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B Cells: Development Flashcards

1
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Where do the first 3 phases of B cell development happen?

A

Bone Marrow

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2
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Where do the last 3 phases of cell development and a little bit of the 3rd happen?

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In the periphery

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3
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B cells are _______ and ______

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  1. Diverse

2. Specific

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4
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T/F B cells are stockpiled in the lymphatic system

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FALSE, they are NOT stockpiled but constantly replaced

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5
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How many B cells are made per day?

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30 billion

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6
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What is the mature half life of a B cell?

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50-100 days

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7
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Antibody repertoire of a B cell undergoes _______

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Constant evolution

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8
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B cell populations are _____ at each phase

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Winnowed (thinned out?)

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9
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In the bone marrow, what does the progression of a B cell look like?

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  1. Stem cell
  2. Early pro-B cell
  3. Late pro-B cell
  4. Large pre-B cell
  5. Small pre-B cell
  6. Immature B cell
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10
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In the Secondary lymphoid organs and circulation what does the progression of a B cell look like?

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  1. Immature B cell
  2. Mature Naive B cell
  3. Antigen-Activated B lymphoblast
  4. Antibody-Secreting plasma cell
  5. Memory cell
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11
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T/F Early and Late pro B-Cells are rich in immunoglobulin

A

FALSE, they have no immunoglobulin

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12
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What type of cell interactions drive B cell development?

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Stromal cell

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13
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Stromal cells express ________ and __________

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  1. Adhesion molecules

2. Growth factors

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14
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T/F Pro-B cells are programmed to die in the absence of survival signals

A

True

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15
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______ receptor expression changes with progression through developmental stages

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B cell

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16
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At what stage in development does a B cell leave the bone marrow?

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Immature B cell

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17
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What is happening in an Early pro-B cell regarding Heavy chain rearrangement?

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  1. RAG proteins Activated
  2. Heavy chain D and J segments joined
  3. Occurs on both chromosomes
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18
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What is happening in a Late pro-B cell with regards to heavy chain rearrangement?

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  1. Heavy chain V and DJ segments joined
  2. Occurs sequentially on chromosomes
  3. Two chances for rearrangement
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19
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What causes the transition from Pro to Pre B cell?

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Pre-BCR signaling

20
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T/F A functional heavy chain is produced by only one chromosome

A

True

*This is called Allelic exclusion

21
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What does IgBeta signaling do in the checkpoint from pro to pre B cell?

A
  1. Checkpoint clearance
  2. Turns off RAG proteins
  3. Inintiates Cell division
  4. Allelic Exclusion
22
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In the transition from Pro to pre B cell, what is happening with the Late Pro-B cell?

A
  1. VDJ rearrangement prodeucese pre-BCR
  2. Pre-BCR expressed in the ER
  3. Surrogate light chain expressed
  4. Igalpha/beta expressed
23
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What would happen if you did not have allelic exclusion

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Heterogenous B cell receptors with low-avidity binding

24
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Each large pre-B cell becomes about how many small pre-B cells?

25
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Going from Large to small pre-B cell what happens to the RAG genes?

A

They are reactivated

26
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T/F Each small pre-B cell has a unique recombination per cell

27
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In Light chain rearrangement, how many recombination attempts are there per chromosome?

28
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Approximately how many small pre-B cells survive?

29
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Where are the two different checkpoints in B Cell development in the bone marrow?

A
  1. Pre-B cell receptor
    • Selects for functional heavy chains
  2. B-Cell receptor
    • Selects for functional light chains
30
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Immature B cells undergo __________

A

Negative selection

31
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Exposure to self antigen ensures _______

32
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What is Tolerace?

A

Inability to respond to self antigen

33
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What are the two types of Tolerance?

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  1. Central

2. Peripheral

34
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What is Central tolerance?

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Tolerance acquired in bone marrow

35
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What is Peripheral tolerance?

A

Tolerance acquired in the periphery

36
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What are the 3 fates of a B cell in negative selection?

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  1. Light chain reorganization
  2. Apoptosis
  3. Anergy
37
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What is Anergy?

A

Cells that are still alive but essentially shut down all their signaling and activating processes

*Usually die after about 3-5 days

38
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Immature B cells migrate to ______

A

Lymphoid tissues

39
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Where to B cells mature?

A

In secondary lymphoid tissues

40
Q

Give 3 examples of secondary lymphoid tissues where B cells can mature

A
  1. Spleen
  2. Lymph nodes
  3. GALTs
41
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What does HEV stand for?

A

High Endothelial Venule

42
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How do B cells enter into lymph nodes?

43
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T/F B cells are draw to secondary lymphoid tissues by chemokines

44
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What are the steps of B cell activation in the Lymphoid tissues?

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  1. Antigen Exposure in the cortex
  2. Interaction with T cells
  3. Migration, secondary lymphoid follicle formation, and clonal expansion
  4. Plasma cell production
45
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What does the IgD/IgM expression look like in a Mature Naive B cell?

A
  • Increased IgD expression

- Decreased IgM expression

46
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What are the steps of B cell maturation within secondary lymphoid tissues?

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  1. Chemokine CCL21 attracts immature B cells to HEV
  2. Chemokins CCL21 and CCL19 attract B cells into Lymph Node
  3. Chemokine CXCL13 attracts B cells into the primary follicle
  4. Interactions with follicular dendritic cells and cytokines drives the maturation of immature B cells
  5. Mature B cells recirculated between lymph, blood, and secondary lymphoid tissues
47
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Name two attributes of Positive Selection

A
  1. Lymph Node Localization

2. BAFF signaling

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