antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class II

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Accession
GO:0019886
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
alt_id: GO:0042591
alt_id: GO:0048005
exact: exogenous peptide antigen processing and presentation via MHC class II
broad: antigen presentation, exogenous antigen via MHC class II
broad: antigen presentation, exogenous peptide antigen
broad: antigen processing, exogenous antigen via major histocompatibility complex class II
Definition
The process by which an antigen-presenting cell expresses a peptide antigen of exogenous origin on its cell surface in association with an MHC class II protein complex. The peptide antigen is typically, but not always, processed from a whole protein. [source: GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149, PMID:15771591]
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