Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 5: General body meeting of J&K Amateur Athletics Association was held here today under the chairmanship of President Suneel Mahajan. Members from J&K UT and all districts were present during the meeting. Raj Kumar Mittan, Bhupinder Singh Tirthi and Musabat Ismail from Athletics Federation of India, J&K Olympic Association and J&K Sports Council also attended the meeting as observers. Returning Officer Ajay Vaid Senior Advocate appointed by the President J&K Amateur Athletics Association announced the […]
Wajid Aslam Khan
This bondage between T-cell and virally infected cell is called the immunological synapse. It is crucial for the immunological response as this cellular “handshake” activates the T cell.
Children walk on a wooden bridge during a cold morning in the interiors of Dal Lake in Srinagar.
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Our immune system is dependent on the binding of cells together. In scientific terms, this is called an immunological synapse. An infected cell, which is invaded by a virus, starts to display part of the virus – peptide – on a receptor on its surface.
Every T (lymphocyte) cell has a receptor specific for certain peptide. The T cell binds to an infected cell only in the presence of the displayed peptide. This bondage between T-cell and virally infected cell is called the immunological synapse. It is crucial for the immunological response as this cellular “handshake” activates the T cell.