Details for: CDC42

Gene ID: 998

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: CDC42

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000070831

Description: cell division cycle 42

Selected Context(s):  Overall

Cell Significance Landscape

Contexts:

Associated with

Significant Cells

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

  • CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002396
    CSI 124.87
    rCSI 96.2%
    PRS 4.31
  • hematopoietic stem cell CL0000037
    CSI 91.42
    rCSI 60.76%
    PRS 5.69
  • ciliated epithelial cell CL0000067
    CSI 88.44
    rCSI 77.77%
    PRS 3.45
  • CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human CL0000939
    CSI 86.12
    rCSI 57.4%
    PRS 13.45
  • myeloid leukocyte CL0000766
    CSI 73.29
    rCSI 67.62%
    PRS 4.83
  • keratinocyte CL0000312
    CSI 73.27
    rCSI 61.42%
    PRS 5.74
  • granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell CL0000557
    CSI 70.25
    rCSI 60.83%
    PRS 5.31
  • extravillous trophoblast CL0008036
    CSI 69.44
    rCSI 85.91%
    PRS 4.19
  • fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell CL4030006
    CSI 69.31
    rCSI 66.72%
    PRS 4.94
  • elicited macrophage CL0000861
    CSI 64.76
    rCSI 59.46%
    PRS 5.46
  • megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell CL0000050
    CSI 64.74
    rCSI 58.46%
    PRS 4.21
  • intestinal epithelial cell CL0002563
    CSI 64.57
    rCSI 67.48%
    PRS 5.07
  • CD4-positive helper T cell CL0000492
    CSI 63.2
    rCSI 47.81%
    PRS 6.71
  • plasmablast CL0000980
    CSI 62.11
    rCSI 48.86%
    PRS 5.69
  • CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell, human CL0000938
    CSI 61.83
    rCSI 46.36%
    PRS 14.45
  • pancreatic A cell CL0000171
    CSI 61.22
    rCSI 64.13%
    PRS 5.11
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell CL0001071
    CSI 59.49
    rCSI 44.7%
    PRS 4.92
  • lung ciliated cell CL1000271
    CSI 58.86
    rCSI 68.06%
    PRS 3.47
  • stem cell CL0000034
    CSI 55.96
    rCSI 53.96%
    PRS 2.59
  • placental villous trophoblast CL2000060
    CSI 54.52
    rCSI 84.24%
    PRS 4.48
  • common myeloid progenitor CL0000049
    CSI 54.45
    rCSI 44.03%
    PRS 4.69
  • peripheral nervous system neuron CL2000032
    CSI 52.66
    rCSI 71.75%
    PRS 4.32
  • CD1c-positive myeloid dendritic cell CL0002399
    CSI 52.04
    rCSI 62.86%
    PRS 5.61
  • central memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000904
    CSI 51.86
    rCSI 30.63%
    PRS 6.69
  • pancreatic D cell CL0000173
    CSI 49.9
    rCSI 49.08%
    PRS 5.22
  • conventional dendritic cell CL0000990
    CSI 48.29
    rCSI 40.31%
    PRS 15.59
  • epithelial cell of lung CL0000082
    CSI 47.43
    rCSI 39.32%
    PRS 4.52
  • Hofbauer cell CL3000001
    CSI 47.29
    rCSI 89.28%
    PRS 5.95
  • classical monocyte CL0000860
    CSI 47.16
    rCSI 69.91%
    PRS 47.85
  • T-helper 17 cell CL0000899
    CSI 45.54
    rCSI 36.16%
    PRS 8.52
  • pancreatic ductal cell CL0002079
    CSI 44.76
    rCSI 87.06%
    PRS 4.87
  • promonocyte CL0000559
    CSI 44.3
    rCSI 75.89%
    PRS 6.39
  • colon epithelial cell CL0011108
    CSI 44.21
    rCSI 46.31%
    PRS 4.45
  • non-classical monocyte CL0000875
    CSI 43.84
    rCSI 70.26%
    PRS 15.91
  • pancreatic acinar cell CL0002064
    CSI 43.41
    rCSI 57.7%
    PRS 5.22
  • epithelial cell of lower respiratory tract CL0002632
    CSI 42.56
    rCSI 33%
    PRS 4.54
  • class switched memory B cell CL0000972
    CSI 41.93
    rCSI 31.3%
    PRS 8.1
  • enterocyte CL0000584
    CSI 40.91
    rCSI 65.97%
    PRS 7.77
  • promyelocyte CL0000836
    CSI 37.64
    rCSI 54.29%
    PRS 6.64
  • alveolar macrophage CL0000583
    CSI 37.32
    rCSI 61.47%
    PRS 5.6
  • M cell of gut CL0000682
    CSI 36.44
    rCSI 38.71%
    PRS 8.56
  • mucous neck cell CL0000651
    CSI 35.16
    rCSI 50.67%
    PRS 7.74
  • early lymphoid progenitor CL0000936
    CSI 34.94
    rCSI 30.69%
    PRS 5.34
  • CD14-positive, CD16-positive monocyte CL0002397
    CSI 34.66
    rCSI 45.42%
    PRS 6.69
  • mature NK T cell CL0000814
    CSI 34.34
    rCSI 43.92%
    PRS 21.99
  • dendritic cell, human CL0001056
    CSI 34.34
    rCSI 52.74%
    PRS 5.54
  • secretory cell CL0000151
    CSI 33.97
    rCSI 35.45%
    PRS 4.88
  • enteric smooth muscle cell CL0002504
    CSI 33.86
    rCSI 48.33%
    PRS 5.44
  • common dendritic progenitor CL0001029
    CSI 33.68
    rCSI 42.27%
    PRS 6.06
  • fraction A pre-pro B cell CL0002045
    CSI 30.9
    rCSI 35.37%
