Details for: WRN

Gene ID: 7486

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: WRN

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000165392

Description: WRN RecQ like helicase

Selected Context(s):  Overall

Cell Significance Landscape

Contexts:

Associated with

Significant Cells

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

  • innate lymphoid cell CL0001065
    CSI 24.39
    rCSI 50.36%
    PRS 56.8
  • lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023011
    CSI 12.81
    rCSI 21.51%
    PRS 36.03
  • alveolar adventitial fibroblast CL4028006
    CSI 12.2
    rCSI 19.27%
    PRS 54.6
  • L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4023040
    CSI 10.55
    rCSI 25.63%
    PRS 34.81
  • L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023038
    CSI 10.13
    rCSI 31.66%
    PRS 37.42
  • renal interstitial pericyte CL1001318
    CSI 8.7
    rCSI 23.98%
    PRS 49.07
  • retinal ganglion cell CL0000740
    CSI 8.68
    rCSI 19.17%
    PRS 40.29
  • lung secretory cell CL1000272
    CSI 7.8
    rCSI 19.32%
    PRS 51.14
  • glioblast CL0000030
    CSI 7.21
    rCSI 11.5%
    PRS 46.44
  • erythroblast CL0000765
    CSI 7
    rCSI 18.58%
    PRS 66.11
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 6.67
    rCSI 8.3%
    PRS 55.3
  • L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023041
    CSI 6.44
    rCSI 23.17%
    PRS 34.69
  • intermediate monocyte CL0002393
    CSI 6.4
    rCSI 9.65%
    PRS 56.25
  • podocyte CL0000653
    CSI 5.9
    rCSI 26.2%
    PRS 52.31
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI 5.81
    rCSI 34.24%
    PRS 37.47
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI 5.64
    rCSI 10.56%
    PRS 42.07
  • hepatic stellate cell CL0000632
    CSI 5.48
    rCSI 20.54%
    PRS 45.47
  • GABAergic amacrine cell CL4030027
    CSI 5.27
    rCSI 18.04%
    PRS 43.07
  • near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023012
    CSI 4.88
    rCSI 18.45%
    PRS 36.83
  • ependymal cell CL0000065
    CSI 4.8
    rCSI 9.75%
    PRS 33.94
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 4.74
    rCSI 3.74%
    PRS 40.34
  • kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell CL1000768
    CSI 4.67
    rCSI 11.85%
    PRS 42.91
  • small intestine goblet cell CL1000495
    CSI 4.6
    rCSI 10.07%
    PRS 62.03
  • retina horizontal cell CL0000745
    CSI 4.47
    rCSI 6.81%
    PRS 49.62
  • ionocyte CL0005006
    CSI 4.4
    rCSI 4.72%
    PRS 51.65
  • erythrocyte CL0000232
    CSI 4.32
    rCSI 9.81%
    PRS 58.28
  • mature T cell CL0002419
    CSI 4.31
    rCSI 3.36%
    PRS 71.13
  • VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023016
    CSI 4.31
    rCSI 5.15%
    PRS 35.85
  • blood vessel endothelial cell CL0000071
    CSI 4.31
    rCSI 8.95%
    PRS 50.45
  • central nervous system neuron CL2000029
    CSI 4.28
    rCSI 31.48%
    PRS 40.41
  • neuroblast (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) CL0000338
    CSI 4.28
    rCSI 4.94%
    PRS 47.06
  • Mueller cell CL0000636
    CSI 4.1
    rCSI 9.35%
    PRS 45.58
  • neuroblast (sensu Vertebrata) CL0000031
    CSI 3.98
    rCSI 5.11%
    PRS 50.93
  • kidney loop of Henle thin descending limb epithelial cell CL1001111
    CSI 3.95
    rCSI 5.59%
    PRS 49.58
  • naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000900
    CSI 3.92
    rCSI 2.75%
    PRS 73.03
  • radial glial cell CL0000681
    CSI 3.76
    rCSI 5.22%
    PRS 52.44
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 3.62
    rCSI 2.72%
    PRS 57.76
  • ciliated columnar cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002145
    CSI 3.59
    rCSI 8.18%
    PRS 50.56
  • IgG plasma cell CL0000985
    CSI 3.57
    rCSI 4.27%
    PRS 71.72
  • rod bipolar cell CL0000751
    CSI 3.53
    rCSI 6.35%
    PRS 46.36
  • keratocyte CL0002363
    CSI 3.49
    rCSI 8.4%
    PRS 61.89
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 3.43
    rCSI 2.39%
    PRS 63.36
  • choroid plexus epithelial cell CL0000706
    CSI 3.41
    rCSI 5.59%
    PRS 42.97
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 3.41
    rCSI 4.67%
    PRS 58.65
  • inhibitory interneuron CL0000498
    CSI 3.4
    rCSI 7.84%
    PRS 43.3
  • retinal rod cell CL0000604
    CSI 3.39
    rCSI 5.97%
    PRS 50.66
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human CL0001058
    CSI 3.35
    rCSI 2.34%
    PRS 55.72
  • alveolar macrophage CL0000583
    CSI 3.34
    rCSI 5.49%
    PRS 58.62
  • Kupffer cell CL0000091
    CSI 3.33
    rCSI 7.61%
    PRS 52.6
  • cerebellar granule cell CL0001031
    CSI 3.31
    rCSI 4.87%
    PRS 47.45
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 3.31
    rCSI 2.94%
    PRS 51.61
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 3.31
    rCSI 5.84%
    PRS 35.03
  • adipocyte CL0000136
    CSI 3.29
    rCSI 4.22%
    PRS 47.04
  • mucosal invariant T cell CL0000940
    CSI 3.27
    rCSI 2.64%
    PRS 63
  • brush cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002075
    CSI 3.22
    rCSI 9.57%
    PRS 63.61
  • pulmonary alveolar type 1 cell CL0002062
    CSI 3.17
    rCSI 18.27%
    PRS 53.46
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 3.15
    rCSI 2.85%
    PRS 50.04
  • interneuron CL0000099
    CSI 3.05
    rCSI 6.13%
    PRS 42.5
  • fibroblast of lung CL0002553
    CSI 3.03
    rCSI 2.82%
    PRS 52.9
  • endothelial cell of pericentral hepatic sinusoid CL0019022
    CSI 3
    rCSI 9.25%
    PRS 63.43
  • kidney interstitial alternatively activated macrophage CL1000695
    CSI 2.98
    rCSI 7.76%
    PRS 52.4
  • dopaminergic neuron CL0000700
    CSI 2.91
    rCSI 16.46%
    PRS 38.72
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 2.78
    rCSI 2.44%
    PRS 41.62
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 2.75
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 51.28
  • GABAergic neuron CL0000617
    CSI 2.73
    rCSI 9.13%
    PRS 39.61
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 2.68
    rCSI 2.93%
    PRS 56.83
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 2.65
    rCSI 2.51%
    PRS 53.36
  • cardiac muscle cell CL0000746
    CSI 2.58
    rCSI 3.71%
    PRS 43.45
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI 2.56
    rCSI 6.47%
    PRS 61.66
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 2.55
    rCSI 2.35%
    PRS 54.28
  • skeletal muscle satellite cell CL0000594
    CSI 2.55
    rCSI 7.45%
    PRS 79.01
  • mesothelial cell CL0000077
    CSI 2.52
    rCSI 9.87%
    PRS 29.71
  • vascular leptomeningeal cell CL4023051
    CSI 2.49
    rCSI 4.37%
    PRS 45.24
  • sst GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023017
    CSI 2.47
    rCSI 3.19%
    PRS 37.08
  • H2 horizontal cell CL0004218
    CSI 2.46
    rCSI 12.24%
    PRS 51.75
  • basal cell CL0000646
    CSI 2.45
    rCSI 3.28%
    PRS 54.3
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 2.45
    rCSI 2.03%
    PRS 54.81
  • direct pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023026
    CSI 2.42
    rCSI 58.05%
    PRS 35.4
  • cerebral cortex endothelial cell CL1001602
    CSI 2.42
    rCSI 4.19%
    PRS 43.39
  • IgA plasma cell CL0000987
    CSI 2.41
    rCSI 2.46%
    PRS 69.91
  • indirect pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023029
    CSI 2.38
    rCSI 57.33%
    PRS 36.38
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 2.31
    rCSI 2.03%
    PRS 58.61
  • Schwann cell CL0002573
    CSI 2.27
    rCSI 6.44%
    PRS 51.71
  • lung neuroendocrine cell CL1000223
    CSI 2.25
    rCSI 3.33%
    PRS 58.57
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI 2.24
    rCSI 2.78%
    PRS 34.28
  • sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023015
    CSI 2.21
    rCSI 3.55%
    PRS 38.17
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 2.18
    rCSI 1.77%
    PRS 54.41
  • ON midget ganglion cell CL4033046
    CSI 2.18
    rCSI 44.42%
    PRS 44.59
  • amacrine cell CL0000561
    CSI 2.18
    rCSI 6.32%
    PRS 43.53
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 2.11
    rCSI 1.71%
    PRS 53.63
  • endocardial cell CL0002350
    CSI 2.07
    rCSI 9.9%
    PRS 52.75
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 2.06
    rCSI 2.38%
    PRS 43.11
  • cardiac endothelial cell CL0010008
    CSI 2.02
    rCSI 8.17%
    PRS 51.53
  • retinal blood vessel endothelial cell CL0002585
    CSI 2
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 56.97
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI 2
    rCSI 4.47%
    PRS 36.8
  • OFF midget ganglion cell CL4033047
    CSI 1.99
    rCSI 40.57%
    PRS 45.93
  • parietal epithelial cell CL1000452
    CSI 1.99
    rCSI 5.32%
    PRS 44.87
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 1.97
    rCSI 1.52%
    PRS 54.17
  • neuron CL0000540
    CSI 1.94
    rCSI 5.16%
    PRS 43.7
  • neural progenitor cell CL0011020
    CSI 1.92
    rCSI 8.45%
    PRS 45.01
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 45.2%
  • erythroid progenitor cell CL0000038
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 63.6%
  • diffuse bipolar 3a cell CL4033029
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 49.7%
  • myeloid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000839
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 76.3%
  • starburst amacrine cell CL0004232
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 4.9%
    PRS 46.6%
  • diffuse bipolar 2 cell CL4033028
