Assignment: Cross-Presentation of Antigens by MHC Class I Molecules
Written by WTJ on March 25, 2008 – 12:03 pm -I just pick a topic for my immunology 1500 words assignment.
Cross-presentation of antigens by MHC class I molecules
Cross-presentation of exogenous proteins on MHC class I molecules contributes to the priming of CD8+ T-cell responses. Describe evidence for the importance of this mechanism for antigen presentation in the response to viral antigens and experiments designed to determine the intracellular routes involved in cross-presentation. Discuss how understanding the molecular and cellular basis of cross-presentation might lead to improved vaccine design.
I break the topic down into three parts:
- Describe the evidence for the important of the mechanism for antigen presentation in the response to viral antigens.
- Describe experiments designed to determine the intracellular routes involved in cross-presentation.
- Discuss how understanding the molecular and cellular basis of cross-presentation might lead to improved vaccine design.
I don’t know much about cross-presentation. I guess this is the hardest topic among all (that’s what my friends told me).
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