Lecture 9: Innate Pathogen Recognition Flashcards
Does the innate immune system recognize specific cells?
No, just self and non-self
What does the innate immune system recognize
Molecular patterns on different pathogens but absent from self
What does PAMP stand for?
pathogen associated molecular patterns
What are PAMPS recognized by?
Various pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs)
Where are PRRs located?
On most effector cells
Where does each PRR belong?
Cell surface and cytoplasmic receptors
What are the four classes of receptors reviewed?
- TOLL-like receptors
- Nucleotide binding domain leucine rich repeat receptors
- Formylated-peptide receptors
- retinoic acid inducible gene like
What is the abbreviation for TOLL-like receptors?
TLRs
What is the abbreviation for Nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat receptors
NLRs, NOD-like receptors
What is the abbreviation for Formylated-peptide receptors
FPRs
What is the abbreviation for retinoid-acid inducible gene-like
RLRs
Where were TLRs initially discovered?
In the fruit fly
What was TOLL initially thought to only do then found to do both in the fruit fly?
- Initially played a role in patterning
- then the translation and synthesis of antimicrobial peptides
- defence against gram-positive bacteria and fungal pathogens
How many expressed TLR genes are in humans?
10
What is a ligand?
A signalling molecule
What are TLRs made of in there extracellular region (outside of the cell)?
Around 20 leucine-rich repeat
What are leucine-rich repeat?
Proteins that make a half circle (Horse shoe) shape
1A. Explain how bacteria activate TLRs in flies?
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
2A. Explain how spatzle induces dimerization?
The split spatzle binds 2 TOLL molecules inducing dimerization
3A. What is dimerized TOLL able to do?
recruits:
- 2 dMyD88
- 2 Pelle
- 1 TRAF3
4A. What does TRAF3 do?
Binds cactus kinase (enzyme) which introduces a phosphate group into cactus
5A. What does phosphorylated cactus do?
Releases transcription factor DIF
6A. What does DIF do?
Transcription and synthesis of antimicrobial peptides
Does each TLR have a different ligand specificity?
yes
What are mammalian TLRs dependent on?
dimerization