Part 3 PP Flashcards
what aspect of IG, antibody, and T cell receptor is source of diversity
Receptor structure
variable and hypervariable regions of located where
at antigen binding domains
antibodies made against pathogen are _______ for that pathogen
highly specific
what is epitope
part of antigen that is recognized by antibodies, T cells and B cells
what is the source of diversity in IG and T cell receptors
gene rearragnement
B cells recognized _______ and T cells recognized pathogene-derived ______ found on MHC
intact pathogens and peptides
What does the dendritic cells function
carry pathogen to lymph node to stimulate adaptive immune response
what purpose does somatic hypermutation have on adaptive immune response
improves the quality of the antibody
what does IgE have affinity towards
affinity to mast cells
IgE responds to what
antigen in the pollen
the granules released from mast cells contain what
cytokines and histamine