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Ligands that bind shorter than the KPR time of 8 s (half-life of binding) fail to induce efficient TCR signaling. Ligands that bind longer allow the completion of several biochemical steps (white arrows) that result in an activatory signal by the TCR. This signal provokes further signaling (grey arrows) that ultimately leads to T cell activation.
