Details for: MAP1LC3B

Gene ID: 81631

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: MAP1LC3B

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000140941

Description: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta

Cell Significance Landscape

Associated with

Significant Cells

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

  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 71.43
    rCSI 48.12%
    PRS 5.48
  • small pre-B-II cell CL0000954
    CSI 67.78
    rCSI 65.18%
    PRS 9.82
  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 60.76
    rCSI 46.81%
    PRS 4.07
  • pancreatic acinar cell CL0002064
    CSI 39.42
    rCSI 52.4%
    PRS 4.93
  • CD8-positive, CD28-negative, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CL0000920
    CSI 38.59
    rCSI 76.94%
    PRS 7.74
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 36.52
    rCSI 49.76%
    PRS 4.08
  • late pro-B cell CL0002048
    CSI 36.47
    rCSI 91.37%
    PRS 15.1
  • pancreatic ductal cell CL0002079
    CSI 34.84
    rCSI 67.75%
    PRS 4.6
  • pulmonary ionocyte CL0017000
    CSI 31.72
    rCSI 38.62%
    PRS 5.71
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 31.53
    rCSI 36.1%
    PRS 9.39
  • elicited macrophage CL0000861
    CSI 27.01
    rCSI 24.8%
    PRS 5.15
  • placental villous trophoblast CL2000060
    CSI 25.08
    rCSI 38.75%
    PRS 4.23
  • Hofbauer cell CL3000001
    CSI 24.94
    rCSI 47.07%
    PRS 5.62
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 24.93
    rCSI 21.92%
    PRS 3.26
  • large pre-B-II cell CL0000957
    CSI 24.61
    rCSI 70.27%
    PRS 8.01
  • colon epithelial cell CL0011108
    CSI 24.57
    rCSI 25.74%
    PRS 4.21
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 22.88
    rCSI 28.31%
    PRS 3.95
  • pro-B cell CL0000826
    CSI 22.66
    rCSI 18.76%
    PRS 4.5
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 22.31
    rCSI 18.7%
    PRS 5.42
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 21.56
    rCSI 22.91%
    PRS 8.07
  • type B pancreatic cell CL0000169
    CSI 21.22
    rCSI 46.97%
    PRS 4.23
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 21.06
    rCSI 18.31%
    PRS 5.56
  • syncytiotrophoblast cell CL0000525
    CSI 19.12
    rCSI 55.08%
    PRS 9.21
  • pancreatic D cell CL0000173
    CSI 16.92
    rCSI 16.64%
    PRS 4.93
  • CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human CL0000939
    CSI 16.79
    rCSI 11.19%
    PRS 12.69
  • luminal epithelial cell of mammary gland CL0002326
    CSI 16.38
    rCSI 29.77%
    PRS 6.91
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, human CL0001049
    CSI 16.38
    rCSI 28.02%
    PRS 9.87
  • retina horizontal cell CL0000745
    CSI 14.73
    rCSI 22.46%
    PRS 4.22
  • enterocyte CL0000584
    CSI 13.97
    rCSI 22.52%
    PRS 7.34
  • immature B cell CL0000816
    CSI 13.55
    rCSI 10.07%
    PRS 6.75
  • mammary gland epithelial cell CL0002327
    CSI 12.79
    rCSI 44.89%
    PRS 8.21
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 12.59
    rCSI 20.27%
    PRS 3.49
  • precursor B cell CL0000817
    CSI 12.19
    rCSI 10.68%
    PRS 6.1
  • forebrain radial glial cell CL0013000
    CSI 12.19
    rCSI 39.1%
    PRS 6.81
  • vein endothelial cell of respiratory system CL4033008
    CSI 12.13
    rCSI 83.28%
    PRS 8.99
  • retinal ganglion cell CL0000740
    CSI 11.97
    rCSI 26.43%
    PRS 3.26
  • endothelial cell of placenta CL0009092
    CSI 11.92
    rCSI 58.74%
    PRS 6.11
  • retinal rod cell CL0000604
    CSI 11.9
    rCSI 20.97%
    PRS 4.84
  • tracheobronchial serous cell CL0019001
    CSI 11.57
    rCSI 49.98%
    PRS 8.8
  • pancreatic PP cell CL0002275
    CSI 11.41
