Immuno Lecture 1....5 Flashcards
antibodies functions
immunomodulation reduced damage to host from inflammatory response organized T cell response opsonization activation of complement toxin neutralization direct antibacterail acitvity
Where are most abs found?
the thrid fastest migrating group of globulins, named gamma globulins for the thrid letter of the Greek alphabet (count alpha 1 and alpha 2 as one)
Abs have a basic unit of?
four polypetide chains
What are the chains of abs?
two light chains and heavy chains, bound together by covalent disulfide bridges as ewll as by noncovalent interactions
What can abs be proteolytically cleaved to yield?
Fab fragments(fragment Ag binding Fab) and an Fc fragment (fragment crystallized, Fc) responsible for effector functions
What are both H and L chains dividied into?
V and C regions
the V region
containg the Ag binding site
C region
determining the fate of the Ag
What are the five different kinds of H chains?
epsilon, alpha, gamma, u, ga…
What do the H chains determine?
the class of antibody…. M, D, E, A
What are the two different kinds of L chains?
k and lambda, each with a MW of 23kDa
Each Ab unit can have only k and lambda
L chain, but not both
What do both H and L chains have?
intrachain disulfide bridges every 90 amino acid residues, which creates polypetpteide loops, domains, of 110 amino acids
What are the domains refered to?
Vh, Vl, Ch1, Ch2, etc
Know what parts are responseibl efor
on basic structure of Abs
Abs have lots of flexibility, bc?
hinges
What is the Ag binding sites formed by? Secreted IgG
the juxtaposition of Vl and Vh domains
Where does the heavy chain C regions end? Secreted IgG
tail pieces
Whaat is the location of complement and Fc receptor biding sites/ Secreted IgG
within the heaby chain constant regions are approximations
membrane-bound IgM on B cell… has …… thant IgG
one more Ch domain
membrane bound IgM on B cells
has C terminal trnasmembran and cytoplamsic protions that anchor the molecule in the plasma membrane
Igm is for?
activation of phagocytosis
What is IgG cleaved by?
The enzymes papain at the hinges
What does papain diegestion in IgG allow?
the separation of two Fab fargments and complemetn and Fc receptors biding the Fc fragment
what generates a single bivalent antigen bidning fragment F(ab’)2…
pesin….. makes fragments of IgG
What are the two roles of hinges?
widely spaced cell surface determeinatn closely spaced cell sufrace determinatns
What is teh flexibiilty due to..
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What are a large group of cell sufrace and solubel proteins involved in?
Recognition, binding, or adhesion process of cells belogs to the imunoglobulin super family
What are Ig superfamily proteins? list 6
IgG, TCR, Class I MHC, CD4, CD28, ICAM1
Ig ag binding site
three CDrs in Vh and three CDRs in Vl domains
T cell receptor Ag binding site
three CDRs in Valpha and three CDRs in Vbeta domains
Ig Ag that may be bound
proteins, lipids, polyscaccarides and small chemicals
T cell receptors Ag that may be bound
peptide MHC complexes
Ig antigenic determinatns recognized
linear and conformational determinats of various macromolecules and chemicals
T cell receptor antigenic determinants recognized
linear determinants; only 2 or 3 aa residues of a petide boudn to an MHC molecule
Ig affinity of Ag binindg
Kd 10^-7-10^-11 M
Ig on-rate/ off rate
rapid on rate, variable off rate
T cell recetor affinity of Ag binding
Kd 10^-5-10^-7M
Ig Onrate/off rate
slow on rate slow off rate
CDR
complementarity determining region