Early Induced Proteins in Innate Immune Response

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What is the term used to describe the complement system's enzymatic alteration and fragmentation of proteins in a series?

Irreversible pathway

Chemotactic pathway

Cascade pathway (correct)

Opsonization pathway

Which immune response pathway does the complement system utilize for its functions in the innate immune response?

Adaptive pathway

Alternate pathway (correct)

Classical pathway

Phagocytic pathway

What is the irreversible action that occurs once the complement system is activated?

Labeling pathogens for opsonization

Enzymatic alteration of proteins

Chemotactic attraction of phagocytic cells

Formation of damaging pores in pathogen membranes (correct)

What is the function of complement fragments that diffuse away from the pathogen?

Act as chemotactic agents Signup and view all the answers

What role does the complement system play in the adaptive immune response?

Utilization of the classical pathway Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of early induced proteins?

They are made as needed during the innate immune response Signup and view all the answers

Which proteins induce adjacent cells to make antiviral proteins in response to virus infection?

Interferons Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mannose-binding protein and C-reactive protein in the immune response?

Enhancing opsonization of bacteria Signup and view all the answers

Which cells have receptors for early induced proteins like mannose-binding protein and C-reactive protein?

Macrophages Signup and view all the answers

What process tags a pathogen for phagocytosis by binding antibodies or antimicrobial proteins?

Opsonization Signup and view all the answers

Why are complement system proteins not considered early induced proteins, despite some similarities with antibacterial proteins?

They are always present in blood plasma Signup and view all the answers

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What is the term used to describe the complement system's enzymatic alteration and fragmentation of proteins in a series?

Which immune response pathway does the complement system utilize for its functions in the innate immune response?

What is the irreversible action that occurs once the complement system is activated?

What is the function of complement fragments that diffuse away from the pathogen?

What role does the complement system play in the adaptive immune response?

What is the main characteristic of early induced proteins?

Which proteins induce adjacent cells to make antiviral proteins in response to virus infection?

What is the function of mannose-binding protein and C-reactive protein in the immune response?

Which cells have receptors for early induced proteins like mannose-binding protein and C-reactive protein?

What process tags a pathogen for phagocytosis by binding antibodies or antimicrobial proteins?

Why are complement system proteins not considered early induced proteins, despite some similarities with antibacterial proteins?

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