Details for: USP8

Gene ID: 9101

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: USP8

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000138592

Description: ubiquitin specific peptidase 8

Selected Context(s):  Overall

Cell Significance Landscape

Contexts:

Associated with

Significant Cells

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

  • CD4-positive helper T cell CL0000492
    CSI 25.15
    rCSI 19.02%
    PRS 36.84
  • L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023041
    CSI 8.19
    rCSI 29.46%
    PRS 15.87
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 7.98
    rCSI 8.48%
    PRS 43.3
  • podocyte CL0000653
    CSI 6.24
    rCSI 27.72%
    PRS 26.38
  • neuroblast (sensu Vertebrata) CL0000031
    CSI 5.28
    rCSI 6.78%
    PRS 26.05
  • pulmonary ionocyte CL0017000
    CSI 5.14
    rCSI 6.25%
    PRS 33.61
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CL0000934
    CSI 5.02
    rCSI 6.89%
    PRS 47.99
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 4.93
    rCSI 4.33%
    PRS 31.07
  • unswitched memory B cell CL0000970
    CSI 4.91
    rCSI 4.13%
    PRS 41.64
  • Schwann cell CL0002573
    CSI 4.76
    rCSI 13.54%
    PRS 29.41
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 4.68
    rCSI 5.42%
    PRS 20.31
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 4.63
    rCSI 5.55%
    PRS 26.39
  • Bergmann glial cell CL0000644
    CSI 4.46
    rCSI 6.1%
    PRS 26.59
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 4.41
    rCSI 3.91%
    PRS 27.32
  • differentiation-committed oligodendrocyte precursor CL4023059
    CSI 4.23
    rCSI 7.68%
    PRS 23.5
  • enterocyte of epithelium of large intestine CL0002071
    CSI 4.05
    rCSI 21.27%
    PRS 43.37
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000909
    CSI 3.8
    rCSI 3.97%
    PRS 62.87
  • small intestine goblet cell CL1000495
    CSI 3.78
    rCSI 8.28%
    PRS 35.8
  • kidney loop of Henle thin descending limb epithelial cell CL1001111
    CSI 3.67
    rCSI 5.21%
    PRS 25.34
  • ionocyte CL0005006
    CSI 3.58
    rCSI 3.84%
    PRS 25.19
  • cerebral cortex neuron CL0010012
    CSI 3.56
    rCSI 14.49%
    PRS 27.68
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 3.53
    rCSI 3.11%
    PRS 20.01
  • cerebral cortex endothelial cell CL1001602
    CSI 3.34
    rCSI 5.77%
    PRS 20.96
  • microcirculation associated smooth muscle cell CL0008035
    CSI 3.11
    rCSI 9.02%
    PRS 30.29
  • immature B cell CL0000816
    CSI 3.06
    rCSI 2.28%
    PRS 38.67
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of small intestine CL0009017
    CSI 3.02
    rCSI 8.15%
    PRS 35.02
  • placental villous trophoblast CL2000060
    CSI 2.95
    rCSI 4.56%
    PRS 25.63
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 2.92
    rCSI 3.99%
    PRS 30.71
  • brush cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002075
    CSI 2.89
    rCSI 8.56%
    PRS 36.9
  • squamous epithelial cell CL0000076
    CSI 2.8
    rCSI 6.64%
    PRS 32.83
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 2.78
    rCSI 3.05%
    PRS 30.4
  • hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell CL0000837
    CSI 2.77
    rCSI 6.66%
    PRS 41.91
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000811
    CSI 2.69
    rCSI 4.2%
    PRS 54.88
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 2.68
    rCSI 2.33%
    PRS 33.92
  • direct pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023026
    CSI 2.61
    rCSI 62.54%
    PRS 15.68
  • lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell CL0000838
    CSI 2.59
    rCSI 10.1%
    PRS 43.73
  • cytotoxic T cell CL0000910
    CSI 2.55
    rCSI 14.6%
    PRS 38.88
  • Cajal-Retzius cell CL0000695
    CSI 2.52
    rCSI 19.72%
    PRS 47.41
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of colon CL0009043
    CSI 2.51
    rCSI 18.85%
    PRS 46.65
  • adventitial cell CL0002503
    CSI 2.44
    rCSI 5.83%
    PRS 38.96
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI 2.43
    rCSI 5.44%
    PRS 17.35
  • hepatocyte CL0000182
    CSI 2.41
    rCSI 4.31%
    PRS 25.46
  • indirect pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023029
    CSI 2.4
    rCSI 57.97%
    PRS 16.53
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell CL0000897
    CSI 2.39
    rCSI 1.71%
    PRS 37
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI 2.34
    rCSI 2.91%
    PRS 15.72
  • interstitial cell of Cajal CL0002088
    CSI 2.33
    rCSI 2.96%
    PRS 31.26
  • kidney distal convoluted tubule epithelial cell CL1000849
    CSI 2.31
    rCSI 24.49%
    PRS 32.45
  • skin fibroblast CL0002620
    CSI 2.3
    rCSI 1.98%
    PRS 38.61
  • myofibroblast cell CL0000186
    CSI 2.27
    rCSI 3.14%
    PRS 35.25
