Immunology — Flashcards

Class switching to Ig_____ is promoted by IL-5 and TGF-β

Class _____ MHC encodes for tumour necrosis factor and complement proteins (C2, C4, Factor B).

Toll-like receptor (TLR) _____ binds to flagella

Toll-like receptor (TLR) _____ binds to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA).

Natural killer cells may induce apoptosis of virally infected cells and tumors cells via release of _____ and granzymes

Nasal secretions contain muramidase (lysozyme), immunoglobulins Ig_____ and IgE, and interferon and thus have antibacterial properties.

Ig_____ exists as a dimer held by a J chain when secreted

MHC _____ binds to the T-cell receptor (TCR) and CD-8

Differentiation of helper T cells to _____ is inhibited by IL-4 and IL-10 (from Th2 cells)

Antigen loading onto MHC II occurs following release of the _____ in an acidified endosome