coreceptor

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noun

A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell

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Meanings

nouncoreceptor (plural coreceptors)

plural coreceptors · alternative co-receptor

  1. molecular biologyA cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell

Origin

From co- + receptor.

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APA

coreceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coreceptor

MLA

“coreceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coreceptor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coreceptor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coreceptor.

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