    PRS 9.94
  • central memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000907
    CSI 30.55
    rCSI 20.59%
    PRS 5.8
  • common lymphoid progenitor CL0000051
    CSI 30.49
    rCSI 40.74%
    PRS 9.16
  • epithelial cell CL0000066
    CSI 30.4
    rCSI 46.71%
    PRS 6.9
  • naive thymus-derived CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000900
    CSI 29.73
    rCSI 20.88%
    PRS 14.22
  • OFF-bipolar cell CL0000750
    CSI 29.45
    rCSI 40.27%
    PRS 8.4
  • goblet cell CL0000160
    CSI 29.37
    rCSI 27.75%
    PRS 4.98
  • CD14-positive monocyte CL0001054
    CSI 27.78
    rCSI 34.6%
    PRS 6.99
  • naive thymus-derived CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000895
    CSI 27.62
    rCSI 34.71%
    PRS 25.41
  • dendritic cell CL0000451
    CSI 27.47
    rCSI 33.85%
    PRS 16.12
  • T-helper 1 cell CL0000545
    CSI 27.42
    rCSI 49.5%
    PRS 14.49
  • intestine goblet cell CL0019031
    CSI 27.18
    rCSI 24.13%
    PRS 4.78
  • colon goblet cell CL0009039
    CSI 27.07
    rCSI 64.36%
    PRS 7.28
  • endothelial cell of artery CL1000413
    CSI 26.93
    rCSI 39.45%
    PRS 28.66
  • mature T cell CL0002419
    CSI 26.47
    rCSI 20.59%
    PRS 6.87
  • foveolar cell of stomach CL0002179
    CSI 26.43
    rCSI 56.26%
    PRS 7.76
  • neural crest cell CL0011012
    CSI 26.29
    rCSI 20.78%
    PRS 3.3
  • plasmacytoid dendritic cell, human CL0001058
    CSI 26.07
    rCSI 18.2%
    PRS 5.04
  • microcirculation associated smooth muscle cell CL0008035
    CSI 25.73
    rCSI 74.48%
    PRS 5.41
  • Langerhans cell CL0000453
    CSI 25.58
    rCSI 39.07%
    PRS 8.39
  • mature B cell CL0000785
    CSI 25.49
    rCSI 22.16%
    PRS 5.88
  • memory B cell CL0000787
    CSI 24.93
    rCSI 24.61%
    PRS 20.74
  • monocyte CL0000576
    CSI 24.66
    rCSI 44.57%
    PRS 13.69
  • transitional stage B cell CL0000818
    CSI 24.42
    rCSI 79.95%
    PRS 14.97
  • perivascular cell CL4033054
    CSI 24.35
    rCSI 33.28%
    PRS 5.42
  • mucosal invariant T cell CL0000940
    CSI 24.16
    rCSI 19.53%
    PRS 11.04
  • macrophage CL0000235
    CSI 23.8
    rCSI 43.3%
    PRS 23.06
  • gamma-delta T cell CL0000798
    CSI 23.61
    rCSI 27.73%
    PRS 43.34
  • mesodermal cell CL0000222
    CSI 23.5
    rCSI 28.21%
    PRS 4.77
  • multi-ciliated epithelial cell CL0005012
    CSI 23.14
    rCSI 23.09%
    PRS 4.09
  • type B pancreatic cell CL0000169
    CSI 22.7
    rCSI 50.24%
    PRS 4.48
  • double-positive, alpha-beta thymocyte CL0000809
    CSI 22.55
    rCSI 22.99%
    PRS 6.91
  • CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0000624
    CSI 21.89
    rCSI 28.02%
    PRS 70.48
  • transit amplifying cell of colon CL0009011
    CSI 21.16
    rCSI 24.85%
    PRS 5.79
  • effector CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001050
    CSI 21.06
    rCSI 16.02%
    PRS 6.35
  • ciliated cell CL0000064
    CSI 20.84
    rCSI 33.76%
    PRS 4.85
  • lung macrophage CL1001603
    CSI 20.51
    rCSI 45.81%
    PRS 5.39
  • retinal ganglion cell CL0000740
    CSI 20.34
    rCSI 44.92%
    PRS 3.45
  • intrahepatic cholangiocyte CL0002538
    CSI 20.21
    rCSI 48.5%
    PRS 9.07
  • forebrain radial glial cell CL0013000
    CSI 19.43
    rCSI 62.34%
    PRS 7.2
  • bronchus fibroblast of lung CL2000093
    CSI 19.26
    rCSI 15.65%
    PRS 5.08
  • syncytiotrophoblast cell CL0000525
    CSI 19.07
    rCSI 54.93%
    PRS 9.76
  • respiratory suprabasal cell CL4033048
    CSI 19.07
    rCSI 24.45%
    PRS 5.51
  • endothelial cell of placenta CL0009092
    CSI 19.06
    rCSI 93.95%
    PRS 6.48
  • ciliated columnar cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002145
    CSI 18.9
    rCSI 43.08%
    PRS 5.01
  • precursor B cell CL0000817
    CSI 18.88
    rCSI 16.54%
    PRS 6.44
  • enteroendocrine cell CL0000164
    CSI 18.36
    rCSI 25.08%
    PRS 5.28
  • T follicular helper cell CL0002038
    CSI 18.34
    rCSI 13.73%
    PRS 7.86
  • type EC enteroendocrine cell CL0000577
    CSI 18.27
    rCSI 64.87%
    PRS 7.87
  • respiratory hillock cell CL4030023
    CSI 18
    rCSI 32.11%
    PRS 8.3
  • glandular epithelial cell CL0000150
    CSI 17.87
    rCSI 47.04%
    PRS 9.34
  • kidney interstitial alternatively activated macrophage CL1000695
    CSI -22.6
    rCSI -59.0%
    PRS 5.6%
  • renal beta-intercalated cell CL0002201
    CSI -22.6
    rCSI -53.8%
    PRS 6.2%
  • sst GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023017
    CSI -19.3
    rCSI -24.8%
    PRS 3.0%
  • astrocyte of the cerebral cortex CL0002605
