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Lecture 10+11: T cells Flashcards

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where do B, T and NK cells derive from

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hematopoietic stem cell –> multipotent progenitor cell —> common lymphoid progenitor cell

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where does T cell development occur

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in the thymus

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T cell progenitor cells originate in _______ and migrate to the thymus

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originate in bone marrow

*movement dictated by chemokines

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what directs the movement of T cell progenitors from bone marrow to thymus

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chemokines
- receive signal from thymic stromal cells to differentiate into thymocyte

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what interleukin is incredibly important to T cells so much so that mutations of this IL leads to no T cells

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IL7

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lymphocyte development (B,T and NK cells) is orchestrated by what cells and messengers

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stromal cells and cytokines

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mature T cells leave the thymus and travel to…

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secondary lymphoid tissue

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if a patient is unable to make IL7, what happens

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they cannot make T cells = no adaptive immune response

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what cells make IL7

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thymic stromal cells

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what is notch1, what does it do

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Notch1 is a receptor on thymocytes that binds to thymic epithelium

it induces cleavage by protease & activates T cell-associated genes

*induces the expression of genes associated w/ activation of T cells

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what are the 2 classes of T cell receptors?

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gamma delta (γδ) - CD4/CD8
alpha-beta (αβ) (binds things other than CD4/CD8)

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______ interact w/ folded proteins, _____ interact w/ linear peptides

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Antibodies - folded proteins
TCR - linear

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γδ T cells only express ____

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CD3

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what occurs at T cell checkpoint 1

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  • A pre-T cell receptor pairs a β chain w/ pTα
  • pTα checks the functionality of the β chain
  • if functional, forms a superdimer

-superdimer checks for interaction w/ CD3

-if there is appropriate interaction w/ CD3, that β chain starts to proliferate, initiates rearrangement of the α chain, and synthesis of CD4/CD8 begins

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The rearrangement of α chains in pre T cells is mediated by what

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RAG 1 and RAG 2
- recombination activating genes

*rearrangement is very inefficient, only about 2% make it, rest undergo apoptosis

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what structural characteristic (of gene organization) allows for the α chain in pre-T cells to undergo successive arrangements

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no diversity segment in the middle

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what happens next once a functional α chain is made from rearrangements

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the α chain gets sent to the ER and is checked for its interaction w/ β

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What occurs at T cell checkpoint 2

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interaction b/w new alpha chain and β

  • if interaction is successful, the line proliferates
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what dictates antigen binding of T cells

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the way the alpha and β chains come together

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what is Omenn syndrome

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RAG deficiency
- patients lack T and B cells
- treated w/ bone marrow transplant otherwise fatal

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the T cell development path is marked by _____

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gene expression

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what does the double positive T cell make

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(positive) CD4+, CD8+

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what does the double negative T cell make

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(negative) CD4-, CD8-

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at what stages of T cell development is RAG expression turned on

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between the Pro-T and Pre-T stage and as the Pre-T cells becomes the double positive (and so it can make the alpha chain)

