coreceptor

American

[koh-ri-sep-ter] / ˌkoʊ rɪˈsɛp tər /

noun

a receptor on a cell's surface that acts alongside another receptor in binding or signaling with a hormone, antibody, virus, protein, etc.

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coreceptors

Because they assist in binding specificity, the CD4 and CD8 molecules are described as coreceptors.

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