Process View
The cell fate determination process that results in a cell becoming becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an ectoderm cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed.

In addition to gene-name show these genes:
Click on a gene's description to view its network relationships with genes known to be involved in "ectodermal cell fate specification"
| Name | Description | Probability | Func Analog Organism | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alas2 | aminolevulinate, delta-, synthetase 2 | 0.642 | ||
| krt8 | keratin 8 | 0.606 | ||
| tagln2 | transgelin 2 | 0.352 | ||
| cebpb | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), beta | 0.335 | ||
| krt4 | keratin 4 | 0.327 | ||
| gadd45ba | growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible, beta a | 0.299 | ||
| foxa3 | forkhead box A3 | 0.233 | ||
| epb41 | erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1 (elliptocytosis 1, RH-linked) | 0.180 | ||
| perp | PERP, TP53 apoptosis effector | 0.168 | ||
| jun | jun proto-oncogene | 0.162 | ||
| nfkbiab | nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha b | 0.155 | ||
| hspb1 | heat shock protein, alpha-crystallin-related, 1 | 0.155 | ||
| cdh1 | cadherin 1, epithelial | 0.143 | ||
| slc4a1a | solute carrier family 4, anion exchanger, member 1a | 0.143 | ||
| ets1a | v-ets erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog 1a | 0.133 | ||
| tp63 | tumor protein p63 | 0.121 | ||
| klf2a | Kruppel-like factor 2a | 0.112 | ||
| krt5 | keratin 5 | 0.095 | ||
| sdprb | serum deprivation response b | 0.094 | ||
| anxa5b | annexin A5b | 0.090 | ||
| acvr1b | activin A receptor, type IB | 0.084 | ||
| sfrp1a | secreted frizzled-related protein 1a | 0.083 | ||
| nfkbiaa | nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha a | 0.080 | ||
| hspa5 | heat shock protein 5 | 0.079 | ||
| gata2a | GATA-binding protein 2a | 0.077 | ||
| drl | draculin | 0.074 | ||
| aldocb | aldolase C, fructose-bisphosphate, b | 0.073 | ||
| ptgs2a | prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2a | 0.073 | ||
| fos | v-fos FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog | 0.065 | ||
| fzd7a | frizzled homolog 7a | 0.064 | ||
| rhov | ras homolog gene family, member V | 0.063 | ||
| rasl11b | RAS-like, family 11, member B | 0.062 | ||
| atp1b1a | ATPase, Na+/K+ transporting, beta 1a polypeptide | 0.060 | ||
| amotl2a | angiomotin like 2a | 0.058 | ||
| gapdhs | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, spermatogenic | 0.057 | ||
| btg2 | B-cell translocation gene 2 | 0.057 | ||
| klf4 | Kruppel-like factor 4 | 0.057 | Zebrafish | |
| dspa | desmoplakin a | 0.057 | ||
| mych | myelocytomatosis oncogene homolog | 0.056 | ||
| pea3 | ETS-domain transcription factor pea3 | 0.055 | ||
| dact2 | dapper homolog 2, antagonist of beta-catenin (xenopus) | 0.055 | ||
| blf | bloody fingers | 0.053 | ||
| bmper | BMP binding endothelial regulator | 0.052 | ||
| zfand5a | zinc finger, AN1-type domain 5a | 0.051 | ||
| klf2b | Kruppel-like factor 2b | 0.050 | ||
| wif1 | wnt inhibitory factor 1 | 0.049 | ||
| tfap2c | transcription factor AP-2 gamma (activating enhancer binding protein 2 gamma) | 0.049 | ||
| krt18 | keratin 18 | 0.046 | ||
| irf6 | interferon regulatory factor 6 | 0.045 | ||