    rCSI 45.43%
    PRS 8.07
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 10.67
    rCSI 10.28%
    PRS 2.38
  • pancreatic stellate cell CL0002410
    CSI 10.1
    rCSI 58.76%
    PRS 6.78
  • pancreatic A cell CL0000171
    CSI 9.33
    rCSI 9.77%
    PRS 4.83
  • stromal cell of ovary CL0002132
    CSI 9.26
    rCSI 25.45%
    PRS 7.55
  • CD14-positive, CD16-negative classical monocyte CL0002057
    CSI 9.07
    rCSI 54.9%
    PRS 10.63
  • ionocyte CL0005006
    CSI 8.97
    rCSI 9.62%
    PRS 4.16
  • CD14-positive, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002397
    CSI 8.78
    rCSI 11.5%
    PRS 6.32
  • intermediate monocyte CL0002393
    CSI 8.43
    rCSI 12.72%
    PRS 4.43
  • enteric smooth muscle cell CL0002504
    CSI 8.35
    rCSI 11.92%
    PRS 5.13
  • kidney epithelial cell CL0002518
    CSI 8.33
    rCSI 15.9%
    PRS 11.08
  • microcirculation associated smooth muscle cell CL0008035
    CSI 8.23
    rCSI 23.83%
    PRS 5.11
  • alternatively activated macrophage CL0000890
    CSI 8.16
    rCSI 10.26%
    PRS 6.94
  • interstitial cell of Cajal CL0002088
    CSI 8.15
    rCSI 10.38%
    PRS 5.26
  • germinal center B cell CL0000844
    CSI 7.83
    rCSI 23.37%
    PRS 12.31
  • primitive red blood cell CL0002355
    CSI 7.17
    rCSI 38.67%
    PRS 8.94
  • helper T cell CL0000912
    CSI 7.14
    rCSI 10.1%
    PRS 6.78
  • tuft cell of colon CL0009041
    CSI 7.11
    rCSI 16.55%
    PRS 11.03
  • Langerhans cell CL0000453
    CSI 6.78
    rCSI 10.36%
    PRS 7.93
  • melanocyte CL0000148
    CSI 6.69
    rCSI 4.95%
    PRS 4.23
  • basal-myoepithelial cell of mammary gland CL0002324
    CSI 6.36
    rCSI 12.03%
    PRS 10.18
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human CL0001058
    CSI 6.18
    rCSI 4.31%
    PRS 4.76
  • alveolar macrophage CL0000583
    CSI 6.06
    rCSI 9.99%
    PRS 5.26
  • conjunctival epithelial cell CL1000432
    CSI 6.01
    rCSI 9.17%
    PRS 4.5
  • cerebral cortex GABAergic interneuron CL0010011
    CSI 5.96
    rCSI 17.6%
    PRS 5.75
  • retinal blood vessel endothelial cell CL0002585
    CSI 5.86
    rCSI 9.36%
    PRS 4.91
  • dendritic cell, human CL0001056
    CSI 5.78
    rCSI 8.88%
    PRS 5.24
  • skin fibroblast CL0002620
    CSI 5.76
    rCSI 4.96%
    PRS 7.48
  • epithelial cell CL0000066
    CSI 5.74
    rCSI 8.82%
    PRS 6.51
  • intestinal tuft cell CL0019032
    CSI 5.57
    rCSI 8.52%
    PRS 5.22
  • respiratory goblet cell CL0002370
    CSI 5.55
    rCSI 60.42%
    PRS 8.6
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 5.44
    rCSI 6.83%
    PRS 5.73
  • amacrine cell CL0000561
    CSI 5.32
    rCSI 15.42%
    PRS 3.95
  • pancreatic epsilon cell CL0005019
    CSI 5.18
    rCSI 24.16%
    PRS 11.34
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 5.11
    rCSI 4.62%
    PRS 3.97
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 5
    rCSI 8.56%
    PRS 6.03
  • CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell, human CL0000938
    CSI 4.98
    rCSI 3.73%
    PRS 13.7
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000934
    CSI 4.92
    rCSI 6.76%
    PRS 9.76
  • transitional stage B cell CL0000818
    CSI 4.91
    rCSI 16.08%
    PRS 14.21
  • squamous epithelial cell CL0000076
    CSI 4.73
    rCSI 11.23%
    PRS 6.07
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 4.65
    rCSI 3.49%
    PRS 4.65
  • conventional dendritic cell CL0000990
    CSI 4.62
    rCSI 3.86%
    PRS 14.8
  • fibroblast of lung CL0002553
    CSI 4.39
    rCSI 4.09%
    PRS 4.52
  • fibroblast of breast CL4006000
    CSI 4.33
    rCSI 18.22%
    PRS 12.43
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 4.33
    rCSI 3.8%
    PRS 5.05
