English Explanatory Dictionary

coreceptor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

coreceptor coreceptors co-receptor

Etymology

From co- + receptor.

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