Cell type · L1
melanocyte
3,774 cells in the full atlas (not the displayed sample).
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Marker genes
PMEL, MLANA, TYR, DCT, MITF
Annotation genes
PMEL, TYR, MITF
Annotation rationales
Melanocytes are neural-crest-derived pigment cells whose melanosomes synthesize and transfer melanin.
Functional implications
They provide ultraviolet protection and pigmentation and can respond to oxidative, inflammatory and neuroendocrine signals at tissue interfaces.
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