B and T Cell Maturation - Diebs Flashcards
Early pro B cell expresses?
TdT
c-Kit —>binds to stem cell factor expressed on BM stromal cells
induces pro B cell to proliferate and differentiate into pre B cells
Intermediate pro B cell expresses….
TdT and CD45R
c-Kit
Late pro-B cell expresses…
CD45R and have downregulated TdT
c-Kit
Late pro-B cell —-> pre B cell stage
What is downregulated?
- TdT
- RAG-1, RAG-2
CD43
As cell goes through pro-B stage, Ig heavy chain genes are rearranged.
What begins to be expressed?
CD43
CD19
RAG-1
RAG-2
When do Ig light chains rearrange?
As cells go from large mitotically active pre B cells —–> small non-dividing pre B cells
What is the importance of IL-7?
-promotes B cell lineage development
Blys (B lyphocyte stimulator) importance?
survival of pre-immune B cell stages from transition stage onward
-signals through its receptor BR3
IL-4, IL-3, L-BCGF importance?
-initiating the process of B cell differentiation after activation
Immunodeficiency XLA
- Block at the pro B cell to large pre-B cell transition in bone marrow
- Mutated enzyme: Bruton’s tyronsine kinase (Btk)
- pts have very few circulating B-cells and negligible serum Ig
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
- impacts later stages of B cell development
- reduced serum Ig, memory B cells, class switch recombin, and B-cell activation
Transitional Immature B cells T1 vs T2?
- T1: membrane bound IgM
- goes through negative selection
- T2: membrane bound IgM and IgD
- goes through negative selection during hypersomatic mutation
What is T-independent B cell activation?
What type of B cell is activated?
- Small # of antigens can activate B cells without MHC II restricted T cell help
- === T-independent antigens (TI)
- Activates B1 B cells
General stuff about B1 B cells and T independent activation:
Where?
Memory produced?
Isotype produced?
- Where: peritoneal and pleural cavities
- Isotype produced: Lots of IgM
- Memory produced: very little, never get switch to IgG
- No somatic hypermutation
- Don’t require help from T cells
- Respond to carbohydrate antigens :)
- These are innate functioning B cells (only have IgM and CD5)
TI 1 vs TI2 antigens
- TI-1 antigens: bacterial cell wall components – LPS
- TI-2 antigens: large polysaccaride molecules with repeating antigenic determinants (Ficoll, dextran, polymeric bacterial flagellin, poliomyelitis virus)