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Anti- BODY

1
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What are the 4 functions of antibodies?

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Neutralization, opsonization, complement activation, and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotozicity (ADCC)

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What are the isotypes of immunoglobulins?

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IgM, IgG, IgA, IgE, IgD

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3
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What are the 2 types of Light chains?

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Kappa and lambda

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4
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What are the 2 regions on lt chains

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constant and variable

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5
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Which part of an antibody determines the class/isotype?

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Heavy chains

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6
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Heavy chain on IgG

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gamma chain

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7
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Heavy chain on IgM

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mu chain

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8
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A unique AA sequence that is common to all immunoglobulin molecules of a given class in a given species

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isotype

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9
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minor variations of isotype sequences that are present in some individuals but not others

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allotypes

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10
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How does antibody cleavage by papain differ from pepsin

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Papain takes off the top and splits the disulfide bond, while pepsin does not cleave the disulfide bond

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11
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Which part of an antibody determines the function?

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the Fc (fraction crystallized) region

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12
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Which part of an antibody determines the specificity?

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the Fab (fragment antigen binding) region

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13
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What is useful for treating overdoses (like digoxin) and as antivenom?

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Fab fragments

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14
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fraction of serum separated by electrophoresis that is enriched with antibody

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gammaglobulin

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15
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Bence Jones proteins are also known as what?

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Light chains

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16
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Which two kinds of antibodies can be found as monomers?

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IgG and IgE

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17
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Which two kinds of antibodies can be found in multimers with J chain?

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IgM and IgA

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18
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What is the main kind of immunoglobulin found in serum?

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IgG

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19
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Which antibody can fix complement, opsonize, bind to cells for ADCC, neutralize toxins and viruses, and participate in agglutination and precipitation rxns?

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IgG

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20
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How dcan macrophages, monocytes, and neutrophils be so efficient in phagocytosis?

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They have IgG Fc receptors

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21
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Which immunoglobulin diffuses into extravascular spaces best?

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IgG

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22
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What is IgM also known as?

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Macroglobulin

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23
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Where is IgM mostly found?

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Intravascular pool

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24
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Which immunoglobulin best triggers the classical complement pathway?

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IgM

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25
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Which immunoglobulin is best for agglutination reactions?

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IgM

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26
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Which immunoglobulin is made in plasma cells and found mostly in MALT?

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secretory IgA

27
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What has 5 Ig-like domains derived from epithelial cells and is a specific receptor for IgA

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sIgA

28
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What neutralizes toxins from microorganisms, prevents bacterial adherence to mucosal surfaces, and is found in breast milk?

A

secretory IgA

29
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Aggregation of IgA immune complexes may trigger what?

A

alternate complement pathway

30
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What can get trapped in mucus and has to be eliminated by respiratory ciliary movement?

A

IgA and antigens

31
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Which immunoglobulin is found on the surface of immunocompetent but unstimulated B cells?

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IgD

32
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Which antibody attaches to basophils, eosinophils, and mast cells through high-affinity Fc epsilon RI receptors

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IgE

33
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Hay fever, asthma, vomiting, diarrhea, hives, anaphylaxis are all part of which type of allergic reaction?

A

Type I immediate hypersensitivity

34
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What antibody is involved with parasitic infections?

A

IgE

35
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Do plasma cells have surface receptors?

A

no, they have them as b cells but once they cleave off, they become plasma cells

36
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Which antibody may play a role in b cell development and maturation?

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IgD

37
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Which antibody is transported across mucosal epithelium?

A

IgA

38
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Antibody monomer with transmembrane anchor

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B cell receptor

39
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Which two parts of b cell receptors transmit signals?

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IgBeta and IgAlpha

40
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Antibodies can recognize which types of epitopes?

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conformation, discontinuous, and linear

41
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T cells can recognize which type of epitopes?

A

linear epitopes only (think AA chains)

42
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Binding strength between an antibody and a single antigenic determinant. Measure of binding strength on one arm of the antibody

A

Affinity

43
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number of antibody-combinding sites and the number of epitopes in a single antigen. Measure of total binding strength

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avidity

44
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What determines the specificity of antibodies?

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the hypervariable regions

45
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What is derived form single plasma cells fused with myeloma cells?

A

monoclonal antibodies

46
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plasma cells fused with myeloma cells

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hybridoma

47
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Indefinite source of antibody with single specificity, used for diagnostics and treatment of disease

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monoclonal antibodies

48
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What are the germ-line loci that code for antibodies?

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Variable (V) region, Joining (J) region, Constant (c ) region, and diversity (D) region

49
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V and J gene segments code for what?

A

light chain variable region

50
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V, D, and J gene segments code for what?

A

heavy chain variable regions

51
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Which gene is associated with heavy chains?

A

Diversity (D)

52
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What events determine antigen specificity?

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  1. Selection of VDJ gene segments and VJ gene segments, 2. junctional diversity making P- and N- nucleotides, 3. Selection variable region gene segments of heavy and lt chains, 4. Somatic hypermutation (this step is antigen dependent)
53
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RAG (recombination activating genes) genes are involved in what?

A

VDJ and VJ segment recombination for antibodies (also T cell receptor formation)

54
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Mature B cells express what receptors with the same specificity?

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IgM and IgD

55
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How can B cells express both IgM and IgD receptors

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differential RNA processing encoding the same VDJ of the H-chain

56
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Isotype switching involves what?

A

Recombination of the VDJ region with another constant region gene segment

57
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Where does somatic hypermutation occur?

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germinal centers of lymphoid tissues in response to antigens and activated T helper cells

58
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RAG (recombination activating genes) genes are involved in what?

A

Recombination signal sequences (RSS)

59
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N-nucleotides are non-templet nucleotides added by what?

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Terminal deoxynucleotide transferase (TdT)

60
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N- and P- nucleotides are part of what step of determining antigen specificity?

A

junctional diversity

61
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If a patient has a mutation that inactivates all RAG genes, what happens?

A

Both B and T cells are absent

62
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Which step of antigen specificity contributes to affinity maturation?

A

Somatic mutation

63
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What step of antigen specificity explans the development of IgM followed by IgG response to the same antigen?

A

Isotype switching

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