T-Lymphocytes Overview
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- T-Lymphocytes (T Cell) Overview
- Part of adaptive immune system
- Directly work to kill infected cells (cell-mediated)
- Activated by binding a specific antigen
- T-cell Receptors (TCRs) bind to antigens presented on MHC I or II
- TCRs undergo rearrangement of genes to allow for greater binding diversity
- Differentiate after activation into either cytotoxic, helper, or memory T-cells
- Part of adaptive immune system