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T cells. 34 terms for types of T cell currently exist in the Cell Ontology. Broadly divided into immature and mature subsets, and into alpha-beta and gamma-delta subsets. The genus term ‘T cell’ is the parent term for all types of T cell. T cell definition. [Term] id: CL:0000084
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T cells • 34 terms for types of T cell currently exist in the Cell Ontology. • Broadly divided into immature and mature subsets, and into alpha-beta and gamma-delta subsets. • The genus term ‘T cell’ is the parent term for all types of T cell.
T cell definition • [Term] • id: CL:0000084 • name: T cell • def: "A type of lymphocyte whose defining characteristic is the expression of a T cell receptor complex." [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149] • exact_synonym: "T lymphocyte" [] • exact_synonym: "T-cell" [] • exact_synonym: "T-lymphocyte" [] • is_a: CL:0000542 ! lymphocyte • relationship: develops_from CL:0000827 ! pro-T cell
New T cell types • Additional T helper subtypes • Th17 • Th0 • Th3 • Additional Treg subtypes • Tr1 • Tr2
Redefinition of T cells • Surface Markers • Transcription Factors • Cytotoxic T cell vs. • CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell