11. Applications of BB Flashcards
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3 general functions of HLA
- immune regulation
- recognition of self vs nonself
- coordination of cellular and humoral immunity
Class I HLA
nomenclature
location
HLA-A, B, C
platelets and most nucleated cells
Bg Ag on RBCs
Class II HLA
nomenclature
location
HLA-D-related
immune cells, interstitial epithelium, early hematopoietic cells
HLA on chromosome…
6
HLA gives a 3D configuration to each molecule to form a unique …
function?
peptide binding groove
holds processed peptides for presentation to T-cells
MHC I function
- present peptides from intracellular proteins (self, cancer, viral)
- present to CD8 T-cells
MHC II function
- present peptides from extracellular/cytosolic proteins (self, bacterial)
- present to CD4 T-cells
immune cells are only activated when…
antigenic peptide is displayed in context with the self HLA antigens
2 types of HLA nomenclature
conventional (serological)
DNA sequencing
HLA
capital letter denotes…
number denotes…
locus
antigenic specificity
HLA
“w” indicates… (3)
- C locus specificities (distinguish from complement)
- DP and D specificities (cellular methods)
- Bw4 and Bw6, public antigens found on multiple B specificities
HLA
—- shows allele is defined by DNA techniques
asterisk
HLA
set of two digit numbers separated by colons describe…
gene variants
HLA
low resolution
high resolution
serologic results
genetic variants
2 HLA genes inherited as a ———
haplotype
HLA
parents and children always share…
one haplotype match
best source of HLA-identical matches, 25% probability
siblings
HLA phenotype represents…
the combined expression of both haplotypes
HLA genes codominant
HLA
dash represents…
blank where an antigen is not detected
required to determine haplotypes
family studies
testing used to find HLA matches
histocompatibility
historically HLA Abs for testing were from…
multiparous women
transplant/tranfusion recipients
Ab recognizing a single HLA gene product
private epitopes/splits
Ab recognizing multiple HLA gene products
public epitopes/crossreactive