#2 Flashcards
TLR 4 Example
Step 2: ______ binds _____, activates _______ to phosphorylate ______ ==> leads to activation of _____
MyD88 binds TLR4
activates IRAK4 to phosphorylate TRAF6
leads to activation of IKK
TLR 4 Example
Step 1: Complex of _____, _____, _____, & _____ assembled on surface
TLR4
MD2
CD14
LPS
TLR4 Example
Step 3: _____ phosphorylates _____, leading to its degradation and the release of _____, which enters ________
IKK phosphorylates IkB (I kappa B)
release of NFkB (NF kappa B)
enters nucleus
TLR4 Example
Step 4: _____ activates transcription of genes for _________ ______, synthesized in cytoplasm and secreted via _____
NFkB activates transcription of genes for Inflammatory Cytokines
secreted via ER
Anaphylatoxins do what?
cause degranulation of mast cells/basophils and release vasoactive substances
Acute-Phase Proteins
- -> ____ circulating ____ proteins
- -> induced _____ by _____ after _____
ex. _____-binding _____ (activates C.C.)
ex. _-_____ _____ (binds phosphorylcholine on microbes for phagocytosis)
blood circulating plasma proteins
induced rapidly by cytokines after infection
ex Mannose-binding lectin, activates complement cascade
ex C-Reactive Protein, phagocytosis
Macrophages secrete everything EXCEPT:
IFN v
Interferon gamma
Professional APCs (3)
- Dendritic Cells (DCs)
- Macrophages
- B Cells
In Spleen, each arteriole surrounded by
P.A.L.S.
Periarticular Lymphoid Sheath (PALS)
PALS contain 2 zones:
B cell zone
T cell zone
PALS attached to _______ containing a ______ ______
follicle containing a germinal center
White Pulp is….
PALS + Lymphoid Follicles
Th cells have CD4+ that directs them to
Class II MHC
Cytotoxic T cells have CD8+ which directs them to
Class I MHC
Class I MHC on ____ ________ _____
Presents to _______ ONLY
Class I MHC on all nucleated cells
Presents to CD8+ T cells