Title: supramolecular adhesion complex
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - supramolecular adhesion complex
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13703
Status: current

Definition
Collection of molecules forming at the contact point of a T cell and an antigen-presenting cell (APC), enriched in T-cell receptor (TCR), adhesion molecules, and signaling molecules.

Related Terms
- T cell: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13724
- T-cell receptor (TCR): https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13714
- adhesion molecules: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12848
- antigen-presenting cell (APC): https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12888

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1248 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'supramolecular adhesion complex' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13703
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