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Like T cells, B cells require multiple signals for activation. Antigen binding to the B cell antigen ______ provides one signal, while antigen-specific effector ______ provide the other signals. The requirement for multiple signals to activate either a T cell or a B cell helps to prevent ______ and dangerous activation of monocytes , including ______ ______ . Most of the proteins involved in cell–cell recognition and antigen recognition in the immune system, including ______, TCRs, and ______ proteins, as well as various co-receptors, belong to the ancient Ig superfamily. This superfamily is thought to have evolved from a primordial gene encoding a single Ig- like ______ . The mechanisms for diversifying antibodies and T cell receptors by recombining gene segments may have arisen when a ______ inserted into an exon of a gene encoding an Ig family member.

receptors (BCRs) helper T cells killer T cells
inappropriate appropriate monocytes
lymphocytes self-reactive non-self-reactive
antibodies IPR MHC
domain transposon retrovirus

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