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T cell receptor degeneracy: a standalone construct

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T cell receptordegeneracy1 CONSTRUCTT cell receptorMASON · IMMUNOLOGY

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Immunology

the capacity of a single T cell receptor to recognize many different peptide-MHC ligands, essential for covering antigen space.

In immunology, T cell receptor degeneracy refers to the capacity of a single T cell receptor to recognize many different peptide-MHC ligands, essential for covering antigen space. This meaning comes from Mason (1998) in Immunology Today.[1]

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  1. Mason, D. (1998). A very high level of crossreactivity is an essential feature of the T-cell receptor. Immunology Today, 19(9), 395-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-5699(98)01299-7

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