coreceptor
coreceptor · coreceptors
A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary…A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell
Meaning
1 sensesA cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell
Origin
From co- + receptor.From co- + receptor.
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