Lymphocyte Development Flashcards

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Cells entering the thymus

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are not yet committed to becoming a lymphocyte and express no antigen-specific receptors

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Cell leaving the thymus are

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mature-functional T cells and express antigen specific T cell receptors

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TCRs are both

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  1. self-tolerance (-)

2. Restricted to self- MHC (+)

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4
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Where do T cells develop

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thymus (primary lymphoid organ)

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5
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Early T-cells precursor development occurs in

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bone marrow

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From the bone marrow the T-cell precursors

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go to the thymus then to the medulla

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T-cell double negative

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cell has no CD4 or CD8 (CD4-CD8-)

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T-cell double positive

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Is both CD4+CD8+

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9
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T-cell positive/negative

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stages for a cell to become single positive CD4+ or CD8+

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10
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Functional mature T-cells are released?

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peripheral bloodstream

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11
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Recombination of the TCR gene segments occurs where?

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Double negative stage

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12
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T cell development occurs in two stages

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  1. Early thymocyte development

2. T cell maturation

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13
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NOTCH

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commits cells to the T cell lineage

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14
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CD25

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receptor for IL-2

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15
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Beta-selection

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results in proliferation and after this occurred the thymocytes are at the DP stage of development

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16
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Early thymocyte development

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where V(D)J recombination happens

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17
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T cell maturation

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  • positive selection

- negative selection

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18
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Positive selection

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select thymocytes bearing receptors capable of binding self-MHC molecules with low affinity resulting in MHC restriction

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Negative Selection

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Selects against thymocytes bearing high-affinity receptors for self-MHC/ peptide complexes, resulting in self-tolerance

20
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cTEC

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cortical thymus epithelial cells express high levels of MHC class 1 and 2 on their surface
-Cortex
21
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DP learn MHC restriction in

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the thymus

22
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Three possible outcomes when T cells encounter set-peptide/MHC

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  • Cant bind (going to be deleted by neglect)
  • Bind too strongly (self react, die by apoptosis)
  • Bind just right (just right to CD4+ or CD8+)
23
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Positive selection ensures

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MHC restriction

24
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Negative selection ensures

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self-tolerance

25
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AIRE

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Autoimmune regulator

  • induces expression of many tissue-specific proteins in medullary thymus epithelial cells
  • binds epigenetic marks on histones to recruit transcription factors
26
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Clonal deletion

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apoptosis in cells with too strong anti-self signaling/ binding

27
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Another mechanism for self-tolerance

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  • Treg, characterized by the expression of FoxP3

- Self-antigen hidden

28
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Treg cells

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  • Deplete the local area ot stimulations cytokines
  • Produce inhibiting cytokines
  • inhibit APC activity
  • Directly kill T cells
29
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Peripheral mechanisms

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  • self antigens are hidden because APCs lack the correct co stimulatory molecules needed to initiate immune responses
  • Some self-antigens are presented by non-APCs, preventing initiation of autoimmunity
  • Strong self-antigens signaling through the TCR in the absence of costimulation may drive T cells into anergy
30
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Characteristics of T cells

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  • Two selections (positive- MHC restriction negative- Self tolerance)
  • Lineage commitment (CD4 vs CD8)
  • Genetic recombina9tion TCR
  • T-cell commitment (NOTCH)
  • Thymus
31
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B-cell development occurs

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starts in the bone marrow and is completed in the periphery

32
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B-cell selection

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only negative

33
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B-cell development in the bone marrow

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  • Stem cells differentiate into many cell types

- Stromal cells provide support and growth factors to developing cells

34
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B-cell development

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occurs in stages that are defined by cell-surface markers, transcription factor expression, and Ig gene rearrangements

35
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pre-pro B cells

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B220+

- No V(D)J recombination

36
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Pro-B cells

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V to DJ recombination

CD19+

37
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Pre-B cells

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  • IgM expression on cell surface

- IL-2R (CD25)

38
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Immature B cells

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leave the bone marrow , naive

39
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B-cell tested against self-antigens possible outcome

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  • Clonal deletion
  • Receptor editing
  • anergy
40
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Clonal deletion

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strongly auto reactive cells by apoptosis

- central tolerance

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Receptor editing

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reactivation of light-chain recombination

- central tolerance

42
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Anergy

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induction of non responsiveness

43
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Mature B-cells

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  • migrate to lymphoid follicles
  • Express IgD/IgM
    mRNA spicing determines which one
44
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B cell characteristics

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  • Bone marrow
  • negative selection
  • Require Cell help and secrete antibodies
  • BCR genetic recombination
  • Different subsets