Platelet-activating factor has a long ether-linked alkyl chain at C-1 of glycerol, but C-2 is ester-linked to acetic acid, which makes the compound much more water-soluble than most glycerophospholipids and plasmalogens.

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T cells initiate the adaptive immune response by interacting MHC on antigen-presenting cells that have been exposed to pathogens. 

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MHC molecules in mouse

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Effects of inbreeding on Japanese children

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Fate of duplicate gene 

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T-independent response

Type 1 T-independent (TI-1) antigens bind to B cells through both Ig and innate immune receptors. LPS from Gram negative organisms binds to B cells via both mIg and TLR, resulting in signaling from both receptors.