    CSI -14.2
    rCSI -31.7%
    PRS 3.0%
  • retinal bipolar neuron CL0000748
    CSI -13.5
    rCSI -25.3%
    PRS 3.7%
  • alpha-beta T cell CL0000789
    CSI -12.6
    rCSI -14.8%
    PRS 7.6%
  • VIP GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023016
    CSI -11.4
    rCSI -13.6%
    PRS 2.9%
  • neural cell CL0002319
    CSI -10.3
    rCSI -39.0%
    PRS 9.7%
  • fibroblast of cardiac tissue CL0002548
    CSI -8.8
    rCSI -42.3%
    PRS 2.7%
  • renal alpha-intercalated cell CL0005011
    CSI -8.1
    rCSI -10.8%
    PRS 6.5%
  • vascular leptomeningeal cell CL4023051
    CSI -6.2
    rCSI -10.9%
    PRS 3.7%
  • regular ventricular cardiac myocyte CL0002131
    CSI -6.2
    rCSI -38.7%
    PRS 3.9%
  • effector CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL0001044
    CSI -6.1
    rCSI -17.4%
    PRS 6.9%
  • tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell CL0019019
    CSI -5.6
    rCSI -9.9%
    PRS 6.4%
  • cerebral cortex neuron CL0010012
    CSI -5.5
    rCSI -22.3%
    PRS 5.8%
  • lung pericyte CL0009089
    CSI -5.3
    rCSI -14.0%
    PRS 5.7%
  • brush cell of tracheobronchial tree CL0002075
    CSI -5.2
    rCSI -15.4%
    PRS 8.1%
  • renal interstitial pericyte CL1001318
    CSI -4.3
    rCSI -11.9%
    PRS 5.4%
  • basal cell of epidermis CL0002187
    CSI -4.3
    rCSI -7.6%
    PRS 6.4%
  • epicardial adipocyte CL1000309
    CSI -4.1
    rCSI -13.4%
    PRS 7.4%
  • endocardial cell CL0002350
    CSI -4.1
    rCSI -19.5%
    PRS 7.8%
  • collagen secreting cell CL0000667
    CSI -4.0
    rCSI -23.2%
    PRS 24.8%
  • hepatic stellate cell CL0000632
    CSI -4.0
    rCSI -14.8%
    PRS 4.2%
  • exhausted T cell CL0011025
    CSI -3.6
    rCSI -60.2%
    PRS 24.4%
  • dopaminergic neuron CL0000700
    CSI -3.2
    rCSI -18.2%
    PRS 1.5%
  • pulmonary capillary endothelial cell CL4028001
    CSI -3.2
    rCSI -6.1%
    PRS 7.7%
  • stratified epithelial cell CL0000079
    CSI -3.2
    rCSI -19.4%
    PRS 24.0%
  • brush cell CL0002204
    CSI -2.5
    rCSI -5.0%
    PRS 13.8%
  • lung resident memory CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL4033038
    CSI -2.5
    rCSI -24.1%
    PRS 48.6%
  • immature innate lymphoid cell CL0001082
    CSI -2.4
    rCSI -73.8%
    PRS 66.6%
  • myoepithelial cell CL0000185
    CSI -2.2
    rCSI -5.7%
    PRS 6.0%
  • L2/3 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030059
    CSI -1.8
    rCSI -4.0%
    PRS 2.3%
  • cord blood hematopoietic stem cell CL2000095
    CSI -1.7
    rCSI -33.5%
    PRS 38.9%
  • parietal epithelial cell CL1000452
    CSI -1.6
    rCSI -4.2%
    PRS 4.9%
  • IgA plasma cell CL0000987
    CSI -1.5
    rCSI -1.5%
    PRS 9.1%
  • microglial cell CL0000129
    CSI -1.2
    rCSI -5.0%
    PRS 20.2%
  • endothelial cell of periportal hepatic sinusoid CL0019021
    CSI -1.2
    rCSI -5.3%
    PRS 17.5%
  • primordial germ cell CL0000670
    CSI -1.0
    rCSI -5.2%
    PRS 34.2%
  • hepatic pit cell CL2000054
    CSI -0.7
    rCSI -9.4%
    PRS 45.3%
  • lung resident memory CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell CL4033039
    CSI -0.7
    rCSI -1.7%
    PRS 16.8%
  • inhibitory interneuron CL0000498
    CSI -0.5
    rCSI -1.2%
    PRS 4.3%
  • pvalb GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023018
    CSI -0.4
    rCSI -0.5%
    PRS 2.6%
  • central nervous system neuron CL2000029
    CSI -0.4
    rCSI -3.0%
    PRS 2.3%
  • periportal region hepatocyte CL0019026
    CSI -0.3
    rCSI -1.3%
    PRS 8.0%
  • group 3 innate lymphoid cell, human CL0001078
    CSI -0.2
    rCSI -3.8%
    PRS 69.3%
  • lamp5 GABAergic cortical interneuron CL4023011
    CSI -0.2
    rCSI -0.3%
    PRS 2.9%
  • L4 intratelencephalic projecting glutamatergic neuron CL4030063
    CSI 0.0
    rCSI 0.1%
    PRS 2.7%
  • alveolar type 1 fibroblast cell CL4028004
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 0.1%
    PRS 5.6%
  • NKp44-negative group 3 innate lymphoid cell, human CL0001080
    CSI 0.1
    rCSI 4.5%
    PRS 55.2%
  • intestinal crypt stem cell of small intestine CL0009017
    CSI 0.2
    rCSI 0.5%
    PRS 6.2%
  • skeletal muscle satellite cell CL0000594
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 0.8%
    PRS 19.3%
  • mesenchymal lymphangioblast CL0005021
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 6.9%
    PRS 26.4%
  • H2 horizontal cell CL0004218
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 7.1%
  • megakaryocyte progenitor cell CL0000553
    CSI 0.3
    rCSI 5.2%
    PRS 11.9%
  • cerebral cortex pyramidal neuron CL4023111
