National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Cytokine Receptor

Synonyms

Cytokine Receptor

Definitions

A cytokine receptor is a protein on the cell surface that specifically binds cytokine ligands which are small proteins secreted by immune cells. These receptors mediate molecular functions such as signal transduction.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17667

code

C17667

DEFINITION

A cytokine receptor is a protein on the cell surface that specifically binds cytokine ligands which are small proteins secreted by immune cells. These receptors mediate molecular functions such as signal transduction.

FULL_SYN

Cytokine Receptor

label

Cytokine Receptor

Legacy Concept Name

Cytokine_Receptor

Preferred_Name

Cytokine Receptor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C17667

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Immunologic Factor

Receptor

UMLS_CUI

C0206552

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C18106

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