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Immunologic Capping  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An energy dependent process following the crosslinking of B CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTORS by multivalent ligands (bivalent anti-antibodies, LECTINS or ANTIGENS), on the B-cell surface. The crosslinked ligand-antigen receptor complexes collect in patches which flow to and aggregate at one pole of the cell to form a large mass - the cap. The caps may then be endocytosed or shed into the environment.

Entry terms

  • Capping, Immunologic
  • Immunological Capping

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TSCPT9FJ-L

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