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 17.7%
  • immature alpha-beta T cell CL0000790
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 5.4%
    PRS 62.0%
  • neural progenitor cell CL0011020
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.7%
    PRS 4.9%
  • corneal epithelial cell CL0000575
    CSI 0.4
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 9.3%
  • renal intercalated cell CL0005010
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 4.1%
    PRS 41.4%
  • caudal ganglionic eminence derived cortical interneuron CL4023064
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 0.9%
    PRS 2.9%
  • odontoblast CL0000060
    CSI 0.5
    rCSI 11.8%
    PRS 27.3%
  • basophil mast progenitor cell CL0002028
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 15.5%
  • serous secreting cell CL0000313
    CSI 0.6
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 24.1%
  • conjunctival epithelial cell CL1000432
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.0%
    PRS 4.8%
  • IgM plasma cell CL0000986
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 3.0%
    PRS 25.9%
  • basophil CL0000767
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.4%
    PRS 10.6%
  • smooth muscle cell of prostate CL1000487
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 4.0%
    PRS 26.6%
  • Merkel cell CL0000242
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 15.8%
    PRS 35.1%
  • cardiac neuron CL0010022
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 3.5%
  • GABAergic amacrine cell CL4030027
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 2.4%
    PRS 5.6%
  • small intestine goblet cell CL1000495
    CSI 0.7
    rCSI 1.6%
    PRS 6.6%
  • chondrocyte CL0000138
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 1.2%
    PRS 4.3%
  • serous secreting cell of bronchus submucosal gland CL4033005
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 25.6%
  • thymocyte CL0000893
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.9%
    PRS 15.7%
  • glycinergic amacrine cell CL4030028
    CSI 0.8
    rCSI 2.2%
    PRS 6.1%
  • ventricular cardiac muscle cell CL2000046
    CSI 0.9
    rCSI 3.1%
    PRS 21.7%
  • cytotoxic T cell CL0000910
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 5.4%
    PRS 7.5%
  • tuft cell of colon CL0009041
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 11.6%
  • BEST4+ enteroycte CL4030026
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 1.3%
    PRS 5.1%
  • cone retinal bipolar cell CL0000752
    CSI 1.0
    rCSI 13.4%
    PRS 27.8%
  • centrilobular region hepatocyte CL0019029
    CSI 1.1
    rCSI 2.8%
    PRS 8.5%
  • paneth cell of epithelium of small intestine CL1000343
    CSI 1.2
    rCSI 3.4%
    PRS 7.5%
  • vasa recta ascending limb cell CL1001131
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 5.9%
    PRS 22.0%
  • cholangiocyte CL1000488
    CSI 1.3
    rCSI 8.0%
    PRS 9.7%
  • blood vessel smooth muscle cell CL0019018
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 11.0%
    PRS 5.1%
  • macroglial cell CL0000126
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.5%
    PRS 8.3%
  • Mueller cell CL0000636
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.2%
    PRS 4.4%
  • kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell CL1000768
    CSI 1.4
    rCSI 3.6%
    PRS 3.8%
  • Bergmann glial cell CL0000644
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.0%
    PRS 5.3%
  • retinal cone cell CL0000573
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 2.3%
    PRS 3.7%
  • indirect pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023029
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 35.8%
    PRS 2.8%
  • direct pathway medium spiny neuron CL4023026
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 36.5%
    PRS 2.1%
  • uterine smooth muscle cell CL0002601
    CSI 1.5
    rCSI 10.2%
    PRS 36.2%
  • pro-T cell CL0000827
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 36.2%
    PRS 31.6%
  • B-1 B cell CL0000819
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 41.0%
    PRS 27.8%
  • Schwann cell CL0002573
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 4.7%
    PRS 6.4%
  • neuron CL0000540
    CSI 1.6
    rCSI 4.4%
    PRS 4.7%
  • B-2 B cell CL0000822
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 35.0%
    PRS 30.2%
  • midbrain dopaminergic neuron CL2000097
    CSI 1.7
    rCSI 10.9%
    PRS 8.6%
  • neuroendocrine cell CL0000165
    CSI 1.9
    rCSI 7.4%
    PRS 10.4%

