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antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class I |
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- antigen presentation, exogenous antigen via major histocompatibility complex class I
- antigen presentation, exogenous antigen via MHC class I
- cross presentation
- cross priming
- cross-presentation
- cross-priming
- exogenous peptide antigen processing and presentation via MHC class I
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Definition: |
The process in which an antigen-presenting cell expresses a peptide antigen of exogenous origin on its cell surface in association with an MHC class I protein complex. The peptide antigen is typically, but not always, processed from a whole protein. Class I here refers to classical class I molecules.
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