MHC Flashcards
Role of MHC / HLA molecules:
- main role
is during Antigen Presentation to T cells
- play a pivotal role in development of both humoral and cellular immunity
MHC/ HLA
MHC/ HLA
- during transplants:
used to determine whether a transplanted or to be transplanted tissue is:
- histocompatible and thus accepted
- recognized as foreign and rejected
MHC/ HLA
- may be involved during:
- Graft Rejections
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Paternity Tests
- Transfusion Reactions
Why are MHC/ HLA Gene System
- Polymorphic:
there are so many possible alleles at each location to increase chances of interacting with diverse self and non-self antigens/immunogens
MHC/ HLA
Coded in the…
Except…
short arm of chromosome 6 band 21 (6p21)
Beta-2 in chromosome 15
MHC/ HLA gene system
Divided into 3 categories (classes)
- Class I
- Class Il
- Class III
MHC
Class I
ABC
MHC CLASS II
D:PQR
MHC CLASS III
Complement proteins
Cytokines
Tumor necrosis factor
Expressed on cell surface
MHC CLASS I and CLASS II
MHC Class I
(HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C)
MHC Class I
(HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C)
MHC Class | (HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C)
• expressed by…
• highly found on…
• Low or undetectable on… (4)
ALL nucleated cells
Lymphocytes & Myeloid Cells
hepatocytes, muscle cells, sperm cells, neural cells
What MHC/ HLA
IS expressed the lowest
HLA-C
What MHC/ HLA
(______ and ______ are more important!)
HLA-A and HLA-B