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this specific cell.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Cell Significance Index to the Cell Significance Index Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Cell Significance Index: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.
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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 [CDC42](/details-gene/998) (Cell Division Cycle 42) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 1p36.12 that encodes a small GTPase of the Rho family. As a critical molecular switch, it cycles between an active GTP-bound and an inactive GDP-bound state to regulate a vast array of cellular processes. Its primary functions involve organizing the actin cytoskeleton, establishing cell polarity, and controlling cell migration and division, as first suggested by its homology to the yeast cell cycle gene *CDC42* ([Link](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2122236/)). **Overall**, [CDC42](/details-gene/998) shows high significance in highly motile and dynamic cell populations, including myeloid cells such as [CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002396), progenitor cells like [hematopoietic stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000037), and various specialized epithelial cells. This expression pattern underscores its fundamental role in cell motility, phagocytosis, and tissue morphogenesis. Clinically, it is associated with OMIM entry [116952](https://omim.org/entry/116952). ## Cellular Roles and Expression Landscape The expression profile of [CDC42](/details-gene/998) highlights its central role in cells requiring dynamic cytoskeletal rearrangement and polarity. **Overall**, its significance is highest in several distinct functional groups: * **Myeloid and Innate Immune Cells:** The gene is a top marker in [CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002396), [myeloid leukocyte](/details-cell/CL0000766), [elicited macrophage](/details-cell/CL0000861), and both [CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human](/details-cell/CL0000939) and [CD16-negative, CD56-bright natural killer cell, human](/details-cell/CL0000938). This pattern is consistent with its established function in cell migration, phagocytosis, and immune surveillance. * **Stem and Progenitor Cells:** [CDC42](/details-gene/998) shows high significance in [hematopoietic stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000037), [granulocyte monocyte progenitor cell](/details-cell/CL0000557), and [megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cell](/details-cell/CL0000050). This suggests a critical role in regulating cell division, differentiation, and the establishment of polarity necessary for asymmetric division and fate determination in hematopoietic lineages. * **Specialized Epithelial and Structural Cells:** High significance is also observed in [ciliated epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL0000067), [keratinocyte](/details-cell/CL0000312), [extravillous trophoblast](/details-cell/CL0008036), and [fallopian tube secretory epithelial cell](/details-cell/CL4030006). This indicates its importance in maintaining tissue architecture, cell-cell junctions, and directed secretion or movement in these barrier and reproductive tissues. Conversely, [CDC42](/details-gene/998) displays low significance in terminally differentiated and structurally stable cell types. Notably, its expression is suppressed in various [neural cell](/details-cell/CL0002319) populations, including [sst GABAergic cortical interneuron](/details-cell/CL4023017) and [astrocyte of the cerebral cortex](/details-cell/CL0002605), as well as in contractile cells like [regular ventricular cardiac myocyte](/details-cell/CL0002131) and [tracheobronchial smooth muscle cell](/details-cell/CL0019019). This restricted expression pattern reinforces its specialized role in cellular plasticity and dynamism rather than static structural maintenance. ## Pathways and Molecular Function The functional annotations for [CDC42](/details-gene/998) strongly align with its observed cellular expression pattern. As a GTPase ([GO:0003924](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0003924)) and GTP-binding protein ([GO:0005525](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005525)), it acts as a central node in numerous signaling pathways. Its biological