http://www.theimmunology.com/animations/Cytotoxic.T.Cell.htm
This is a great animation to give us a general idea of the action preformed cyotoxic T cell with a virus infected cell. Once the cyotoxic Tcell reconizes the viral antigen along with that the class I mhc presented on the infected cells membrane, the cyotoxic T cell wants to apoptosis this cell. To do so, it will release cyotoxins and perforin which will perforate the infected cells membrane and the end result apoptosis of the infected cell.
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ReplyDeleteThe animation of Cytotoxic T-cell activity against target cells, helps put in perspective what we have learned in class.It helped build up the knowledge we need to understand how this reaction works in our immune system.
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