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 4.5%
    PRS 50.0%
  • stromal cell CL0000499
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 51.2%
  • ON parasol ganglion cell CL4033052
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 8.9%
    PRS 44.8%
  • flat midget bipolar cell CL4033033
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 5.1%
    PRS 47.5%
  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 0.6%
    PRS 52.7%
  • endothelial cell of placenta CL0009092
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 4.1%
    PRS 64.7%
  • primitive red blood cell CL0002355
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 4.6%
    PRS 67.2%
  • L4 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030063
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 41.3%
  • mesangial cell CL0000650
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 64.7%
  • L5/6 near-projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030067
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 3.0%
    PRS 41.0%
  • enteroendocrine cell of small intestine CL0009006
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 66.8%
  • glutamatergic neuron CL0000679
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 45.1%
  • tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell CL0019019
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 61.5%
  • diffuse bipolar 3b cell CL4033030
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 6.8%
    PRS 50.8%
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of small intestine CL0009017
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 61.3%
  • regular atrial cardiac myocyte CL0002129
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 52.0%
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 49.1%
  • invaginating midget bipolar cell CL4033034
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 6.3%
    PRS 49.2%
  • basket cell CL0000118
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 6.8%
    PRS 36.7%
  • OFFx cell CL4033036
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 5.1%
    PRS 49.1%
  • blood vessel smooth muscle cell CL0019018
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 9.4%
    PRS 46.7%
  • medium spiny neuron CL1001474
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 10.0%
    PRS 40.2%
  • lung pericyte CL0009089
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 61.5%
  • luminal epithelial cell of mammary gland CL0002326
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 69.3%
  • epicardial adipocyte CL1000309
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 4.3%
    PRS 54.4%
  • differentiation-committed oligodendrocyte precursor CL4023059
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 45.9%
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 43.8%
  • CD1c-positive myeloid dendritic cell CL0002399
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 61.6%
  • basal cell of epidermis CL0002187
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 31.2%
  • type B pancreatic cell CL0000169
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 50.9%
  • skeletal muscle satellite stem cell CL0008011
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 6.4%
    PRS 73.5%
  • serotonergic neuron CL0000850
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 6.5%
    PRS 37.9%
  • renal principal cell CL0005009
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 3.9%
    PRS 57.4%
  • duct epithelial cell CL0000068
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 56.8%
  • neuroendocrine cell CL0000165
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 5.9%
    PRS 69.3%
  • contractile cell CL0000183
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 4.6%
    PRS 51.4%
  • fibroblast of cardiac tissue CL0002548
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 7.5%
    PRS 52.4%
  • conjunctival epithelial cell CL1000432
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 53.8%
  • kidney loop of Henle thin ascending limb epithelial cell CL1001107
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 4.1%
    PRS 48.5%
  • retinal pigment epithelial cell CL0002586
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 51.3%
  • chondrocyte CL0000138
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 45.7%
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 57.9%
  • glycinergic amacrine cell CL4030028
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 4.5%
    PRS 51.5%
  • respiratory basal cell CL0002633
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 58.9%
  • colon goblet cell CL0009039
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 4.1%
    PRS 63.7%
  • epithelial cell of proximal tubule CL0002306
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 4.2%
    PRS 47.6%
  • renal beta-intercalated cell CL0002201
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 4.2%
    PRS 54.5%
  • cardiac neuron CL0010022
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 5.6%
    PRS 50.2%
  • L2/3 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030059
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 3.9%
    PRS 42.2%
  • chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023036
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 5.6%
    PRS 39.9%
  • glial cell CL0000125
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 6.9%
    PRS 45.0%
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 52.0%
  • adventitial cell CL0002503
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 62.5%
  • pulmonary alveolar type 2 cell CL0002063
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 61.6%
  • Bergmann glial cell CL0000644
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 47.8%
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 43.3%
  • neural progenitor cell CL0011020
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 8.5%
    PRS 45.0%
  • neuron CL0000540
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 5.2%
    PRS 43.7%
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 54.2%
  • parietal epithelial cell CL1000452
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 5.3%
    PRS 44.9%
  • OFF midget ganglion cell CL4033047
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 40.6%
    PRS 45.9%
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 4.5%
    PRS 36.8%
  • retinal blood vessel endothelial cell CL0002585
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 57.0%
  • cardiac endothelial cell CL0010008
    CSI 2.0
    rCSI 8.2%
    PRS 51.5%
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 43.1%
  • endocardial cell CL0002350
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 9.9%
    PRS 52.8%
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 2.1
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 53.6%
  • amacrine cell CL0000561
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 6.3%
    PRS 43.5%
  • ON midget ganglion cell CL4033046
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 44.4%
    PRS 44.6%
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 54.4%
  • sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023015
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 38.2%
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 34.3%
  • lung neuroendocrine cell CL1000223
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 58.6%
  • Schwann cell CL0002573
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 6.4%
    PRS 51.7%
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 58.6%
  • indirect pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023029
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 57.3%
    PRS 36.4%
  • IgA plasma cell CL0000987
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 69.9%
  • cerebral cortex endothelial cell CL1001602
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 4.2%
    PRS 43.4%
  • direct pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023026
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 58.1%
    PRS 35.4%
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 54.8%
  • basal cell CL0000646
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 54.3%
  • H2 horizontal cell CL0004218
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 12.2%
    PRS 51.8%
  • sst GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023017
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 37.1%
  • vascular leptomeningeal cell CL4023051
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 45.2%
  • mesothelial cell CL0000077
    CSI 2.5
    rCSI 9.9%
    PRS 29.7%
  • skeletal muscle satellite cell CL0000594
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 7.5%
    PRS 79.0%
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 54.3%
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 6.5%
    PRS 61.7%
  • cardiac muscle cell CL0000746
    CSI 2.6
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 43.5%
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 53.4%
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 56.8%
  • GABAergic neuron CL0000617
    CSI 2.7
    rCSI 9.1%
    PRS 39.6%
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 2.8
    rCSI 3.3%
    PRS 51.3%
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 2.8
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 41.6%
  • dopaminergic neuron CL0000700
    CSI 2.9
    rCSI 16.5%
    PRS 38.7%