processes are dominated by cytoskeletal regulation, including [Actin cytoskeleton organization](/details-gene/GO:0030036), [Filopodium assembly](/details-gene/GO:0046847), and the establishment of cell polarity ([GO:0030010](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0030010)). These functions are essential for the migratory and phagocytic activities of the myeloid cells where it is highly expressed, a connection further supported by its involvement in the [Fcgamma receptor (fcgr) dependent phagocytosis](/details-gene/R-HSA-2029480) and [Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation](/details-gene/R-HSA-2029482) Reactome pathways. The gene's role extends broadly across the [Immune system](/details-gene/R-HSA-168256), influencing both the [Innate immune system](/details-gene/R-HSA-168249) and [Adaptive immune system](/details-gene/R-HSA-1280218). It participates in key immune signaling cascades such as [Cd28 co-stimulation](/details-gene/R-HSA-389356) and [Cytokine signaling in immune system](/details-gene/R-HSA-1280215). Furthermore, its involvement in [Nervous system development](/details-gene/R-HSA-9675108) and [Axon guidance](/details-gene/R-HSA-422475) highlights a context-dependent role in neuronal morphogenesis, even though its overall expression is low in mature neurons. The central pathway, [Cdc42 gtpase cycle](/details-gene/R-HSA-9013148), integrates these diverse functions, positioning [CDC42](/details-gene/998) as a master regulator of cellular shape, movement, and division. ## Research Directions Based on its fundamental roles in cell biology, [CDC42](/details-gene/998) presents several avenues for future investigation, particularly concerning its precise functions in specialized cell types. **Proposed Hypotheses:** 1. Given its premier significance in [CD14-low, CD16-positive monocyte](/details-cell/CL0002396) and its well-defined role in cytoskeletal dynamics, it is hypothesized that **[CDC42](/details-gene/998) is a master regulator of the endothelial patrolling behavior and rapid inflammatory response characteristic of non-classical monocytes.** Its activity may directly control the formation of membrane tethers and the crawling mechanism used by these cells to survey the vasculature. 2. The high significance of [CDC42](/details-gene/998) in [hematopoietic stem cell](/details-cell/CL0000037) and its function in establishing cell polarity suggest that **[CDC42](/details-gene/998) is essential for asymmetric cell division in HSCs, thereby maintaining the critical balance between self-renewal and lineage commitment.** Dysregulation or decreased activity of [CDC42](/details-gene/998) could lead to premature stem cell exhaustion or myeloid-biased differentiation. **Experimental Approach:** To test the second hypothesis, a conditional knockout mouse model (*Cdc42*fl/fl; *Vav1-Cre* or *Mx1-Cre*) could be used to specifically delete [CDC42](/details-gene/998) in the hematopoietic system. The functional consequences could be assessed through competitive bone marrow transplantation assays, where the ability of *Cdc42*-deficient HSCs to reconstitute the hematopoietic system of lethally irradiated recipient mice is compared to wild-type controls. Flow cytometric analysis of lineage output and serial transplantation would directly measure self-renewal capacity and differentiation bias. Furthermore, live-cell imaging of isolated HSCs undergoing mitosis could be used to directly visualize defects in spindle orientation and asymmetric segregation of cell fate determinants following pharmacological inhibition of [CDC42](/details-gene/998) activity. **Therapeutic Potential:** As a central signaling hub, [CDC42](/details-gene/998) is an attractive, albeit challenging, therapeutic target. Its essential role in a wide range of healthy tissues, including immune and stem cells, suggests that systemic inhibition could lead to significant toxicity. However, in pathologies characterized by aberrant cell migration and proliferation, such as metastatic cancer, targeting [CDC42](/details-gene/998) or its specific downstream effectors could be a viable strategy. The therapeutic approach would focus on **inhibition** to curtail migratory and invasive phenotypes. The development of small molecule inhibitors or strategies for targeted delivery (e.g., nanoparticle-based systems) to tumor cells would be necessary to mitigate off-target effects and exploit its therapeutic potential.

