immune checkpoint ligand

C26874
concept

An immune checkpoint ligand is a molecule, typically expressed on the surface of cells, that binds to corresponding immune checkpoint receptors to modulate and often inhibit immune cell activation and maintain immune homeostasis.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
immune checkpoint ligand canonical 1
immune system component 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: immune checkpoint ligand
Generated description
An immune checkpoint ligand is a molecule, typically expressed on the surface of cells, that binds to corresponding immune checkpoint receptors to modulate and often inhibit immune cell activation and maintain immune homeostasis.

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
programmed death-ligand 1
major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
surface form: major histocompatibility complex
immune system component