Chimeric antigen receptors are engineered surface receptors on autologous T cells. Describe how CARs provide a method of targeting cancer cells
What will be an ideal response?
CARs allow the engineered targeting of cancer cells by recombinantly expressing genetically engineered cell surface receptors that are designed to activate T cells upon binding neoantigens on the cancer cell surface.
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How do T cells contribute to the immune response?
A. through the production of antibodies B. through cell-mediated immunity C. by activating the complement system D. by removing pathogens by phagocytosis
Which of the following statements about mitochondria is true?
a. all protists have mitochondria b. some protists are descended from early eukaryotes that never had mitochondria c. all living protists are descended from a common ancestor that had mitochondria d. some protists lost their mitochondria as an adaptation to a predatory lifestyle e. some protists lost their mitochondria as they became photosynthetic
You are talking to a 54-year-old patient who has joint pain. As the attending physician, you order a scan to look at the cartilage in the patient's painful joints because you suspect that cartilage has worn away, leading to
A. acromegaly. B. rheumatoid arthritis. C. scoliosis. D. osteoporosis. E. osteoarthritis.
Which type of molecule can diffuse through the blood-brain barrier?
A) very small molecules B) glucose molecules C) hydrophilic molecules and glucose molecules D) very small molecules and lipophilic molecules E) lipophilic molecules