T cells Flashcards
T cell precursors travel from the bone marrow to develop here
Thymus
Immature thymocytes move from the bone marrow to this part of the thymus
Cortex
In the cortex of the thymus, immature thymocytes exist in the presence of these cells
Branched cortical epithelial cells and macrophages
The medulla of the thymus consists of these 4 types of cells
Thymocytes
Medullary epithelial cells
Dendritic cells
Macrophages
Parts of the thymus believed to be sites of cellular destruction and/or commitment of cells to the regulatory T cell lineage
Hassall’s corpuscles
Hassall’s corpuscles are present here
Thymus
Type of cell in the thymus that removes T cells that fail to mature properly
Macrophages
Process where the T cell producing tissue of the thymus begins to be gradually replaced with fatty tissue as we age
Involution of the thymus
Are T cell germline genes rearranged when they leave the bone marrow?
No
Do thymocytes committed to the T cell lineage express CD4 or CD8 when they leave the bone marrow?
No; they are double negative (express neither)
Maturation of T cells occurs here
Thymus
T cell gene rearrangements occurs here
thymus
Are T cells replenished throughout life?
No
Diversity for T cells is likely greater because they aren’t replenished throughout life
Difference between antibody and T cell receptor:
How many antigens can bind simultaneously?
Ab monomers can bind 2; TCRs only bind 1 at a time
Difference between antibody and T cell receptor:
Recognize antigen in what conformation?
Abs recognize native conformation; TCR requires processing and presentation of antigen
Difference between antibody and T cell receptor:
MHC restriction requirement
MHC restriction is not required for Abs; only for TCRs
Difference between antibody and T cell receptor:
Function as effector molecules or effector cell
Ab function as effector molecules, can act from a great distance
TCR is a receptor that activates an effector cell; T cells exert their effect in a local area
This molecule on thymocytes interacts with its ligand on thymic epithelial cells, removing transcription repressors from the DNA in the thymocyte; initiates maturation
Notch-1
Notch-1 is involved in this process
Initiates T cell maturation
T cell chain that rearranges first
Beta chain
T cell beta chain is tested at the cell surface using this alpha chain surrogate
pTɑ
pTɑ is involved in this
Surrogate alpha chain; used to test rearranged Beta chain during gene rearrangement in T cells
The pre-T-cell receptor is expressed in the context of these signaling molecules that are required for T cell activation
CD3 complex
CD4 and CD8 expression of T cells undergoing positive selection
Double positive
T cell positive selection involves this
Recognition of self MHC
T cell selection involving recognition of self MHC
Positive selection
After this process, T cells moves from double positive to single positive
Positive selection (depends on which MHC they interact with)
T cell negative selection involves this
Removal of T cells that recognize self peptide
Transcription factor that turns on the expression of non-thymic self antigens in the thymus
Allows for negative selection of T cells
Autoimmune regulator (AIRE)
Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) is involved in this process
Negative selection of T cells
Turns on the expression of non-thymic self antigens in the thymus
Central tolerance is provided by this process
Negative selection
Negative selection provides this type of tolerance
Central tolerance
(occurs in the thymus)
Negative selection of T cells occurs by these cells
Dendritic cells, macrophages, and other cells in the thymus
Population of self-reactive T cells that recognize self antigens expressed by self MHC
Proliferate, are maintained, and produce the cytokines IL-10 and TGF-beta that suppress the activity of other self-reactive T cells that have bound to the same MHC:peptide complex on the same APC
Regulatory T cells (Tregs)
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) produce these two cytokines that suppress the activity of other self-reactive T cells that have bound to the same MHC:peptide complex on the same APC
IL-10 and TGF-beta
T cells that do not recognize their specific peptide travel to other lymph nodes and eventually re-enter circulation via these
efferent lymphatics
Chemokines secreted by stromal cells and dendritic cells residing in the lymph node cortex, and they attract naive T cells that express the CCR7 receptor
CCL21 and CCL19
CCL21 and CCL19 attract naive T cells that express this receptor to the lymph node
CCR7 receptor
CCL21 and CCL19 are produced by these cells
Stromal cells and dendritic cells residing in the lymph node cortex
CCL21 and CCL19 are involved in this process
T cell homing to the lymph node
The initial interaction associated with the homing of T cells to the lymph node is between these
Mucin-like vascular addressins (CD43 and GlyCAM-1) expressed on the high endothelial venule
Bind L-selectin expressed by naive T cells
Molecule on naive T cells which binds with mucin-like vascular addressins (CD43 and GlyCAM-1) expressed on the high endothelial venule in the process of homing mature, unactivated T cells to the lymph node
L-selectin
L-selectin is expressed on these cells
Mature, naive T cells
L-selectin is involved in this process
Homing mature, unactivated T cells to the lymph node
Molecule on the cell surface of T cells that is activated by chemokines bound to extracellular matrix and binds tightly to ICAM-1, leading to diapedesis (lymphocyte leaves blood and enters lymph node)
LFA-1
LFA-1 on lymphocytes binds tightly to this on the high endothelial venule
ICAM-1
ICAM-1 on the high endothelial venule binds tightly to this on lymphocytes
LFA-1
LFA-1 is activated (allowing it to tightly bind to ICAM-1) by this interaction
CCR7:chemokine interaction at the high endothelial venule
Involved in lymphocyte diapedesis
CD2 on T cell binds to this on the dendritic cell
Mediates the initial interactions between T cells and dendritic cells
LFA-3
LFA-1 on T cell binds to these on the dendritic cell
Mediates the initial interactions between T cells and dendritic cells
ICAM-1 and ICAM-2
ICAM-3 on T cell binds to this on the dendritic cell
Mediates the initial interactions between T cells and dendritic cells
DC-SIGN
LFA-3 on dendritic cell binds to this on the T cell
Mediates the initial interactions between T cells and dendritic cells
CD2
ICAM-1 on dendritic cell binds to this on the T cell
Mediates the initial interactions between T cells and dendritic cells
LFA-1
ICAM-2 on dendritic cell binds to this on the T cell
Mediates the initial interactions between T cells and dendritic cells
LFA-1
DC-SIGN on dendritic cell binds to this on the T cell
Mediates the initial interactions between T cells and dendritic cells
ICAM-3
CD2 is present on these cells
T cells
involved in T cell movement within the lymph node
ICAM-3 is present on these cells
T cells
involved in T cell movement within the lymph node
ICAM-2 and ICAM-1 are present on these cells are involved in T cell movement within the lymph node
Dendritic cells
LFA-3 is present on these cells
Dendritic cells
involved in T cell movement within the lymph node
When a T cell recognizes its specific peptide, the TCR and CD4 bind to the MHC and a signal is transduced that changes and increases affinity of these two molecules, prolonging cell to cell contact
changes LFA-1, resulting in an increasing affinity for ICAM-1
One of the first steps associated with the formation of the immunological synapse
When the naive T cell encounters the appropriate peptide:MHC complex, the TCR and CD4 bind to the MHC and a signal is transduced that changes LFA-1, resulting in an increased affinity for ICAM-1 that prolongs cell to cell contact