If You Were Developing Artificial B-Cell Receptors (BCRs)based on the Natural

question 19

Multiple Choice

If you were developing artificial B-cell receptors (BCRs) based on the natural version and wanted to change the BCRs' ability to bind certain antigens,which region of the natural receptor would you alter?

• A)transmembrane domain
• B)amino terminus of light and heavy chains
• C)carboxy terminus of light and heavy chains
• D)the region projecting into the cytoplasm of the cell

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