Mesh term B7 Antigens
Browse to parent terms:Antigens, Surface
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Membrane Proteins
Description
A family of cell-surface proteins found on ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS. B7 antigens are ligands for specific cell surface receptor subtypes found on T-CELLS. They play an immunomodulatory role by stimulating or inhibiting the T-CELL activation process.Browse to child terms:
B7-1 Antigen
B7-2 Antigen
B7-H1 Antigen
Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Ligand
Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 2 Protein
V-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor 1
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