Chp 5—T-cells Flashcards

1
Q

chain type in T cell receptor

A

2 light chains, alpha and beta

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2
Q

___ always present on T cell receptor

A

MC

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3
Q

____ complexes are associated with T cell receptor on either side:

A

CD3

𝜺δ dimer
𝛄𝜺 dimer

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4
Q

T cell receptor signal transduction conducted by…

where?

A

𝜁-dimer

sits beneath receptor in cell

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5
Q

2 t cell receptor isotypes and prevalence

A

𝛼:β receptor - most common

𝛄:δ receptor - occurs more in tissues, function varies by animal

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6
Q

binding regions of T cell receptor

A

CDR1
CDR2
CDR3

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7
Q

T cells only bind antigen when…

A

it’s presented on an MHC

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8
Q

produces majority of diversity in T cell receptor

A

junctional diversity - 1000x more than in B cells

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9
Q

more diversity in T cell or B cell receptors?

A

T cell

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10
Q

2 cellular immune systems & what they do (briefly)

A

vesicular system —extracellular pathogens —MHCII —CD4 T cell activation

cytosolic system —intracellular pathogens —MHCI —CD8 T cell activation

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11
Q

cells that vesicular system occurs in

A

B cells & phagocytes

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12
Q

_____ T cells bind with MHCII

A

CD4

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13
Q

type 1 vs type 2 CD4 cells

A

type 1: binds macrophages, triggering cellular immune response

type 2: bind B cells, triggering humoral immune response

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14
Q

licensed cells

A

MHCI is present with self-peptides

NK passes it by

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15
Q

____ T cells bind with MHCI

A

CD8

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16
Q

CD8 triggers…

A

apoptosis

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17
Q

polypeptides composing MHCI

A

β2-microglobulin
𝛼1, 𝛼2, 𝛼3

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18
Q

antigen bound between ___ and ___ on MHCI

A

𝛼1 and 𝛼2

19
Q

MHCI peptide length

A

8 AA

20
Q

CD8 protein contacts ____ to stabilize bond

A

𝛼3

21
Q

polypeptides composing MHCII

A

β1, β2, 𝛼1, 𝛼2

22
Q

antigen bound between ___ and ___ on MHCII

A

𝛼1 and β1

23
Q

MHCII peptide length

A

25 AA

24
Q

CD4 proteins contact ___ & stabilize bond

A

β2

25
Q

function of proteasome/immunoproteasome

A

barrel-shaped protein that degrades cytosolic proteins

26
Q

function of constitutive proteasome

A

cleans up damaged, misfolded, or unneeded normal cellular proteins, providing self-peptides for presentation

27
Q

triggers modification into immunoproteasome

A

IFN-𝛄

28
Q

fragments from proteasome enter ER through

A

TAP

29
Q

forms around its antigen

A

MHCI

30
Q

proteasome and TAP involved in MHC__ presentation

A

I

31
Q

MHCII antigens originally come from…

A

endosome/pinocytosis

32
Q

hide in phagosome, preventing presentation

A

Mycobacterium leprae and tuberculosis

33
Q

MHCI monomorphic aspect

A

B2-microglobulin

34
Q

6 genes for MHCI alpha subunits

A

A, B, C, E, F, G

35
Q

_____ are highly polymorphic - they present antigen to CD8 T-cells

A

A, B, C

36
Q

_____ present antigen to NK cells

A

E, G

37
Q

acts as chaperone to assemble other MHCI complexes

A

F

38
Q

5 gene pairs for alpha and beta subunits on MHCII

A

DP, DO, DM, DQ, DR

39
Q

_____ present antigen to CD4 cells

A

DP, DQ, DR

40
Q

________ are involved in assembling MHCII complexes

A

DM & DO

41
Q

transcriptional activator - turns on MHCII genes as well as TAP and immunoproteasome genes

A

MHC class II transactivator (CIITA)

42
Q

specific amino acids which must be present

A

anchor residues/peptide-binding motifs

43
Q

MCH restriction

A

the T-cell receptor must be specific to both the antigen and the HLA isoform