| Preferred Name |
T-Cell Receptor |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17065 |
| code |
C17065 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 |
| Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
| DEFINITION |
Heterodimeric antigen receptors present on the surface of T-cells. Two T-cell antigen receptors have been identified, consisting of heterodimeric 40-55 kD Ig-like alpha/beta or gamma/delta integral membrane glycoproteins. Genes for TCR alpha, beta, gamma, and delta subunits are assembled during T-cell development by somatic rearrangement of germline gene segments, resembling B-cell Ig genes in their mechanisms of diversity generation and activation of expression. Alpha/beta heterodimers are found on helper and cytotoxic T-cells and are specific for antigenic peptides presented by MHC gene products. T-cells expressing gamma/delta heterodimers directly recognize proteins and non-proteinacious phospho-ligands. T-cell receptors are non-covalently associated with CD3, forming the TCR-CD3 complex. TCRs activate MAPKs and JNK1 through the CD3 antigens, the adaptor protein LAT, and tyrosine kinases LCK and ZAP70. (from OMIM and NCI) |
| Display_Name |
T-Cell Receptor |
| FULL_SYN |
Major Histocompatibility Complex Receptor T-Cell Receptor MHC Receptor TCR |
| label |
T-Cell Receptor |
| Legacy Concept Name |
T-Cell_Receptor |
| Preferred_Name |
T-Cell Receptor |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C17065 |
| prefLabel |
T-Cell Receptor |
| Semantic_Type |
Immunologic Factor Receptor Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0034790 |
| subClassOf |
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