  • Hofbauer cell CL3000001
    CSI 2.25
    rCSI 4.24%
    PRS 34.45
  • class switched memory B cell CL0000972
    CSI 2.2
    rCSI 1.64%
    PRS 43.75
  • melanocyte CL0000148
    CSI 2.17
    rCSI 1.61%
    PRS 23.42
  • paneth cell CL0000510
    CSI 2.16
    rCSI 3.18%
    PRS 41.52
  • mesangial cell CL0000650
    CSI 2.12
    rCSI 8.64%
    PRS 38.08
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000810
    CSI 2.02
    rCSI 1.62%
    PRS 46.23
  • naive B cell CL0000788
    CSI 1.99
    rCSI 1.71%
    PRS 39.33
  • lung pericyte CL0009089
    CSI 1.99
    rCSI 5.24%
    PRS 32.43
  • acinar cell of salivary gland CL0002623
    CSI 1.95
    rCSI 45.42%
    PRS 48.4
  • pulmonary alveolar type 1 cell CL0002062
    CSI 1.92
    rCSI 11.05%
    PRS 32.47
  • double-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000809
    CSI 1.91
    rCSI 1.95%
    PRS 38.07
  • pancreatic acinar cell CL0002064
    CSI 1.89
    rCSI 2.51%
    PRS 30.01
  • midzonal region hepatocyte CL0019028
    CSI 1.86
    rCSI 4.36%
    PRS 37.47
  • radial glial cell CL0000681
    CSI 1.85
    rCSI 2.57%
    PRS 27.44
  • transit amplifying cell of colon CL0009011
    CSI 1.82
    rCSI 2.14%
    PRS 30.98
  • monocyte CL0000576
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 3.25%
    PRS 56.44
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 1.8
    rCSI 2.24%
    PRS 29.17
  • activated type II NK T cell CL0000931
    CSI 1.79
    rCSI 2.01%
    PRS 41.9
  • brush cell CL0002204
    CSI 1.77
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 57.16
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 1.71
    rCSI 1.15%
    PRS 33.85
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 1.69
    rCSI 1.59%
    PRS 28.46
  • enterocyte of epithelium of small intestine CL1000334
    CSI 1.66
    rCSI 25.75%
    PRS 57.14
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 1.64
    rCSI 1.29%
    PRS 32.54
  • double negative thymocyte CL0002489
    CSI 1.64
    rCSI 1.14%
    PRS 32.88
  • cerebellar granule cell CL0001031
    CSI 1.62
    rCSI 2.38%
    PRS 25.29
  • myeloid dendritic cell CL0000782
    CSI 1.62
    rCSI 2.35%
    PRS 40.47
  • effector memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000913
    CSI 1.62
    rCSI 1.47%
    PRS 40.22
  • kidney interstitial alternatively activated macrophage CL1000695
    CSI 1.59
    rCSI 4.16%
    PRS 25.94
  • inflammatory macrophage CL0000863
    CSI 1.59
    rCSI 2.72%
    PRS 51.67
  • periportal region hepatocyte CL0019026
    CSI 1.58
    rCSI 6.14%
    PRS 36.35
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 1.57
    rCSI 1.44%
    PRS 28.32
  • alpha-beta T cell CL0000789
    CSI 1.56
    rCSI 1.82%
    PRS 38.21
  • respiratory hillock cell CL4030023
    CSI 1.55
    rCSI 2.77%
    PRS 42.63
  • Kupffer cell CL0000091
    CSI 1.55
    rCSI 3.54%
    PRS 26.69
  • lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023011
    CSI 1.54
    rCSI 2.59%
    PRS 16.72
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 1.53
    rCSI 1.48%
    PRS 20.34
  • Mueller cell CL0000636
    CSI 1.53
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 23.43
  • interneuron CL0000099
    CSI 1.52
    rCSI 3.05%
    PRS 20.34
  • precursor B cell CL0000817
    CSI 1.51
    rCSI 1.33%
    PRS 35.4
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI 1.51
    rCSI 4.34%
    PRS 40.24
  • activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell, human CL0001049
    CSI 1.51
    rCSI 2.58%
    PRS 48.15
  • paneth cell of epithelium of small intestine CL1000343
    CSI 1.48
    rCSI 4.14%
    PRS 41.05
  • effector CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001050
    CSI 1.48
    rCSI 1.12%
    PRS 35.75
  • central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000904
    CSI 1.47
    rCSI 0.87%
    PRS 38.05
  • transit amplifying cell of small intestine CL0009012
    CSI 1.46
    rCSI 6.4%
    PRS 46.69
  • transitional stage B cell CL0000818
    CSI 1.46
    rCSI 4.76%
    PRS 61.77
  • erythrocyte CL0000232
    CSI 1.45
    rCSI 3.29%
    PRS 34.31
  • hepatic stellate cell CL0000632
    CSI 1.44
    rCSI 5.4%
    PRS 23
  • renal alpha-intercalated cell CL0005011
    CSI 1.44
    rCSI 1.93%
    PRS 34.33
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 1.44
    rCSI 1.08%
    PRS 29.13
  • lung macrophage CL1001603
    CSI 1.43
    rCSI 3.19%
    PRS 31.83
  • mesenchymal stem cell CL0000134
    CSI 0.0
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 45.2%
  • megakaryocyte CL0000556
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.5%
    PRS 43.7%
  • vein endothelial cell of respiratory system CL4033008
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 48.4%
  • OFF midget ganglion cell CL4033047
