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Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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Double neg thymocytes initiate rearrangement at the

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B, gamma , gamma loci before all other T cell receptor genes

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Function of neg selec in the thymus is to elimate

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Autoreactive thymocytes

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If TCR on a double pos thymocyte binds to a self peptide : self MHC I complex with LOW AFFINiTY

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Results in pos selec of CD8 TC

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In adults the mature TC repertoire is self renewing and does not require a thymus for provision of new TC

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Correct

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AIRE def

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Exhibit APECED

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TC analog of VpreB: lambada 5

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Protein preTa (pTa)

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7
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Pta

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Also binds like imm heavy chain binds to CD3 an zeta - assemble indices TC prolif and rearrangement of TCR beta leading to allelic exclusion

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TC k pt

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  1. Occurs after the rearrangement of the beta chain locus which test the ability of the beta chain to ass with pta, the surrogate light chain, and for the Pre -TCR on the surface
  2. After rearrangement of alpha chain locus test the ability of the alpha chain to associate with the b chain and for the TCR on the surface
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MHC II expression

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APC cells

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10
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To produce an antibody

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Require TC in the form of cytokines produced by CD4 TH2 cells

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Role of regulatory CD4 cell

T reg

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They suppress the proliferation of naive auto-reactive CD4 TC by secreting inhibitory cytokines.

Require both Treg and the other CD4 are interacting with the same APC

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TC are derived from

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BM stem cells

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13
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Lymphoid progenitor cells in the

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Thymus- initiation of TC devel

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14
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Things we have to select for in TCD

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Host MHC

CD4 or CD8

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15
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Overview of TC devl

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Thymus unit of TCD
TCR speciality -VDJ recom
MHC restriction-pos selec
Selection of -TH or cytoxic
Elimination of self spec TC-neg sele
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16
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TC linage

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A:b

G:d

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17
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Thymus contain what precursor

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Contains thymocytes =precursors

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18
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Thymus organization

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Cortex = immature thymocytes
-enter by HEV then start in cortex

Medulla= mature thymocytes
-selection occurs, mature TC

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19
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No thymus means what cells

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No T cells but yes BC but they would not function bcuz BC need helper TC

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20
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No thymus what syndrome

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DiGeoegr
No thymus dev
Normal BC
Symptoms of SCID

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21
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Removal of thymus

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A thymectomy
-only in adults
Auto imm

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22
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TC lineage

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Interaction bw stromal cells
Signaled to divide
Committed
Double neg- bcuz they do not have CD4 or CD8

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What regulates TCD

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IL-7

Notch 1

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24
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What is IL-7

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Binds to receptor on cd34

Import for reg of TCD

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Notch 1

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Import for reg of TCD

Cell surface red on thymocytes
Bind to thymic epith
Drive TC differentiation

Analogous to Pax-5

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26
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TC lineage

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Rearrangement now at gamma , delta, beta loci occur at the same time

G:D compete with B

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27
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If rearrangement at g:d then what type of cell?

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G:d TC

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28
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If b develop from rearrangement then what kind of cell?

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Dev to Pre TCR

No commitment yet

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29
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Now that we have b chain production why happens?

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Gene rearrangement stops

Cd4 cd8 receptors are formed
Now it is a double positive thymocytes

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30
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After B rearrangement now what occurs after becoming a double thymocytes ?

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Now rearrangement of alpha chain

Rearrangement of g:d continue

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31
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What does a uncommitted progenitor cell express?

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CD34 - stem cell surface marker and

CD44 -adhesion

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32
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What does a double neg thymocyte committed to the TC lineage express?

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CD2
CD5
IL-7
CD1A- MHC class one molecule

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33
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What does double neg thymocyte Not have?

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CD34
CD44
Because after a week the cells have lost these markers and have become thymocytes

CD4
CD8

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34
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CD2 and CD5 do what?

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Present on a double neg thymocytes remember that after becoming a thymocyte they are committed to the TC lineage so the. They express CD2- an adhesion molecule and CD5

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35
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CD 34 is on what type of cell?

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Uncommitted progenitor

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36
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What type of cell is CD2 expressed on?

