immunology 3 Flashcards
humoral complement microbial
what are the two functions when an antibody has in a humoral immune response?
describe them.
- Antigen Recognition: Membrane associated antibody (IgM) is the receptor B cells use to recognize antigens. The antibodies that a B cell produces have the same specificity as the receptors on that B cell.
- Effector Function: Soluble antibodies are secreted by antigen-activated B cells and Plasma cells. Antibodies are the major effector molecules of humoral immunity. Different antibody types are needed for different locations and function.
what is an isotype?
It is part of an antibody.
It is the constant domain (IgG, IgM, IgE).
It determines the effector function of the Ig molecule.
What is an idiotype?
It is part of an antibody.
It is determined by the variable and hypervariable domains of the Ig molecule.
Determines the specificity of the antibody molecule.
allows it to bind to the antigen it is specific for.
Describe the antigen-independent phase of B cell development.
- Occurs in the bone marrow
- Diverse B cell receptors are made
- Test for a functional BCR.
- Select out self-reactive cells.
- Not dependent on specific interactions with other immune cells.
Describe the antigen-dependent phase of B cell development.
- Occurs in peripheral lymphoid tissue such as the spleen and lymph node.
- Selecting and amplifying responses.
- Avoid responding to peripheral self-antigen.
- Increase affinity to antigen.
- Select Ig subclass–affect effector function
- Generate memory cells for recall responses.
- Critical role of CD4 T helper cells.
make an overview of B cell responses in the periphery.
1 Microbial antigen recognition
2. Activated Th cell helps an activated B cell
3 could become a plasma cell OR undergo clonal expansion.
4. The cell can then become a memory cell or CLASS SWITCH into a plasma cell.
what is a subcapsular sinus?
in a lymph node
antigen enters the subcapsular through afferent lymphatics and gets trapped on specialized macrophages
what are the primary follicles?
It is also called a B cell zone.
B cell rich region where these cells encounter antigens.
Naive and memory B cell circulate through follicles.
What is the paracortex?
It is where the T cell are and it is where they encounter an antigen and are activated by APC–dendritic cells.
what are secondary follicles?
It is a germinal center. It is a consequence of the interaction between an activated B cell and an activated T helper cells. Where class switching and affinity maturation occurs.
How do B cells find antigens?
- Antigen enters the nodes through the afferent lymphatics and is either trapped in the subcapsular sinus by specialized macrophages or is delivered directly to the follicles.
- Recirculating B cells migrate from the blood into the follicles of the lymph node.
- without antigen engagement, the B cell will leave the node through the efferent lymph and recirculates between and through secondary lymphoid tissues.
after antigen engagement what happens?
After antigen engagement through the B cell receptor (BCR), the B cell is activated and moves toward the paracortex.
what happens after b cell signaling upon antigen recognition?
it will stimulate different pathways which end in several different transcription factors being made to stimulate gene transcription.
what are features of antigens that promote B cell responses?
- Bound Complement: B Cell signaling is enhanced by complement bound to antigen–when a pathogen is coated with C3d, engagement of the CD21/CD19 complex by C3d synergizes with signaling through the B cell receptor—give stronger signaling=increase antibody response
- Pathogen multivalency:Many repetitive sequencing that can lead to crosslinking in receptors and a stronger response.
- PAMPs:Most pathogens that have PAMPs can activate PRR receptors expressed by B cells. Signaling through Toll like receptor synergizes with BCR signaling. These ligands can cause polyclonal activation of B cells.
what happens when a B cell binds to an antigen?
- Entry into the cell cycle
- low level IgM secretion (make short lived plasma cells)
- Express molecules that are needed in subsequent interactions with T helper cells: co-stimulatory molecules, cytokine receptors, presentation of Ag on MHC II.
- Migration out of follicle toward the T rich zone (increse CCR7)
what is the interaction between B and T cells in the lymph node?
- B cells and T cells are segregated in the lymph node.
- B cells encounter antigen in primary follicle. T cells encounter APC in the T-rich zone.
- Upon antigen recognition, both cell types modulate CCR7(molecule helps move the two together) expression and migrate towards each other.
- B and T cells interact at the interface of the follicle and the T-rich zone.
if the infected cell is infected with a viral antigen what type of B/T interaction mediated by MHC class will occur?
MHC I because CD8 deal with viral antigens. (endogenous)
if a sugar specific B cell binds to a protein will it still get T helper help?
