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
PDGFRA and DCN (decorin) are pan-ASPC markers broadly expressed across all adipose stromal and progenitor cell subpopulations. Together these markers define the ASPC compartment encompassing DPP4⁺, EPHA3⁺, IGFBP2⁺, PPARG⁺, and TENM2⁺ subtypes.
