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== Function == | == Function == | ||
CD81 is a cell-surface protein involved in a variety of biological responses like adhesion, morphology, activation, proliferation and differentiation of of B- and T-cells<ref>PMID:9597125</ref>. CD81 belongs to the tetraspanin family - protein containing 4 transmembrane domains - which form microdomains in the cell surface with a variety of partner proteins. | CD81 is a cell-surface protein involved in a variety of biological responses like adhesion, morphology, activation, proliferation and differentiation of of B- and T-cells<ref>PMID:9597125</ref>. CD81 belongs to the tetraspanin family - protein containing 4 transmembrane domains - which form microdomains in the cell surface with a variety of partner proteins. CD81 enables hepatitis C virus infection of human cells<ref>PMID:20004001</ref>. | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
