Cell type · L1
oligodendrocyte_precursor_cell
5,141 cells in the full atlas (not the displayed sample).
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Marker genes
PDGFRA, CSPG4, OLIG1, OLIG2, SOX10
Annotation genes
PDGFRA, CSPG4, OLIG2
Annotation rationales
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells are proliferative neural glia committed to the oligodendrocyte lineage but not yet fully myelinating.
Functional implications
They survey the central nervous system and generate new oligodendrocytes during development, homeostatic turnover and remyelination.
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