antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen

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Nameantigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen
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Biological process

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exogenous peptide antigen processing and presentation

Description

The process in which an antigen-presenting cell expresses a peptide antigen of exogenous origin on its cell surface in association with an MHC protein complex. The peptide is typically a fragment of a larger exogenous protein which has been degraded within the cell.

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