| ippk | inositol 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate 2-kinase | 0.042 | ||
| dlx3b | distal-less homeobox gene 3b | 0.041 | ||
| celsr1a | cadherin EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 1a | 0.039 | ||
| wu:fc24e06 | wu:fc24e06 | 0.038 | ||
| socs3a | suppressor of cytokine signaling 3a | 0.036 | ||
| apoeb | apolipoprotein Eb | 0.035 | ||
| llgl2 | lethal giant larvae homolog 2 (Drosophila) | 0.035 | ||
| anxa1a | annexin A1a | 0.035 | ||
| mmp2 | matrix metalloproteinase 2 | 0.034 | ||
| jup | junction plakoglobin | 0.034 | ||
| id1 | inhibitor of DNA binding 1 | 0.034 | ||
| gata3 | GATA-binding protein 3 | 0.033 | ||
| aplnrb | apelin receptor b | 0.033 | ||
| stat3 | signal transduction and activation of transcription 3 | 0.033 | ||
| zgc:91870 | zgc:91870 | 0.033 | ||
| cahz | carbonic anhydrase | 0.032 | ||
| cxcr4a | chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4a | 0.031 | ||
| junbl | jun B proto-oncogene, like | 0.031 | ||
| gata1a | GATA binding protein 1a | 0.031 | ||
| urod | uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase | 0.030 | ||
| bmpr1aa | bone morphogenetic protein receptor, type 1aa | 0.029 | ||
| aqp1a.1 | aquaporin 1a, tandem duplicate 1 | 0.028 | ||
| foxb1.2 | forkhead box B1.2 | 0.028 | ||
| mvp | major vault protein | 0.027 | ||
| pabpc1b | poly A binding protein, cytoplasmic 1 b | 0.027 | ||
| alcamb | activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule b | 0.026 | ||
| gnb1a | guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), beta polypeptide 1a | 0.026 | ||
| junb | jun B proto-oncogene | 0.026 | ||
| fzd7b | frizzled homolog 7b | 0.026 | Human | |
| sox3 | SRY-box containing gene 3 | 0.026 | ||
| sptb | spectrin, beta, erythrocytic | 0.026 | ||
| dsc2l | desmocollin 2 like | 0.024 | ||
| dusp5 | dual specificity phosphatase 5 | 0.024 | ||
| pdlim1 | PDZ and LIM domain 1 (elfin) | 0.024 | ||
| zgc:55813 | zgc:55813 | 0.023 | ||
| gmds | GDP-mannose 4,6-dehydratase | 0.023 | ||
| tal1 | T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 1 | 0.022 | ||
| bhlhe40 | basic helix-loop-helix family, member e40 | 0.022 | ||
| dusp2 | dual specificity phosphatase 2 | 0.022 | ||
| brd2a | bromodomain-containing 2a | 0.022 | ||
| cebpa | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), alpha | 0.021 | ||
| gadd45bb | growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible, beta b | 0.021 | ||
| gsna | gelsolin a | 0.020 | ||
| si:ch211-166a6.5 | si:ch211-166a6.5 | 0.020 | ||
| appa | amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein a | 0.020 | ||
| pfn1 | profilin 1 | 0.020 | ||
| inka1a | induced in neural crest by AP2, 1a | 0.020 | ||
| ctsl1b | cathepsin L, 1 b | 0.019 | ||
| calm1a | calmodulin 1a | 0.018 | ||
| her6 | hairy-related 6 | 0.018 | ||
| nrarpa | notch-regulated ankyrin repeat protein a | 0.018 | ||
| notch3 | notch homolog 3 | 0.018 | ||
| cldne | claudin e | 0.017 | ||
| lnx2b | ligand of numb-protein X 2b | 0.017 | ||
| arl4ab | ADP-ribosylation factor-like 4ab | 0.017 | ||
| notch2 | notch homolog 2 | 0.017 | ||
| eya1 | eyes absent homolog 1 | 0.016 | ||
| zgc:110340 | zgc:110340 | 0.016 | ||
| zfp36l1b | zinc finger protein 36, C3H type-like 1b | 0.016 | ||
| dact1 | dapper homolog 1, antagonist of beta-catenin (xenopus) | 0.016 | ||
| cast | calpastatin | 0.016 | ||
| cd9b | CD9 antigen, b | 0.016 | ||
| zgc:101000 | zgc:101000 | 0.015 | ||
| irf2bp2b | interferon regulatory factor 2 binding protein 2b | 0.015 | ||
| six1b | sine oculis homeobox homolog 1b | 0.015 | ||
| hbae3 | hemoglobin alpha embryonic-3 | 0.015 | ||
| tfr1a | transferrin receptor 1a | 0.015 | ||
| hbbe2 | hemoglobin beta embryonic-2 | 0.015 | ||
| met | met proto-oncogene (hepatocyte growth factor receptor) | 0.014 | ||
| slc20a1a | solute carrier family 20, member 1a | 0.014 | ||
| id3 | inhibitor of DNA binding 3 | 0.014 | ||
| lmo4a | LIM domain only 4a | 0.014 | ||
| rnd1l | Rho family GTPase 1 like | 0.014 | ||
| bactin1 | bactin1 | 0.014 | ||
| zgc:113210 | zgc:113210 | 0.014 | ||
| aplp2 | amyloid beta (A4) precursor-like protein 2 | 0.014 | ||
| anxa2a | annexin A2a | 0.014 | ||
| LOC572344 | hypothetical protein LOC572344 | 0.013 | ||
| zgc:92061 | zgc:92061 | 0.013 | ||
| ef1 | ETS-related factor1 | 0.013 | ||
| foxo3b | forkhead box O3b | 0.013 | ||
| stmn2b | stathmin-like 2b | 0.013 | ||
| ptprb | protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, b | 0.013 | ||
| six4b | sine oculis homeobox homolog 4b | 0.013 | ||
| coro2a | coronin, actin binding protein, 2A | 0.013 | ||
| tmod4 | tropomodulin 4 (muscle) | 0.013 | ||
| zgc:66433 | zgc:66433 | 0.013 | ||
| atf3 | activating transcription factor 3 | 0.013 | ||
| hdr | hematopoietic death receptor | 0.013 | ||
| ptgs1 | prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1 | 0.013 | ||
| mapk3 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 | 0.013 | ||
| cnn2 | calponin 2 | 0.012 | ||
| zgc:153997 | zgc:153997 | 0.012 | ||
| cldnb | claudin b | 0.012 | ||
| evpl | envoplakin | 0.012 | ||
| cdc42ep1 | CDC42 effector protein (Rho GTPase binding) 1 | 0.012 | ||
| sox2 | SRY-box containing gene 2 | 0.012 | ||
| nr4a1 | nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 1 | 0.012 | ||
| gsc | goosecoid | 0.012 | ||
| epcam | epithelial cell adhesion molecule | 0.012 | ||
| pak1 | p21/Cdc42/Rac1-activated kinase 1 | 0.012 | ||
| tiparp | TCDD-inducible poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase | 0.012 | ||
| socs3b | suppressor of cytokine signaling 3b | 0.012 | ||
| znfl2a | zinc finger-like gene 2a | 0.012 | ||
| zgc:85975 | zgc:85975 | 0.011 | ||
| rtn1a | reticulon 1a | 0.011 | ||
| zgc:92242 | zgc:92242 | 0.011 | ||
| tgfbr2 | transforming growth factor, beta receptor II | 0.011 | ||
| si:dkeyp-66d7.2 | si:dkeyp-66d7.2 | 0.011 | ||
| foxc1b | forkhead box C1b | 0.011 | ||
| s100a10b | S100 calcium binding protein A10b | 0.011 | ||
| sb:cb81 | sb:cb81 | 0.011 | ||
| spi1 | spleen focus forming virus (SFFV) proviral integration oncogene spi1 | 0.011 | ||
| glulb | glutamate-ammonia ligase (glutamine synthase) b | 0.011 | ||
| foxc1a | forkhead box C1a | 0.011 | ||
| plcd1b | phospholipase C, delta 1b | 0.011 | ||
| ppl | periplakin | 0.010 | ||
| brd2b | bromodomain containing 2b | 0.010 | ||
| gna12 | guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein) alpha 12 | 0.010 | ||
| si:ch211-173o4.2 | si:ch211-173o4.2 | 0.010 | ||
| igfbp1a | insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1a | 0.010 | ||
| fgf10a | fibroblast growth factor 10a | 0.010 | ||
| bambia | BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor (Xenopus laevis) homolog a | 0.010 | ||
| snai2 | snail homolog 2 (Drosophila) | 0.010 |