3) T Cell Dev., Lymphocyte Homing, Activation, & Signaling, CD4 & CD8 T Cells, Memory Cells Flashcards
T Cell Development: Precursors are from (X),
which then seed the (Y) (where maturation takes place)
X = fetal liver and adult bone marrow Y = thymus
T Cell Development: During (X) some cells can commit to γδ if they rearrange γ and δ before TCR (Y) chain rearrangement
X = DN1-3 Y = β
T Cell Development STEP 1:
Hematopoetic Stem Cell (HSC, (X)+)
X = CD34
T Cell Development STEP 1:
(HSC) Multipotent, unrecombined TCR DNA, no TCR expression. Next Step? (X) is present (essential for T cell development) + (Y) (a cell surface molecule) is activated + (Z) (a transcription factor) is expressed = T cell lineage commitment
X = IL-7 Y = Notch-1 Z = GATA-3
T Cell Development STEP 2:
Double Negative Thymocyte:
At the Pro-T cell stage (X), (Y) are expressed and form Dβ-Jβ rearrangements first. As the (Z) rearrangement occurs, the cell transitions into the (A) cell stage
X = DN1-3 Y = RAG1/2 Z = Vβ-DβJβ A = Pre-T
T Cell Development STEP 2:
DN Thymocyte: The Pre-T cell stage (X) is entered if the rearrangement of the
TCR (Y) chain was successful (i.e. in-frame).
X = DN4 Y = β
T Cell Development STEP 2:
DN Thymocyte, Pre-T Cell stage (DN4)
What’s on the cell-surface? The pre-TCR, which is
composed of which 4 components?
a. TCR β chain
b. Invariant pre-Tα
c. CD3
d. ζ proteins
T Cell Development STEP 2:
DN Thymocyte, Pre-T Cell stage (DN4)
What’s next? If the pre-TCR can signal, then the pre-T cell survives and proliferates, (X) chain rearrangement stops. (Y) chain rearrangement starts, (Z) expression is induced as the pre-T cell becomes a (A) thymocyte
X = β Y = α Z = CD4 and CD8 A = double-positive
T Cell Development STEP 3:
DP Thymocyte: What 2 surface markers are positive?
CD4+, CD8+
T Cell Development STEP 3:
DP Thymocyte: (X) rearrangements - very early in the DP stage
X = Vα - Jα
T Cell Development STEP 3:
DP Thymocyte: If the TCRα gene is successfully rearranged, the thymocyte will have formed a complete (X) TCR. This (X) TCR has a randomly generated specificity, but only T cells with TCRs that recognize (Y) with low avidity (i.e. weakly) are stimulated to survive because of the processes of (Z)
X = αβ Y = self-MHC Z = positive selection
T Cell Development STEP 3:
DP Thymocyte: In positive selection (which takes place in the (X)), the specificity of the TCR is tested via peptides bound to MHC molecules on (Y). The (Y) are presenting self (host-derived) peptides on (Z)
X = thymic cortex Y = thymic epithelial cells Z = MHC I and MHC II
T Cell Development STEP 3:
DP Thymocyte: Aim 1 of Positive Selection: Delete T cells that cannot interact with self MHC (death by (X))
X = neglect
T Cell Development STEP 3:
DP Thymocyte: Aim 2 of Positive Selection: Promote the survival of cells that display (X) reactivity with self MHC
X = moderate
T Cell Development STEP 3: DP Thymocyte: Aim 3 of Positive Selection: Determine the class of MHC with which the TCR interacts (i.e. TCR that recognizes peptides presented on MHC II will downregulate (X) and become (Y) and one that recognizes peptides on MHC I will downregulate (Z) become (A)) and match with an appropriate surface phenotype
X = CD8 Y = CD4+ Z = CD4 A = CD8+
T Cell Development STEP 3: DP Thymocyte: Positive Selection: I have taught the kinetic signaling model where all DP cells become (X). Lck binds less well to CD8. If the (X) cell sees self MHC class I moderately well, signaling is (Y) and commitment to a CD8+ fate occurs. If the (X) cell sees MHC class II moderately well, more intense signaling occurs and a (Z) fate is obtained
X = CD4+CD8low Y = poor Z = CD4+
T cells are selected to recognize (X) but go on to mature and recognize foreign (e.g. pathogen-derived) peptides in the periphery.
X = self-peptides
T Cell Development STEP 3:
DP Thymocyte:
Negative selection is the process by which T cells
whose TCR recognizes self peptide-MHC complexes (presented on (X)) with high avidity will die by apoptosis or become (Y). The thymic cortex contains only (Z = 2 cell types). The (A) contains SP thymocytes, TMECs, macrophages, DCs and pDCs.
X = macrophages, dendritic cells, and medullary epithelial cells Y = regulatory T cells Z = TCECs and thymocytes A = medulla
T Cell Development STEP 3:
DP Thymocyte: Negative selection can occur with a (X) thymocyte in the cortex with antigen being presented on (Y) thymocytes. It can also occur on a single positive thymocyte in the (Z) where antigen can be presented on (A = 4 cell types).