Genular Protein ID: 91791884

Symbol: CDC42_HUMAN

Name: G25K GTP-binding protein

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 2122236

Title: Molecular cloning and expression of a G25K cDNA, the human homolog of the yeast cell cycle gene CDC42.

PubMed ID: 2122236

DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.11.5977-5982.1990

PubMed ID: 2124704

Title: Molecular cloning of the gene for the human placental GTP-binding protein Gp (G25K): identification of this GTP-binding protein as the human homolog of the yeast cell-division-cycle protein CDC42.

PubMed ID: 2124704

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.24.9853

PubMed ID: 16710414

Title: The DNA sequence and biological annotation of human chromosome 1.

PubMed ID: 16710414

DOI: 10.1038/nature04727

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: 8504089

Title: Regulation of the human neutrophil NADPH oxidase by rho-related G-proteins.

PubMed ID: 8504089

DOI: 10.1021/bi00072a029

PubMed ID: 2496687

Title: Characterization of G25K, a GTP-binding protein containing a novel putative nucleotide binding domain.

PubMed ID: 2496687

DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)91615-x

PubMed ID: 7512369

Title: Identification of a novel protein with GDP dissociation inhibitor activity for the ras-like proteins CDC42Hs and rac I.

PubMed ID: 7512369

DOI: 10.1002/gcc.2870080408

PubMed ID: 7777059

Title: Glucosylation of Rho proteins by Clostridium difficile toxin B.

PubMed ID: 7777059

DOI: 10.1038/375500a0

PubMed ID: 7775453

Title: The enterotoxin from Clostridium difficile (ToxA) monoglucosylates the Rho proteins.

PubMed ID: 7775453

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.23.13932

PubMed ID: 8810274

Title: Clostridium novyi alpha-toxin-catalyzed incorporation of GlcNAc into Rho subfamily proteins.

PubMed ID: 8810274

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.41.25173

PubMed ID: 10490598

Title: The Borgs, a new family of Cdc42 and TC10 GTPase-interacting proteins.

PubMed ID: 10490598

DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.10.6585

PubMed ID: 10587647

Title: Melanoma chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan regulates cell spreading through Cdc42, Ack-1 and p130cas.

PubMed ID: 10587647

DOI: 10.1038/70302

PubMed ID: 10816584

Title: SPECs, small binding proteins for Cdc42.

PubMed ID: 10816584

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002832200

PubMed ID: 10954424

Title: The mammalian homologue of the Caenorhabditis elegans polarity protein PAR-6 is a binding partner for the Rho GTPases Cdc42 and Rac1.

PubMed ID: 10954424

DOI: 10.1242/jcs.113.18.3267

PubMed ID: 11130076

Title: IRSp53 is an essential intermediate between Rac and WAVE in the regulation of membrane ruffling.

PubMed ID: 11130076

DOI: 10.1038/35047107

PubMed ID: 11260256

Title: Human homologues of the Caenorhabditis elegans cell polarity protein PAR6 as an adaptor that links the small GTPases Rac and Cdc42 to atypical protein kinase C.

PubMed ID: 11260256

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2443.2001.00404.x

PubMed ID: 11807099

Title: The integrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein ICAP-1 binds and regulates Rho family GTPases during cell spreading.

PubMed ID: 11807099

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200108030

PubMed ID: 12172552

Title: Zizimin1, a novel Cdc42 activator, reveals a new GEF domain for Rho proteins.

PubMed ID: 12172552

DOI: 10.1038/ncb835

PubMed ID: 14506284

Title: Epidermal growth factor-dependent regulation of Cdc42 is mediated by the Src tyrosine kinase.

PubMed ID: 14506284

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m307021200

PubMed ID: 12612085

Title: The TRE17 oncogene encodes a component of a novel effector pathway for Rho GTPases Cdc42 and Rac1 and stimulates actin remodeling.

PubMed ID: 12612085

DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.6.2151-2161.2003

PubMed ID: 14978216

Title: Regulation of dendritic branching and filopodia formation in hippocampal neurons by specific acylated protein motifs.

PubMed ID: 14978216

DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e03-07-0493

PubMed ID: 15642749

Title: Ect2 and MgcRacGAP regulate the activation and function of Cdc42 in mitosis.

PubMed ID: 15642749

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200408085

PubMed ID: 17038317

Title: Ack1 mediates Cdc42-dependent cell migration and signaling to p130Cas.

PubMed ID: 17038317

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604342200

PubMed ID: 19029984

Title: Modification of mineralocorticoid receptor function by Rac1 GTPase: implication in proteinuric kidney disease.

PubMed ID: 19029984

DOI: 10.1038/nm.1879

PubMed ID: 19362538

Title: The fic domain: regulation of cell signaling by adenylylation.

PubMed ID: 19362538

DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.03.008

PubMed ID: 19798448

Title: Requirements for F-BAR proteins TOCA-1 and TOCA-2 in actin dynamics and membrane trafficking during Caenorhabditis elegans oocyte growth and embryonic epidermal morphogenesis.

PubMed ID: 19798448

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000675

PubMed ID: 19039103

Title: AMPylation of Rho GTPases by Vibrio VopS disrupts effector binding and downstream signaling.