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Committed double neg TC progenitor

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37
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What happens after cd2 expressed in double neg TC progen?

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Cell can determine pathway by sequence in which TCr genes make productive rearrangement

So could be g:d or a:b

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38
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If g:d is made before B what happens?

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G:d is a heterodimer
assembly of CD3

Signals stop of B chain rearrangement

Then g:d leaves thymus and enter circulation

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39
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If B chain is produced then what?

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B chain moves to ER

Test ability to bind of invariant alpha chain pta

If b chain binds then this heterodimer assembles with the CD3 and zeta chain to for PRe-TCR

40
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The invariant alpha chain pta is analogous to what in the BC

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VpreB and lambada 5

41
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If a b chain gene rearrangement is made then what will be made next?

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A Pre-TCR is assembled if B chain binds to pta

Then Pre-TCR signals the cell to proliferate expressing cd4 & cd8 and become Pre TC

42
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Thymocytes can make how many attempts to rearrange the beta chain?

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Four attempts

Two times on each Cb genes

43
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Also more infor on B chain

Once b chain is made then there will be suppression of what?

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RAG 1 and 2 because this ensures that only one B chain gene has a productive rearrangement and expressed

44
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RAG 1 and 2 suppression this ensures that only one B chain gene has a productive rearrangement and expressed what is this called??

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Allelic exclusion

45
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Where are doub pos thymocytes found?

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Inner cortex Of thymus

46
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What are the TCR a chains comparable to in the Ig?

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Kappa and lambada light chains

They do not have D segments
Are rearranged only after their partner chain receptor has been expressed

47
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A chains have what gene segments?

48
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A chain be arranged how many times?

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The alpha chain can has as many rearrangements until either:

a productive rearrangement occurs
Or the supply of VJ gene segments is exhausted -whereupon the cell dies

49
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Why when rearranging the alpha chain does it exclude delta?

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The delta chain is in the middle and is cut out

50
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What is really the summary of TCD?

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Uncommitted progen expresses CD34

Then CD2 is expressed now committed doub neg TC progenitor
Then makes a decision as to what direction the cell will go

If B chain is made first (4attempts) then Pre-TC stops gene rearrangement an sends signals o get CD4 CD8 and now becomes a double pos thymocytes still uncommitted at this point.
Rag 1&2 halted allelic exclusion

Now Pre-TC turns back on the recombination to arrange a g d

Now a chain is being made

But b chain moves to ER and binds to an invariant alpha chain pTa

Then once successful a chain it translocates to ER and test for ability to bind B chain

If it binds then it survives
If not then further alpha chain gene rearrangement

51
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Why is the pta made?

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So that the new b chain can quickly become the Pre-TC

52
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What does the RAG 1&2 do?

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Essential for gene rearrangement and are selectively expressed

53
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What enzyme is in involved for somatic recomb?

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TdT- inserts N nucleotides and are expressed thought the TCD phase

54
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What signals does the Pre TC depend on?

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CD4/8- co receptors

CD3- the signaling complex

ZAP-70- involved in relaying signals from the co-receptors
CD2- adhesion molecule on TC the interact with CD58

CD58- cell surface protein generates signals

GATA-3: expressed in early TC progenitors and are essential for TCD

55
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What is Th-POK?

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Expressed in late in development and is required for development of

Single pos CD4 from the doub pos thymocytes

56
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What are the two types of screening that the a:b double positive thymocyte undergoes?

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Positive selection

Neg selec

57
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Pos selection is what??

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Favors TC that can recognize peptides presented by a self MHC

58
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Neg selection does what?

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It eliminates potentially auotreactive cells that could be activated by the peptides normally presented by mHc molecules on the surface is healthy cells

59
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Pos selec outcomes

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No binding/weak binding to MHC peptide then : alpha chain rearrangement

If still no binding the undergoes apop

60
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Pos selc outcome

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If TCR binds strongly then =pos selection

Turn off RAG

61
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What chain is allelic exclusion used on?

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Only B chain

A not subject too

62
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If the TCR can bind to MHC why does this mean?

