[Term]
id: PR:P05541
name: T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 beta chain (rat)
def: "A T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 beta chain that is encoded in the genome of rat." [PRO:CNA]
comment: Category=organism-gene.
synonym: "Cd8b" RELATED Gene-based [UniProtKB:P05541]
synonym: "Cd8b1" RELATED Gene-based [UniProtKB:P05541]
synonym: "rCD8B" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx]
synonym: "CD8b (rat)" EXACT [UniProtKB:P05541]
synonym: "OX-8 membrane antigen (rat)" RELATED [UniProtKB:P05541]
synonym: "CD8 antigen 37 kDa chain (rat)" EXACT [UniProtKB:P05541]
xref: UniProtKB:P05541
intersection_of: only_in_taxon NCBITaxon:10116 ! Rattus norvegicus
intersection_of: PR:000001085 ! T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 beta chain
relationship: has_gene_template RGD:2317 ! Cd8b (rat)

[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