6 - Immunopathogenesis 2 Flashcards
B1 lymphocytes express _____ used for _____
CD5
Adhesion and signaling
B2 lymphocytes express ____ and ____
IgM and IgD
B2 BC activated by ____
Th2 lymphocyte
____ BC is chief population
B2
B2 BC undergoes isotype switching in the ______ to what Ig’s?
Lymph node
IgG, IgA, IgE
B memory cells form in response to ______
T-dependent antigens
Antibody class is based on the type of _____
Heavy chain
Antibody domain structure consists of what?
2 identical light and 2 identical heavy chains
Chains have a constant and a variable region
Isotype definition
Present in all normal individuals - classes, subclasses
Allotype definition
Constant region may show genetic variability between individuals
Idiotype definition
Hypervariable piece in the variable region which is specific for each Ig
Light chain pieces
How many variable and constant domains?
λ, κ
1 and 1
ABs with 3 heavy chain domains
ABs with 4 heavy chain domains
IgG, IgA, IgD
IgM, IgE
2 regions of AB and description
Fab: Antigen binding section
Fc: Constant, held together by disulfide bonds. Different receptors located here
3 most abundant ABs in order
IgG > IgA > IgM
_____ prevents degradation of IgA as it is transported through cell
IgA secretory piece
Heavy chain, 3 different types of genes
Variable
Diversity
Joining
(VDJ)
Light chain, 2 different types of genes
Variable
Joining
(VJ)
Defining feature of the adaptive immune system is _____ of _____
Recombination
VDJ or VJ genes
Isotype switching requires activation of BC by ____
TH2 cell
IL-2 stimulates ____
J chain
IFNy stimulates ____
IgG2
IL-4 stimulates switch to ___ or _____
IgE
IgG1
IL-5 stimulates switch to ____
IgA
Il-6 promotes _____
AB secretion
Heaviest AB
IgM
Best AB for complement fixation
IgG
IgM
AB that crosses placenta
IgG
AB that fixes to MC and basophils
IgE