clonal selection Flashcards

1
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what are 3 types of effector cell

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cytotoxic, helper, and regulatory T cells

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what do effector b cells produce

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antibodies
cytokines

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what is clonal expansion

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Cells that have rearranged the right gene segments bind antigen. Antigen binding triggers cell division.
If the variable region can bind to an antigen it triggers the B-cell to proliferate. This is called clonal expansion.

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4
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when do T-cells proliferate

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after antigens are taken up and degraded by phagocytosis

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5
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what cells present antigen to helper T-cells

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Dendritic cells and macrophages

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