X = double positive Y = TCECs or DP Z = medulla A = DCs, Macs, pDCs and TMECs
When negative selection is deficient, autoimmunity occurs. For example, consider the disease called (X) (APECED) syndrome, in which there is a mutation in the
(Y) gene
X = autoimmune polyendocrinopathycandidiasis-
ectodermal dystrophy
Y = AIRE
AIRE (=autoimmune regulator) is a (X) expressed in TMECs. It induces the transcriptional expression and splicing of tissue specific antigens in the thymus. Because of AIRE, developing T cells are exposed to (Y) from the intestine, brain, liver, leukocytes, epidermis, thyroid gland, kidney,
stomach, heart, etc. while staying in the thymus!
T cells that recognize self-antigens (Z) are given signals to die. In APECED, the T cells are not negatively selected and the result is widespread organ-specific (A) via attack of
self tissues.
X = transcription factor Y = self antigens Z = too strongly A = autoimmunity
T Cell Development STEP 4:
SP Thymocyte: A thymocyte that expresses either (X) or (Y)
X = CD4 Y = CD8
T Cell Development STEP 4:
SP Thymocyte: These T cells can finally migrate out of the (X) and into the peripheral tissues via (Y)
X = thymus Y = blood
What are the 3 steps in constitutive Naïve lymphocyte homing?
Rolling, Integrin Activation, and Sticking
Lymphocyte Rolling
a. Lymphocytes, granulocytes and monocytes express (X) constitutively
b. They roll on (Y) expressed on (Z) endothelium
X = L-selectin Y = PNAd Z = HEV (High Endothelium Venule)
Lymphocyte Integrin activation
a. (X) on lymphocytes
b. (Y) released and bound by HEV endothelial cells
X = CCR7 Y = CCL21
Lymphocyte Sticking
a. (X) (activated by chemokines) on lymphocytes
b. (Y) on HEV endothelium
X = LFA-1 Y = ICAM
Lymphocyte Homing: Effector lymphocytes to inflamed tissue sites
- Rolling: Endothelial cells express (X) in response to “inflammation” (Y, what signals?)—not constitutively. Lymphocytes express ligands for (X) (which present sugar moieties, like (Z)) and bind (X)
- Still need integrin activation
- Sticking: (A) on lymphocytes. (B) on peripheral site endothelium
X = E and P selectin Y = IL-1, TNF, LPS Z = sLex A = VLA-4 B = ICAM
Leukocyte Homing Defects:
LAD I: (X) defect (so no sticking)
X = CD18 (β2 integrin)
Leukocyte Homing Defects:
LAD II: (X) (so no rolling, because no ligands on
HEV for (Y), and no blood group antigens)
X = fucose metabolic defect Y = L selectin
Leukocyte Homing Defects:
LAD III: Defect in (X) activation due to abnormal intracellular signaling
X = integrin
Leukocyte Homing Chemokines: What 2 categories can these chemokines be divided into?
Inflammatory (induced)
Hemostatic (constitutively expressed)
Chemokines are divided structurally based on the position of a pair of (X) residues: e.g. CC, CXC, CX3C, and XC
X = cysteine
Chemokines form concentration gradients that leukocytes follow, in a process called (X).
X = chemotaxis
(X) sense chemokines via chemokine receptors (different cell
types express unique combinations of receptors)
X = Leukocytes
Chemokine receptors
have (X) transmembrane domains and signal via (Y). There’s a complex network of interacting pairs of chemokines and chemokine
receptors (e.g. CCL3 does not interact with CCR3, but it does bind to CCR1 and CCR5)
X = 7 Y = G proteins
Lymphocyte activation and signaling: B cell activation
What are the 2 roles for the BCR?
1) As a recognition molecule, which cooperates with Igα
and Igβ to send signals within the cell once antigen is bound to the BCR.
2) As an antigen internalization mechanism, taking up bound antigen,
processing it and presenting it on MHC II, thus activating Th cells leading to T cell help for the B cell
B cell activation: Co-receptor complex. (X)/(Y)). (X) can bind to (Z) (a degradation product of C3b) coated antigen, and synergize with BCR stimuli to activate B cells w/o T cell help and can also help phosphorylate (A) by bringing Lyn near BCR
X = CD21 Y = Complement Receptor 2 or CR2 Z = C3d A = ITAMs
T-independent B cell activation: If the antigen is able to both (X) the BCR and provide a second “danger” signal itself (requires repeating subunits, usually carbohydrates). The microbe can help activate (Y) and C3d can provide (Z) mediated enhanced BCR activation
X = crosslink Y = TLRs Z = CD21
T-independent B cell activation: Signaling from the BCR complex ((X), NOT THE BCR ITSELF) when BCR+/- co-receptor complex binds antigen and gets (Y)
X = Igα and Igβ Y = crosslinked