Immunology Acronyms

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  1. 2. APC that presents Ag in the context of MHC to T cells
  2. 3. Repeating molecular patterns on microbes
  3. 6. Key transcription factor required to bind to IL-2
  4. 8. Part of Ab responsible for Ag binding
  5. 9. Family of cytokines that cells resist viral infections
  6. 11. End product of Complement cascade that kills pathogens
  7. 13. Soluble protein that binds to mannose on pathogens
  8. 14. Transcription factor expressed by Treg cells
  9. 15. Region of Ab where Fc receptors bind
  10. 17. TNF receptor on cells increasing susceptibility to death by cells with Fas ligand
  11. 18. Adaptive IR where effector T cells play a major role
  12. 19. Multiple drug treatment for HIV infection
  13. 21. AA sequence involved in signal transduction
  14. 23. Molecule recognized by Ab or BCR or peptide presented by MHC to TCR
  15. 24. protein that binds to phosphocholine on bacteria
  16. 25. CD8+ T cells with effector function
  17. 27. Ag receptor on T cells
  18. 28. Cell surface molecules that present peptide Ag to T cells
  19. 30. Receptors that recognize and bind to PAMP's
  20. 31. Regions of Ag binding loops of Ig molecules
  21. 32. Ig secreted by plasma cells
  22. 34. cells, Activates macrophages and promotes CTL responses
  23. 35. Short DNA sequences flanking Ig and TCR (V,D & J) gene segments
  24. 37. Family of PRR that recognize PAMPs
  25. 38. T cell subset responsible for suppressing or limiting IR
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  1. 1. Receptors that bind to Fc portion of IgG molecules
  2. 4. WBC with multi-lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
  3. 5. Cell surface ligands for leukocyte integrins
  4. 7. Cytokine produced by mPhi and T cells
  5. 8. Part of Ab
  6. 9. General designation of cytokines and chemical messengers secreted by immune cells
  7. 10. Chemokine receptor family of G-protein-coupled transmembrane receptors
  8. 12. Transcription factor that activates expression of pro-inflammatory genes
  9. 16. cell, Large granular lymphocyte; innate effector
  10. 20. Mechanism NK cells use to induce apoptosis
  11. 21. Protein family of antibodies and B-cell receptors
  12. 22. Ig expressed on B cell surface
  13. 23. Transcription factor causing gene transcription in the thymus
  14. 24. cell-surface molecules that help differentiate immune cells
  15. 26. Cell wall component of gram negative bacteria
  16. 29. MHC gene complex and proteins in humans
  17. 31. Chemokine family of cell-attracted cytokines
  18. 33. slg on B cells that binds Ag and transmits signal 1 to activate B cells.
  19. 36. Autoimmune disease
  20. 38. cells, Stimulates B cells to produce Ab against pathogens