"Immunological Synapses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The interfaces between T-CELLS and ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS. Supramolecular organization of proteins takes place at these synapses involving various types of immune cells. Immunological synapses can have several functions including LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; enhancing, balancing, or terminating signaling; or directing cytokine secretion.
| Descriptor ID |
D054992
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.149.165.420.548 A15.382.370
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| Concept/Terms |
Immunological Synapses- Immunological Synapses
- Immunological Synapse
- Synapse, Immunological
- Synapses, Immunological
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