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 4.31
    rCSI 3.39%
    PRS 5.37
  • Mueller cell CL0000636
    CSI 4.23
    rCSI 9.65%
    PRS 4.18
  • memory T cell CL0000813
    CSI 4.05
    rCSI 7.8%
    PRS 10.4
  • type EC enteroendocrine cell CL0000577
    CSI 3.98
    rCSI 14.13%
    PRS 7.43
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 3.93
    rCSI 3.26%
    PRS 4.24
  • Cajal-Retzius cell CL0000695
    CSI 3.79
    rCSI 29.72%
    PRS 10.69
  • prostate gland microvascular endothelial cell CL2000059
    CSI 3.74
    rCSI 89.52%
    PRS 17.21
  • colon macrophage CL0009038
    CSI 3.73
    rCSI 17.24%
    PRS 9.92
  • colonocyte CL1000347
    CSI 3.64
    rCSI 5.22%
    PRS 6.31
  • neuroblast (sensu Vertebrata) CL0000031
    CSI 3.64
    rCSI 4.67%
    PRS 4.47
  • promyelocyte CL0000836
    CSI 3.56
    rCSI 5.14%
    PRS 6.28
  • memory B cell CL0000787
    CSI 3.54
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 19.93
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of small intestine CL0009017
    CSI 3.5
    rCSI 9.45%
    PRS 5.88
  • capillary endothelial cell CL0002144
    CSI 3.42
    rCSI 6.27%
    PRS 29.27
  • naive T cell CL0000898
    CSI 3.42
    rCSI 2.38%
    PRS 6.57
  • eosinophil CL0000771
    CSI 3.38
    rCSI 22.19%
    PRS 11.95
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI -9.0
    rCSI -55.9%
    PRS 3.7%
  • L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023041
    CSI -8.3
    rCSI -30.0%
    PRS 2.5%
  • mononuclear phagocyte CL0000113
    CSI -8.2
    rCSI -18.1%
    PRS 4.9%
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI -6.1
    rCSI -13.6%
    PRS 2.9%
  • sncg GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023015
    CSI -5.3
    rCSI -8.5%
    PRS 3.1%
  • central nervous system neuron CL2000029
    CSI -4.7
    rCSI -34.4%
    PRS 2.2%
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI -4.6
    rCSI -8.5%
    PRS 3.5%
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI -3.6
    rCSI -4.0%
    PRS 5.2%
  • Kupffer cell CL0000091
    CSI -3.1
    rCSI -7.1%
    PRS 4.4%
  • differentiation-committed oligodendrocyte precursor CL4023059
    CSI -2.8
    rCSI -5.1%
    PRS 4.4%
  • CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CL0000792
    CSI -2.8
    rCSI -2.7%
    PRS 7.3%
  • kidney loop of Henle thin descending limb epithelial cell CL1001111
    CSI -2.7
    rCSI -3.8%
    PRS 4.3%
  • alpha-beta T cell CL0000789
    CSI -2.6
    rCSI -3.0%
    PRS 7.3%
  • intrahepatic cholangiocyte CL0002538
    CSI -2.4
    rCSI -5.8%
    PRS 8.6%
  • tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell CL0019019
    CSI -2.0
    rCSI -3.5%
    PRS 6.0%
  • lung pericyte CL0009089
    CSI -1.8
    rCSI -4.9%
    PRS 5.4%
  • mesenchymal cell CL0008019
    CSI -1.8
    rCSI -4.5%
    PRS 4.6%
  • pulmonary capillary endothelial cell CL4028001
    CSI -1.4
    rCSI -2.6%
    PRS 7.2%
  • cardiac neuron CL0010022
    CSI -1.3
    rCSI -4.3%
    PRS 3.3%
  • kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell CL1000768
    CSI -1.3
    rCSI -3.2%
    PRS 3.6%
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI -1.2
    rCSI -3.0%
    PRS 5.7%
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI -1.2
    rCSI -6.9%
    PRS 3.0%
  • L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4023040
    CSI -0.7
    rCSI -1.8%
    PRS 2.7%
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000913
    CSI -0.7
    rCSI -0.6%
    PRS 7.1%
  • alveolar adventitial fibroblast CL4028006
    CSI -0.6
    rCSI -1.0%
    PRS 4.5%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000794
    CSI -0.6
    rCSI -0.7%
    PRS 7.9%
