Merkel cell
- Tissue
- skin
- Dominant class
- Gap junction
- Total channel expression
- 0.414
- Channels listed
- 12
Ion-channel class composition
Each class's share of this cell type's total ion-channel expression. Dominant class: Gap junction.
Voltage-gated Na⁺ 0.033
Voltage-gated K⁺ 0.098
Voltage-gated Ca²⁺ 0.018
Hyperpolarization/CNG 0.007
Ligand-gated 0.016
TRP 0.052
Chloride 0.192
Ca²⁺ store 0.209
Gap junction 0.374
Top 12 ion channels
Mean expression across measured tissues; bars coloured by each channel's class.
- 01 AQP3 Voltage-gated K⁺ 2.224
- 02 GJB2 Gap junction 1.497
- 03 GJB6 Gap junction 1.385
- 04 CLIC1 Chloride 1.204
- 05 SMDT1 Voltage-gated K⁺ 0.879
- 06 CLIC3 Chloride 0.431
- 07 GJB3 Gap junction 0.356
- 08 GJA1 Gap junction 0.340
- 09 ORAI1 Ca²⁺ store 0.324
- 10 ITPR2 Ca²⁺ store 0.278
- 11 MICU2 Voltage-gated K⁺ 0.226
- 12 GJB5 Gap junction 0.214