CD4: a vital player in the teleost fish immune system

Abstract CD4 is a nonpolymorphic transmembrane glycoprotein molecule that is expressed on the surface of T-helper cells and plays an essential role in the immune response. It functions as a coreceptor with the T-cell receptor by binding to major histocompatibility complex class II on the surface of...

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Main Authors: Hassan Ashfaq, Hatem Soliman, Mona Saleh, Mansour El-Matbouli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-018-0620-0