[Term] id: PR:000001085 name: T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 beta chain def: "A protein that is a translation product of the human CD8B gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. CD8 is a transmembrane receptor that is a co-receptor for MHC class-I antigen/T-cell receptor interaction. The most common form of CD8 is composed of a CD8 alpha and a CD8 beta chain." [PRO:CNA, Wikipedia:CD8] comment: Category=gene. synonym: "CD8B" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx] synonym: "Ly-3" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "Lyt3" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "CD8B1" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "Lyt-3" RELATED Gene-based [] synonym: "lymphocyte antigen 3" EXACT [] synonym: "T-cell membrane glycoprotein Ly-3" EXACT [] synonym: "T-cell surface glycoprotein Lyt-3" EXACT [] xref: PIRSF:PIRSF002020 is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein