Test 1: lecture 5 complement Flashcards
___is an immune defense system that recognizes pathogens and altered cells and facilitates their elimination
Complement
complement system is involved in ___ immunity
innate (first line of defense)
complement system are a set of soluble proteins excreted by the ___ as ___
liver
zymogens (inactive/proenzymes)
C3 is a central component of complement found in ___ and activated by ___
serum
protein cleavage
C3 when cleaved turns into ___
C3a and C3b
C3a acts as a ____
anaphylatoxin (recruits other immune cells)
C3b will form a covalent bond to pathogen via ___
thioester
how does C3b bind to surface
thioester reaction (S-C=O)
csy→gly→glu→Gln
cyst attached to a Gln and form a bond that is highly reactive to nucleophile (has electrons it wants to share)= amino group of a protein (NH2), hydroxyl group (OH), water
attacked by R-OH or R-NH2 will bind to surface of pathogen
if attacked by H20 will be inactivated/soluable
what happens to C3b thioester bond when attacked by ROH or RNH2?
C3b will bind to pathogen surface
what happens to thioester bond of C3b when it binds with H20
will be inactivated/soulable
___ converts C3 → C3b
convertase
MBL
mannose binding lectin
what are the two zymogen proteases on the MBL?
mannose binding lectin
2 serine protease zymogens= MASP-1 and MASP-2
lectin- a protein or domain binds to ___
carbohydrates (carbohydrate recognition domains CRD)
mannose binding lectin (MBL
lectin pathway will activate ___
binds to carbs,
MASP-1 will activate itself and then activate MASP-2
MASP2 will convert C4 → C4a and C4b
C4b will bind to pathogen
lectin will convert C2 → C2b and C2a
C2a binds to C4b → convertase for C3
these two will convert C3 → C3a and C3b
C3b will bind to pathogen
what convertase is used for C3
lectin pathway generates the C3 convertase ___
C4bC2a
lectin pathway simple
MASP-2 activated
C4 → C4b binds
C2 → C2a binds
C4bC2a converts C3→ C3a and C3b
C3b binds