QuickView for receptor PD-1 (compound)

Name:	Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
Description:	An inhibitory T-lymphocyte receptor that has specificity for CD274 ANTIGEN and PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH 1 LIGAND 2 PROTEIN. Signaling by the receptor limits T cell proliferation and INTERFERON GAMMA synthesis. The receptor also may play an essential role in the regulatory pathway that induces PERIPHERAL TOLERANCE.
Synonyms:	Antigen, CD279; Receptor, PD1; PD1 Receptor; CD279 Antigens; PD 1 Receptor; Receptor, PD-1; CD279 Antigen; Programmed Cell Death 1 Protein; Antigens, CD279; PD-1 Receptor