Term Name: CD8-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell
Synonyms: CD8+ regulatory T cell, CD8+ T(reg), CD8+ Treg, CD8-positive T(reg), CD8-positive Treg, CD8-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T lymphocyte, CD8-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T-cell, CD8-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T-lymphocyte, CD8-positive, alpha-beta Treg, suppressor T cell, suppressor T lymphocyte, suppressor T-cell, suppressor T-lymphocyte
Definition: A CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell that regulates overall immune responses as well as the responses of other T cell subsets through direct cell-cell contact and cytokine release.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000795]

Relationships
is a type of: CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell regulatory T cell
has subtype: CD8-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CD8-positive, CD28-negative, alpha-beta regulatory T cell CD8-positive, CXCR3-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell
capable_of: negative regulation of immune response