Cell subtype · L1S
THYMO.thymocyte
17,496 cells in the full atlas (not the displayed sample).
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Marker genes
CD3D, CD247, LCK, RAG1, TOX
Annotation genes
CD3D, LCK, RAG1
Annotation rationales
This identity denotes developing thymic T-lineage cells undergoing receptor rearrangement and selection.
Functional implications
They generate a self-tolerant, MHC-restricted repertoire of mature T cells through staged survival, lineage-choice and deletion checkpoints.
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