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True/False: There are usually less mutations near the transcription start site of the variable region for an antibody.
Which of the following is most analogous (or most closely matches) to the germinal center in the secondary lymphoid tissue?
a. the cortex of the thymus
b. the spongy tissue of the bone
c. the medulla of the thymus
d. the plasma of the bone marrow
Which of the following is not part of the T-cell receptor complex?
a. alpha chain
b. CD3 complex
c. beta chain
d. IgA
1. False,
as there are reatively large mutations near transcription start
site of variable region of an antibody
a somatic process can induce mutations into antibody variable
region at a high rate in vertebrates and leads to antibody
diversity.
2. Most analogous to germinal center in secondary lymphoid tissue
is the cortex of thymus
as cortex of thymus produce hormones that hep in growth and
differentiation of T cell progenitors.
similarly germinal centers are place where mature B cells
proliferate,differentiate and mutate their antibody genes.
3. IGA
IGA is not a part of TCR as TCR is disulfide linked menbrane
anchored heterodimeric protein normally consisting of alpha and
beta chains expressed as a part of complex with the invariant CD3
chain molecules