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T cell costimulation

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0031295


The process of providing, via surface-bound receptor-ligand pairs, a second, antigen-independent, signal in addition to that provided by the T cell receptor to augment T cell activation. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781735149&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: T-cell costimulation, T-lymphocyte costimulation, T-cell co-stimulation, T lymphocyte costimulation, T cell co-stimulation