PH 151: PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY Acronyms for Third Exam

Table 1. Important components of Immunity and cell

their acronyms MAC Membrane attack
complex
Acronym MBL Mannose-binding
lectin
ADCC Antibody-dependent
cell-mediated MHC Major
cytotoxicity histocompatibility
complex
APC Antigen Presenting
Cell MCP Membrane co-factor
protein
BAFF B-cell activating factor
NK cell Natural killer cells
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
PALS Periarteriolar lymphoid
CD4, CD8 Cluster of
sheath
differentiation
PCA-1 Plasma cell membrane
CpG nucleotide Cytosine-phosphate-
glycoprotein (Alkaline
guanine nucleotide
phosphodiesterase 1)
C3,C4,C5 etc Component
TAP Transporter associated
(As in Complement C3
with Antigen
= Complement
processing (acc to
component 3)
books)
C1 INA C1 inhibitor (acquired)
Transport-associated
C1 INH C1 inhibitor proteins (acc to Prof.
CR Complement Receptor Lota)
CTL / Tc Cytotoxic T-cell TCR T-cell receptor
CTLA Cytotoxic T- TGF Transforming growth
Lymphocyte- factor
associated protein Th T-helper cell
DAF Decay accelerating TNF Tumor necrosis factor
factor
Treg T regulatory cell
9 dpc, 10 dpc etc Days postcoitum
SCPN Serum
(as in 9 days after sex/
carboxypeptidase N
zygote formation)
VECGF Vascular endothelial
E9, E15 Embryonic day
th th cell growth factor
(As in 9 or 15
embryonic day)
Fab Fragment antigen Others
binding Note: These are fixed. They do not stand for
F(ab)2 Two Fabs anything.
Fc Fragment Fas
crystallizable Bax
FcYRIII Fc-gamma-receptor III C-kit
ICAM Intercellular Adhesion
Molecule
IL Interleukin
INF Interferon
ITAM Immunoreceptor
Tyrosine-based
Activation Motifs
LFA Lymphocyte Function-
associated Antigen
LTR HSC Long term
reconstituting or
repopulating
hematopoietic stem

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