antigen processing and presentation of peptide antigen via MHC class II

Term ID

GO:0002495

Synonyms

• peptide antigen processing and presentation via MHC class II

Definition

The process in which an antigen-presenting cell expresses a peptide antigen on its cell surface in association with an MHC class II protein complex. The peptide antigen is typically, but not always, processed from a whole protein. (3)

References

Ontology

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