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Peptide/MHC Complex

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Peptide MHC Complexes consist of proteolytically-processed low molecular weight amino acid fragments of antigenic foreign proteins noncovalently bound to self MHC antigens and displayed on the surface of antigen presenting macrophages to helper T cells as an important part of an immune response. [ ]

Term info

Label

Peptide/MHC Complex

Synonyms
  • Peptide-MHC
  • Peptide-Major Histocompatibility Protein Complex
  • Peptide/MHC Complex
  • pMHC
Legacy Concept Name

Peptide_MHC_Complex

Preferred Name

Peptide/MHC Complex

Semantic Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS CUI

C1335376

code

C18930