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PD-1

Checkpoint receptor marking adapted T cell restraint during chronic antigen exposure

T cellcheckpointexhaustioncancer

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Last reviewed 2026-05-17

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Systems teaching draft. Content is structured for education and graph expansion, with formal source tagging ready for the next review pass.

receptor

Systems Context

PD-1 is often a sign that the system is limiting damage under persistent antigen pressure.

Clinical Use

Core checkpoint marker in cancer immunotherapy, chronic infection, and tolerance/exhaustion reasoning.

Aliases

Expressed By

Targets

PD-L1PD-L2

Functions

signal restrainttoleranceexhaustion adaptationimmune checkpoint regulation