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Name the appropriate antibody isotype(s) (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM) for the following statement.  Include all that apply. –Is the most abundant in serum

The transcription factor that is activated as a result of interferon binding to a receptor.

Name the appropriate antibody isotype(s) (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM) for the following statement.  Include all that apply. –Includes a J-chain

__________________ consist of two categories of either inflammatory, phagocytic or patrolling cells.    

Match the following complement protein with the appropriate complement pathway that they function in.  Include all that apply. C2

Which of the following give rise to T lymphocytes?

The term that refers to when a T cell is not activated due to the lack of a costimulatory stimulus.

Will C57 T cells become activated in the presence of influenza-infected C57 antigen-presenting cells? In your answer, make sure to describe the 3 signals necessary for normal T-cell activation, the cell types involved in each signal, which molecules are expressed on each cell that are responsible for the signal (where appropriate), and whether the outcome of each signal will occur in C57 T cells.  Also, describe how T cell activation would be altered in the presence of influenza-infected BALB/c APCs.

Determine whether the following statement refers to humoral or cell-mediated immunity or both. –The recognition of proteins are immunoglobulins.

The process that ensures that B cells express only one type of heavy chain and one type of light chain.