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Wed 24 Nov, 2010 01:12 am
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Regulation of this balance is required for development of
a well-ordered immune response, and disturbance can be a prede-
cessor of autoimmunity. Based on studies on the sea lamprey [5],
representative of jawless vertebrates, the development and use of
a highly diverse random repertoire of ‘anticipatory’ recognition
structures, along with immunological memory, entail a heightened
risk of self-reactivity and autoimmune disease.
@oristarA,
Well, kind of yes, kind of no.
The lamprey genetically developed and used ". . . a highly diverse random repertoire of ‘anticipatory’ recognition structures"--however, it is not something which any lamprey consciously or purposefully did. It was a product of unconcious genetic development.
@Setanta,
Thank you Set.
Do you think whether "recognition structures" is "immunological recognition structures?"
Probably . . . this is dipping again into specialized knowledge which i do not possess.
@oristarA,
Sure. It relates to the B and T cell receptor repertoires, i.e., immunological recognition structures.
@JPB,
JPB wrote:
Sure. It relates to the B and T cell receptor repertoires, i.e., immunological recognition structures.
Oops --- it refers to whatever cells lampreys have that would be comparable to human B and T cells.
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