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what is positive selection of T cells, where does it occur
checks for TCR binding to MHC complexes determines CD4 vs CD8 expression *ends w/ single positive T cells - occurs in cortex of thymus
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at what steps of T cell development does Negative selection occur
double positive and single positive step - "goldilocks" - can't bind too weakly to MHC but also can't bind too strongly (means it recognizes self peptides as antigen and would cause autoimmune response)
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After negative selection occurs, the single positive T cell migrates where
to peripheral lymphoid organs (regional lymph nodes, Peyer's patches, etc)
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What occurs during the progenitor T cell phase
* RAG-mediated V-D-J recombination of the β chain is occurring
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what occurs during the precursor T cell phase
* The β chain has successfully recombined and is expressed on the cell surface * RAG-mediated V-J recombination of the α chain is occurring * Surrogate α chain (pTα) is expressed
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What occurs during the double-positive T cell phase
both alpha and beta chains have successfully rearranged and are expressed w/ CD3 + zeta chains as the membrane bound TCR complex - expression of both CD4 + CD8 - positive and negative selection occurs
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what occurs during single positive T cell phase
downregulation of either CD4 or CD8 and final maturation
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what occurs during the stage of mature, naive T cell
Cell gets released into circulation as a single positive T cell
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what are Naive T cell
mature T cells that have not yet encountered their specific antigen
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when do naive T cells encounter their specific antigen? And what happens once they do?
- when it is presented to them by MHC antigen complex - once this happens they can proliferate and differentiate into effector T cells
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how do antigens get delivered to lymphoid tissue
via innate immunity - inflammation increases blood flow into infected sites, lymph flow increases Dendritic cells take up antigens and move them into a lymphatic vessel ---> lymph node where they settle in T cell areas
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how do T cells enter a draining lymph node
- blood vessels (HEV) - afferent lymphatics from upstream lymph node
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what happens to T cells that are not activated by antigens presented by dendritic cells
they exit the lymph node via cortical sinuses and re-enter the blood - a continuous process of recirculation
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what cells bring antigens to lymph tissues
dendritic cells
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how do naive T cells find their antigen
naive T cells come in from blood stream --> migrate into peripheral lymph tissue where they sample peptides for MHC complexes on dendritic cells
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what happens once a T cell finds its antigen
- migration ends - proliferation and clonal replication occur ('clonal expansion or priming') - gives rise to effector and memory T cells - after effector differentiation, activated T cells can re-enter the bloodstream
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antigens in the blood are carried to the ____ via APCs
spleen
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pathogens/antigens on** mucosal surfaces** are carried across the mucosa and into ______ or ______
tonsils or Peyer's patches
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what are the 3 signals for clonal expansion and differentiation?
signal 1 - antigen-specific interaction b/w MHC and TCR signal 2- co-stimulatory signals b/w B7 and CD28 promote survival and expansion of T cell clones signal 3 -directing T cells differentiate into effector T cells (IL6, IL12, IL14)
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what does it mean for a developing T cell to be double negative
doesn't express CD4 or CD8
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what does it mean for a developing T cell to be double positive
it expresses both CD4 and CD8
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Single positive T cell AKA
naive Tcell
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successful TCR:MHC binding results in the generation of survival signals and 3 transcription factors...what are they
NFAT NF-kB AP-1
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the release of survival signals and TFs after successful TCR: MHC binding induces a signaling cascade that results in....
synthesis and secretion of IL2 and the expression of new cell surface receptors and ligands: CD69, IL2Rα, CD40L
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what is the role of CD69
retains stimulated T cells in the lymph node
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what is S1P
a chemoattractant that is high in the blood and low in tissues (and lymph nodes) circulating naive T cells have low expression of S1P receptor
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what is the purpose of circulating naive T cells having S1P receptors
allows them to respond to the S1P gradient and exit the lymphatic tissue -- T cells that are NOT stimulated by antigen re-express S1PR1
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CD69 binds what chemoattractant
S1PR1 causes cells to internalize the complex and turn off S1PR expression
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antigen recognition by TCR induces the expression of what IL receptors
IL2 and IL6 via co-stimulatory signals through CD28
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what is IL-2 critical for
differentiation of T cells into effector T cells and memory cells
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how do drugs that inhibit T cell activation like Cyclosporine work
they target the signal transduction pathways in T cells, inhibiting T cell activation Cyclosporine: binds cyclophilin, the complex inhibits calcineurin, preventing NF-AT generation --> w/out NF-AT, transcription of IL2 gene cannot occur ---> IL2 needed for T cell proliferation
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what does the ligand CD40L do
binds CD40 - activation of macrophages - activation of B cells to produce antibodies
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What is Hyper IgM syndrome
unable to undergo antibody class switching
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what is the role of CTLA-4 inhibitory receptor
- binds B7 on APC to limit T-cell proliferation - blocks CD28 signaling (the 2nd signal in T cell activation)
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the prolonged maintenance of memory T cells is dependent on what
Cytokines
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what cells are especially important in defense against viral pathogens
CD8 T cells
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what are 2 main granules cytotoxic T cells contain
- perforin = pore forming protein - granzymes = serine proteases activate caspases in host cells to trigger apoptosis
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TGF-β stimulates what helper cell
T regulatory cells
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IL-6 stimulates what helper cells
TFH
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TGF-β and IL-6 stimulate what helper cells
TH17
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IL-12 and IFNγ stimulate what helper cells
TH1 cells
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IL-4 stimulates what helper cells
TH2
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TH1 cells do what
control bacteria that can grow in macrophages express IL-2 and IFNγ
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TH2 cells do what
control parasitic infection express IL4, IL5, IL13 that promote mast cells, eosinophils and B cell class switching to make IgE
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what do TH17 cells do
stimulate neutrophil response to extracellular bacteria and fungi Make IL 17 & IL 22
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what do TFH cels do
stimulate antibody production from B cells, including class switching and affinity maturation
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what drives TH2 cell differentiation
IL4 in response to helminths and allergens - mast cells, when stimulated by helminths, secrete IL4
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what type of class switching does IL4 stimulate
B cells to IgE
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what does IL5 do
activate eosinophils
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what do IL4 and IL13 do
stimulate increased mucus secretion
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what drives TH17 cell differentation
pro-inflammatory cytokines and TGF-β
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What does IL17 stimulate
recruitment of neutrophils and production of anti-microbial peptides
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what does IL22 do
promotes epithelial integrity, antimicrobial peptides and mucins
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what drives TH17 cell differentiation
proinflammatory cytokines + TGF-β
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what does TH17 secrete
**IL-17** : stimulates recruitment of neutrophils and production of anti-microbial peptides **IL-22:** promotes epithelial integrity, antimicrobial peptides, and mucins

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