SCUBA

Endosomal Vesicle Trafficking

Gene co-expression module in Macrophages

CategoryVesicular traficking
Genes57
Annotation certainty2 of 5
Annotation consistency11 of 57 genes have a known function matching the annotation

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Why this annotation

Among the top hub genes, PICALM (clathrin assembly lymphoid myeloid protein, endocytosis), DNM2 (dynamin-2, membrane fission/endocytosis), ARFGEF1 (ARF guanine nucleotide exchange factor, vesicle budding), TRAPPC8 (TRAPP tethering complex, ER-to-Golgi trafficking), AP3B1 (AP-3 adaptor complex beta subunit, lysosomal/endosomal sorting), SCFD1 (Sec1/Munc18 family, vesicle docking/fusion) and DNAJC5 (cysteine string protein, vesicle exocytosis chaperone) collectively define a vesicular trafficking program. USP15 and USP4 (deubiquitinases), PIAS1 (SUMO E3 ligase), MARCHF6 (membrane-associated RING-CH E3 ligase), and ARID1B (SWI/SNF) add ubiquitin/SUMO regulatory components. GSK3B and CNOT4 (CCR4-NOT deadenylase) are additional regulators. The vesicular trafficking theme is the most coherent signal, consistent with macrophage endocytic/phagocytic function.

Genes

ADAM17, AP3B1, ARFGEF1, ARID1B, ARK2N, ASAP1, ATF6, ATP11A, CDC73, CNOT4, CPEB4, CPNE8, CTBP2, CUL3, DCAF1, DNAJC5, DNM2, EIF4G3, FAM222B, GALNT2, GLG1, GPBP1L1, GSK3B, HIPK3, KANSL1, KPNA1, LCOR, MAPKAP1, MARCHF6, NCOA6, NEK7, NT5C2, NUP98, OPA1, OXSR1, PDLIM5, PIAS1, PICALM, PLXDC2, PSEN1, PUM2, RASA2, RNF38, SMCHD1, TAOK3, TLK1, TRAPPC8, TRPC4AP, TRPM7, TUT7, UBE2H, UBE3C, UBR1, USP15, USP4, VPS13D, ZFC3H1

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