Humoral Immunity II - Ab Effector Functions Flashcards
what designates Ab isotype
H chain
what leads to B cells with IgM and IgD on the surface
alternative splicing
what is the BCR?
surface IgM
what occurs once a B cell encounters an Ag?
new IgM and IgD are produced in plasma cell and secreted
first Ab secreted in response to any pathogen
IgM
what is CSR
isotype switching, permits DNA recombination of rearranged V region with another H chain gene
what drives IgG production?
IFN gamma
what drives IgA production?
TGF beta
what drives IgE production?
IL-4
what drives IgM production?
IL-2, IL-4, IL-5
when does CSR occur?
when GC B cells engage TFH cells, usually after affinity maturation
what is produced when GC B cells engage TFH cells
cytokines and AID are produced
describe the order of TFH and GC B cells interacting
- TFH activated in interfollicular zone by DC
- DC gives TFH signal 3
- signal 3 triggers gene expression of corresponding cytokines to drive specific Ig isotype production
what triggers cytokine production by TFH?
engagement of TFH with B cell or with FDC by ICOS
what are switch regions
S regions are highly repetitive sequences that mediate recombination
what activates AID
ligation of CD40 on GC B cells
what directs AID to selected S regions?
TFH cytokines
what does AID do
targets cytosines in S regions for deamination to uracil
what happens to uracil that was produced by AID?
uracil dna glycosylase removes it, leaving a gap
what makes a nick in the DNA strand where the gap is ?
APE1 (endonuclease)
what occurs once there are nicks on both sides of the DNA strand
circular DNA is made, which is excised
1st step of successful microbial infection
attachment to host tissues and colonization
what is neutralization?
Ab prevent microbe attachment and therefore the infectious process
where does influenza virus bind?
surface glycoproteins of respiratory epithelia via HA hemagglutinin