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Name two proteins that CTLs express upon successful activation.
Name two proteins that CTLs express upon successful activation.
Granzyme B and perforin.
What is the principal cytokine required for full proliferation and differentiation of effector CTLs?
What is the principal cytokine required for full proliferation and differentiation of effector CTLs?
IL-2.
Why are the stringent requirements for activation of CTLs important?
Why are the stringent requirements for activation of CTLs important?
To prevent unwanted destruction.
What is the safeguard against inappropriate self-reactivity by CTLs?
What is the safeguard against inappropriate self-reactivity by CTLs?
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When is the IL-2 receptor expressed in CTLs?
When is the IL-2 receptor expressed in CTLs?
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