Immune Receptors And Signaling Flashcards
Src kinases are associated with the ______ family of integrin-linked receptors
FAK
[non-tyrosine kinase]
What are the 5 major categories of receptors?
Integrins RTK (EGF) Glucocorticoids Chemokines Delta notch
What is the primary issue with a CD40 or CD40L deficiency?
T-cell isotype switching
What is the primary issue of CD3y deficiency?
No T-cell development = early-onset SCID
What is the primary issue with a CD8 deficiency?
Inability to eliminate EBV (or other viral infections)
What is the primary issue with a ZAP-70 deficiency?
Recurrent infections, poor survival after 2 years of age
Activating immune receptors have separate polypeptide chains for recognition and associated signaling polypeptide chains, which contain cytosolic ________
ITAMs
[immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activating motifs]
Inhibitory receptors in the immune system have ______ on the cytosolic portion of the same chain that uses its extracellular domain for ligand recognition
ITIMS
[immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs]
The inhibitory receptor ______ is found on B cells and myeloid cells
FcyRIIB
What is the IgE receptor containing ITAMs?
FceRI
True or false: the TCR complex consists of the alpha/beta TCR covalently linked to the CD3 and zeta proteins
False - they are NON-covalently linked
The association of the TCR with CD3 and zeta are mediated by _________ residues in their transmembrane regions
Both TCR alpha and beta have carboxyl-terminal _________ tails that are 5-12 aa long
Charged
Cytoplasmic
Can the alpha/beta TCR chains transduce signals?
No, the cytoplasmic regions are too small to transduce signals, so CD3 and zeta proteins serve as signal-transducing subunits of the TCR complex
How do ITAMs serve as signal transducers?
They are the regions of signaling proteins that are phosphorylated and dock other signaling molecules, like zap70
Which 3 portions of the APC-T cell interaction perform signal transduction?
CD4 (or CD8)
CD3 and zeta chains with ITAMs
CD28 (binds B7-1/B7-2)
Which portion of the APC-T cell interaction functions in antigen recognition?
TCR (binds class I or II MHC)
Which portion of the APC-T cell interaction functions in adhesion?
LFA-1 (binds ICAM-1 on APC)
CD3 is composed of 3 polypeptide chains arranged in what 2 pairs?
Gamma-epsilon
Delta-epsilon
Describe the structure of the CD4 coreceptor
4 extracellular Ig-like domains
Hydrophobic transmembrane region
Highly basic cytoplasmic tail 38 amino acids long
Describe the structure of the CD8 coreceptor
Two related chains: CD8-alpha and CD8-beta
Both chains have single extracellular Ig domain, a hydrophobic TM region, and highly basic cytoplasmic tail about 25 aa long
CD8 binds mainly to ______ MHC molecules, and also interacts with _____________
Class I
B2 microglobulin
What is one of the most important docking proteins that connects CD4-Lck to the ITAM motif of the TCR complex in an Ag activated T cell?
ZAP-70
PLC signaling is important in immune signal transduction. It requires ______ adaptor protein to dock to the membrane
LAT
PLC activation –> increased cytosolic ____ –> calcineurin –> _________ transcription factor
Ca2+
NFAT
PLC activation –> _______ –> PKC –> _______
DAG
NFkB
The MAPK signaling pathway involving Ras and ERK or JNK results in what immuno transcription factor production?
AP-1
Also comes from PI3 kinase –> PIP3 –> akt, mTOR
The Src family, Syk family (Zap-70), and Tec family, all belong to which major family of signaling proteins?
Non-receptor tyrosine kinase families