Preferred Name | professional antigen presenting cell | |
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APC |
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Definitions |
A cell capable of processing and presenting lipid and protein antigens to T cells in order to initiate an immune response. Note change of name; nearly all somatic cells can present antigens to T cells via MHC Class I complexes leading to effector responses, but professional antigen presenting cells constitutively express MHC Class II as well as constimulatory molecules, and thus can initiate immune responses via T cells. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0009088 |
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comment |
Note change of name; nearly all somatic cells can present antigens to T cells via MHC Class I complexes leading to effector responses, but professional antigen presenting cells constitutively express MHC Class II as well as constimulatory molecules, and thus can initiate immune responses via T cells. |
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database_cross_reference |
TAO:0009088 CL:0000145 |
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definition |
A cell capable of processing and presenting lipid and protein antigens to T cells in order to initiate an immune response. |
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has_exact_synonym |
APC |
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zebrafish_anatomy |
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id |
ZFA:0009088 |
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label |
professional antigen presenting cell |
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notation |
ZFA:0009088 |
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prefLabel |
professional antigen presenting cell |
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