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CD8

CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that serves as a co-receptor for the T-cell receptor (TCR). Along with the TCR, the CD8 co-receptor plays a role in T cell signaling and aiding with cytotoxic T cell-antigen interactions.

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Membranome
29
Symbol
CD8

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CD8

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples44
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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CD8

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related to Structure of the CD8 complexes · 23
CD8 → A'G'GFCC'C, ABED, Axel, CD8A, CD8αα, CD8αβ, CDR, CDR1, CDR2, CDR3, Comparison, DJ, Hendrickson, Hydrophobic, IgV, Importance, Leahy, Loops, MHC-I, Moreover
related to Function · 13
CD8 → AP-1, CD3, Class, Cys4-Zn, IgV-like, In, Lck, MHC, NF-κB, NFAT, Once, TCR, The
related to External links · 4
CD8 → Cardiff UniversityMouse CD Antigen, ChartHuman CD Antigen ChartCD8, Marker, T-cell Group
related to Tissue distribution · 2
CD8 → It, The CD8
Membranome · 1
CD8 → 29
Symbol · 1
CD8 → CD8

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cd8a residues cd8b tcr two domain regions lck transmembrane region cysteine molecule co-receptor cell protein palmitoylation cytotoxic receptor cytoplasmic igv

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CD8Membranome291.00infobox
CD8SymbolCD81.00infobox
CD8related to External linksT-cell Group0.60section
CD8related to External linksCardiff UniversityMouse CD Antigen0.60section
CD8related to External linksChartHuman CD Antigen ChartCD80.60section
CD8related to External linksMarker0.60section
CD8related to FunctionThe0.60section
CD8related to FunctionIgV-like0.60section
CD8related to FunctionClass0.60section
CD8related to FunctionMHC0.60section
CD8related to FunctionIn0.60section
CD8related to FunctionLck0.60section

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