IMM crossword puzzle
Across
- 7. acute phase protein that binds to phosphocholine, a constituent of certain bacteria that can trigger Complement activation and acts as an opsonin
- 10. name of MHC gene complex and proteins in humans
- 11. soluble acute phase response protein that can bind mannose on pathogens can activate the lectin pathway of Complement and acts as an opsonin
- 17. a type of APC that presents antigen in the context of MHC to T cells
- 19. human immunodeficiency virus
- 20. a cytokine produced by macrophages and T cells that is highly pro-inflammatory
- 23. protein family to which antibodies and B-cell receptors belong
- 24. an autoimmune disease where autoantibodies form immune complexes
- 25. family name for cytokines that help cells to resist viral infections
- 26. general designation of many of the different cytokines, chemical messengers secreted by immune cells that help in their communication with other cells
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- 1. a family of Pattern Recognition Receptors present on many leukocytes and epithelial cells that recognize PAMPs on pathogens and help initiate immune responses
- 2. the two genes essential for Ig and TCR gene rearrangement
- 3. an immunoglobulin that is expressed on B cell surface
- 4. designation for a family of cell surface molecules involved in the presentation of peptide antigens to T cells
- 5. the Ag receptor on T cells
- 6. a crystallized fragment of an antibody
- 8. receptors on immune cells and epithelial cells that recognize and bind to PAMPs on microbes
- 9. cells surface ligands for the leukocyte integrins
- 12. end product of the Complement cascade that can kill pathogens directly by forming a pore in pathogen membrane leading to lysis
- 13. large mononuclear phagocyte that takes residence in many different tissues and organs and contributes to innate immune responses and can act as an effector cell in adaptive immune responses
- 14. short DNA sequences flanking Ig and TCR V D and J gene segments that serve as the binding sites for the RAG complex allowing Ig and TCR gene rearrangement
- 15. white blood cells with multi-lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
- 16. Member of TNF receptor family expressed on certain cells that makes them susceptible to being killed by cells expressing the Fas ligand
- 18. a cell wall component of gram-negative bacteria which can be bound by TLR-4 on macrophages and dendritic cells
- 21. large granular lymphocyte that serves as an innate effector cell by inducing apoptosis of target cells
- 22. transcription factor that helps activate the expression of many pro-inflammatory genes