Technical Articles
co-receptor
From Thymic Graduation to Peripheral Patrol: Three Stations in the Life of a CD8alpha-beta T Cell
The life of a CD8alpha-beta T cell resembles a long patrol: thymic graduation examination, peripheral surveillance and recognition, and response upon alarm. This article dissects the molecular role of the co-receptor at each of the three life stages.
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- Immunity/Inflamma
- CD8 alpha beta
- thymic positive selection
- CD8 T cell
- co-receptor
- immunological synapse
- effector T cell
- UA016094
Two Keys to Open the Door: How CD8alpha-beta Cooperates with TCR to Read MHC-I in Three Relays
T cell recognition of target cells works like a two-key access system: TCR is the primary key and CD8alpha-beta is the gatekeeper confirmation. This article breaks down, in three relays, how the co-receptor converts weak and transient recognition int
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- Immunity/Inflamma
- CD8 alpha beta
- TCR
- MHC-I
- co-receptor
- Lck
- immunological synapse
- T cell activation
- UA016095
CD8alpha-beta Co-receptor: Molecular Mechanisms, MHC-I Recognition and T Cell Immunity Research
CD8alpha-beta is a co-receptor heterodimer on cytotoxic T lymphocytes. This review covers its molecular architecture, MHC-I recognition mechanism, TCR co-signaling, and key points in HIV, Wiskott-Aldrich and tumor immunity research.
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- Immunity/Inflamma
- CD8 alpha beta
- CD8A
- CD8B
- co-receptor
- MHC-I
- TCR
- Lck
- cytotoxic T cell
- UA016095
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