Immunology Vocabulary

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  1. 2. immunoglobulin secreted by plasma cells
  2. 8. an immunoglobulin that is expressed on B cell surface
  3. 11. an abbreviation for a mechanism NK cells use to induce apoptosis in virally infected cells or tumor cells
  4. 13. thymus-derived lymphocytes that are comprise of two different subsets, CD4 T cells and CD8 T cells
  5. 14. abbreviation for white blood cells with multi-lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
  6. 16. abbreviation for name of MHC gene complex and proteins in humans
  7. 18. regulatory CD4+ T cells: a T cell subset that is responsible for suppressing or limiting immune responses
  8. 20. cell wall component of gram negative bacteria which can be bound by TLR-4 on macrophages and dendritic cells
  9. 23. T cells that express the co-receptor protein which upon activation differentiate into distinct T-helper phenotypes
  10. 25. large granular lymphocyte that serves as innate effector cell by inducing apoptosis of virally infected cells and tumor cells
  11. 26. abbreviation for a transcription factor that causes several hundred tissue-specific genes to be transcribed by a subpopulation of epithelial cells in the thymus
  12. 27. slg on B cells that binds Ag and transmits signal 1 to activate B cells
  13. 28. chemical messengers secreted by immune cells that help in their communication with other cells
  14. 30. abbreviation for receptors on immune cells and epithelial cells that recognize and bind to PAMPs on microbes
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  1. 1. protein family to which antibodies and B-cell receptors belong
  2. 3. transcription factor that helps activate the expression of many pro-inflammatory genes
  3. 4. one of two recombination activating genes which are essential for Ig and TCR gene rearrangement
  4. 5. family of pattern recognition receptors present on leukocytes and epithelial cells that recognize PAMPs on pathogens and help initiate immune response
  5. 6. family name of chemokines, chemicals that are a sub-class of cytokines with cell-attractant properties
  6. 7. family name for cytokines that help cells to resist viral infections
  7. 9. abbreviation for the designation of a family of cell surface molecules involved in presentation of peptide antigens to T cells
  8. 10. B lymphocyte that upon activation can differentiate into plasma cells secreting antibody molecules or B memory cells
  9. 12. type of APC that presents antigen in the context of MHC to T cells
  10. 15. large mononuclear phagocyte that contributes to innate immune responses; can act as effector cell in adaptive immune responses
  11. 17. recognized in native structure by antibodies or B cell receptor; a peptide that is presented by MHC molecules to T cell receptor
  12. 19. T cells that express the co-receptor protein which upon activation differentiate into cytotoxic T lymphocytes
  13. 21. abbreviation for cell adhesion molecule
  14. 22. abbreviation for a cell that is able to present antigen via MHC molecules to T cell receptors on T cells
  15. 24. abbreviation for an autoimmune disease where autoantibodies form immune complexes
  16. 29. abbreviation for the Ag receptor on T cells