Category | Functional role | Examples |
---|---|---|
I. Stemness | Recognized markers of stemness | Oct3/4, Nanog, Tdgf1 |
 | Candidate markers of stemness | Cpxm1, Hook1, Ddx21 |
 | Germ cell markers | Rif1, Bnc1, Bnc2 |
 | Hematopoietic stem cell markers | Hoxb4, Cdcp1, C1qr1 |
 | Mesenchymal stem cell marker | Bmpr1a, Bmpr2, Cd49a |
II. Proliferation | Proliferation markers | Ki67, Pcna, Myc |
 | Neural proliferation markers | Emx1, Gbx2 |
III. Development | Differentiation | Lifr, Ebaf, Lyar |
 |    Neuronal differentiation | Ren, Rai1, Neurod2 |
 | Dopaminergic differentiation | Dlx1, Dlx2, Lmx1a |
 | Neuronal maturation | Mecp2, Ebf3, Sox4 |
 | Neuronal process formation | Hmgb1, Rage |
 | Axonal elongation and branching | Pi3, Map1b, Slit1 |
IV. Neural markers | Pan-neural markers | Gap43, Nfh, Eno2 |
 | Markers of dopaminergic neurons | Th, Aadc, Dat |
 | Markers of cholinergic neurons | Ngf |
 | Markers of spinal neurons | Hoxc6 |
 | Glial markers | S100β, Cd68 |
 |    Astrocyte markers | Gfap, Tapa1 |
 |    Oligodendrocyte markers | Mag, Mobp, Omg |
V. Distinct markers | Normal tissues | Â |
 |    Liver | Gata6, G6pd, Fabp1 |
 |    Pancreas | Tff3, Sst, Pax4 |
 |    Skeletal muscle | Itga7, Dmd, Tnnt3 |
 |    Cardiac muscle | Nkx2.5, Anf, Myhca |
 |    Smooth muscle | Actg2, Cnn1, Sm22α |
 |    Endothelial cells | Flt1, Vwf, Pecam1 |
 | Blood cell subtypes | Cd4, Cd8, Cd19 |
 | Cancer cells | Maspin |
 |    Pancreatic cancer | Kras2 |
 |    Colon cancer | Mina53 |
 |    Breast cancer | Klk7 |
 |    Prostatic cancer | Hpn, Mat8 |
 |    Lung cancer | Rab5a, Tp63 |
 |    Ovarian cancer | Mgb2 |
 |    Hodgkin's lymphoma | Ptp4a, Atf5, p21snft |
VI. Relevant groups | Apoptosis-related | p53, Psip1, Birc2 |
 | Telomere-related | Tert, Terf2, Rap1 |
 | Antioxidants | Sod1, Sod2, Gpx1 |
 | Imprinted genes | Tseb3, Gnas1, Grb10 |
 | FZD group | Fzd1, Fzd3, Sfrp1 |
 | WNT group | Wnt1, Wnt7a, Wisp1 |
 | BMP group | Bmp1, Bmp2, Bambi |
 | STAT group | Stat1, Stat3, Pias1 |
 | FGF group | Fgf1, Fgf2, Fgfr4 |
 | GDF group | Gdf2, Gdf3, Gdf9 |
 | Caspases group | Casp1, Casp2, Hsp70 |
 | Cyclins group | Ccna1, Ccnc, Cdk1 |
 | Kruppel-like group | Klf2, Klf9, Znf184 |