Which cell can function as an antigen presenting cell in an adaptive immune response?
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Antigen-Presenting Cell
Antigen-presenting cells (APC) are cells that can process a protein antigen, break it into peptides, and present it in conjunction with class II MHC molecules on the cell surface where it may interact with appropriate T cell receptors.
From: Immunology Guidebook, 2004
Related terms:
CD4
Macrophages
T Cells
Lymphocytes
Cytokines
T Cell
B Cell
Antigen
Peptide
Protein
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Antigen-presenting cells (APC) are cells that can process a protein antigen, break it into peptides, and present it in conjunction with class II MHC molecules on the cell surface where it may interact with appropriate T cell receptors.
From: Immunology Guidebook, 2004
Related terms:
CD4
Macrophages
T Cells
Lymphocytes
Cytokines
T Cell
B Cell
Antigen
Peptide
Protein
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