- SynonymsTerms that have the same, or nearly the same, meaning as the selected cell type.
- tissue basophil, histaminocyte, mastocyte, labrocyte
- CategoryClass of which the cell type is a subclass.
- granulocyteCL:0000094
- Marker Gene EvidenceGene markers used by researcher to assign this cell annotation.
- TPSAB1, TPSB2, ANXA1, CD63, HDC, KIT
- Canonical Marker Genes
- KIT, FCER1A, CMA1, TPSAB1, TPSD2, HDC
- Rationale
- Mast cells are typically easy to identify in gut scRNAseq data as they cluster seperately and have high expression of tryptase (TPSA), chymase (CMA1), IgE receptors, and Histamine (HDC)