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What are the locations of immature dendritic cells and mature dendritic cells?

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  • Immature: peripheral tissue looking for pathogen
  • Mature: lymph nodes presenting antigen via MHC
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Why are dendritic cells confined to the cortex of lymph nodes after migrating from the periphery?

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Because that is where naive T-cells congregate

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Are macrophages or dendritic cells the primary APNs?

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Dendritic

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Dendritic cells are only capable of activating ______ cells

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Naive CD8 T-cells

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What is the difference between receptor-mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis?

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  • RME: Pathogen binds to receptor which triggers endocytosis
  • MPC: endocytosis for pathogens too large to bind to receptor
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Why are there more restrictions on CD8 activation compared to CD4?

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CD8 cells are the killer cells

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Identify where the dendritic cells are located based on their morphology

(MHCII = Green ; Lysosomal protein = Red)

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What dendritic cell surface receptor binds pathogen to activate said cell?

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TLR

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What is the function of CCR7 on the surface of dendritic cells?

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  • Binds to chemokine CCL21
  • Causes dendritic cells to exit the lymph and make their way toward the periphery
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Which lymphocyte is the most abundant in blood vessels?

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Naive T cells

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Describe the two modes of entry for T-cells into lymph nodes.

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  1. From the blood via high endothelial venules (HEVs)
  2. From the lymphatics via afferent lymphatic vessels
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Each naive T cell recirculates from blood through a lymph node and back to blood every ______.

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12-24 hours

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What are quiescent T-cells?

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  • Small, undividing, unactivated T-cells
  • Have condensed chromatin, little cytoplasm, and little RNA/protein synthesis
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What is “homing” in regard to T-cell migration?

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Process by which T-cells leave the bloodstream and enter the T-cell zone of lymph nodes

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Which cytokines secreted by stromal cells and dendritic cells guide T-cell homing? (2)

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  • CCL21
  • CCL19
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Which cell surface protein of T-cells binds CD34 and GlyCAM-1 on HEVs to facilitate attachment to endothelial cells.

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L-selectin

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LFA-1 on T-cells binds to _______ on HEVs to strengthen attachment to endothelial cells.

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ICAM-1 and ICAM2

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ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 on dendritic cells bind to _____ on T-cells

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LFA-1

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ICAM3 on the surface of T-cells binds to _____ on dendritic cells.

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CD2 on the surface of T-cells binds _____ on dendritic cells to increase adhesion

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What is the function of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P)?

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  • Guide T-cells out of the lymph node if they don’t encounter antigen
  • Via gradient in the medulla
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Activated T-cells express _____ to sequester S1P receptors back into themselves

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Explain the events that IMMEDIATELY occur when a naive T-cell recognizes a peptide:MHC complex? (not an enzymatic cascade)

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  • LFA-1 / ICAM interactions are strengthened by conformational changes
  • T-cells proliferate (clonal expansion)
  • Dendritic cells maintain contact with clones as a “nursery” for propagation of T-cells
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What is the function of CD28 on the T-cell surface?

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Bind to B7 on dendritic cell to act as a co-stimulator when TCR binds MHC.

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What are the two complexes that form the synapse between T-cells and dendritic cells?
* c-SMAC - central supramolecular activation complex * P-SMAC - peripheral supramolecular activation complex
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TCR/MHC activation induces phosphorylation of _____ and \_\_\_\_\_.
* CD3 cytoplasmic tails * ζ chain
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What are ITAMs?
* Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs * tyrosine residues that allow for phosphorylation (specifically for CD3 and the ζ chain)
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What is the function of Lck in T-cell activation?
* Tyrosine kinase * Phosphorylates CD3 and ζ chain ITAMs, as well as ZAP-70
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What is the function of ZAP-70?
* Binds phosphorylated tyrosines of the ζ chain * Necessary for initiating the major T-cell signaling pathway
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ZAP70 initiates activation of various transcription factors that induce T-cell proliferation, differentiation, and effector function. Which transcription factors are they? (3)
1. NFAT 2. NF-κB 3. AP-1
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NFAT, NF-κB, and AP-1 activation ultimately lead to the activation of \_\_\_\_\_, a growth cytokine critical for T-cell activation.
IL-2
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Name the immunosuppressive drugs that target IL-2 (3).
1. Cyclosporin A 2. Tacrolimus (FK506) 3. Rapamycin
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True or false. Self-antigen is not expressed in the thymus.
True
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Absence of CD28 in T-cells results in \_\_\_\_\_
* Anergy * Will not respond to external stimuli
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What happens to a T-cell that recognizes self-antigen?
Anergy
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What are the functions of the following helper T-cells? 1. TH1 2. TH17 3. TH2 4. TFH 5. Treg
1. TH1 - activation of macrophages 2. TH17 - enhance neutrophil response 3. TH2 - Activate cellular antibody response to parasites 4. TFH - Activate B cells; maturation of antibody response 5. Treg - Supppress other effector T cells
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What are the master regulators (or defining transcription factors) of the following helper T cells? 1. TH1 2. TH17 3. TH2 4. TFH 5. Treg
1. TH1 - T-bet 2. TH17 - RORγT 3. TH2 - GATA3 4. TFH - Bcl6 5. Treg - FoxP3
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Which of the following types of helper T cells remains in the secondary lymph tissue? 1. TH1 2. TH17 3. TH2 4. TFH 5. Treg
TFH
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Activated T-cells no longer express L-selectin. What is the consequence of this?
They can no longer enter secondary lymph tissue
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VLA-4 is only expressed by activated T-cells, allowing them to leave blood and enter tissues by binding to _____ expressed on endothelial cells of infected tissue.
VCAM-1
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True or false. Only CD4 T-cells can produce cytotoxins.
False. Only CD8 T-cells can
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What is the function of IFN-γ produced by CD8 T-cells?
* Inhibition of viral replication in infected cells * Increases processing of viral antigen and presentation * Activation of local macrophages
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What is the function of perforin, granulysin, and serglycin?
* Make a pore on target cell * Deliver granzymes
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What is the function of granzymes?
It is a serine protease that initiates cascade of proteolytic cleavage and activation of nucleases to induce apoptosis of infected cells
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What proteins are present in the p-SMAC region of the dendritic-T cell synapse?
1. LFA-1 2. ICAM-1 3. Talin
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What proteins are present in the c-SMAC region of the dendritic-T cell synapse?
1. TCR 2. CD2 3. CD4 4. CD8 5. CD28 6. PKC-θ

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