coreceptor
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]coreceptor (plural coreceptors)
- (molecular biology) A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell
See also
[edit]coreceptor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia