Lecture 8 Flashcards
What are APCs?
Cells to displaying MHCII
What cells express MHCI?
All necleated cells
How do APCs take up antigen?
Either phagocytosis or surface receptors
What are the APCs?
Macs
DCs
B cells
Another name for macrophage?
Mononuclear phagocytes
Another name for macrophage?
Mononuclear phagocytes
What are kupfer cells?
Macs found in liver
Name for macs in liver?
Kupfer cells
Macs found in brain?
Microglial cells
What are microglial cells?
Macs in brain
APCs in skin?
Langerhans cells
What are Langerhans cells?
APCs in skin between dermis and epidermis
Two types of dendritic cells?
Conventional
Plasmacytoid
What do Plasmacytoid dendritic cells do?
Produce large volumes of interferon in response to viral infection
Difference between mature and immature dendritic cells?
Immature are much more highly phagocytotic
When is B cell presentation most important?
Secondary antibody response
Difference between where MHCs find antigens?
MHCI - intracellular
MHCII - extracellular
What happens in early endosomes?
Proteases are inactive
Activate when they become acidic
What do endosome fuse with?
Vesicles containing MHCII
Where does MHCI bind antigen?
ER
Where are MHCI antigens synthesized?
Cytosol
Which MHC functions via phagocytosis?
II
What is usually presented in MHCI?
Molecules from viruses that have taken over cell machinery
What degrades MHC antigens?
Proteosomes in cytosol
Sub unitis of proteosome involved in degradation?
LMP2/7
What do Tap1/2 do?
Transport cytosolic antigens across ER
What do calnexin, ERP57, and calreticulin do?
Chaperons in ER helping with assembly of MHCI
What is ERAAP?
Trims peptides when the enter ER so they can be bound MHCI
What does calnexin do
Holds MHCI chain until B2 microglobin binds
What does tapasin do?
Holds MHCI to tap so can bind peptides