Table 1. . Corneal endothelial cell markers.

CEC markers	Location	Function	Method	Remark	Ref.
Na+/K+-ATPase	Basolateral membrane	Active transport pump	WB, ICC, IHC, RT-PCR	Found in epithelial cells, TM	[27,30,31,33,34]
ZO-1	Apical submembraneous protein of the tight junction complex	Intercellular tight junction	WB, ICC, IHC, RT-PCR	Found in epithelial cells	[27,30,31,33]
VDAC3	Mitochondrial membrane channels	Mitochondrial permeability transition pore	RT-PCR	None	[33]
SLC4A4	Plasma membrane	Na-HCO3 co-transporter, membrane transport protein	RT-PCR	None	[33,34]
CLCN3	Plasma membrane	Membrane transport protein	RT-PCR	None	[33]
COL4A2	Extracellular matrix	Produced by CECs	RT-PCR	None	[34]
COL8A1, COL8A2	Extracellular matrix	Produced by CECs	RT-PCR, QPCR, WB	DM component	[34–36]
CDH2	Transmembrane	Adherents junctions	IHC, RT-PCR	Specific for CECs	[27,30,34]
CD98	Plasma membrane	Membrane transport protein	FCM	None	[30]
CD166	Basolateral transmembrane protein	NA	ICC, RT-PCR, FCM, IHC, IP	Found in epithelial cells, stromal cells, TM	[27,30–32,27]
CD340	Plasma membrane	NA	FCM	None	[30]
Integrin α3β1	Basal membrane	NA	IHC	Found in epithelial cells	[27]
CD56 (NCAM)	Subapical lateral membrane	Cell–cell adhesion during embryonic development	IHC, FCM	Found in stromal cells, TM	[27,37]
Prdx-6	Lateral plasma membrane	Role of antioxidant	ICC, FCM, IP, IHC	Found in TM	[27,31,32,38]
CD248	Transmembrane	NA	FCM	None	[37]
SLC4A11	Transmembrane	Na+/OH− co-transport, Na+-independent H+ (OH-) transport, NH3 transport	QPCR	None	[35,39]
CYYR1	Transmembrane	NA	QPCR	None	[35]

CEC: Corneal endothelial cell; DM: Descemet's membrane; FCM: Flow cytometry; ICC: Immunocytochemistry; IHC: Immunohistochemistry; IP: Immunoprecipitation; NA: Not available for corneal endothelial cells; QPCR: Quantitative PCR; RT-PCR: Reverse transcription PCR; TM: Trabecular meshwork; WB: Western blot.