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GO: Biological Process

activation-induced cell death of T cells

Term ID
GO:0006924
Synonyms
  • activated T cell apoptosis
  • activation-induced cell death of T lymphocytes
  • activation-induced cell death of T-cells
  • activation-induced cell death of T-lymphocytes
  • AICD
  • antigen-driven apoptosis
Definition
A T cell apoptotic process that occurs towards the end of the expansion phase following the initial activation of mature T cells by antigen and is triggered by T cell receptor stimulation and signals transmitted via various surface-expressed members of the TNF receptor family such as Fas ligand, Fas, and TNF and the p55 and p75 TNF receptors. (3)
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