Cell subtype · L1S
CHOND.chondrocyte
8,164 cells in the full atlas (not the displayed sample).
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Marker genes
COL2A1, ACAN, SOX9, COMP, MATN3
Annotation genes
COL2A1, ACAN, SOX9
Annotation rationales
This identity denotes chondrocytes, cartilage cells specialized for producing a type-II-collagen and proteoglycan matrix.
Functional implications
They preserve cartilage resilience and load bearing while adapting matrix turnover to growth, mechanical stress and injury.
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