paired receptor

Introduction

Includes:

• paired receptors consist of highly related activating & inhibitory receptors
• role in the regulation of the immune system

More general terms

• biochemistry

More specific terms

• paired immunoglobulin-like type 2 receptor alpha (inhibitory receptor PILR-alpha, cell surface receptor FDF03, PILRA)
• paired immunoglobulin-like type 2 receptor beta (activating receptor PILR-beta, cell surface receptor FDFACT, PILRB FDFACT, PP1551)