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 [WRN](/details-gene/7486), or Werner syndrome RecQ like helicase, is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 8p12. It encodes a multifunctional enzyme that possesses both 3'-5' DNA helicase and 3'-5' exonuclease activities, playing a central role in maintaining genomic stability ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0997-100), [Link](https://doi.org/10.1021/bi0157161)). [WRN](/details-gene/7486) is critically involved in multiple DNA metabolic processes, including [DNA repair](/details-cell/GO0006974), [DNA replication](/details-cell/GO0006260), and [telomere maintenance](/details-cell/GO0000723). Mutations in this gene cause Werner syndrome, an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by premature aging and an increased risk of cancer ([OMIM: 277700](https://omim.org/entry/277700)) ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.272.5259.258)). **Overall**, expression data indicates that while it performs a fundamental housekeeping function, its significance is particularly high in a diverse set of cell types, including [innate lymphoid cells](/details-cell/CL0001065), various neuronal subtypes, and fibroblasts, suggesting a crucial role in cells requiring stringent maintenance of genomic integrity due to high metabolic activity, longevity, or proliferative demands. ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression profile of [WRN](/details-gene/7486) suggests it is a vital component for genomic maintenance across a wide array of tissues, rather than a marker for a specific lineage. Its highest significance is observed in [innate lymphoid cells](/details-cell/CL0001065) (CSI: 24.39), a population of rapidly responding immune effectors, which implies a critical role for [WRN](/details-gene/7486) in preserving the fidelity of the genome during immune challenges and cell expansion. Beyond the immune system, [WRN](/details-gene/7486) shows significant expression in several types of long-lived, post-mitotic neuronal cells, including [lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneurons](/details-cell/CL4023011) (CSI: 12.81) and multiple glutamatergic neuron subtypes. This pattern suggests that its function in these cells is likely geared towards repairing accumulated DNA damage, such as that caused by oxidative stress, rather than supporting DNA replication. The protein's importance is also highlighted in structural and specialized cells like [alveolar adventitial fibroblasts](/details-cell/CL4028006) (CSI: 12.20), [renal interstitial pericytes](/details-cell/CL1001318) (CSI: 8.70), and [podocytes](/details-cell/CL0000653) (CSI: 5.90). This broad but significant expression pattern across immune, neural, and stromal compartments underscores [WRN](/details-gene/7486)'s fundamental role as a guardian of the genome in cells with diverse physiological demands. ## Pathways and Molecular Function The functional annotations for [WRN](/details-gene/7486) confirm its central role in DNA metabolism and genome surveillance. The protein is a key participant in numerous [DNA repair](/details-cell/R-HSA-73894) pathways, most notably [base-excision repair](/details-cell/GO0006284) and [double-strand break repair via homologous recombination](/details-cell/GO0000724). Its involvement is explicitly detailed in Reactome pathways like [HDR through homologous recombination (HRR)](/details-cell/R-HSA-5685942) and the [G2/M DNA damage checkpoint](/details-cell/R-HSA-69473), highlighting its function in cellular decision-making following DNA damage. A primary molecular function of [WRN](/details-gene/7486) is its [3'-5' DNA helicase activity](/details-cell/GO0043138), which is crucial for unwinding complex DNA structures ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/26.12.2879)). It has a documented ability to resolve G-quadruplexes, as indicated by the GO term [G-quadruplex DNA unwinding](/details-cell/GO0044806) ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.274.18.12797)), structures that can impede replication and transcription. This is directly linked to its role in [telomere maintenance](/details-cell/R-HSA-157579), where it helps process telomeric DNA and prevent telomere shortening and dysfunction. Consistent with these nuclear roles, the protein is localized to the [nucleus](/details-cell/GO0005634), specifically within the [nucleolus](/details-cell/GO0005730), [replication fork](/details-cell/GO0005657), and [chromosome, telomeric region](/details-cell/GO0000781) ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.95.12.6887)). Its participation in pathways related to [cellular senescence](/details-cell/GO0090398) and the [determination of adult lifespan](/details-cell/GO0008340) directly connects its molecular functions to the organism-level phenotype observed in Werner syndrome. ## Research Directions The diverse expression pattern and fundamental role in DNA repair position [WRN](/details-gene/7486) as a critical factor in both aging and oncology. Its epigenetic inactivation has been noted in human cancers, suggesting it may function as a tumor suppressor ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0600645103)). Future research should focus on dissecting its cell-type-specific roles and exploiting its function for therapeutic benefit. **Proposed Hypotheses:** 1. The high significance of [WRN](/details-gene/7486) in [innate lymphoid cells](/details-cell/CL0001065) suggests it is indispensable for maintaining genomic integrity during their rapid expansion and effector function. Loss of [WRN](/details-gene/7486) function in the ILC compartment may lead to accelerated immunosenescence, characterized by ILC exhaustion and a compromised immune response. 2. In long-lived, post-mitotic cells such as [cortical neurons](/details-cell/CL4023013), the primary role of [WRN](/details-gene/7486) is likely the repair of spontaneous and oxidatively-induced DNA lesions, not replication support. Its dysfunction in these cells could contribute to the accumulation of somatic mutations and the progressive cellular decline seen in age-related neurodegenerative disorders. **Experimental Approach:** To test the hypothesis regarding the role of [WRN](/details-gene/7486) in ILCs, a conditional knockout mouse model could be generated. By crossing a mouse with floxed *Wrn* alleles to an ILC-specific Cre-driver line (e.g., *Id2*-CreERT2), [WRN](/details-gene/7486) can be deleted specifically in mature ILCs upon tamoxifen administration. Following deletion, these mice and their wild-type littermates could be subjected to an immune challenge known to activate ILCs (e.g., intranasal administration of papain to activate ILC2s). The function, proliferation, and genomic stability of the ILC populations would be assessed using flow cytometry for cytokine production, BrdU incorporation for proliferation, and immunofluorescence staining for DNA damage markers like γH2AX. **Therapeutic Potential:** [WRN](/details-gene/7486) presents a compelling therapeutic target, particularly in oncology. While gene therapy to restore [WRN](/details-gene/7486) function could be considered for Werner syndrome, a more developed strategy is the inhibition of [WRN](/details-gene/7486) in cancer. Many tumors exhibit deficiencies in specific DNA repair pathways (e.g., microsatellite instability or mutations in *BRCA1/2*), making them highly dependent on alternative repair mechanisms involving proteins like [WRN](/details-gene/7486). This creates a synthetic lethal vulnerability. Therefore, developing small molecule inhibitors of the [WRN](/details-gene/7486) helicase or exonuclease activity is a promising therapeutic strategy to selectively kill cancer cells with specific genetic backgrounds. **Inhibition**, rather than activation, is the primary focus of current therapeutic development.

