Lecture 9 MHC Flashcards
MHC complexes present ____ to TCR
epitopes
TCR specifically recognize both _____ and the ____
self-MHC; antigen
MHC Class I structure
- closed
- one alpha chain (3 subunits)
- beta 2 microglobulin
- 1 transmembrane domain
How many chains make up MHC class II?
2 (one alpha, one beta)
MHC Class II sturcture
- open
- 2 chains (alpha, beta)
- 2 transmembrane domains
Side chains of peptide interact with side chains of MHC cleft via _____
noncovalent forces (electrostatic forces, hydrogen bonds, van der waals, hydrophobic)
In MHC Class ___ the peptide can hang over the cleft because it is open
II
A given MHC class I molecule will have preference for specific ___ in a particular position
amino acids
MHC class I bind peptides that are ___ aa long
8-10
MHC genes do not _____, but they are highly polymorphic/polygenic
recombine
Peptides that bind to MHC II are _____ in length
variable
The characteristic _______ of peptides in MHC are part of the interaction
overhangs
Pathogens degraded in the ______ will bind to MHC I and be presented to ___ T cells and result in _____
cytosol; CD8; cell death
What are the two types of pathogens that will bind to MHC class II?
- intravesicular pathogens
- extracellular pathogens and toxins
_______ pathogen peptides bound to MHC II will present to ___ T cells and result in activation to kill _______
intravesicular; CD4; intravesicular bacteria and peptides
_____ pathogen and _____ peptides bound to MHC II will present to ___ T cells and result in activation of B cells to secrete Ig
Extracellular; toxins; CD4
MHC I are retained in the ___ until they bind a peptide
ER
Partly folded MHC class I binds _____ until beta2 microglobulin binds
calnexin
MHC class I alpha:beta2m releases from calnexin and binds complex of _______ proteins including _____ and ______ and binds to ______ via ______
chaperone; calreticulum and ERp57; TAP via tapasin
Defective ribosomal products (DRiPs) are ______ and degraded by ______
ubiquinated; the proteasome
_____ delivers peptide fragments to the ER
TAP
MHC Class I completes its folding when ____ binds, releasing ____ and is exported to the membrane
a peptide; TAP
In MHC class II peptides come from _____
acidified endocytic vesicles
Under neutral pH, _______ are inactive, but when the endocytic vesicle fuses with the ______ and acidification occurs, they activate
endosomal proteases; lysosome
Vesicles containing ____ fuse with vesicles containing MHC II
peptides