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 24.2%
  • ON midget ganglion cell CL4033046
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 4.7%
    PRS 22.9%
  • GABAergic interneuron CL0011005
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 3.7%
    PRS 27.7%
  • mesenchymal cell CL0008019
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 0.6%
    PRS 26.5%
  • erythroid progenitor cell CL0000038
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 38.3%
  • ON parasol ganglion cell CL4033052
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 3.8%
    PRS 22.3%
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.5%
    PRS 16.3%
  • eosinophil CL0000771
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 60.1%
  • medium spiny neuron CL1001474
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 16.6%
  • type EC enteroendocrine cell CL0000577
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 41.8%
  • luminal epithelial cell of mammary gland CL0002326
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.6%
    PRS 40.9%
  • tracheobronchial serous cell CL0019001
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 45.3%
  • tracheal goblet cell CL1000329
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.7%
    PRS 48.3%
  • CD8-positive, alpha-beta memory T cell, CD45RO-positive CL0001203
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 30.9%
  • large pre-B-II cell CL0000957
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 42.5%
  • P/D1 enteroendocrine cell CL0002268
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 54.2%
  • L5/6 near-projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030067
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 19.3%
  • near-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023012
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 17.4%
  • pancreatic epsilon cell CL0005019
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 53.1%
  • type B pancreatic cell CL0000169
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 25.2%
  • respiratory goblet cell CL0002370
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 48.2%
  • corticothalamic-projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023013
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 17.6%
  • pancreatic stellate cell CL0002410
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 38.6%
  • respiratory epithelial cell CL0002368
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.6%
    PRS 67.0%
  • pancreatic PP cell CL0002275
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 43.5%
  • enteroglial cell CL4040002
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 40.5%
  • fibroblast of breast CL4006000
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 55.9%
  • ciliated columnar cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002145
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 27.5%
  • deuterosomal cell CL4033044
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 39.9%
  • colon macrophage CL0009038
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 50.6%
  • endothelial cell of pericentral hepatic sinusoid CL0019022
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 39.0%
  • keratocyte CL0002363
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 38.3%
  • neural progenitor cell CL0011020
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 24.4%
  • parietal epithelial cell CL1000452
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 22.9%
  • alveolar adventitial fibroblast CL4028006
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 0.8%
    PRS 27.5%
  • T-helper 17 cell CL0000899
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 0.4%
    PRS 46.4%
  • mucus secreting cell CL0000319
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 34.8%
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 21.0%
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 20.1%
  • chandelier pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023036
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 19.1%
  • syncytiotrophoblast cell CL0000525
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 45.9%
  • basophil CL0000767
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 49.6%
  • pulmonary artery endothelial cell CL1001568
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.8%
    PRS 39.3%
  • alternatively activated macrophage CL0000890
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.8%
    PRS 39.8%
  • stromal cell CL0000499
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 32.7%
  • helper T cell CL0000912
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 36.9%
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 0.5%
    PRS 31.9%
  • foveolar cell of stomach CL0002179