  • endothelial cell of periportal hepatic sinusoid CL0019021
    CSI -0.6
    rCSI -2.5%
    PRS 16.7%
  • primordial germ cell CL0000670
    CSI -0.5
    rCSI -2.6%
    PRS 32.7%
  • pulmonary alveolar type 1 cell CL0002062
    CSI -0.4
    rCSI -2.5%
    PRS 6.9%
  • near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023012
    CSI -0.2
    rCSI -0.9%
    PRS 2.9%
  • endothelial cell of lymphatic vessel CL0002138
    CSI -0.2
    rCSI -0.4%
    PRS 14.4%
  • neural progenitor cell CL0011020
    CSI -0.2
    rCSI -0.8%
    PRS 4.6%
  • erythroblast CL0000765
    CSI -0.1
    rCSI -0.4%
    PRS 7.7%
  • cone retinal bipolar cell CL0000752
    CSI -0.1
    rCSI -0.7%
    PRS 27.2%
  • chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023036
    CSI 0.0
    rCSI -0.1%
    PRS 3.2%
  • lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000838
    CSI 0.0
    rCSI 0.1%
    PRS 7.5%
  • L4 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030063
    CSI 0.0
    rCSI 0.1%
    PRS 2.5%
  • NKp44-negative group 3 innate lymphoid cell, human CL0001080
    CSI 0.0
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 53.5%
  • peptic cell CL0000155
    CSI 0.0
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 14.5%
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.1%
    PRS 2.7%
  • L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023038
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.2%
    PRS 2.9%
  • pre-conventional dendritic cell CL0002010
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 16.0%
  • megakaryocyte progenitor cell CL0000553
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 10.9%
  • parietal cell CL0000162
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.7%
    PRS 31.0%
  • epithelial cell of esophagus CL0002252
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 18.6%
  • enteroendocrine cell of colon CL0009042
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.5%
    PRS 12.5%
  • cytotoxic T cell CL0000910
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.8%
    PRS 7.1%
  • enteroglial cell CL4040002
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 0.8%
    PRS 10.9%
  • tracheal goblet cell CL1000329
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 0.3%
    PRS 9.3%
  • cerebellar granule cell CL0001031
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 0.2%
    PRS 4.6%
  • basophil CL0000767
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 10.0%
  • basophil mast progenitor cell CL0002028
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 14.3%
  • respiratory epithelial cell CL0002368
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 15.3%
  • collagen secreting cell CL0000667
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 24.2%
  • foveolar cell of stomach CL0002179
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 0.5%
    PRS 7.3%
  • odontoblast CL0000060
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 5.4%
    PRS 26.0%
  • type L enteroendocrine cell CL0002279
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.5%
    PRS 9.0%
  • myelocyte CL0002193
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 15.6%
  • vasa recta descending limb cell CL1001285
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 20.6%
  • myeloid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000839
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 9.0%
  • lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023011
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.5%
    PRS 2.7%
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.2%
    PRS 4.4%
  • epithelial cell of nephron CL1000449
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 20.3%
