Cell type · L1
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
Thymocytes are developing T-lineage cells progressing through receptor rearrangement, positive selection, lineage choice and negative selection in the thymus.
Functional implications
Their maturation generates a self-tolerant, MHC-restricted repertoire of naïve T cells and selected innate-like T-lineage populations.
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