Immunologic Factor
cytokine receptor
cy·to·kine re·cep·tor
Subclass of:
Receptors, Immunologic
Definitions related to receptors, cytokine:
  • (cytokine receptor) A cytokine receptor is a protein on the cell surface that specifically binds cytokine ligands which are small proteins secreted by immune cells. These receptors mediate molecular functions such as signal transduction.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (cytokine receptor) Cell surface proteins that bind cytokines and trigger intracellular changes; postcoordinate with specific cytokine where appropriate.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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