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===Response to Activation===
 
===Response to Activation===
 
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The response of the T cells to obtaining Signals 1 and 2 is to express the receptor for the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) and CD4+ T-cells secrete IL-2.  
* The response of the [[Lymphocytes#T cells|T cells]] to obtaining Signals 1 and 2 is:
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The final trigger for clonal expansion is the engagement of IL-2R with IL-2 from any activated CD4+ T-cell. IL-2 produced by a CD4+ cell may also stimulate clonal expansion of the CD4+ cell.
** To express the receptor for the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2).
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** In [[Lymphocytes#Helper CD4+|CD4+ T-cells]] only, the secretion of IL-2.  
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* The final trigger for clonal expansion is the engagement of IL-2R with IL-2.
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** The IL-2 can come from any activated CD4+ T-cell.
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** IL-2 produced by a CD4+ cell may also stimulate clonal expansion of that cell.
      
==T-Helper Cell Function==
 
==T-Helper Cell Function==
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