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 41.3%
  • retinal pigment epithelial cell CL0002586
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 28.2%
  • alveolar macrophage CL0000583
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 31.8%
  • IgG plasma cell CL0000985
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 0.8%
    PRS 44.8%
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 24.1%
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 0.7%
    PRS 28.0%
  • dopaminergic neuron CL0000700
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 3.9%
    PRS 17.2%
  • follicular B cell CL0000843
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 2.5%
    PRS 68.0%
  • club cell CL0000158
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 30.0%
  • tuft cell of colon CL0009041
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 48.3%
  • endothelial cell of placenta CL0009092
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 36.3%
  • kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell CL1000768
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 21.0%
  • kidney loop of Henle thin ascending limb epithelial cell CL1001107
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 25.1%
  • VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023016
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 16.6%
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 35.9%
  • choroid plexus epithelial cell CL0000706
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 21.2%
  • L6b glutamatergic cortical neuron CL4023038
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 17.6%
  • renal interstitial pericyte CL1001318
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 25.6%
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 4.7%
    PRS 21.9%
  • epicardial adipocyte CL1000309
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 31.8%
  • vascular leptomeningeal cell CL4023051
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 21.5%
  • glandular epithelial cell CL0000150
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 49.3%
  • lung secretory cell CL1000272
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 25.5%
  • Langerhans cell CL0000453
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 44.8%
  • enteroendocrine cell of colon CL0009042
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 57.3%
  • amacrine cell CL0000561
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 21.6%
  • colon goblet cell CL0009039
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.9%
    PRS 39.0%
  • innate lymphoid cell CL0001065
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 37.6%
  • retinal ganglion cell CL0000740
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 19.6%
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 41.0%
  • OFF-bipolar cell CL0000750
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 39.1%
  • intermediate monocyte CL0002393
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 27.9%
  • hematopoietic stem cell CL0000037
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 0.6%
    PRS 31.8%
  • forebrain radial glial cell CL0013000
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.7%
    PRS 36.3%
  • enteroendocrine cell of small intestine CL0009006
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.8%
    PRS 40.1%
  • tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell CL0019019
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.5%
    PRS 34.6%
  • respiratory suprabasal cell CL4033048
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 31.3%
  • duct epithelial cell CL0000068
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 29.0%
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 0.7%
    PRS 30.4%
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 1.1%
    PRS 34.9%
  • renal beta-intercalated cell CL0002201
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 30.2%
  • L2/3-6 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4023040
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 2.1%
    PRS 16.4%
  • renal principal cell CL0005009
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 33.4%
  • GABAergic neuron CL0000617
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 20.0%
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 23.7%
  • inhibitory interneuron CL0000498
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 22.3%
  • pancreatic ductal cell CL0002079
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 28.1%
  • lung neuroendocrine cell CL1000223
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 31.0%
  • basal cell CL0000646
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 29.4%
  • T-helper 1 cell CL0000545
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 56.8%