  • GABAergic amacrine cell CL4030027
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 5.6%
  • bronchial goblet cell CL1000312
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 10.1%
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of colon CL0009043
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 8.6%
  • IgM plasma cell CL0000986
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 24.5%
  • vascular associated smooth muscle cell CL0000359
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 5.5%
  • transit amplifying cell of small intestine CL0009012
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 8.8%
  • ciliated cell CL0000064
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 0.6%
    PRS 4.6%
  • multi-ciliated epithelial cell CL0005012
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 3.8%
  • T-helper 1 cell CL0000545
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 0.7%
    PRS 13.7%
  • S cone cell CL0003050
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 3.9%
  • GABAergic neuron CL0000617
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 4.0%
  • cerebral cortex pyramidal neuron CL4023111
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.7%
    PRS 17.0%
  • endothelial cell of arteriole CL1000412
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 21.6%
  • follicular B cell CL0000843
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 22.8%
  • periportal region hepatocyte CL0019026
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 7.5%
  • intraepithelial lymphocyte CL0002496
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 22.0%
  • ON midget ganglion cell CL4033046
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 9.6%
    PRS 4.6%
  • endothelial cell of venule CL1000414
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 4.3%
    PRS 27.8%
  • serous secreting cell of bronchus submucosal gland CL4033005
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 24.7%
  • T-helper 17 cell CL0000899
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 8.1%
  • glutamatergic neuron CL0000679
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 5.1%
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 0.6%
    PRS 4.5%
  • muscle cell CL0000187
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 11.0%
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 5.3%
  • ON parasol ganglion cell CL4033052
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 7.3%
    PRS 3.5%
  • renal beta-intercalated cell CL0002201
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 5.9%
  • smooth muscle cell of prostate CL1000487
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 25.1%
  • colon goblet cell CL0009039
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 6.9%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000811
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 11.6%
  • ventricular cardiac muscle cell CL2000046
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 20.6%
  • nasal mucosa goblet cell CL0002480
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.7%
    PRS 6.8%
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, terminally differentiated CL0001062
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 5.9%
  • activated type II NK T cell CL0000931
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.7%
    PRS 7.6%
  • skeletal muscle satellite stem cell CL0008011
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 18.1%
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 7.3%
  • hepatocyte CL0000182
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 4.3%
  • progenitor cell CL0011026
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 8.7%

