You Are Studying Mice That Have a Mutation in the Fc

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Essay

You are studying mice that have a mutation in the Fc ε RI signal cascade: their ITAM motifs cannot be phosphorylated.What types of immune reactions would be affected by the mutation? Explain the effect the mutation would have on the mice.

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