Answer to Question #277545 in Cell Biology for Butter

Question

Describe the two classes of major histocompatibility receptors. What role do these receptors play in your immune responses and what cells would you find them?

Answer 1

There are two major types of MHC protein molecules—class I and class II.Class I MHC molecules span the membrane of almost every cell in an organism, while class II molecules are restricted to cells of the immune system called macrophages and lymphocytes.