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

## Summary [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) (Microtubule Associated Protein 1 Light Chain 3 Beta) is a protein-coding gene that encodes a key component of the cellular machinery for autophagy, a fundamental process for the degradation and recycling of cellular components. Functionally, it is crucial for the formation of autophagosomes, the double-membraned vesicles that sequester cytoplasmic material destined for degradation. Upon induction of autophagy, the cytosolic form of MAP1LC3B is processed and conjugated to phosphatidylethanolamine, targeting it to the autophagosomal membrane where it facilitates membrane elongation and cargo recognition [Link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15325588/). **Overall**, expression data indicates that [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) is highly significant across a diverse range of cell types, including immune cells such as [central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000907)s and developing B-cells like [small pre-B-II cell](/details-cell/CL0000954)s, as well as highly active secretory cells like [pancreatic acinar cell](/details-cell/CL0002064)s, highlighting its ubiquitous and essential role in cellular homeostasis. ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression profile of [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) underscores its foundational role in cellular maintenance, particularly in cells undergoing significant metabolic activity, differentiation, or stress. **Overall**, its high significance in various immune lineages, including [central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell](/details-cell/CL0000907)s, [CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002396)s, and multiple stages of B-cell development (e.g., [small pre-B-II cell](/details-cell/CL0000954), [late pro-B cell](/details-cell/CL0002048)), suggests a critical function in immune cell maturation, survival, and response. The high CSI in metabolically active cells like [pancreatic acinar cell](/details-cell/CL0002064)s is consistent with the need for robust autophagic flux to manage the turnover of secretory proteins and organelles. Conversely, the gene's relatively low significance in some terminally differentiated, long-lived cell types, such as [regular ventricular cardiac myocyte](/details-cell/CL0002131)s and specific neuronal subtypes like [L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron](/details-cell/CL4023041), may indicate that basal autophagic activity varies significantly by cell state and subtype. The contrast between high significance in [peripheral nervous system neuron](/details-cell/CL2000032)s and low significance in certain [central nervous system neuron](/details-cell/CL2000029)s further suggests that reliance on [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631)-mediated autophagy may be context-dependent, potentially reflecting differences in cellular stress or the compensatory roles of other MAP1LC3 paralogs. ## Pathways and Molecular Function The functional annotations for [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) confirm its central role in the process of autophagy. It is heavily implicated in biological processes such as '[Autophagosome assembly](/details-go/GO:0000045)', '[Macroautophagy](/details-go/GO:0016236)', and specialized forms like '[Mitophagy](/details-go/GO:0000423)', the selective degradation of mitochondria. Its molecular functions, including '[Microtubule binding](/details-go/GO:0008017)' and '[Phosphatidylethanolamine binding](/details-go/GO:0008429)', are essential for its canonical activity. The binding to phosphatidylethanolamine is a critical lipidation step that anchors the protein to the forming autophagosome membrane ([Link](https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m407016200)), while its association with microtubules links the autophagic process to the cytoskeleton for vesicle transport. Reactome pathway analysis reinforces these roles, placing [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) in the core '[Autophagy](/details-reactome/R-HSA-9612973)' and '[Selective autophagy](/details-reactome/R-HSA-9663891)' pathways. Furthermore, its inclusion in pathways related to '[Cellular responses to stress](/details-reactome/R-HSA-2262752)' and '[Infectious disease](/details-reactome/R-HSA-5663205)' highlights its function as a key node in cellular defense and adaptation. Notably, multiple pathways related to SARS-CoV-2 infection, such as '[Sars-cov-2 modulates autophagy](/details-reactome/R-HSA-9754560)', indicate that this viral pathogen interacts with and likely manipulates the host autophagic machinery, a process in which [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) is a central player. ## Research Directions The widespread yet cell-type-specific significance of [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) provides fertile ground for further investigation into the regulation and consequences of autophagy in diverse physiological contexts. **Proposed Hypotheses:** 1. The high significance of [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) in early B-lymphoid progenitors, such as [small pre-B-II cell](/details-cell/CL0000954)s and [late pro-B cell](/details-cell/CL0002048)s, suggests that MAP1LC3B-mediated autophagy is essential for cellular remodeling, including organelle clearance and protein quality control, during critical B-cell developmental checkpoints in the bone marrow. 2. The elevated significance of [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) in non-classical [CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002396)s compared to other phagocytes suggests it plays a specialized role in their unique functions, such as patrolling the endothelium and responding to viral infections, potentially by regulating inflammasome activity or antigen presentation pathways. **Experimental Approach:** To test the role of [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) in B-cell development (Hypothesis 1), a conditional knockout mouse model could be generated using a B-cell lineage-specific Cre recombinase (e.g., *Cd19*-Cre or *Mb1*-Cre) to delete *Map1lc3b*. Analysis of hematopoietic compartments in the bone marrow and spleen via multi-parameter flow cytometry would reveal potential blocks or alterations in B-cell maturation stages. Functional assays on sorted B-cell progenitors from these mice, such as in vitro differentiation cultures and analysis of apoptosis rates, would further elucidate the specific consequences of autophagy disruption. **Therapeutic Potential:** [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) is a central component of autophagy, a double-edged sword in disease, making it a complex but promising therapeutic target. In oncology, many cancer cells upregulate autophagy to survive metabolic stress and chemotherapy, suggesting that **inhibition** of [MAP1LC3B](/details-gene/81631) or its associated pathways could serve as a powerful adjuvant therapy. Conversely, in neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the accumulation of toxic protein aggregates, pharmacological **activation** of autophagy could be a viable strategy to enhance cellular clearance mechanisms. Given the gene's fundamental role in cellular physiology, systemic targeting may lead to toxicity, suggesting that future therapeutic strategies would likely benefit from cell-type-specific delivery systems or the modulation of more context-specific upstream regulators of the autophagic pathway.

Genular Protein ID: 1941761350

Symbol: MLP3B_HUMAN

Name: Autophagy-related protein LC3 B

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Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 12932674

Title: Gene expression profiles in human non-small and small-cell lung cancers.

