The Production of Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs), Step-3
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A resting CD4-helper lymphocyte, by way of its TCR and CD4, binds to the MHC-II/epitope on the APC which triggers the APC to produce IL-1. The Il-1 binds to receptors on the CD4-helper lymphocyte causing it to become activated.