Genular Protein ID: 1185807910

Symbol: WRN_HUMAN

Name: DNA helicase, RecQ-like type 3

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 8602509

Title: Positional cloning of the Werner's syndrome gene.

PubMed ID: 8602509

DOI: 10.1126/science.272.5259.258

PubMed ID: 16723399

Title: Epigenetic inactivation of the premature aging Werner syndrome gene in human cancer.

PubMed ID: 16723399

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600645103

PubMed ID: 16421571

Title: DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 8.

PubMed ID: 16421571

DOI: 10.1038/nature04406

PubMed ID: 9288107

Title: The Werner syndrome protein is a DNA helicase.

PubMed ID: 9288107

DOI: 10.1038/ng0997-100

PubMed ID: 9224595

Title: DNA helicase activity in Werner's syndrome gene product synthesized in a baculovirus system.

PubMed ID: 9224595

DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.15.2973

PubMed ID: 9611231

Title: Characterization of Werner syndrome protein DNA helicase activity: directionality, substrate dependence and stimulation by replication protein A.

PubMed ID: 9611231

DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.12.2879

PubMed ID: 9618508

Title: Nucleolar localization of the Werner syndrome protein in human cells.

PubMed ID: 9618508

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.12.6887

PubMed ID: 10049920

Title: Evolution of the RECQ family of helicases: a Drosophila homolog, Dmblm, is similar to the human Bloom syndrome gene.

PubMed ID: 10049920

DOI: 10.1093/genetics/151.3.1027

PubMed ID: 10212265

Title: Human werner syndrome DNA helicase unwinds tetrahelical structures of the fragile X syndrome repeat sequence d(CGG)n.

PubMed ID: 10212265

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.18.12797

PubMed ID: 9989816

Title: Two novel regions of interstitial deletion on chromosome 8p in colorectal cancer.

PubMed ID: 9989816

DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202340

PubMed ID: 11863428

Title: A minimal exonuclease domain of WRN forms a hexamer on DNA and possesses both 3'- 5' exonuclease and 5'-protruding strand endonuclease activities.

PubMed ID: 11863428

DOI: 10.1021/bi0157161

PubMed ID: 11889123

Title: Werner protein is a target of DNA-dependent protein kinase in vivo and in vitro, and its catalytic activities are regulated by phosphorylation.

PubMed ID: 11889123

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111523200

PubMed ID: 12704184

Title: The exonucleolytic and endonucleolytic cleavage activities of human exonuclease 1 are stimulated by an interaction with the carboxyl-terminal region of the Werner syndrome protein.