PubMed ID: 12932674

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PubMed ID: 14713272

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PubMed ID: 14713272

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PubMed ID: 12740394

Title: Post-translational modifications of three members of the human MAP1LC3 family and detection of a novel type of modification for MAP1LC3B.

PubMed ID: 12740394

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PubMed ID: 14702039

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PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

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: 15187094

Title: HsAtg4B/HsApg4B/autophagin-1 cleaves the carboxyl termini of three human Atg8 homologues and delipidates microtubule-associated protein light chain 3- and GABAA receptor-associated protein-phospholipid conjugates.

PubMed ID: 15187094

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401461200

PubMed ID: 15355958

Title: Human light chain 3/MAP1LC3B is cleaved at its carboxyl-terminal Met121 to expose Gly120 for lipidation and targeting to autophagosomal membranes.

PubMed ID: 15355958

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m407016200

PubMed ID: 15325588

Title: LC3 conjugation system in mammalian autophagy.

PubMed ID: 15325588

DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2004.05.009

PubMed ID: 15095872

Title: Caldendrin but not calmodulin binds to light chain 3 of MAP1A/B: an association with the microtubule cytoskeleton highlighting exclusive binding partners for neuronal Ca(2+)-sensor proteins.

PubMed ID: 15095872

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.12.054

PubMed ID: 17580304

Title: p62/SQSTM1 binds directly to Atg8/LC3 to facilitate degradation of ubiquitinated protein aggregates by autophagy.

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PubMed ID: 20818167

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PubMed ID: 20418806

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PubMed ID: 20529957

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PubMed ID: 20529957

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PubMed ID: 20100911

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PubMed ID: 21383079

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PubMed ID: 22948227

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PubMed ID: 22948227

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PubMed ID: 22311637

Title: Identification of autophagosome-associated proteins and regulators by quantitative proteomic analysis and genetic screens.

PubMed ID: 22311637

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PubMed ID: 22354992

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PubMed ID: 22354992

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PubMed ID: 22922758

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PubMed ID: 22922758

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PubMed ID: 22470510

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PubMed ID: 22470510

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034034

PubMed ID: 23112293

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PubMed ID: 23112293

DOI: 10.1126/science.1227026

PubMed ID: 23721406

Title: Arginine68 is an essential residue for the C-terminal cleavage of human Atg8 family proteins.

PubMed ID: 23721406

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-14-27

PubMed ID: 23459205

Title: Ubiquilin4 is an adaptor protein that recruits Ubiquilin1 to the autophagy machinery.

PubMed ID: 23459205

DOI: 10.1038/embor.2013.22

PubMed ID: 23209295

Title: Modulation of serines 17 and 24 in the LC3-interacting region of Bnip3 determines pro-survival mitophagy versus apoptosis.

PubMed ID: 23209295

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PubMed ID: 24089205

Title: Autophagy promotes primary ciliogenesis by removing OFD1 from centriolar satellites.

PubMed ID: 24089205

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PubMed ID: 24668264

Title: Structural determinants in GABARAP required for the selective binding and recruitment of ALFY to LC3B-positive structures.

PubMed ID: 24668264

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PubMed ID: 25215947

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PubMed ID: 25215947

DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.139

PubMed ID: 25684205

Title: CUL3-KBTBD6/KBTBD7 ubiquitin ligase cooperates with GABARAP proteins to spatially restrict TIAM1-RAC1 signaling.

PubMed ID: 25684205

DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.12.040

PubMed ID: 26040720

Title: Regulation of endoplasmic reticulum turnover by selective autophagy.

PubMed ID: 26040720

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PubMed ID: 26451915

Title: The Autophagy Receptor TAX1BP1 and the Molecular Motor Myosin VI Are Required for Clearance of Salmonella Typhimurium by Autophagy.

PubMed ID: 26451915

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005174

PubMed ID: 28017329

Title: Prohibitin 2 Is an Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Mitophagy Receptor.

PubMed ID: 28017329

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.042

PubMed ID: 29458288

Title: Delipidation of mammalian Atg8-family proteins by each of the four ATG4 proteases.

PubMed ID: 29458288

DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2018.1437341

PubMed ID: 29420192

Title: Mechanism of Stx17 recruitment to autophagosomes via IRGM and mammalian Atg8 proteins.

PubMed ID: 29420192

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201708039

PubMed ID: 30143514

Title: TRIM16 controls assembly and degradation of protein aggregates by modulating the p62-NRF2 axis and autophagy.

PubMed ID: 30143514

DOI: 10.15252/embj.201798358

PubMed ID: 30661429

Title: Redundancy of human ATG4 protease isoforms in autophagy and LC3/GABARAP processing revealed in cells.

PubMed ID: 30661429

DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2019.1569925

PubMed ID: 31315929

Title: Human ATG4 autophagy proteases counteract attachment of ubiquitin-like LC3/GABARAP proteins to other cellular proteins.

PubMed ID: 31315929

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ac119.009977

PubMed ID: 30420355

Title: LC3 and STRAP regulate actin filament assembly by JMY during autophagosome formation.

PubMed ID: 30420355

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PubMed ID: 31006538

Title: Intrinsically disordered protein TEX264 mediates ER-phagy.

PubMed ID: 31006538

DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.03.033

PubMed ID: 31006537

Title: TEX264 is an endoplasmic reticulum-resident ATG8-interacting protein critical for ER remodeling during nutrient stress.

PubMed ID: 31006537

DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.03.034

PubMed ID: 32315611

Title: A DNM2 Centronuclear Myopathy Mutation Reveals a Link between Recycling Endosome Scission and Autophagy.

PubMed ID: 32315611

DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.03.018

PubMed ID: 33499712

Title: Mammalian BCAS3 and C16orf70 associate with the phagophore assembly site in response to selective and non-selective autophagy.

PubMed ID: 33499712

DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1874133

PubMed ID: 31722778

Title: LIR motifs and the membrane-targeting domain are complementary in the function of RavZ.

PubMed ID: 31722778

DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2019.52.12.211

PubMed ID: 31091447

Title: The Glycoprotein and Nucleocapsid Protein of Hantaviruses Manipulate Autophagy Flux to Restrain Host Innate Immune Responses.

PubMed ID: 31091447

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.061

PubMed ID: 33783314

Title: The BAX-binding protein MOAP1 associates with LC3 and promotes closure of the phagophore.

PubMed ID: 33783314

DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1896157

PubMed ID: 34338405

Title: Role of FAM134 paralogues in endoplasmic reticulum remodeling, ER-phagy, and Collagen quality control.

PubMed ID: 34338405

DOI: 10.15252/embr.202052289

PubMed ID: 33909989

Title: Non-canonical autophagy drives alternative ATG8 conjugation to phosphatidylserine.

PubMed ID: 33909989

DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.03.020

PubMed ID: 36758105

Title: Structural basis for regulation of apoptosis and autophagy by the BIRC6/SMAC complex.

PubMed ID: 36758105

DOI: 10.1126/science.ade8873

PubMed ID: 15857831

Title: Solution structure of microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 and identification of its functional subdomains.

PubMed ID: 15857831

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413565200

PubMed ID: 18524774

Title: Structural basis for sorting mechanism of p62 in selective autophagy.

PubMed ID: 18524774

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802182200

PubMed ID: 24290141

Title: Structural basis of the autophagy-related LC3/Atg13 LIR complex: recognition and interaction mechanism.

PubMed ID: 24290141

DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2013.09.023

PubMed ID: 28668392

Title: A novel conformation of the LC3-interacting region motif revealed by the structure of a complex between LC3B and RavZ.

PubMed ID: 28668392

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.06.173

PubMed ID: 28395732

Title: Elucidation of the anti-autophagy mechanism of the Legionella effector RavZ using semisynthetic LC3 proteins.

PubMed ID: 28395732

DOI: 10.7554/elife.23905

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 125
  • Mass: 14688
  • Checksum: BB141DEC7653E83F
  • Sequence:
  • MPSEKTFKQR RTFEQRVEDV RLIREQHPTK IPVIIERYKG EKQLPVLDKT KFLVPDHVNM 
    SELIKIIRRR LQLNANQAFF LLVNGHSMVS VSTPISEVYE SEKDEDGFLY MVYASQETFG 
    MKLSV