NOD-like Receptors and PAMP Recognition Quiz
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What do NOD-like receptors (NLRs) recognize?

  • Only PAMPs
  • Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) (correct)
  • Proteins on the surface of pathogens
  • Only DAMPs

What are PAMPs composed of?

  • Carbohydrates and proteins
  • Carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids (correct)
  • Proteins and lipids
  • Nucleic acids and flagellin

What are DAMPs displayed on?

  • Pathogens
  • Healthy human cells
  • Only infected human cells
  • Stressed, injured, infected, or transformed human cells (correct)

Which molecules can act as PAMPs?

<p>Peptidoglycans, endotoxin, and flagellin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do NOD-like receptors (NLRs) recognize and recruit other proteins to form?

<p>Signaling complexes that promote inflammation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which molecules can act as PAMPs?

<p>Peptidoglycans, endotoxin, and flagellin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a specific arrangement of carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids on the surface of a pathogen called?

<p>Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) displayed on?

<p>Stressed, injured, infected, or transformed human cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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