T cell receptor
noun
variants
or T-cell receptor
plural T cell receptors or T-cell receptors
: an antigen receptor on the surface of a T cell that is composed of two transmembrane polypeptide chains covalently linked by disulfide bonds and that initiates T cell activation upon binding with a specific antigenic peptide fragment combined with a major histocompatibility complex molecule and displayed on the surface of an antigen-presenting cell
… the T cell receptor actually recognizes not a solitary peptide but a complex consisting of a peptide and the surrounding region of the class I MHC molecule.—
Thierry Boon
Thierry Boon… the T-cell receptor … acts as the antigen receptor for T cells one of whose principal functions is to recognize and destroy virus-infected cells …—Carl Branden et al.
—abbreviation TCR
Carl Branden et al.Dictionary Entries Near T cell receptor
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T cell receptor
noun
variants
or T-cell receptor
: an antigen receptor on the surface of a T cell that is composed of two transmembrane polypeptide chains covalently linked by disulfide bonds and that initiates T cell activation upon binding with a specific antigenic peptide fragment combined with a major histocompatibility complex molecule and displayed on the surface of an antigen-presenting cell
… the T cell receptor actually recognizes not a solitary peptide but a complex consisting of a peptide and the surrounding region of the class I MHC molecule.—Thierry Boon
Thierry Boon… the T-cell receptor … acts as the antigen receptor for T cells one of whose principal functions is to recognize and destroy virus-infected cells …—Carl Branden et al.
—abbreviation TCR
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