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Can now present by the body’s set of MHC

Thymocyte is restricted

63
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What does mHC restricted mean?

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That the TCR can only respond against peptides being presented by those MHC in that persons body

The thymocyte is restricted

64
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MHC selection

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Only one of the two co receptors will be selected for

65
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If interaction bw CD4 & MHC II then what happens to CD8

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CD8 is down regulated and disappears from the cell surface only expressing CD4 now a single pos thymocyte

66
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What does MHC II respond to and have displayed?

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Displays CD4

T helper can only respond

67
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MHC I cells express/respond to

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CD8 - single pos

T cytotoxic cells can only respond

68
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Pos selection means what will be selected?

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That there will be a TCR that binds to a MHC

And that then while interaction occurs only one of the co receptors will be expressed

69
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Positive selection is regulated by what type of cells?

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Cortical epithelial cells

70
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What do cortical epithelial cells express?

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Both types is MHC
Self-peptides
TCR double positive thymocytes

71
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What type of cells does negative selection use to regulate a:b TC?

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DC and macrophages not pt of the original thymus structure

They are the BM dervived

72
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Neg selec does what when there is engagement of the mHc of one of these specialized thymic antigen present cells by the receptor?

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The rec of the auotreactive TC induces the TC to undergo apoptosis

73
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Neg selection main pts

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Through BM DC and macrophages
Present self peptides

Occurs when TCR has high affinity with the MHC leading to apop

Deletes poten self reactive thymocytes generating a repetitive of peripheral TC that is largely self tolerant

74
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Repertoire of peripheral TC that have survived both pos and neg selection is both

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Self MHC restricted

Self - tolerant

75
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Neg selec is specific to what proteins and cell types

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Insulin and B cells

76
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What are AIRE?

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TF
Expression of tissue specific genes of epith in thymus medulla

Bound to MHC I
Participate in Neg selection

77
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Def of AIRe

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APECeD
Type I diabetes
Addison’s disease
Gonadal dysfunction

78
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How does the immune as deal with self specific TC?

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  1. primining of mature TC- peripheral tolerance

2. TCR suppresses immune response

79
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What is AIRE?

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Basically a systemic auto imm disease

80
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CD4 T cells are also called

81
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CD 4 T-reg cell facts

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Present in all people
CD4+
Expression of CD25 on the cell surface
5-10% peripheral CD4 
Thought to ordinate from the thymus
Use transcription factor FoxP3
Express a:b TCR
82
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What does only T reg cells have?

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FoxP3 transcription factor

83
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What is CD4 T reg cells activated by?

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Specific MHC class II peptide

84
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Do CD4 T reg

Cells proliferate?

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No they don’t they suppress proliferation of naive TC responding to self antigen

85
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Cd4 T reg require what?

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On same ApC
Requires contact between two TC
Needs cytokines IL-10 and TGF-beta

86
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Actions of CD T reg?

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Suppress APC
By respon by helper T or t-cytotoxic
Some response agains tumors suppress or other imm response

87
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Def of Foxp3 means what?

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IPEX

Autoimmune directed towards variety of tissue

88
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Treatment of IPEX?

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BM trans from health HLA- identical sibling

89
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T cells undergo further diff in what lymph ?

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Secondary lymphoid tissue

90
Q

Effector T cells are what?

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Cd8
Cd4
-reg TC
-helper T 
        *TH1
        *TH2
91
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Which is more in the periphery? Cd4 or 8?

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Twice as many CD4

92
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TCR summary

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Controlled by several genes/ gene products

Somatic recomb -RAG
Junctional diversity
Beta chain -VDJ first
Try several times(4x)

B+ surrogate alpha chain
CD3 flanking molecule signaling 
Apop or success
Cell replication if successful
Then Alpha chain VJ
Try several times

Then we get a:b receptor
Apop or success
Then cell rep if successful

93
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Class I deficiency

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Cd4+

Cd8 -no

94
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Class II def

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No cd4

Yes CD8

95
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Are TC long or short lived?

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After thymic atrophy or theymextong TC in the periphery self Renew by cell division and are long lived

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