what is the function of the cd8 receptor?

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What is the function of the CD8 receptor?

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    CD8 acts as a co-receptor during T-cell antigen engagement. The dominant molecular basis for this functional role in antigen recognition centers on the association of the CD8 α-chain with p56Lck, via two vicinal cysteines, which interact through a zinc chelate complex to produce a co-activation signal.
     

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