Friday, March 21, 2014

Dictionary #3

1. a) Exogenous pathway: Intracellular route taken by antigen that is processed for presentation by MHC class II, typically associate with proteins that are endocytosed.
b) Endogenous pathway: Intracellular route taken by antigen that is processed for presentation by MHC class I, typically associated with proteins generated in the cytosol.





2. Lipid Rafts: Parts of the membrane characterized by highly ordered, detergent-insoluble, sphingolipid- and cholesterol-rich regions. 






3. Periarteriolar lymphoid sheath (PALS): A collar of lymphocytes encasing small arterioles of the spleen. 





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