Cell type · L1
macrophage
46,651 cells in the full atlas (not the displayed sample).
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Marker genes
LST1, CD68, CSF1R, C1QC, APOE
Annotation genes
CD68, CSF1R, C1QC
Annotation rationales
Macrophages are tissue-adapted phagocytes derived from embryonic or monocyte precursors and shaped by local metabolic and stromal signals.
Functional implications
They remove pathogens and dead cells, recycle lipids and iron, present antigen and coordinate inflammation, resolution and tissue repair.
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