L41. Adaptive Immunity Flashcards
Name the 2 types of adaptive immune response.
Cell-mediated response
antibody (humoral) response
Cell mediated immunity: which cells is it driven by?
T cells
Cell mediated immunity : what does it involve the activation of?
macrophages
natural killer cells
cytotoxic T-lymphocytes
Humoral immunity : which cells drive it? Why?
B-cells produce antibodies
How does immunological memory occur?
When a pathogen is remembered by a signature T cell and/or B cell receptor
What is the time frame for adaptive immunity?
4-7 days from the start of infection
Describe the 2 stages following “recognition by naïve B and T cells”.
- Clonal expansion and differentiation
3. Removal of infectious agent
Name 3 adaptive immunity receptors
- T cell receptors
- B cell receptors
- MHC proteins
What do T cells do?
Give rise to cellular immunity.
Can respond to many antigens, called “T cell repertoire”.
“Thymic education” means they only respond to foreign pathogens
What is the role of CD4+ cells?
T helper cells which help support other immune cells to fight threats
What are CD8+ cells?
Cytotoxic T cells which destroy infected self cells
What do T-regs do?
Regulate or suppress other immune cells
How do all cells start?
As naïve cells and have protein specific receptors
Name the co-receptors of the following and what they each bind to.
CD8
CD4
CD8 has a co-receptor that binds to MHC1
CD4 has a co-receptor that binds to MHC2
What is CD3?
A co-receptor involved in CD4 and CD8 T-cell activation
What are most T cell receptors made of?
alpha and beta chains
Name the 2 regions which make up the T cell receptor.
Constant region
Variable region
Which genes make up the variable region, and which chains are they found on?
V (variable) (alpha and beta)
J (joining) (alpha and beta)
D (diversity) (beta only) (closes to B in alphabet)
How are genes re-arranged, and by which enzymes?
Somatic recombination by RAG enzymes
Name the 2 types of T cell selection after the thymus interaction.
Positive selection
Negative selection
What happens to positively and negatively selected CD4/CD8 cells?
Leave the thymus and regulate in the blood/lymphatics.
*Even although cells which leave the thymus (to regulate in the blood) are educated, what cell type are they still classed as?
“Naïve T cells”
What do immature dentritic cells do?
Take up the antigen to be processed in the epidermis. They migrate to the lymph nodes and mature on the way.
What does “priming” refer to?
The 3 signals required for activation and fate determination of T cells.