Cell subtype · L1S
EPI.ileal_enterocyte_crypt
3,175 cells in the full atlas (not the displayed sample).
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Marker genes
OLFM4, SOX9, CD44, KRT19, FABP1
Annotation genes
OLFM4, SOX9, CD44, FABP1
Annotation rationales
Crypt ileal enterocytes are immature absorptive-lineage epithelial cells located in the proliferative crypt compartment. They retain progenitor-associated features while beginning the enterocyte metabolic program.
Functional implications
They provide a renewing intermediate pool that migrates toward villi and matures into nutrient-absorbing enterocytes.
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