I'm at the start of TEW2 (1 hour in). Tried to find what APC means by googling all sorts of things, but can't seem to find any definition or...
B-cells become Plasma Cells. When a B-cell receptor connects to its specific antigen, a Helper T-cell releases chemicals that tell that B-cell to divide many times. This makes an army of B-cells with the perfectly shaped B-cell receptor to connect to the invader in your body.Many of these B-cells quickly turn into Plasma cells.how/hide words to know. 1  Antibody: a molecule made by B-cells to trap foreign particles and microbes... 2  Molecule: a chemical structure that has two or more atoms held together by a chemical bond. 3  Plasma cell: an immune cell that comes from B-cells and makes and releases antibodies. 4  Receptor: a molecule on the surface of a cell that receives ...
The antibody locks onto the surface of the invading bacteria or virus. The invader is then marked with the antibody so that the body knows it is dangerous and it can be killed off. Antibodies can also detect and kill damaged cells. The B cells are part of the memory of the immune system.