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Binding of soluble LPS to TLR-4 requires:

a) CD3 complex
b) CD28 interaction
c) MD-2 involvement
d) MHC presentation

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The binding of soluble LPS to TLR-4 requires the involvement of MD-2. It does not require the CD3 complex, CD28 interaction, or MHC presentation, but specifically the MD-2 protein for the initiation of immune response signaling.

Step-by-step explanation:

The binding of soluble Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) to Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR-4) requires the involvement of Myeloid differentiation factor 2 (MD-2). Not the CD3 complex, not CD28 interaction, or Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) presentation, but the protein MD-2 is essential for LPS recognition and TLR-4 signal transduction. MD-2 is associated with TLR-4 on the cell surface and plays a critical role in LPS binding, which then initiates a cascade of immune responses.

To provide additional context to related concepts, the T Cell Receptor (TCR) of a helper T cell binds to antigens presented with MHC II molecules. Furthermore, antigen presentation is a process where an antigen molecule is recognized by the receptors of B and T lymphocytes, where the processed antigen binds to the protein-binding cleft of a major histocompatibility complex molecule. For example, CD4+ T cells (helper and regulatory T cells) interact with extracellular pathogens presented by a class II MHC molecule.

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