Yes it will because it is still bound ad it can present with peptides to the T cell.
how do T cells help?
how is it maintained?
- Activation of T cells: Expression of CD40, ligand, cytokine secretion.
- Activation of B cell by cytokines and CD40 ligation(need CD40 ligand interaction to happen in order to get T cell help)
A. Cognate interactions mediated by cell-cell contacts
B. interaction occurs in a specific location at the boundary of the T-rich zone and the primary B cell follicle.
what are the consequences of the T and B cell interaction?
- Clonal expansion of B cells (stimulate then will divide)
- Establishment of germinal centers
- Class switching (IgM to other types)
- Affinity Maturation
- Differentiation into plasma cells.
- Differentiation to memory cells
* all predicated on B cells getting help from CD4
how many centers do a germinal centers have? is it a part of the secondary follicle.
It is part of the secondary follicle.
It has a dark and light zone.
what is the function of a dark zone?
B cells undergo rapid cell division and turn on the things that leads to :
- Somatic hypermutation of the variable regions of the BCR
- Class switching
what is the function of the light zone?
Rich with follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) and CD4 follicular helper cells. B cell survival is dependent on the interaction between FDC-bound Antigen and presentation of antigen to the follicular helper t cells.
what is antibody affinity selection?
It is a process that leads to an increased affinity of antibodies for a certain antigen as a T-cell dependent humoral immune response progresses.
How does affinity maturation occur?
- Rapid division–After interaction with CD4, B cells will rapidly proliferate (6-12 hrs)
- High mutation rate–Expression of the protein AID leads to hypermutation of the V domain of the BCR
- Selection–B cells compete for binding of small amount of antigen displayed by (FDC). Only cells that have bound to antigen and then receive help from follicular helper t cells (binding–increased affinity over time)
what are the steps of an evolution in a germinal center (still associated with affinity selection)?
- Recruitment to dark zone (B cell activated)
- expansion
- Hypermutation with the help of AID, RAG1/2, CXCR5
- Migrate to the light zone that is aided by the expression of chemokine BLC made by FDC.
- Competitive selection
a. Antigen is taken up by the FDC in the form ofimmune complexes and held in a non-degraded form for months after an infection. (FDCs+Antigen+TfH cells+ CD40L=survival signals to B cells)
b. no binding then death
how do b cells undergo class switching?
In the germinal center
Changes a B cell production of antibody from one class (isotype) to another.
Mediated by cytokines because different helper t cells produce different cytokines and help promote switching to different isotypes.
1. cytokines make transcription from specific promoters (Il4 starts transcription from Ie)
2. Transcription starts a recombination events that result in a deletion of intervening Constant (C) genes.
3. The resulting DNA can be transcribed and translated.
4. Process makes an antibody with the same specificity but with a switched constant domain.
If a B cell interacts with a TH1 cells what will it interact with and what will it turn into?
it will interact with interferon gamma and it will cause it to switch to an IgG
(ex: IgM to IgG)
If a B cell interacts with a TH2 cell what will it interact with and what will it turn into?
It interacts with IL4, IL5, IL13 and will cause it to switch to IgE
(ex: IgM to IgE)
what antibodies are expressed on naive b cells?
IgM and IgD are both expressed as membrane receptors
*IgM is expressed as soluble antibody
What antibodies are expressed on activated or memory B cells?
IgG, IgE, IgA are expressed on activated or memory B cells. All three molecules have undergone class switching and they are expressed as membrane receptors or as a soluble antibody
What are the effector functions of IgM?
Produced early upon B cell activation
Activates the classical complement pathway
What are the effector functions of IgG
The major Ig isotype in the blood
transferred across the placenta
activates the classical complement pathway
mediates neutralization and opsonization of pathogens
mediates antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
What are the effector functions of IgA?
Produced in mucosal tissues and secreted into the lumen of the GI and respiratory tract
mediates pathogen neutralization
transferred to infants through breast milk
what are the effector functions of IgE?
Defense against helminths
involved in allergic responses
what are memory B cells?
they are made in germinal centers
*humoral memory to T-dependent antigens
circulate through lymphoid organs
express the affinity matured BCR on the surface
typically isotype switched (IgA or IgG)
long lived
-persistence of memory b cells after an immune response makes sure that we have an increased # of b cells needed for an antigena and ready to expand fast and turn into plasma cells and secrete antibody upon reexposure to antigen.
- provide bases for secondary Gc reactions