CD40

a costimulatory protein found on antigen presenting cells and required for their activation by CD154 of T_H cells, with deficiency of CD40 possibly leading to hyper-IgM syndrome type 3.

Noun

  1. a costimulatory protein found on antigen presenting cells and required for their activation by CD154 of T_H cells, with deficiency of CD40 possibly leading to hyper-IgM syndrome type 3.

Origin

from cluster of differentiation

Hypernyms

TNF-receptor superfamily