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Lecture 13 Flashcards

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Hematopoietin Family

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Receptor Features: comprised of 1 to 3 subunits
- Subunit expression used to regulate activity

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IL-2 Receptor Subuinits (g-sharing)

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  1. a-subunit
    • confers ligand specificity; NO transduction
  2. bg-subunit
    • weak binding/ signal transduction
  3. abg-subunit
    • physiologically active
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a-subunit

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Expressed in activated T-Cells; expressed in activated B-Cells

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b-chain bearing

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Low-affinity receptors: NO signal transduction (HSC)
- IL-3, IL-5, GM-CSF
High-affinity receptors: YES signal transduction (Myeloid Precursor)
- B-subunit

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Interferon Family

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Interferes with viral growth; inhibits proliferation and survival of viruses

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Interferon-a (Made by multiple cell types)

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  1. Induces ribonucleases (degrades RNA)
  2. Inhibits protein synthesis (translation)
  3. Destroys virally infected cells
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Interferon-b (made by activated mac/DC and virus-infected cells)

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  1. Induces ribonucleases
  2. Inhibits protein synthesis
  3. Destorys virally-infected cells
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Interferon-g (made by NK cells and activated T-Cells)

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  1. Drives TH to TH1 (TC development_
  2. Activates Macs
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Interferon-l

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Upregulate anti-viral genes

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Protein Kinase R

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  1. Activated by dsRNA
  2. Phosphorylates eIF2a (phosphorylation elongation)
  3. Blocks initiation of translation
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2’,5’-oligoA Synthetase

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  1. Activated by dsRNA
  2. Activates latent ribonucleases
  3. Degrades viral mRNA
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Mx Proteins

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  1. Inhibits viral transcription
  2. Detect nucleocapsid proteins
  3. Prevents virus assembly
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13
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Tumor Necrosis Factor Family

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Not mainly about tumor necrosis
1. Regulates development and homeostasis
2. Signaling in a variety of tissues

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Tumor Necrosis Factor Family (TNF)

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  1. Can be soluble or membrane-bound
  2. Receptors assemble into trimers
    -homotrimers
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TNF-a

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Macrophage
1. Pro-inflammatory
2. Anti-tumor (apoptosis)
3. Pro-survival

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Lymphotoxin-a

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Lymphocytes
1. Immune activation
2. MHC expression
3. Increased adhesion

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Lymphotoxin-b

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Lymphocyte differentiation

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18
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BAFF

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B-Cell development and homeostasis

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APRIL

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B-Cell development and homeostasis

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20
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CD40L

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T-Cell Surface
1. B-Cell differentiation

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FasL (CD95L)

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TC Cell
1. Induces apoptosis

22
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Signaling

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  1. TNFs can be soluble or membrane-bound
  2. TACE can liberate soluble TNFa
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Signaling

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  1. TNFa can bind to TNFR1 or TNFR2
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Caspases

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Apoptosis

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Kinases

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Cell activation/ proliferation

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TNF Binding

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Induces receptor trimerization

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Receptor Trimer

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Alters binding within the cytoplasmic domain

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TNF-R1

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  1. Binds both TNF-a and TNF-b
  2. Has a cytoplasmic death domain
  3. Binding either promotes apoptosis or survival
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HeLa Cells

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  1. Expresses Fas on their plasma membrane
  2. Treated with FasL
  3. Cells undergo apoptosis
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HeLa Cells (2)

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  1. Nuclear Condensation
  2. Cell Rounding
  3. Membrane Blebbing
    • packets of cellular material
    • Plasma membrane keeps its integrity
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FasL-induced Apoptotic Pathway

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  1. FasL binding trimerizes Fas receptors
  2. Cytoplasmic death domains organize
  3. Trimerized death domains bind FADD
  4. DED on FADD binds to pro-capase-8
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FasL-induced Apoptotic Pathway (2)

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  1. Pro-caspase-8 clustering cleaves/ activates capase-8
  2. Caspase-8 initates the apoptotic cascade
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Interleukin-17 Family

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  1. Functions primarily as homodimers
  2. Associated with innate/inflammatory responses
33
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Interleukin-17 Family

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  1. Functions primarily as homodimers
  2. Associated with innate/inflammatory responses
  3. Secreted by TH17 cells
  4. Interface between innate and adaptive immune systems
34
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IL-17

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Directs TH17 cell development

35
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IL-17A

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TH17 and NK Cells
1. Pro-inflammatory cytokine release

36
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Chemokine Family

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  1. signal through G-Protein Coupled Receptors
  2. Induce chemotaxis by establishing a concentration gradient
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CXCL

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CXCR

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CCL

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CCR

39
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XCL OR (CL)

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XCR OR CR

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CX3CL

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CX3CR

41
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Rho- family of small GTPases

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  1. Directs the actin cytoskeleton
  2. Pivotal in cell motility
42
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Activated Rac

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Lamellipodia Formation
- Protrusive;
- Membrane Periphery
- Orthogonal Arrays

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Activated Cdc42

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Filopodia Formation
- Protrusive
- Membrane Periphery
- Bundled Filaments

44
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Activated Rho

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Stress Fiber Formation
- Contractive
- Cell Interior
- Bundled Filaments

45
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Interleukin-1 Family

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  1. Early Inflammatory Response
  2. Decoy Receptors: Inhibits IL-1 signal
46
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Hematopoietin Family (Class I Cytokine)

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  1. Hematopoietic Development
  2. B- and T- Cell Differentiation
  3. Receptor subunit expression
47
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Interferon Family (Class II Cytokine)

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Anti-viral Response

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Tumor Necrosis Factor Family

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  1. Receptor trimerization
  2. Apoptosis (or survival)
49
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Interleukin-17 Family

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TH17 signaling for an inflammatory response

50
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Chemokines

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  1. Extravasation
  2. Cell Migration

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