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