Capping

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-001610

The movement of cross-linked cell surface molecules, such as antigens bound by antibodies, to one pole of a cell, forming a 'cap'. This process is an active, energy-dependent migration that requires a functional cytoskeleton to gather the molecular aggregates. Capping is preceded by patching, where the cross-linked molecules first form small, immobile clusters on the cell membrane before their active transport.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-001610
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Chemistry and Human Health
References	PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1140 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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