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The Adaptive Immune System Developed a Strategy for Monitoring the Proteins

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The adaptive immune system developed a strategy for monitoring the proteins synthesized in virtually any cell in the body, thereby preventing pathogens from 'hiding out' by adopting an intracellular lifestyle. To accomplish this, the immune system:


A) Co-opted the ubiquitin-proteasome system used by cell for protein turnover
B) Created a novel pathway using the immunoproteasome for generating peptides
C) Created a novel pathway to express foreign proteins on the cell surface
D) Took advantage of proteolytic enzymes present in endocytic vesicles
E) Engineered an immune-specific ubiquitin molecule for tagging foreign proteins

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