STAGES OF B AND T CELL DIFFERENTIATION Flashcards
IL-7
Pro-B Cells
Double Negative Stage
IL-2
Activated B Cell
Activated T Cell
IgM
Pre-B Cell
Immature B Cell
IgM and IgD
Mature B Cell
Pro-B Cells Surface Marker
CD 24, CD19 and CD45R
Immature B Cell Surface Marker
CD21 (Epstein-Barr virus) and CD 35
Activated B Cell Surface Marker
CD25
Lacks CD4 and CD8
Double Negative Stage
Contains both CD4 and CD8 markers
Double Positive Stage
Either CD4 or CD8
Mature T Cells
Activated T Cell Surface Marker
CD25
Pro-B Cells
Rearrangement of the genes that codes for
heavy chain on:
chromosome 14
Pre-B Cell
Rearrangement of the genes that codes for
light chains
on:
o Kappa = chromosome 2
o Lambda = chromosome 22
Double Negative
Rearrangement of the genes that codes for
TCR (beta chain with CD3)
Double Positive
Rearrangement of the genes that codes for
TCR (alpha chain + beta chain with CD3 = CD3-αβ receptor complex)
Mu chains
Pre-B Cell
Naïve B cell
Mature B Cell
Antigen Independent Phase
Pro-B Cells
Important Growth or Transcription factors for differentiation
Pro-B Cells
Begins at the synthesis of the heavy chain part of antibody
Pre-B Cell
Immature B Cell Distinguishing characteristic:
Presence of complete IgM molecule in the cell surface
Immature B Cell 2 Destinations:
▪ Programmed cell death
▪ Cells leave the bone marrow and seed the lymphoid organs
Antigen-dependent phase
Mature B Cell
Activated B Cell