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 Analyzed for its specificity using the CSI (Z-Score), [USP8](/details-gene/9101) is identified not as a cell-type specific marker, but as a ubiquitously expressed gene with a fundamental role in cellular maintenance. The consistently low CSI (Z-SCORE) and non-significant p-values across a diverse range of cell types suggest its function is essential for core biological processes common to many lineages. As a deubiquitinating enzyme, [USP8](/details-gene/9101) is critically involved in protein turnover, endosomal sorting, and the regulation of key signaling pathways, consistent with its broad expression profile. ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression pattern of [USP8](/details-gene/9101), when evaluated for cell-type specificity, underscores its role as a housekeeping gene rather than a distinctive cellular marker. In the **Overall** context, the CSI (Z-SCORE) is 0.00 with non-significant p-values (>0.2) across all top-ranked cell types. This lack of statistical significance indicates that its expression is not uniquely enriched in any particular cell. The diverse list of cells where it is detected, including immune cells like [CD4-positive helper T cell](/details-cell/CL0000492), neuronal cells like [L5 extratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic cortical neuron](/details-cell/CL4023041), and specialized epithelial cells such as [podocyte](/details-cell/CL0000653) and [pulmonary ionocyte](/details-cell/CL0017000), further highlights its widespread and non-specific expression. This profile is consistent with a gene whose product is required for fundamental cellular operations. Its function as a deubiquitinase is essential for processes like receptor downregulation and protein quality control, which are vital for the survival and function of nearly all cells (PubMed: 16520378, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512615200). The gene's percentile rank scores (PRS) are moderate, typically falling between 15% and 48%, confirming that while it is expressed, it does not stand out as being particularly specific to any given cell type. Therefore, the primary conclusion from this specificity analysis is that the biological significance of [USP8](/details-gene/9101) lies in its universal role in cellular protein homeostasis, not in defining a unique cellular identity. ## Pathways and Molecular Function The functional annotations for [USP8](/details-gene/9101) align perfectly with its ubiquitous expression pattern, pointing to its involvement in core cellular machinery. Its primary molecular function is [Cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity](/details-go/GO0004843), enabling it to remove ubiquitin chains from substrate proteins and regulate their fate. This activity is central to the [Deubiquitination](/details-reactome/R-HSA-5688426) pathway and the broader process of [Metabolism of proteins](/details-reactome/R-HSA-392499). [USP8](/details-gene/9101) is a key regulator of major signaling pathways essential for diverse cell types. Its involvement in [Signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases](/details-reactome/R-HSA-9006934), including the downregulation of ERBB2 and MET signaling ([R-HSA-8863795](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-8863795), [R-HSA-6807004](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-6807004)), is critical for controlling cell growth and proliferation. Furthermore, its role in the [Signaling by wnt](/details-reactome/R-HSA-195721) pathway demonstrates its importance in developmental and homeostatic processes. Its localization to the [Cytoplasm](/details-go/GO0005737), [Early endosome](/details-go/GO0005769), and specialized structures like the [Postsynaptic density](/details-go/GO0014069) reflects its broad functional scope, from managing protein turnover in endosomal compartments (PubMed: 17711858, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704009200) to participating in fundamental cell division processes like [Mitotic cytokinesis](/details-go/GO0000281) (PubMed: 18329369, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.01.012). ## Research Directions The ubiquitous expression of [USP8](/details-gene/9101) suggests that its functional specificity is not regulated at the transcriptional level but rather through post-translational modifications or context-dependent protein-protein interactions. The lack of cross-context data in this analysis prevents direct observation of its regulation, but its known functions provide a foundation for several testable hypotheses. 1. **Hypothesis:** The catalytic activity of USP8 is differentially regulated across cell lineages through cell-type specific phosphorylation, altering its substrate affinity. While its mRNA levels are stable, its functional impact may vary significantly between, for instance, a T cell responding to an antigen and a neuron maintaining synaptic homeostasis. This is supported by evidence of its phosphorylation during T cell receptor signaling (PubMed: 19690332, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000007). * **Experimental Approach:** Utilize quantitative mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomics to compare the phosphorylation patterns of USP8 protein isolated from different primary cell types (e.g., [CD4-positive helper T cell](/details-cell/CL0000492) vs. primary cortical neurons) under basal and stimulated conditions. This would identify cell-type specific regulatory phosphorylation sites. 2. **Hypothesis:** The broad role of USP8 is executed through distinct sets of interaction partners and substrates that are unique to specific cellular contexts. In immune cells, USP8 may primarily target components of the TCR signaling complex for deubiquitination, while in neuronal cells, its main substrates could be neurotransmitter receptors or synaptic scaffolding proteins. * **Experimental Approach:** Perform proximity-dependent biotinylation (e.g., BioID) or co-immunoprecipitation followed by mass spectrometry (IP-MS) using cell-type specific promoters to drive expression of tagged USP8 in distinct cell lines (e.g., Jurkat T cells vs. SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells) to map its context-specific interactome. 3. **Hypothesis:** Pathogenic mutations in [USP8](/details-gene/9101) lead to cell-type specific disease phenotypes by disrupting the degradation of a limited subset of critical substrates. For example, mutations causing Cushing's disease may specifically stabilize receptors driving hormone production in pituitary cells without globally disrupting protein homeostasis in other tissues. * **Experimental Approach:** Introduce known disease-associated [USP8](/details-gene/9101) mutations into relevant cell models (e.g., pituitary adenoma cells) using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. Subsequently, perform quantitative ubiquitin proteomics (di-Gly remnant profiling) to identify the specific substrates that are aberrantly deubiquitinated, thereby revealing the precise molecular mechanism of the cell-type specific pathology. **Therapeutic Potential:** Due to its essential housekeeping functions, systemic inhibition of [USP8](/details-gene/9101) is likely to be highly toxic. However, its role in stabilizing key oncoproteins (e.g., ERBB family receptors) and signaling components makes it an attractive target in oncology and other diseases. A more viable therapeutic strategy would involve developing agents that disrupt specific disease-relevant protein-protein interactions of USP8, rather than inhibiting its catalytic activity directly. Such an approach could selectively block the deubiquitination of a specific substrate (e.g., an oncoprotein), offering a therapeutic window with reduced off-target effects.

