Major histocompatibility complex class II molecule

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006930",
  "term": "Major histocompatibility complex class II molecule",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A cell surface glycoprotein primarily expressed on professional antigen-presenting cells, such as macrophages, dendritic cells, and B lymphocytes. These molecules present extracellular antigens, which have been internalized and processed, to helper T lymphocytes. They are composed of two polypeptide chains, an alpha chain and a beta chain, of approximately equal size.",
  "synonyms": [
    "class II MHC gene product",
    "MHC class II molecule"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "antigen presentation",
    "antigen-presenting cell",
    "major histocompatibility complex"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1209 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/major-histocompatibility-complex-class-ii-molecule/"
}