Genes expected to be absent, or expressed at a notably low level, in these cells, and whose absence supports the assignment of this cell annotation.
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Rationale
IL7R (CD127) is broadly expressed on innate lymphoid cells and confirms ILC lineage identity. CD200R1 shows enriched expression in ILC3s and has been reported as a marker of this population in the literature. Together these markers identify ILC3s within the innate lymphoid cell compartment and distinguish them from other ILC subsets and conventional T cells.
