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===Activation Scenarios===
 
===Activation Scenarios===
#'''No signal 1''':
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1. '''No signal 1''':
*T cell is not activated as there is no antigen.
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:T cell is not activated as there is no antigen.
#'''Both signal 1 and signal 2'''
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2. '''Both signal 1 and signal 2'''
*T cell is activated into clonal expansion and produces cytokines or becomes cytotoxic.  
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:T cell is activated into clonal expansion and produces cytokines or becomes cytotoxic.  
#'''Signal 1 but no signal 2'''
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3. '''Signal 1 but no signal 2'''
* T-cell is triggered into apoptosis and dies.  
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:T-cell is triggered into apoptosis and dies.  
* This is the basis of "clonal deletion" and is a major mechanism of the development of tolerance.  
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:This is the basis of "clonal deletion" and is a major mechanism of the development of tolerance. It ensures that T-cells do not react with self (non-dangerous) antigens.
It ensures that T-cells do not react with self (non-dangerous) antigens.
      
===TCR Complex===
 
===TCR Complex===
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