TABLE 2.
Genes used to identify ME cell types.
| Epithelial cells (all) | Epcam, Krt18, Krt19 |
| Basal | Krt5, Krt14 |
| Ciliated | Spag6l, Hydin |
| Secretory | Muc1, Lyz |
| Stromal cells (all) | Col1a2 |
| Endothelial cells | Egfl7 |
| Vascular | Flt4 |
| Lymphatic | Flt1 |
| Pericytes | Rgs5 |
| Melanocytes | Mlana |
| Monocytes (all) | Csf1r |
| Macrophages | Adgre1 (F4/80) |
| M2 | C1qa |
| Dendritic cells | Itgax |
| Cytotoxic phenotype | Klrk1 |
| Lymphocytes (all) | Ptprcap |
| T-cell | Cd3d |
| B-cell | Cd79a |
| Type 2 Lymphoid cell | Areg |
These genes were reliable indicators of cell types in the normal ME.