PubMed ID: 19039103

DOI: 10.1126/science.1166382

PubMed ID: 20873783

Title: Characterization of hNek6 interactome reveals an important role for its short N-terminal domain and colocalization with proteins at the centrosome.

PubMed ID: 20873783

DOI: 10.1021/pr100562w

PubMed ID: 21565175

Title: ARHGAP30 is a Wrch-1-interacting protein involved in actin dynamics and cell adhesion.

PubMed ID: 21565175

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.04.116

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 21139582

Title: The HPV16 E6 binding protein Tip-1 interacts with ARHGEF16, which activates Cdc42.

PubMed ID: 21139582

DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6606026

PubMed ID: 22843693

Title: Tetraspanin CD151 stimulates adhesion-dependent activation of Ras, Rac, and Cdc42 by facilitating molecular association between beta1 integrins and small GTPases.

PubMed ID: 22843693

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.314443

PubMed ID: 23940119

Title: The GEF Bcr activates RhoA/MAL signaling to promote keratinocyte differentiation via desmoglein-1.

PubMed ID: 23940119

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201304133

PubMed ID: 23434736

Title: ARHGDIA: a novel gene implicated in nephrotic syndrome.

PubMed ID: 23434736

DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2012-101442

PubMed ID: 24141704

Title: A bacterial toxin catalyzing tyrosine glycosylation of Rho and deamidation of Gq and Gi proteins.

PubMed ID: 24141704

DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2688

PubMed ID: 24905543

Title: Haemorrhagic toxin and lethal toxin from Clostridium sordellii strain vpi9048: molecular characterization and comparative analysis of substrate specificity of the large clostridial glucosylating toxins.

PubMed ID: 24905543

DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12321

PubMed ID: 26465210

Title: Phosphoinositide 3-kinase enables phagocytosis of large particles by terminating actin assembly through Rac/Cdc42 GTPase-activating proteins.

PubMed ID: 26465210

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9623

PubMed ID: 25944712

Title: N-terminome analysis of the human mitochondrial proteome.

PubMed ID: 25944712

DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400617

PubMed ID: 33310911

Title: PLEKHG4B enables actin cytoskeletal remodeling during epithelial cell-cell junction formation.

PubMed ID: 33310911

DOI: 10.1242/jcs.249078

PubMed ID: 33523862

Title: Recessive NOS1AP variants impair actin remodeling and cause glomerulopathy in humans and mice.

PubMed ID: 33523862

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe1386

PubMed ID: 9220962

Title: Definition of the switch surface in the solution structure of Cdc42Hs.

PubMed ID: 9220962

DOI: 10.1021/bi970694x

PubMed ID: 9760238

Title: Identification of the binding surface on Cdc42Hs for p21-activated kinase.

PubMed ID: 9760238

DOI: 10.1021/bi981352+

PubMed ID: 9262406

Title: Crystal structure of a small G protein in complex with the GTPase-activating protein rhoGAP.

PubMed ID: 9262406

DOI: 10.1038/41805

PubMed ID: 10211824

Title: Nucleotide binding to the G12V-mutant of Cdc42 investigated by X-ray diffraction and fluorescence spectroscopy: two different nucleotide states in one crystal.

PubMed ID: 10211824

DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.4.778

PubMed ID: 10676816

Title: Structure of the Rho family GTP-binding protein Cdc42 in complex with the multifunctional regulator RhoGDI.

PubMed ID: 10676816

DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80670-4

PubMed ID: 19745154

Title: Activation of Rho GTPases by DOCK exchange factors is mediated by a nucleotide sensor.

PubMed ID: 19745154

DOI: 10.1126/science.1174468

PubMed ID: 20622875

Title: Structural basis of Fic-mediated adenylylation.

PubMed ID: 20622875

DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1867

PubMed ID: 22461490

Title: DOCK8 is a Cdc42 activator critical for interstitial dendritic cell migration during immune responses.

PubMed ID: 22461490

DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-01-407098

PubMed ID: 26386261

Title: Macrothrombocytopenia and developmental delay with a de novo CDC42 mutation: Yet another locus for thrombocytopenia and developmental delay.

PubMed ID: 26386261

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37275

PubMed ID: 26708094

Title: Further evidence of a mutation in CDC42 as a cause of a recognizable syndromic form of thrombocytopenia.

PubMed ID: 26708094

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37526

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 191
  • Mass: 21259
  • Checksum: 51A437E22A4D8FFF
  • Sequence:
  • MQTIKCVVVG DGAVGKTCLL ISYTTNKFPS EYVPTVFDNY AVTVMIGGEP YTLGLFDTAG 
    QEDYDRLRPL SYPQTDVFLV CFSVVSPSSF ENVKEKWVPE ITHHCPKTPF LLVGTQIDLR 
    DDPSTIEKLA KNKQKPITPE TAEKLARDLK AVKYVECSAL TQKGLKNVFD EAILAALEPP 
    EPKKSRRCVL L