MHC MOLECULES

Animations by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

html5 animation of MHC-I molecules binding epitopes from endogenous antigens by an antigen-presenting cell.

html5 animation showing a naive T8-lymphocyte recognizing epitopes bound to MHC-I molecules on an antigen-presenting dendritic cell.

html5 animation of MHC-I molecules binding epitopes from endogenous antigens in an infected cell.

html5 animation of a CTL triggering apoptosis by way of perforins and granzymes.

html5 animation showing CTL-induced apoptosis.

html5 animation of MHC-II molecules binding epitopes from exogenous antigens.

html5 animation of a naive T4-lymphocyte recognizing epitopes bound to MHC-II molecules on an APC.

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