B cells: Antibodies and Diversity Flashcards
What is the one Job of B cell?
Produce Antibodies
B cells target ______
One antigen epitope
B cells affect ________ pathogens
extracellular
B Cells have infinite ________
Target Diversity
T/F B cells have a high probability of reaching maturation
FALSE, low probability
B cells undergo _____ selection and _____
- Clonal
2. Expansion
T/F B cells improve targeting following activation
TRUE
B cells can persist for how long?
years
What are the 6 phases of B cell development?
- Repertoire assembly
- Negative Selection
- Positive Selection
- Searching for infection
- Finding infection
- Attacking infection
What happens during Repertoire assembly?
Generation of diverse and clonally expressed B-cell receptors in the bone marrow
What happens during negative selection?
Alteration, elimination or inactivation of B-cell receptors that bind to components of the human body
Where do the first 3 phases of B cell development happen?
Bone marrow, essentially just putting together an antibody
What happens during positive selection?
Promotion of a fraction of immature B cells to become mature B cells in the secondary lymphoid tissues
What Happens during Phase 4?
Recirculation of mature B cells between lymph, blood, and secondary lymphoid tissue
What happens during phase 5?
Activation and clonal expansion of B cells by pathogen-derived antigens in secondary lymphoid tissues
What happens during phase 6?
Differentiation to antibody-secreting plasma cells and memory B cells in secondary lymphoid tissue
Antigen is anything a B cell antibody or a T cell receptor (with the help of MHC) can bind T/F
TRUE
T/F antibodies are Immunoglobulins and glycoproteins
TRUE
Antigens are ______ specific
epitope
Name 4 effector functions of antibodies
- Receptors
- B cells
- Granulocytes (mast cells and basophils)
- Neutralization
- Opsonization
- Signaling
What is the theoretical target diversity of Antibodies?
1 x 10E16
What is the practical target diversity of antibodies?
1x 10E9
Name 3 sources of antigen diversity
- Genetic recombination
- Junctional Diversity
- Somatic Hypermutation
What portion of the antibody determines its class?
Isotype determines antibody class (This is part of the heavy chain)