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coreceptor

noun

Etymology

From co- + receptor.

  1. derived from receptōrius
  2. derived from receptour
  3. inherited from receptour
  4. prefixed as coreceptor — “co + receptor”

Definitions

  1. A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor…

    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

The neighborhood

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