTMEVD GNKVMSSFAP HNSSTSPQKA EEGGRQSGES LSSTALGTPE 
    RRKGSLADVV DTLKQRKMEE LIKNEPEETP SIEKLLSKDW KDKLLAMGSG NFGEIKGTPE 
    SLAEKERQLM GMINQLTSLR EQLLAAHDEQ KKLAASQIEK QRQQMELAKQ QQEQIARQQQ 
    QLLQQQHKIN LLQQQIQVQG QLPPLMIPVF PPDQRTLAAA AQQGFLLPPG FSYKAGCSDP 
    YPVQLIPTTM AAAAAATPGL GPLQLQQLYA AQLAAMQVSP GGKLPGIPQG NLGAAVSPTS 
    IHTDKSTNSP PPKSKDEVAQ PLNLSAKPKT SDGKSPTSPT SPHMPALRIN SGAGPLKASV 
    PAALASPSAR VSTIGYLNDH DAVTKAIQEA RQMKEQLRRE QQVLDGKVAV VNSLGLNNCR 
    TEKEKTTLES LTQQLAVKQN EEGKFSHAMM DFNLSGDSDG SAGVSESRIY RESRGRGSNE 
    PHIKRPMNAF MVWAKDERRK ILQAFPDMHN SNISKILGSR WKAMTNLEKQ PYYEEQARLS 
    KQHLEKYPDY KYKPRPKRTC LVDGKKLRIG EYKAIMRNRR QEMRQYFNVG QQAQIPIATA 
    GVVYPGAIAM AGMPSPHLPS EHSSVSSSPE PGMPVIQSTY GVKGEEPHIK EEIQAEDING 
    EIYDEYDEEE DDPDVDYGSD SENHIAGQAN