Lecture 9: Innate Pathogen Recognition Flashcards

1
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Does the innate immune system recognize specific cells?

A

No, just self and non-self

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2
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What does the innate immune system recognize

A

Molecular patterns on different pathogens but absent from self

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3
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What does PAMP stand for?

A

pathogen associated molecular patterns

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4
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What are PAMPS recognized by?

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Various pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs)

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5
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Where are PRRs located?

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On most effector cells

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6
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Where does each PRR belong?

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Cell surface and cytoplasmic receptors

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7
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What are the four classes of receptors reviewed?

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  • TOLL-like receptors
  • Nucleotide binding domain leucine rich repeat receptors
  • Formylated-peptide receptors
  • retinoic acid inducible gene like
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8
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What is the abbreviation for TOLL-like receptors?

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TLRs

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9
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What is the abbreviation for Nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat receptors

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NLRs, NOD-like receptors

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10
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What is the abbreviation for Formylated-peptide receptors

A

FPRs

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11
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What is the abbreviation for retinoid-acid inducible gene-like

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RLRs

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12
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Where were TLRs initially discovered?

A

In the fruit fly

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13
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What was TOLL initially thought to only do then found to do both in the fruit fly?

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  • Initially played a role in patterning
  • then the translation and synthesis of antimicrobial peptides
  • defence against gram-positive bacteria and fungal pathogens
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14
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How many expressed TLR genes are in humans?

A

10

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15
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What is a ligand?

A

A signalling molecule

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16
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What are TLRs made of in there extracellular region (outside of the cell)?

A

Around 20 leucine-rich repeat

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17
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What are leucine-rich repeat?

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Proteins that make a half circle (Horse shoe) shape

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18
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1A. Explain how bacteria activate TLRs in flies?

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Recognition of bacteria by pathogen recognition receptors results in a bunch of steps that lead to a proteolytic (breakdown) splitting of a dimer of spatzle

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19
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2A. Explain how spatzle induces dimerization?

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The split spatzle binds 2 TOLL molecules inducing dimerization

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20
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3A. What is dimerized TOLL able to do?

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recruits:

  • 2 dMyD88
  • 2 Pelle
  • 1 TRAF3
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21
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4A. What does TRAF3 do?

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Binds cactus kinase (enzyme) which introduces a phosphate group into cactus

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22
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5A. What does phosphorylated cactus do?

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Releases transcription factor DIF

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23
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6A. What does DIF do?

A

Transcription and synthesis of antimicrobial peptides

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24
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Does each TLR have a different ligand specificity?

A

yes

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25
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What are mammalian TLRs dependent on?

A

dimerization

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26
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What do mammalian TLRs bind directly to?

A

pathogen associated molecular patterns

27
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What happens when PAMPs bind to TLRs

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It induces dimerization of the TLR

28
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What does the dimerization of TLRs (mammals) do?

A

It brings the cytoplasmic tails of the TLR molecules into close proximity

29
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What does the tails of the TLRs in close proximity do?

A

Induces binding of signalling adapter molecules

30
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What is the signalling adapter molecule for all TLRs except TLR-3?

A

MyD88

31
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What is the signalling adapter molecule for TLR-4,3

A

TRIF

32
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1B. What does the binding of MyD88 do?

A
  • binding of MyD88 and MAL to TLR

- allows for binding of IRAK to MyD88

33
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2B. What does the binding of IRAK to MyD88 do?

A
  • IRAK binds TRAF-6 & TRICA1

- these provide foundation for activation of TAK1

34
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3B. What does the activation of TAK 1 do?

A

TAK1 phosphorylates IKK

35
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4B. What does IKK do?

A

IKK phosphorylates IkB

36
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5B. What does IkB do?

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IkB is degraded releasing NFkB

37
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6B. What does NFkB do?

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  • NFkB translocates to the nucleus

- transcribes target genes

38
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1C. What does the binding of TRIF allow for?

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  • binding of TRIF to TLR3 or 4

- allows for the binding of the kinases TBK1 and IkKe

39
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2C. What do the kinases do?

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  • kinases become phosphorylated

- resulting in their activation

40
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3C. What do the activated kinases do?

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-activated kinase phosphorylates IRF3

41
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4C. What does IRF3 do?

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-IRF3 translocates to the nucleus and transcribes target genes

42
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Do we generate different cell responses based on the PAMP?

A

Yes

43
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Since most TLRs use the same signalling adapter molecule MyD88 how do we generate different cellular responses?

A

This is possible because:

  • subcellular location of the molecule
  • signal duration
  • additional signalling molecules
44
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What is subcellular location

A

The location of TLRs are different not all are transmembrane receptors some are located in the endosome

45
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What does the TLRs in the endosome recognize?

A

PAMPs from within the pathogen, RNA and DNA

46
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What is signal duration?

A

The duration of the TLR signal can vary based on:

  • magnitude of the signal
  • number of receptors involved
  • negative regulators of the TLR
47
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What does signal duration modify?

A

Resulting gene transcription profile

48
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What does subcellular location modify?

A

Which target genes are transcribed

49
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What is additional signalling molecules (specificity)

A

Most use MyD88 some use TRIF or a combination of TRIF and MyD88

50
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Is TRIF regulated negatively by Tollip?

A

No

51
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What do the different signalling molecule combinations result in?

A

Different cellular responses

52
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What are NOD-like receptors (NLRs)?

A

NLRs are cytoplasmic receptors

53
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What differs between NLR groups?

A

They differ depending on their amino-terminal structural motifs (distinct pattern on DNA or protein)

54
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What does NOD have

A

N-terminal CARD motif

55
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What does NLRP have?

A

N-terminal pyrin domain

56
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1D. What is the first step in NOD-like receptors?

A
  • binding PAMPs to NOD1 or 2

- results in dimerization of the NOD

57
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2D. What happens in NOD after dimerization?

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-dimerization facilitates recruitment of the kinase RIPK2 to the CARD domain of the NOD

58
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3D. What happens after RIPK2 is recruited to the CARD domain of NOD?

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-RIPK2 phosphorylates TAK1, activating it

59
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4D. What happens in NOD-like receptor after TAK1 is activated?

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Follows same steps as 3B-6B, binding of MyD88

60
Q

What is the formylated peptide receptor (FPRs)?

A
  • Transmembrane pattern recognition receptor

- G-protein coupled receptor family

61
Q

Where are formylated peptide receptors mainly expressed?

A

Neutrophils

62
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What do formylated peptide receptors recognize?

A

Bacterial formylated peptides

63
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What does activation of formylated peptide receptors give rise to?

A

Important secondary messengers:

  • Ca2+
  • IP3
  • cyclic AMP
64
Q

What do formylated peptide receptors lead to?

A

-activation
-polarization
-mobility
in neutrophils