Genular Protein ID: 2126001726

Symbol: UBP8_HUMAN

Name: Deubiquitinating enzyme 8

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 7584044

Title: Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. II. The coding sequences of 40 new genes (KIAA0041-KIAA0080) deduced by analysis of cDNA clones from human cell line KG-1.

PubMed ID: 7584044

DOI: 10.1093/dnares/1.5.223

PubMed ID: 14702039

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

PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

PubMed ID: 17974005

Title: The full-ORF clone resource of the German cDNA consortium.

PubMed ID: 17974005

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-8-399

PubMed ID: 16572171

Title: Analysis of the DNA sequence and duplication history of human chromosome 15.

PubMed ID: 16572171

DOI: 10.1038/nature04601

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: 9628861

Title: UBPY: a growth-regulated human ubiquitin isopeptidase.

PubMed ID: 9628861

DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.12.3241

PubMed ID: 16520378

Title: The ubiquitin isopeptidase UBPY regulates endosomal ubiquitin dynamics and is essential for receptor down-regulation.

PubMed ID: 16520378

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512615200

PubMed ID: 16964243

Title: A probability-based approach for high-throughput protein phosphorylation analysis and site localization.

PubMed ID: 16964243

DOI: 10.1038/nbt1240

PubMed ID: 17711858

Title: The MIT domain of UBPY constitutes a CHMP binding and endosomal localization signal required for efficient epidermal growth factor receptor degradation.

PubMed ID: 17711858

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704009200

PubMed ID: 18329369

Title: Final stages of cytokinesis and midbody ring formation are controlled by BRUCE.

PubMed ID: 18329369

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.01.012

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: 19427866

Title: Interactions with LC3 and polyubiquitin chains link nbr1 to autophagic protein turnover.

PubMed ID: 19427866

DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.04.049

PubMed ID: 19129480

Title: Essential role of hIST1 in cytokinesis.

PubMed ID: 19129480

DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-05-0474

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: 20068231

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

PubMed ID: 20068231

DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000475

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 21406692

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

PubMed ID: 21406692

DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2001570

PubMed ID: 23186163

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

PubMed ID: 23186163

DOI: 10.1021/pr300630k

PubMed ID: 24275569

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

PubMed ID: 24275569

DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.11.014

PubMed ID: 27302062

Title: The Endosome-associated Deubiquitinating Enzyme USP8 Regulates BACE1 Enzyme Ubiquitination and Degradation.

PubMed ID: 27302062

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.718023

PubMed ID: 30065070

Title: Zika virus elicits inflammation to evade antiviral response by cleaving cGAS via NS1-caspase-1 axis.

PubMed ID: 30065070

DOI: 10.15252/embj.201899347

PubMed ID: 17035239

Title: Amino-terminal dimerization, NRDP1-rhodanese interaction, and inhibited catalytic domain conformation of the ubiquitin-specific protease 8 (USP8).

PubMed ID: 17035239

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m606704200

PubMed ID: 24482476

Title: Exome sequencing links corticospinal motor neuron disease to common neurodegenerative disorders.

PubMed ID: 24482476

DOI: 10.1126/science.1247363

PubMed ID: 28505279

Title: Somatic USP8 gene mutations are a common cause of pediatric Cushing disease.

PubMed ID: 28505279

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-00161

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 1118
  • Mass: 127523
  • Checksum: 8B884B7A842F9A9A
  • Sequence:
  • MPAVASVPKE LYLSSSLKDL NKKTEVKPEK ISTKSYVHSA LKIFKTAEEC RLDRDEERAY 
    VLYMKYVTVY NLIKKRPDFK QQQDYFHSIL GPGNIKKAVE EAERLSESLK LRYEEAEVRK 
    KLEEKDRQEE AQRLQQKRQE TGREDGGTLA KGSLENVLDS KDKTQKSNGE KNEKCETKEK 
    GAITAKELYT MMTDKNISLI IMDARRMQDY QDSCILHSLS VPEEAISPGV TASWIEAHLP 
    DDSKDTWKKR GNVEYVVLLD WFSSAKDLQI GTTLRSLKDA LFKWESKTVL RNEPLVLEGG 
    YENWLLCYPQ YTTNAKVTPP PRRQNEEVSI SLDFTYPSLE ESIPSKPAAQ TPPASIEVDE 
    NIELISGQNE RMGPLNISTP VEPVAASKSD VSPIIQPVPS IKNVPQIDRT KKPAVKLPEE 
    HRIKSESTNH EQQSPQSGKV IPDRSTKPVV FSPTLMLTDE EKARIHAETA LLMEKNKQEK 
    ELRERQQEEQ KEKLRKEEQE QKAKKKQEAE ENEITEKQQK AKEEMEKKES EQAKKEDKET 
    SAKRGKEITG VKRQSKSEHE TSDAKKSVED RGKRCPTPEI QKKSTGDVPH TSVTGDSGSG 
    KPFKIKGQPE SGILRTGTFR EDTDDTERNK AQREPLTRAR SEEMGRIVPG LPSGWAKFLD 
    PITGTFRYYH SPTNTVHMYP PEMAPSSAPP STPPTHKAKP QIPAERDREP SKLKRSYSSP 
    DITQAIQEEE KRKPTVTPTV NRENKPTCYP KAEISRLSAS QIRNLNPVFG GSGPALTGLR 
    NLGNTCYMNS ILQCLCNAPH LADYFNRNCY QDDINRSNLL GHKGEVAEEF GIIMKALWTG 
    QYRYISPKDF KITIGKINDQ FAGYSQQDSQ ELLLFLMDGL HEDLNKADNR KRYKEENNDH 
    LDDFKAAEHA WQKHKQLNES IIVALFQGQF KSTVQCLTCH KKSRTFEAFM YLSLPLASTS 
    KCTLQDCLRL FSKEEKLTDN NRFYCSHCRA RRDSLKKIEI WKLPPVLLVH LKRFSYDGRW 
    KQKLQTSVDF PLENLDLSQY VIGPKNNLKK YNLFSVSNHY GGLDGGHYTA YCKNAARQRW 
    FKFDDHEVSD ISVSSVKSSA AYILFYTSLG PRVTDVAT

