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what do B cells communicate with?

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T cells

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what do B cells produce?

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antigens

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what does clonal expansion of B cells lead to?

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generation of 2 subsets

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what are the 2 main types of B cells?

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plasma b cells
memory B cells

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give an example of antibody factories?

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plasma cells

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what are memory B cells important for?

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mount a quicker antibody response to any subsequent infections

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where do B cells mature?

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bone marrow

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where do B cells circulate and where are they found in large numbers?

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blood and lymph
- lymphoid organs

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how do B cells recognise antigens?

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B cell receptor which is the actual antibody (IgM or IgD)

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why is the B cell receptor diverse?

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to respond to numerous antigens

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what happens when B cells are activated?

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change to plasma cells “antibody factories”

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what are the 3 main receptors in adaptive immunity?

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T cell receptor
B cell receptor (immunoglobulins Ig)
major histocompatibility complex (MHC proteins)

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what does multiple genes encoding in receptors allow?

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development of the repertoire of receptors with wide specificity

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describe IgG antibodies?

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80% of all antibodies
responsible for resistance against viruses, bacteria and bacterial toxins

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what do IgE antibodies do?

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attaches as an individual molecule to exposed surfaces of basophils and mast cells

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what does IgD do?

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individual molecule on surface of B cell where it can bind antigens in extracellular fluid

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what does binding of IgD play a role in (b cells)?

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sensitisation of the B cell involved

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what does binding of IgM do?

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anti-A and anti-B antibodies responsible for the angulation of incompatible blood types are IgM antibodies

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what is the first class of antibody secreted after an antigen is encountered?

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IgM

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where is IgA found?

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primarily in glandular secretions such as mucus, tears, saliva and semen

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what does IgA do?

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attack pathogens before they gain access to internal tissues

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what are the 5 different types of immunoglobulins produced by B cells?

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IgG IgE IgD IgM IgA

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describe the B cell receptor structure?

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slightly different to T cells
both have variable and constant regions
B cell antibodies have light and heavy chains

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what is the difference between B cell receptors and T cell receptors?

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B cells = light and heavy chains
T cells = alpha and beta chains

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where is the antigen biding site found in b and T cell receptors?
variable region
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what are the developmental stages in B cell development defines by?
rearrangements of the immunoglobulins heavy and light chain genes
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what happens to B cells in the periphery?
migrate to secondary lymphoid organs
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what does heavy chains of B cell receptor involve?
involves rearrangement of variable, diversity and joining genes
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what does light chains of B cells receptor involve?
rearrange variable and joining gene
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what kind of selection do B cells go through in bone marrow?
negative
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what happens if the immature B cell in bone marrow does not react with self antigen?
moves into the blood expressed as IgD and IgM
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what happens if the immature B cell in bone marrow does react with self antigen?
retained in bone marrow
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what is the immature B cell receptor?
IgM
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what is the mature B cell receptor?
mainly IgD but also IgM
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what removes self reacting B cells?
macrophages
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what are the 3 main functions for antibodies in the human body?
neutralisation opsonisation initiation of complement
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what is the primary goal of an antibody?
prevent microbial activity and aid removal of threat from host
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what are the 3 functions of antibodies?
neutralisation opsonisation complement initiation
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what do antibodies do in opsonisation?
coat pathogens by antibodies or complement proteins
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what drives mast cell degradation?
IgE attachment to allergen
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what is antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity?
1. antibodies bind antigens on the surface of target cells 2. NK cell CD16 Fc receptors recognise cell bound antibodies 3. cross linking of cd16 triggers degranulation into a lytic synapse 4. tumour cells die by apoptosis
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what is the complement initiation classic pathway?
antibody attached to microbe
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what is the B cell receptor?
IgD
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what is negative selection of B cell receptors?
during development in bone marrow B cells with self reactive BCR are eliminated
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what happens after B cell goes through negative selection and makes its way out of circulation?
B cell activation
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in B cell activation, antigens that require T cell help are called?
thymus-dependent antigen
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in B cell activation, antigens that don't require T cell help are called?
thymus-independent antigen
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where does B cell activation occur?
lymph nodes
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what does the activation of naive B cells result in?
rise of plasma cells
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what does T cell and BCR interaction. require?
co-receptor binding CD40 TO CD40L
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give an example of an antigen that can activate B cells directly?
bacterial LPS
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what is the first antibody produced in B cell activation? how many antigen binding sites does it have?
IgM 10
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why does IgM class switch to IgG in B cell activation?
IgM response is weak
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what is affinity of an antigen?
strength of binding of single antibody to antigen
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what is avidity of an antigen?
ability of antibodies to form complexes
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what is the affinity and avidity of IgM?
low affinity high avidity
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what are germinal centres?
hubs for t and B cells cross talk and: - proliferation and differentiation - somatic hypermutation eg. class switching
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in lymphoid organs what does cross talk of b and T cells lead to?
generation of both arms of the adaptive immune response - humoral immunity - cellular immunity
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what does the presence of memory t and B cells mean upon second exposure to a disease?
immune system can respond much faster
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what is the basic principle of vaccination?
in the primary immune response IgM acts early but as B cells undergo class switching an IgG response follows
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what is immunological tolerance?
immune system becomes dysfunctional and in state of unresponsiveness to a particular antigen - can happen in b and T cells
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what are the 2 main types of tolerance and where do they occur?
central = primary lymphoid organs (thymus and bone marrow) peripheral = occurs out with thymus and bone marrow
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what are the 2 types of selection for T cells?
positive - no recognition (apoptosis) negative - recognition of self antigens (apoptosis)
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where does central tolerance occur for T cells?
thymus
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what type of selection occurs in B cells?
negatove - B cells that bind strongly to self antigen are eliminated
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where does central tolerance occur for B cells?
bone marrow
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what prevents the activation of self reactive T cells?
peripheral tolerance
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are all self reactive T cells eliminated in peripheral tolerance?
no
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what happens in peripheral tolerance of T cells when there is signal 1 but not signal 2?
anergy
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what happens in peripheral tolerance when there is signal 1 and 2 but not signal 3?
deletion by apoptosis
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what is the cytokine survival signal?
signals 1 and 2 but not 3
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what do t regulatory cells do in peripheral tolerance?
directly block activity by binding antigen (both self and foreign antigens)
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where does peripheral tolerance occur for B cells?
in secondary lymphoid organs
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what help do self reactive B cells require in peripheral tolerance?
help from self reactive T cells
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why do most self reactive B cells not receive help from self reactive T cells?
as most self reactive T cells are eliminated
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what happens when a self reactive B cell does not receive help from self reactive T cells?
become anergic
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what does a breach of tolerance to 'self antigens' or commensal organisms drive?
many autoimmune diseases
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what are the 5 classes of antibody?
IgA IgD IgE IgG IgM
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where does class switching of IgM to IgG occur?
in mature B cells
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what does tolerance ensure?
immune system does not attack self antigens
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what do central and peripheral tolerance checkpoints prevent?
autoimmunity (particularly effective for self reactive t cells)
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what does a breach of tolerance lead to?
reactivity against self antigens

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