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*** receptors only recognize antigen that are processed and presented in the context of MHC.
T-cell
APC?
Antigen-presenting cell
Class I MHC molecules: are *** expressed on surface of all ***
cells; presents antigens to *** cells
glycoproteins
nucleated
Tc
Class II MHC molecules are *** expressed on the surface of ***;
present antigens to *** cells
glycoproteins
APC
Th
Class III MHC molecules are proteins involved in ***, such as ***.
immunity
inflammation
Class I MHC molecules consist of two protein chains. Longer chain is *** (### kDa) and is *** linked to *** (### kDa).
α-chain(α1, α2, α3)
45
noncovalently
β2 microglobulin
12
Class II MHC molecules consists of two protein chains: *** (### kDA) and *** (###
kDa).
α-chain(α1, α2)
22
β-chain(β1, β2)
28
Class *** MHC are primarily found on the cells of the immune system like ***, *** and ***.
II
Monocytes/macrophages and B-cells
Class *** MHC can deliver *** signals while the others can't.
II
intracellular
Some MHC loci in human have *** alleles.
over 100
Gene TAP encodes ***.
Peptide-transporter subunits
Transporter Associated with antigen Processing
Gene TNF encodes ***.
tumor necrosis factors
Cells that display MHC I peptides to *** cells are referred to as *** cells.
CD8+ Tc
target
Cells that display MHC II peptides to *** cells are called ***.
CD4+ Th
antigen-presenting cells (APC)