Antigen receptors and lymphocyte development Flashcards
Where is the gene for encoding the heavy chain of antibodies located?
Chromosome 14
Immature T cell expressing CD4, CD8 and CD3
is double positive
CD3 is a molecule that stabilizes TCR
Immunogen
molecule that elicits an immune response by binding a TCR or an antibody
what type of immunogen is the strongest? weakest?
Protein
Amino acids and Haptens - weakest/dont elicit a response
FcRs are found on?
Phagocytes
Preformed receptors
PRR and TLR
KAR and KIR on NK cells
CR - complement receptors
FcR on phagocytes
Generated receptors
TCR
BCR
KAR detect
stress related molecules
MICA
MICB
Target cells present antigen to T cells on
MHC I
KIRs detects
MHC I on nucleated cells in the body
TCR is composed
alpha and beta chains
beta has a variable, diversity and joining regions
alpha only has variable and joining region
Ig heavy components
variable, diversity and joining chains
how many chances do you have to get the heavy chain right?
2
we have two chromosomes
what chromosome are the light chains found on?
Chromosome 2
how many chances do have for the light chain?
4 to make a functional immunoglobin
due to allelic exclusion
4 over 2 because light chain either composed from kappa and lambda chains
For apoptosis after exhausting the light chain rearrangement, how many outcomes did that take?
5
1 successful heavy chain
4 failed light chains
what is the difference between the H and kappa chain?
H chain contains diversity regions
both have variable, joining and constant regions
what chromosome is the lambda chain on?
chromosome 22
For immunoglobins, what chain contains the diversity regions?
mu chain
or heavy chain
what activates immune T cells?
Antigen presentation via MHCs
what is unique about a gamma/delta T cell?
not MHC restricted
very small portion of population
usually found in Gut
also called Intraepithelial lymphocytes
At what point in T cell maturation is the DN cell picking between a/b and y/d chains?
As a DN2
TCR beta/delta chains are analogous to what in immunoglobins?
the heavy chain
At what stage are Tcells committed to alpha/beta lineage?
DN3