Term Name: positive T cell selection
Synonyms: positive T lymphocyte selection, positive T-cell selection, positive T-lymphocyte selection
Definition: The process of sparing immature T cells which react with self-MHC protein complexes with low affinity levels from apoptotic death.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043368]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: CD4-positive or CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell lineage commitment
is a type of: T cell selection
has subtype: positive extrathymic T cell selection positive thymic T cell selection
inverse participates_in: CD4-intermediate, CD8-positive double-positive thymocyte CD4-positive, CD8-intermediate double-positive thymocyte CD69-positive double-positive thymocyte