Genular Protein ID: 3038699211

Symbol: A8K8N5_HUMAN

Name: N/A

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 1118
  • Mass: 127493
  • Checksum: 85C18B8D6F7E74EA
  • Sequence:
  • MPAVASVPKE LYLSSSLKDL NKKTEVKPEK ISTKSYVHSA LKIFKTAEEC RLDRDEERAY 
    VLYMKYVTVY NLIKKRPDFK QQQDYFHSIL GPGNIKKAVE EAERLSESLK LRYEEAEVRK 
    KLEEKDRQEE AQRLQQKRQE TGREDGGTLA KGSLENVLDS KDKTQKSNGE KNEKCETKEK 
    GAITAKELYT MMTDKNISLI IMDARRMQDY QDSCILHSLS VPEEAISPGV TASWIEAHLP 
    DDSKDTWKKR GNVEYVVLLD WFSSAKDLQI GTTLRSLKDA LFKWESKTVL RNEPLVLEGG 
    YENWLLCYPQ YTTNAKVTPP PRRQNEEVSI SLDFTYPSLE ESIPSKPAAQ TPPASIEVDE 
    NIELISGQNE RMGPLNISTP VEPVAASKSD VSPIIQPVPS IKNVPQIDRT KKPAVKLPEE 
    HRIKSESTNH EQQSPQSGKV IPGRSTKPVV FSPTLMLTDE EKARIHAETA LLMEKNKQEK 
    ELRERQQEEQ KEKLRKEEQE QKAKKKQEAE ENEITEKQQK AKEEMEKKES EQVKKEDKET 
    SAKRGKEITG VKRQSKSEHE TSDAKKSVED RGKRCPTPEI QKKSTGDVPH TSVTGDSGSG 
    KPFKIKGQPE SGILRTGTFR EDTDDTERNK AQREPLTRAR SEEMGRIVPG LPSGWAKFLD 
    PITGTFRYYH SPTNTVHMYP PEMAPSSAPP STPPTHKAKP QIPAERDREP SKLKRSYSSP 
    DITQAIQEEE KRKPTVTPTV NRENKPTCYP KAEISRLSAS QIRNLNPVFG GSGPALTGLR 
    NLGNTCYMNS ILQCLCNAPH LADYFNRNCY QDDINRSNLL GHKGEVAEEF GIIMKALWTG 
    QYRYISPKDF KITIGKINDQ FAGYSQQDSQ ELLLFLMDGL HEDLNKADNR KRYKEENNDH 
    LDDFKAAEHA WQKHKQLNES IIVALFQGQF KSTVQCLTCH KKSRTFEAFM YLSLPLASTS 
    KCTLQDCLRL FSKEEKLTDN NRFYCSHCRA RRDSLKKIEI WKLPPVLLVH LKRFSYDGRW 
    KQKLQTSVDF PLENLDLSQY VIGPKNNLKK YNLFSVSNHY GGLDGGHYTA YCKNAARQRW 
    FKFDDHEVSD ISVSSVKSSA AYILFYTSLG PRVTDVAT