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** These MHC amino acids associate with amino acids near the ends of the peptides
 
** These MHC amino acids associate with amino acids near the ends of the peptides
 
*** The intervening stretch of peptide folds into a helix within the groove
 
*** The intervening stretch of peptide folds into a helix within the groove
*** Is the target for T cell receptor recognition
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*** Is the target for [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood#T Cells|T cell]] receptor recognition
 
*MHC molecules have the capacity to bind to trillions of different peptides
 
*MHC molecules have the capacity to bind to trillions of different peptides
 
**Adopt a flexible '''floppy''' conformation until a peptide binds
 
**Adopt a flexible '''floppy''' conformation until a peptide binds
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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]]
 
[[Image:MHC T cell Interaction.jpg|thumb|right|150px|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
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* Only peptide associated with self-MHC will interact with and activate [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood#T Cells|T cells]]
** T-cells cannot be activated by a peptide on a foreign cell
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** [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood#T Cells|T cells]] cannot be activated by a peptide on a foreign cell
** T-cells will react against foreign MHC molecules
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** [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood#T Cells|T cells]] will react against foreign MHC molecules
 
*** This is the basis of graft rejection
 
*** This is the basis of graft rejection
  
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