immune checkpoint receptor

C59321
concept

An immune checkpoint receptor is a cell-surface protein, typically on immune cells like T cells, that modulates immune responses by delivering inhibitory or stimulatory signals upon binding to its ligand, thereby maintaining self-tolerance and preventing overactivation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
immune checkpoint receptor canonical 2
inhibitory co-receptor 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 receptor
Generated description
An immune checkpoint receptor is a cell-surface protein, typically on immune cells like T cells, that modulates immune responses by delivering inhibitory or stimulatory signals upon binding to its ligand, thereby maintaining self-tolerance and preventing overactivation.

Instances (3)

Instance Via concept surface
programmed cell death protein 1
PD-1
CD22 inhibitory co-receptor