Exam 2 Flashcards
How long does the primary response take to clear a pathogen?
14 days
What cell type is prominent in the primary response?
DC
How long does it take the secondary response to clear a pathogen?
3 days
What cell type is prominent in the secondary response?
T/B cells
What 3 things are special about the secondary response?
diversity
memory
specificity
What are the 4 steps of the primary response?
- antigen—–DC interaction
- DC —— T cell interaction
- antigen —— B cell interaction
- T cell —— B cell interaction
What are the 3 functions of DCs?
- pathogen recognition
- phagocytosis
- antigen processing
How do DCs recognize pathogens?
PRR
What MHC presents intracellular antigens?
MHC I
What MHC presents extracellular antigens?
MHC II
What MHC presents smaller peptides?
MHC I
What cell recognizes peptides presented on MHC I?
CD8+ T cells
What cell recognizes peptides presented on MHC II?
CD4+ T cells
What cells present MHC I?
all cells
What cells present MHC II?
antigen presenting cells
(DC, B cells, macrophages, TECs)
What does MHC I look like?
asymmetrical (2 alpha subunits as peptide binding groove)
What does MHC II look like?
symmetrical (alpha and beta subunit as peptide binding groove)
What are the steps of DC presenting antigen to T cells?
- immature DC encounters pathogen
- DC travels to SLT and phagocytoses pathogen
- B7 is unregulated on DC
- DC presents peptide to T cell on MHC II
What is the place for antigen presentation and B/T cell activation?
SLT
How does a T cell find a presenting DC?
T cells cycle through the blood and into the SLT and if it doesn’t find a presenting DC in SLT it will re-enter bloodstream
What 3 molecular interactions occur when DCs present to naive T cells?
TCR—–MHC
CD4 or CD8
CD28—-B7
What cytokine induces T cell proliferation via autocrine signaling?
IL-2
What causes SHM and class switching in BCR?
RNA splicing of heavy chain
Memory B cells and naive B cells express _______ Ig
membrane bound Ig
Naive B cells express membrane bound Ig___ and Ig___
IgM
IgD
Where does class switching occur on BCR?
Fc heavy chain
Where does SHM occur on BCR?
Fab heavy chain
When B and T cells interact, who presents to who?
B cell presents antigen (from DC) to T cell
Why is B and T cell interactions important?
required for T cell dependent B cell activation
What 3 molecular interactions occur when B and T cells interact?
B cell —— T cell
1. MHC II —–TCR
2. MHC II —– CD4
3. CD40 —– CD40L
What is up regulated on B cells when its MHC interacts with TCR?
CD40
What are the steps of germinal center formation?
- DC presents to naive T cell (in T cell zone)
- T cell activated
- Naive B cell (in follicle) interacts with follicular DC
- B cell processes and presents antigen (MHC II)
- T cell interacts with B cells MHC (in cortex) = conjugate pair
- T cells differentiate
Memory B cells (IgM secerted) - OR… B cell reenters follicle and forms germinal center (class switching and SHM)
- plasma cells made and secrete different Ig’s
Do memory B cell’s BCR do class switching/SHM?
a little but not much
Do long-lived plasma cells do class switching/SHM?
yes
What kind of B cells are inactivated in the secondary immune response and why?
naive B cells
- not specific
What 3 isotypes are important for T2HSR?
IgG1
IgG3
IgM
What do IgG1 and IgG3 do?
opsonization
activate NK cells
activate complement
What does IgM do?
complement activation
What are the 3 basic functions of T2HSR?
- apoptosis
- lysis
- phagocytosis
What is a T2HSR?
IgM/IgG recognizes innocuous cell surface molecules as foreign leading to 3 Ab mediated cell death
What are the 3 Ab mediated cell death mechanisms of T2HSR?
- complement activation (MAC)
- ADCC (NK cells)
- opsonization (phagocytosis)
What isotype is important for Ab-mediated complement activation?
IgM
In Ab-mediated complement activation, what part of IgM binds to pathogen surface?
Fab
In Ab-mediated complement activation, complement ______ recognizes Ab Fc region
C1q
In Ab-mediated complement activation, C1q binding to Ab Fc region causes activation of…
C1s
C1r
In Ab-mediated complement activation, activation of C1r and C1q leads to _________ = MAC = lysis
C5 convertase
In Ab-mediated complement activation, when C1q binding site is exposed the IgM pentamer is in the _________ form
staple
COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION STEPS
SKIP
SKIP FOR NOW
What molecule initiates the MAC formation?
C5b
What isotype is used for ADCC?
IgG1
How does the receptor involved in ADCC work?
FCGRII binds to Fc of IgG1 (whose Fab is bound to cell surface)
What receptor does NK cells express for ADCC?
FcGRII
What enzyme is involved in FAS-L / granzymes mechanism?
caspace
In Ab-mediated opsonization, what part of Ab binds to cell surface and which part binds with phagocyte?
cell surface: Fab
phagocyte: Fc
What are 2 phagocytes?
macrophages and neutrophils
In Ab-mediated opsonization, where are the cells degraded?
lysosomes
What are the 3 types of T2HSRs?
- mismatched blood transfusions
- hemolytic disease in newborns
- drug induced anemia
What isotype does mismatched blood transfusions use?
IgM
How does mismatched blood transfusions work?
IgM binds to blood antigens and lysis of blood cells
What isotype does hemolytic disease in newborns use?
IgG
What is hemolytic disease in newborns?
IgG of mother recognizes RH+ RBC of fetus and binds to fetal RBC and fetal NK cells recognize IgG bound and kills RBC
How does drug induced anemia work?
IgM binds to RBC causing RBC lysis
What isotype does drug induced anemia use?
IgM
What blood type is not affected by hemolytic disease?
type O (lack antigens on surface)
What makes blood types special from one another?
glycoproteins of RBC surface
What is the backbone antigen on RBC surface?
H antigen
Most people possess _______ Ab against blood carb antigens they don’t express
IgM