[Peptide MHC Complexes consist of proteolytically-processed low molecular weight amino acid fragments of antigenic foreign proteins noncovalently bound to self MHC antigens and displayed on the surface of antigen presenting macrophages to helper T cells as an important part of an immune response. ( NCI )]
UMLS (NCI) C1335376Peptide-Major Histocompatibility Protein Complex
Peptide-MHC
pMHC
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
- Immunologic Factor