Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Section 2: General Biology
A given MHC molecule can bind numerous different peptides, and some peptides can bind to several different MHC molecules. Because of this MHC molecule is often referred to as “promiscuous”.
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MHC-Peptide Interaction
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One individual, however, expresses only a small number of these molecules—up to six different class I molecules and 12 or more different class II molecules.
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MHC molecules in mouse