Exam 3 Lecture 14: Unconventional Immune Cells Flashcards
Features of Innate-like lymphocytes
- Derived from the lymphoid lineage
- Bridge the innate and adaptive arms
of the immune system - Lower diversity in receptors that
conventional T cells - Quicker to respond
- Their receptors do not recognize the
classic “peptide-MHC” complexes of
conventional T cells
Which cells are innate like lympocytes
NK cells ILCs Gamma-
delta T cells
Group 1
CD8 T cells
NKT cells MAIT cells
How do NK cells balance activating and inhibitory signals
Activation
Use many different receptors to monitor the health of other cells using MHC I expression as a surrogate
Requires 2 activating signals from a target cell
Inhibition
CD94:NKG2A interaction with HLA-E prevents NK cell from attacking healthy cells
Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) bind to HLA (MHC class I) molecules directly & directly monitor specific HLA types
How do NK cells monitor for sick and damaged cells that have downregulated MHC I
Abnormal cells lacking MHC-class I cannot inhibit NK cells and so are killed
What are the different types of Innate Lymphoid Cells? What role do they serve (as a whole)
Secrete cytokines that regulate both innate and adaptive cells
NK
ILC 1
ILC 2
ILC 3
LTi
Features of NK cells
Cell type: CD8+
Stimuli: intracellular virus, bacteria, protozoa, cancer
Mediator: perforin, granzymes, IFN-g
Response: type 1 immunity, cell meditated cytotoxicity
Features of ILC1
Cell type: Th1 CD4+
Stimuli: intracellular virus, bacteria, protozoa, cancer
Mediator: IFN-g
Response: type 1 immunity, conventional inflammatory activation of macrophages
Features of ILC2
Cell type: Th2 CD4+
Stimuli: extracellular infection w/ large multicellular parasites or allergens
Mediator: IL-4, IL-5, IL-13
Response: Type 2 immunity w/ noninflammatory activation of macrophages
Features of IL3s
Cell type: Th17 CD4+
Stimuli: extracellular bacteria or fungi
Mediator: IL-22, IL-17
Response: Type 3 immunity, promote phagocytosis and secretion of antimicrobial peptides
Features of Lymphoid-tissue inducer (LTi) cells
Cell type: Tfh CD4+
Stimuli: mesenchymal organized cells, retinoic acid, CXCL13, RANK ligand
Mediator: lymphotoxin, TNF
Response: formation of secondary lymphoid tissues
What are the features of gamma-delta T cells that differ from alpha-beta T cells? What antigens do they recognize
What are the three types of unconventional alpha-beta T cells
What is trained immunity
long-term changes to the
innate immune response