Immunology
Across
- 2. Uncontrolled cell death due to damage or disease
- 5. T cell surface protein that aids in focusing on MHC molecules
- 6. Self-digestive process used by cells during starvation or to present internal antigens in the thymus
- 9. Cellular "package" enclosing materials brought into a cell
- 10. A primary structure in lymphoid organs for B cell activation
- 12. Immune cell type that produces antibodies en masse
- 15. Protein that outcompetes CD28 for B7 binding to help shut down immune responses
- 17. Essential secondary signal for T cell activation beyond the primary antigen recognition
- 19. Inactive state of T cells when proper activation signals are not met
- 20. Blood-filtering organ in the immune system
- 23. Foreign trigger for an immune defense
- 24. Blood vessels that are gateways for lymphocytes into lymph nodes
- 26. Cellular structure that shreds misfolded proteins
Down
- 1. Starfish-like immune cell essential for T cell activation
- 3. Type of T cell that destroys virus-infected cells
- 4. Lymphoid tissue associated with mucosal surfaces
- 7. The process of eliminating exhausted T cells post-activation
- 8. Signaling proteins that guide immune cells to the site of inflammation
- 11. Precise target of an antibody on an antigen
- 13. Receptor on T cells that inhibits their function when bound by its ligand PD-L1
- 14. Immune system's messenger proteins
- 16. T cells that produce cytokines like IL-10 to dampen immune responses
- 18. Immune system messengers
- 21. Active T cells performing their immune duties
- 22. Thymic protein that promotes expression of diverse self-antigens for T cell education
- 25. Gene important for regulatory T cells that maintain self-tolerance
- 27. Cellular self-destruction process