Tissues · 100,000 cells
midbrain
- Cells
- 100,000
- Top channel
- GRID2
- Cell types present
- 4
- Share of atlas cells
- 1.0%
Top ion channels in midbrain
Ranked mean expression across cell types; bars coloured by each channel's class.
- 01 GRID2 Ligand-gated 0.932
- 02 ITPR2 Ca²⁺ store 0.848
- 03 CACNA2D1 Voltage-gated Ca²⁺ 0.810
- 04 GRIK2 Ligand-gated 0.696
- 05 CACNA1C Voltage-gated Ca²⁺ 0.594
- 06 GRIA2 Ligand-gated 0.566
- 07 KCNT2 Voltage-gated K⁺ 0.564
- 08 KCNQ3 Voltage-gated K⁺ 0.548
- 09 GRIA4 Ligand-gated 0.541
- 10 KCNMA1 Voltage-gated K⁺ 0.524
- 11 CLIC4 Chloride 0.518
- 12 KCND2 Voltage-gated K⁺ 0.498
- 13 KCNH7 Voltage-gated K⁺ 0.496
- 14 PKD2 TRP 0.488
- 15 SCN3A Voltage-gated Na⁺ 0.488
4 cell types
Ranked by total ion-channel expression. Dominant class = the channel class carrying the largest share of this cell type's expression.
| Cell type | Dominant class | Total channel expression |
|---|---|---|
| dopaminergic neuron | Voltage-gated Na⁺ | 2.417 |
| midbrain dopaminergic neuron | Voltage-gated Ca²⁺ | 1.185 |
| cerebral cortex pyramidal neuron | Voltage-gated Ca²⁺ | 0.754 |
| mesenchymal cell | Ca²⁺ store | 0.354 |