Fc receptor

English

Etymology

From its binding specificity for the constant part of antibodies known as the fragment crystallizable (Fc) region.

Noun

Fc receptor (plural Fc receptors)

  1. (biochemistry) A protein found on the surface of certain immune and blood cells that binds to antibodies attached to infected cells or invading pathogens, enabling antibody-mediated phagocytosis or antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC).
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