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. 2021 Apr 12;42(5):605–657. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnab010

Table 5.

Transcripts significantly enriched in each human endocrine subtype, as determined by scRNA-seqa

α β δ γ ε
Hormones, secreted factors CRH, GCG ADCYAP1, BMP5, IAPP, IGF2, INS AQP3, FFAR4, GABRB3, LEPR, MS4A8, SLC17A6, UNC5B ABCC9, CHRM3, FGFR1, NPFFR2, SLC6A4 ASGR1
Receptors, membrane transport DPP4, FXYD3, FXYD5, FXYD6, KCNJ6, LAPTM4B, SDC2, SLC22A17, SLC38A4, SLC40A1, SLC7A2 CASR, KCNK16, ROBO1, ROBO2, SLC6A6 CD9, PARVB, SERPINA1 CPB1, PCDH10, SCGB2A1, SPOCK1, THSD7A
Basement membrane/ ECM/ adhesion- related CD99L2, FAP, MUC13, NPNT, PAPPA2, SMOC1, SPOCK3, TM4SF4 TFF3, TIMP2, PVRL3 EHF, HHEX, NCOA7, PSIP1 ETV1, FOXP2, ID4, MAF, MEIS2, PAX6 SERPINA1, TM4SF5
Transcription factors or regulators ARX, CBX6, HMGB3, IRX2, MAFB BHLHE41, CDKN1A, CDKN1C, EIF4A2, HOPX, ID1, MAFA, NKX6-1, PDX1, RPB4, SAMD11 AKAP12, RBP4, TPPP3 AKAP9, TUBB2A
Motility, scaffold, transport CLU, COTL1, GC, KCTD12, PALLD FAM159B, GSN, SYNE2 PRG4 PDK4
Metabolism or lipid-related ETFDH, FABP5, HIGD1A, PPP1R1A, PLCE1, PLIN3, SPTSSB ERO1LB, G6PC2, HADH, SCD5 BCHE, RGS2, SEC11C CHN2, DPYSL3 ACSL1
Miscellaneous enzymes CHID1, F10, FSTL5, GLS, GPX3, LOXL4, PCSK2, RGS4, SERPINE2, TTR ENTPD3, GPX2, PCSK1, PFKFB2, PRSS23, RRAGD, RASD1, RGS16 LINC00643, LY6H, UCP2 CMTM8, FGD4, PXK, SERTM1, STMN2
Other ARRDC4, CFC1, CRYBA2, FAM84A, GADD45G, NUCB1, TMEM176A, TMEM176B ASB9, DLK1, LMO1, MEG3, MT1F, NPTX2, SCGN, SYT13 ANXA13, PHGR1

Abbreviations: ECM, extracellular matrix.

aSelected genes from lists reported by ≥2 individual studies: references (31-33, 269); (270) for ε cells only. Please note that sequencing and analysis methods differed among studies and thus the list is not exhaustive (n = 4 studies queried for α, β, δ, and γ cells; n = 3 for ε cells).