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Preferred term

Genes, T-Cell Receptor  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • DNA sequences, in cells of the T-lymphocyte lineage, that code for T-cell receptors. The TcR genes are formed by somatic rearrangement (see GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE and its children) of germline gene segments, and resemble Ig genes in their mechanisms of diversity generation and expression.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • T-Cell Receptor Genes
  • TcR Genes

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TWZRZ73L-B

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