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==TCR-MHC Interaction==
 
==TCR-MHC Interaction==
[[Image:MHC T cell Interaction.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Molecules of T lymphocyte recognition - Copyright Prof Dirk Werling DrMedVet PhD MRCVS]]
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[[Image:MHC T cell Interaction.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Molecules of T lymphocyte recognition - Copyright Prof Dirk Werling DrMedVet PhD MRCVS]]
* Only peptide associated with self-MHC will interact with and activate [[Lymphocytes#T Cells|T cells]]
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Only peptide associated with self-MHC will interact with and activate [[T cells]], which cannot be activated by a peptide on a foreign cell.
** [[Lymphocytes#T Cells|T cells]] cannot be activated by a peptide on a foreign cell
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T cells will react against foreign MHC molecules and this is the basis of graft rejection
** [[Lymphocytes#T Cells|T cells]] will react against foreign MHC molecules
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*** This is the basis of graft rejection
      
[[Image:Location of Polymorphic Residues 1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Location of Polymorphic Residues - Copyright Prof Dirk Werling DrMedVet PhD MRCVS]]
 
[[Image:Location of Polymorphic Residues 1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Location of Polymorphic Residues - Copyright Prof Dirk Werling DrMedVet PhD MRCVS]]
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