Cytokines Qs 1-7 Flashcards
1
Q
Cytokines may exhibit ________ action, signaling the cells that produce them.
A
autocrine
2
Q
Cytokines are NOT:
A
Antigen specific
3
Q
Several cytokines may have the same effect on the cells they bind. This is an example of:
A
redundancy
4
Q
Characterization of cytokine activities is NOT made more difficult by their:
A
Gene structure.
5
Q
Interferons:
A
Inhibit virus replication by infected cells.
6
Q
A cytokine can do all of the following except:
A
Bind to receptors which do not share cytokine-binding subunits.
7
Q
Members of a cytokine receptor family:
A
Are similar in protein structure and somemtimes in regions of amino acid sequence.
