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True / False: TCRs consist mostly of α and the β chains. |
True |
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What are CDR loops? |
CDR loops are part of the antigen bindingsite on a B- or T cell receptor. Every receptor has three loops. CDR3 is the most variable of the three because it consist of a random sequence made possible by the activity of the RAG genes. |
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What are RAG genes? |
RAG genes play an important role in somatic recombination. |
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True / False: B- and T cells have different C regions. |
False, only the B cells have different C regions. |
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Does the MHCI or MHCIII consist of three α chains and one β chain? |
MHCI |
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True / False: MHCII molecules show extracellular antigens and MHCI molecules show intracellular antigens. |
True |