PubMed ID: 12704184

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m212798200

PubMed ID: 17961633

Title: Interaction of human SUV3 RNA/DNA helicase with BLM helicase; loss of the SUV3 gene results in mouse embryonic lethality.

PubMed ID: 17961633

DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2007.09.001

PubMed ID: 17563354

Title: Werner syndrome protein interacts functionally with translesion DNA polymerases.

PubMed ID: 17563354

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702513104

PubMed ID: 17525332

Title: ATM and ATR substrate analysis reveals extensive protein networks responsive to DNA damage.

PubMed ID: 17525332

DOI: 10.1126/science.1140321

PubMed ID: 18596042

Title: The Werner syndrome protein binds replication fork and Holliday junction DNAs as an oligomer.

PubMed ID: 18596042

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m803370200

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: 19652551

Title: WRN helicase promotes repair of DNA double-strand breaks caused by aberrant mismatch repair of chromium-DNA adducts.

PubMed ID: 19652551

DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.17.9410

PubMed ID: 19283071

Title: The Werner syndrome helicase/exonuclease processes mobile D-loops through branch migration and degradation.

PubMed ID: 19283071

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004825

PubMed ID: 19690332

Title: Quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of T cell receptor signaling reveals system-wide modulation of protein-protein interactions.

PubMed ID: 19690332

DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000007

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 21639834

Title: Promyelocytic leukemia protein interacts with werner syndrome helicase and regulates double-strand break repair in gamma-irradiation-induced DNA damage responses.

PubMed ID: 21639834

DOI: 10.1134/s000629791105004x

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: 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: 24308539

Title: Systematic genomic identification of colorectal cancer genes delineating advanced from early clinical stage and metastasis.

PubMed ID: 24308539

DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-6-54

PubMed ID: 23186163

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

PubMed ID: 23186163

DOI: 10.1021/pr300630k

PubMed ID: 27063109

Title: The Ku-binding motif is a conserved module for recruitment and stimulation of non-homologous end-joining proteins.

PubMed ID: 27063109

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11242

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: 16339893

Title: Solution structure of a multifunctional DNA- and protein-binding motif of human Werner syndrome protein.

PubMed ID: 16339893

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0509380102

PubMed ID: 16622405

Title: WRN exonuclease structure and molecular mechanism imply an editing role in DNA end processing.

PubMed ID: 16622405

DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1088

PubMed ID: 10220139

Title: WRN mutations in Werner syndrome.

PubMed ID: 10220139

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1999)13:4<271::aid-humu2>3.0.co;2-q

PubMed ID: 17148451

Title: Crystal structure of the HRDC domain of human Werner syndrome protein, WRN.

PubMed ID: 17148451

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m610142200

PubMed ID: 20159463

Title: Structural basis for DNA strand separation by the unconventional winged-helix domain of RecQ helicase WRN.

PubMed ID: 20159463

DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2009.12.011

PubMed ID: 31733588

Title: Ligand binding characteristics of the Ku80 von Willebrand domain.

PubMed ID: 31733588

DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2019.102739

PubMed ID: 33199508

Title: Structure of the helicase core of Werner helicase, a key target in microsatellite instability cancers.

PubMed ID: 33199508

DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202000795

PubMed ID: 9021029

Title: Association of a polymorphic variant of the Werner helicase gene with myocardial infarction in a Japanese population.

PubMed ID: 9021029

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19970211)68:4<494::aid-ajmg30>3.0.co;2-l

PubMed ID: 9450180

Title: Werner syndrome: characterization of mutations in the WRN gene in an affected family.

PubMed ID: 9450180

PubMed ID: 23180761

Title: RECQL5 plays co-operative and complementary roles with WRN syndrome helicase.

PubMed ID: 23180761

DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1134

PubMed ID: 10206685

Title: The 1396del A mutation and a missense mutation or a rare polymorphism of the WRN gene detected in a French Werner family with a severe phenotype and a case of an unusual vulvar cancer.

PubMed ID: 10206685

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1998)11:5<413::aid-humu16>3.0.co;2-i

PubMed ID: 10069711

Title: Polymorphisms at the Werner locus: I. Newly identified polymorphisms, ethnic variability of 1367Cys/Arg, and its stability in a population of Finnish centenarians.

PubMed ID: 10069711

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19990219)82:5<399::aid-ajmg8>3.3.co;2-i

PubMed ID: 11161804

Title: The Werner syndrome gene and global sequence variation.

