regulatory T cell

regulatory T cell

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000815

A T cell which regulates overall immune responses as well as the responses of other T cell subsets through direct cell-cell contact and cytokine release. [ GOC:add http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 ]

Synonyms: regulatory T lymphocyte regulatory T-cell Treg regulatory T-lymphocyte

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database cross reference

BTO:0004520
MESH:D050378
FMA:84070

Subsets

cellxgene_subset, human_reference_atlas

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This cell type may express FoxP3 and CD25 and secretes IL-10 and TGF-beta.

has broad synonym

suppressor T-cell

suppressor T-lymphocyte

suppressor T lymphocyte

suppressor T cell

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Equivalent to:

mature T cell and capable of some negative regulation of immune response

Subclass of:

mature T cell
capable of some negative regulation of immune response