Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Basic components of the immune system part 29




Depending on the nature of the antigen (endogenous or exogenous), the MHC response is different. For example, endogenous antigens (including viral antigens) are presented by MHC class I antigen cells exclusively CD8 cells. The endogenous antigen is first broken down into small peptides and transported  by shuttle proteins called Tap I and Tap II to the endoplasmic reticulum. There they complex with MHC class I molecules and are delivered to the cell surface for further processing to the CD8 cells.

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