Adaptive immunity- antigen processing and presentation, dr. hudson Flashcards
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In a viral infection, _ made by b cells can neutralize extracellular virus particles, but the source of the virus must be eliminated by _
antibodies, the humoral (b cell) response
T cells
An effective immune system has to devise a system to sample both the _ and _ compartments.
vacuolar (injested bacterial material), cytoplasmic (where viruses would put their product protein)
Peptide fragments are “presented” to T cells on _ molecules in a process called _ _
Class 1 or class 2 MHC
antigen presentation
Outside of the cell is sampled by class _ MHC, inside of a cell (cytoplasm) is sampled by class _ MHC
outside- class 2, inside, class 1
Concepts underlying class 1 MHC antigen presentation to T cells
- proteins must be _ _ _
- _ must occur to generate peptides of the appopriate size
- peptides must be _ to class 1 MHC molecules
- Peptides must _ to class 1 MHC molecules
- Peptides must be displayed to _ in the contect of class 1 MHC molecules
tagged for destruction
proteolysis
delivered
bind
T cells
Small molecule (8kDa) added to lysine residues on proteins destined for degradation.
ubiquitin
What kinds of peptides are presented on class 1 MHC molecules?
all were 9 peptides in length, ending in a hydrophobic (valine or isoleucine)
3 types of protease activity associated with the proteosome. Caspase-like, trypsin-like, and chymotrypsin like. Chymotrypsin like cleaves after _ amino acids
hydrophobic
a protective cytokine usually associated with a virus infection
upregulates proteosome subunits called LMPs, which increase production of peptides suitable for antigen presentation (chymotrypsin activity)
IFNγ
(interferon gamma)
–>immunoproteosome
Proteosome cap recognizes and removes_, but then the protein must be _ to go into the proteosome, which is located in the cytoplasm.
Peptides from the proteosome go into the ER via the _ transporter and bind to the newly synthesized _
ubiquitin chain
unfolded
TAP (Transporter associated with Antigen Processing)
Class 1 MHC molecule

TAP
Encoded in _ gene
_ membrane spanning domain integral membrane proteins
One substrate: _, ending with _ _ _ _ are favored
Size range: _-_ amino acid residues
MHC (major histocompatibility complex) on chromosome 6
12
peptides ending with L I V M are favored
6-15
Class 1 MHC molecule has size restriction, it accepts residues that are _-_ residues long
The Class 1 MHC assembles with a light chain called _
Loading complex includes _ molecule which is thought to tether the newly synthesized class 1 MHC molecule to TAP, keeping it in close proximity to incoming peptides
8-10
B2m (beta2 microglobulin)
tapasin
T cell receptors (TCR) recognize the combination of _ + _
MHC + peptide
“Education” of T cells in the thymus occurs during development.
Which types of t cells die and which do not?
The t cell that recognizes self peptide and mhc complex with high affinity dies, the t cell that does not have any affinity dies (death by neglect)
Weak/moderate affinity T cell receptors live to populate the periphery
What is alloreactivity
the reactivity of T cells (or B cells) to non-self (allogenic) MHC class 1 or 2 molecules.
The ones that went to live on after thymic education had weak affinity, but if they come across foreign peptides inside of a self MHC or a foreign MHC (from translant) then the T cell will kill the target cell.
This is the reason for immediate transplant rejection

Structure of class 1 MHC?
What is the “light chain”
What is the “heavy chain?
Where does the peptide sit?
What is the difference between Class 1 and Class 2 MC in structure?
B2m
a1,a2, a3
Between a1 and a2
class 2 has two heavy chains and is encoded by two genes. Alpha chain and Beta chain. The class 1 MHC is coded by one gene.

Class 1 peptides are _-_ residues
Class 2 peptides are _-_ residues, can be longer
8-10
10-16, can be up to 30
Some differences between class 1 and class 2 pressentation to T cells.
Which one needs to tag proteins for destruction?
Which class is used for engulfed pathogens?
Which class must have peptides delivered to it?
Class 1 MHC, these are for the inside of the cell
Class 2 MHC is used for englufed
Class 1, using the TAP
Which class of MHC…. peptides must be displayed to *CD8 T CELLS* in the context of MHC molecules?
Which class of MHC… peptides must be displayed to *CD4 T CELLS* in the context of MHC molecules?
Class 1
Class 2
Loading of peptide occurs in the ER for this class of MHC
Loading of peptide occurs in the endocytic compartment for this class of MHC
Class 1
Class 2
Tagging of proteins for destruction happens with this class of MHC
Class 1 MHC
proteolysis for class 2 does not require tagging to the proteosome, but rather requires delivery to the _ where _s at a pH5 will chop them up
where it will also be loaded and displayed to _
Lysosome, antigen undergoes proteolysis into peptides, mediated by lysosomal proteases (cathepsins)
CD4 T cells
Class 2 molecules are made in the ER (like class 1) but they do not bind peptides there because of _
Invariant chain (Ii)
scaffold, stabilizer to MHC 2
Barrier to peptides in the ER
has “Zip code” to MIIC (LL) (sorting signal)
invariant chain (Ii)
