Table 4. The expression levels of 13 CEC marker candidates in the RNA-seq data and the FANTOM5 database.
| Gene | RNA-seq FPKM value | FANTOM5 CAGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adult CEC | fetal CEC | Primary sample expresses highest (tpm) | Primary samples express >10tpm | |
| Substantially expressed only in adult CECs | ||||
| PPIP5K1 | 17.39 | 6.17 | None | 0 |
| CLRN1 | 14.15 | 0.56 | lens epithelial cells(22.91) | 2 |
| MRGPRX3 | 11.16 | 0.26 | Malassez-derived cells(26.14) | 1 |
| GLP1R | 10.85 | 2.64 | fetal heart (10.51) | 1 |
| Substantially expressed only in fetal CECs | ||||
| CNTN3 | 5.36 | 19.86 | None | 0 |
| PCDHB7 | 1.11 | 11.14 | dura mater(9.37) | 0 |
| HTR1D | 7.41 | 10.48 | small intestine(12) | 2 |
| Substantially expressed both in adult and fetal CECs | ||||
| GRIP1 | 39.33 | 22.70 | fetal temporal lobe(6.46) | 0 |
| NSF | 31.58 | 14.09 | pineal gland(7.84) | 0 |
| PKD1 | 24.99 | 38.47 | aorta(8.45) | 0 |
| SCNN1D | 21.72 | 28.05 | granulocyte macrophage progenitor(22.21) | 4 |
| ZP4 | 12.22 | 56.52 | None | 0 |
| CNTN6 | 11.48 | 22.09 | cerebellum(24.20) | 4 |