PubMed ID: 11161804

DOI: 10.1006/geno.2000.6405

PubMed ID: 16673358

Title: The spectrum of WRN mutations in Werner syndrome patients.

PubMed ID: 16673358

DOI: 10.1002/humu.20337

PubMed ID: 16959974

Title: The consensus coding sequences of human breast and colorectal cancers.

PubMed ID: 16959974

DOI: 10.1126/science.1133427

PubMed ID: 18987736

Title: DNA sequencing of a cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukaemia genome.

PubMed ID: 18987736

DOI: 10.1038/nature07485

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 1432
  • Mass: 162461
  • Checksum: 63F10D19E90AA461
  • Sequence:
  • MSEKKLETTA QQRKCPEWMN VQNKRCAVEE RKACVRKSVF EDDLPFLEFT GSIVYSYDAS 
    DCSFLSEDIS MSLSDGDVVG FDMEWPPLYN RGKLGKVALI QLCVSESKCY LFHVSSMSVF 
    PQGLKMLLEN KAVKKAGVGI EGDQWKLLRD FDIKLKNFVE LTDVANKKLK CTETWSLNSL 
    VKHLLGKQLL KDKSIRCSNW SKFPLTEDQK LYAATDAYAG FIIYRNLEIL DDTVQRFAIN 
    KEEEILLSDM NKQLTSISEE VMDLAKHLPH AFSKLENPRR VSILLKDISE NLYSLRRMII 
    GSTNIETELR PSNNLNLLSF EDSTTGGVQQ KQIREHEVLI HVEDETWDPT LDHLAKHDGE 
    DVLGNKVERK EDGFEDGVED NKLKENMERA CLMSLDITEH ELQILEQQSQ EEYLSDIAYK 
    STEHLSPNDN ENDTSYVIES DEDLEMEMLK HLSPNDNEND TSYVIESDED LEMEMLKSLE 
    NLNSGTVEPT HSKCLKMERN LGLPTKEEEE DDENEANEGE EDDDKDFLWP APNEEQVTCL 
    KMYFGHSSFK PVQWKVIHSV LEERRDNVAV MATGYGKSLC FQYPPVYVGK IGLVISPLIS 
    LMEDQVLQLK MSNIPACFLG SAQSENVLTD IKLGKYRIVY VTPEYCSGNM GLLQQLEADI 
    GITLIAVDEA HCISEWGHDF RDSFRKLGSL KTALPMVPIV ALTATASSSI REDIVRCLNL 
    RNPQITCTGF DRPNLYLEVR RKTGNILQDL QPFLVKTSSH WEFEGPTIIY CPSRKMTQQV 
    TGELRKLNLS CGTYHAGMSF STRKDIHHRF VRDEIQCVIA TIAFGMGINK ADIRQVIHYG 
    APKDMESYYQ EIGRAGRDGL QSSCHVLWAP ADINLNRHLL TEIRNEKFRL YKLKMMAKME 
    KYLHSSRCRR QIILSHFEDK QVQKASLGIM GTEKCCDNCR SRLDHCYSMD DSEDTSWDFG 
    PQAFKLLSAV DILGEKFGIG LPILFLRGSN SQRLADQYRR HSLFGTGKDQ TESWWKAFSR 
    QLITEGFLVE VSRYNKFMKI CALTKKGRNW LHKANTESQS LILQANEELC PKKLLLPSSK 
    TVSSGTKEHC YNQVPVELST EKKSNLEKLY SYKPCDKISS GSNISKKSIM VQSPEKAYSS 
    SQPVISAQEQ ETQIVLYGKL VEARQKHANK MDVPPAILAT NKILVDMAKM RPTTVENVKR 
    IDGVSEGKAA MLAPLLEVIK HFCQTNSVQT DLFSSTKPQE EQKTSLVAKN KICTLSQSMA 
    ITYSLFQEKK MPLKSIAESR ILPLMTIGMH LSQAVKAGCP LDLERAGLTP EVQKIIADVI 
    RNPPVNSDMS KISLIRMLVP ENIDTYLIHM AIEILKHGPD SGLQPSCDVN KRRCFPGSEE 
    ICSSSKRSKE EVGINTETSS AERKRRLPVW FAKGSDTSKK LMDKTKRGGL FS