T cell receptor
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- An antigen -binding protein, located on the surface of mammalian killer T cells, which mediates the cellular immune response. T cell antigen encoding genes are assembled from gene segments by processes that occur during lymphocyte differentiation.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - cytotoxic T cell, cytotoxicity, effector cells, killer T cell