viral surface glycoprotein
C38818
concept
A viral surface glycoprotein is a membrane-anchored protein with attached carbohydrate chains that protrudes from the virus surface and mediates host cell recognition, attachment, and entry, while often serving as a key target for the host immune response.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| viral surface glycoprotein canonical | 2 |
| class I fusion protein | 1 |
| membrane glycoprotein | 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: viral surface glycoprotein
Generated description
A viral surface glycoprotein is a membrane-anchored protein with attached carbohydrate chains that protrudes from the virus surface and mediates host cell recognition, attachment, and entry, while often serving as a key target for the host immune response.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| influenza virus neuraminidase | — |
| SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein | — |
| CD21 | membrane glycoprotein |