Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
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Speculate as to how MHC, TCR, and BCR molecules evolved to require accessory proteins or coreceptors for signal to be sent within the cell?
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the newly synthesized MHC class I protein is held in a 'peptide-receptive state' by binding to the calreticulin:ERp57:tapasin
complex. Peptide editing ensures that the MHC class I molecules that reach the cell surface have stable, high-affinity
binding for their peptide cargo. Peptide editing is important to the immune response because it
maintains high levels of surface MHC class I expression.
ensures that MHC class I molecules are not degraded in the ER.
prevents surface MHC class I molecules from undergoing peptide exchange at the cell surface.
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Chapter 34 Solutions
Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 34.2 - What does the term valence mean and how does an...Ch. 34.2 - Distinguish between self and nonself substances.Ch. 34.2 - Prob. 2RIACh. 34.2 - How does a hapten differ from an antigen?Ch. 34.3 - What are the types of adaptive immunity?Ch. 34.3 - What distinguishes natural from artificial...Ch. 34.3 - What are ways that active immunity is different...Ch. 34.3 - Of the four types of acquired immunity, which do...Ch. 34.4 - On what types of cells are MHC class I molecules...Ch. 34.4 - Prob. 2MI
Ch. 34.4 - What are MHCs and HLAs? Describe the roles of the...Ch. 34.4 - Prob. 2RIACh. 34.4 - Prob. 3RIACh. 34.4 - How are foreign peptides processed so as to...Ch. 34.5 - Prob. 1MICh. 34.5 - Prob. 1RIACh. 34.5 - Prob. 2RIACh. 34.5 - Describe antigen processing. How does this process...Ch. 34.5 - Prob. 4RIACh. 34.5 - Prob. 5RIACh. 34.5 - Prob. 6RIACh. 34.6 - Which cells are functioning as APCs in this...Ch. 34.6 - Prob. 1RIACh. 34.6 - Briefly compare and contrast B cells and T cells...Ch. 34.6 - Prob. 3RIACh. 34.6 - Prob. 4RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 1MICh. 34.7 - Prob. 2MICh. 34.7 - Prob. 3MICh. 34.7 - Prob. 1.1RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 1.2RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 1.3RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 1.4RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.1RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.2RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.3RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.4RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.5RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 3.1RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 3.2RIACh. 34.7 - In addition to combinatorial joining, what other...Ch. 34.8 - What is the difference between a precipitation and...Ch. 34.8 - Prob. 1RIACh. 34.8 - Prob. 2RIACh. 34.8 - How does opsonization inhibit microbial adherence...Ch. 34.8 - Prob. 4RIACh. 34.9 - Prob. 1RIACh. 34.9 - How would you define anergy?Ch. 34.10 - Prob. 1MICh. 34.10 - Prob. 2MICh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.1RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.2RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.3RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.4RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.5RIACh. 34.10 - What is an autoimmune disease and how might it...Ch. 34.10 - Prob. 2.2RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 2.3RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 2.4RIACh. 34 - What properties of proteins make them suitable...Ch. 34 - What other biotechnologies could be invented based...Ch. 34 - Speculate as to how MHC, TCR, and BCR molecules...Ch. 34 - Prob. 4CHICh. 34 - Prob. 5CHICh. 34 - In an effort to better understand the mechanisms...Ch. 34 - Prob. 7CHI
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