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Adaptive Immunity: Humoral Response Flashcards

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What are the two responses of adaptive immunity?

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  1. Humoral response (antibody response)
  2. Cell-mediated Response
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What type of cell / lymphocyte produces immunoglobulins?

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B cells

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free-floating Y-shaped immunoglobulins

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antibodies

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What are the 3 functions of antibodies?

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  1. neutralization
  2. opsonization
  3. complement activation
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the selection of the small subset of pathogen-specific lymphocytes for proliferation and differentiation into effector lymphocytes

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clonal selection and expansion

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When an antibody is divided by the flexible hinge region, the two upper components are called the ____.

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Fab (fragment antigen binding)

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When an antibody is divided by the flexible hinge region, the one lower component is called the ____.

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Fc (fragment crystallizable)

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ends of the variable region chains of antibodies

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N termini

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end of the constant region chain of antibodies

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C termini

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The _____ region of the antibody binds to the macrophage receptors.

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constant region

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The ____ region of the antibody serves as antigen-binding site

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variable region

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the part of the pathogen that antibodies recognize

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epitope

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two types of epitopes

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linear or discontinuous

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tips of the variable regions that show high variability and provide a binding surface that is complementary to that of the antigen

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hypervariable region / complementarity-determining region (CDR)

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less variable regions that support the hypervariable region

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framework regions

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binding strength of a single antigen binding site to antigen

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affinity

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binding strength of multiple antigen binding sites to antigen

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avidity

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Binding to antigen depends on 4 non-covalent bonds, namely _____

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  1. Van der Waals forces
  2. Hydrophobic bonds
  3. Electrostatic bonds
  4. Hydrogen bonds
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The different antibody isotypes depends on the structure of the ____ region.

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constant region

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What are the 5 different antibody isotypes?

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IgG, IgM, IgD, IgA, IgE

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What 4 factors form the genetic basis of antibody diversity?

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  1. combinatorial diversity / somatic recombination
  2. junctional diversity
  3. heavy and light chain V region combinations
  4. somatic hypermutation
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In a developing B cell, the process of immunoglobulin-gene rearrangement is tightly controlled so that only one heavy chain and one light chain are finally expressed, a phenomenon known as _______.

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allelic exclusion

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process wherein the arrays of V, D, and J segments of the heavy chain V region are cut and re-spliced by DNA recombination

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somatic recombination

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sequences that direct the recombination of V, J, and D gene segments

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recombination signal sequences (RSSs)

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set of enzymes needed to recombine V, D, and J segments
V(D)J recombinase
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What is the 12/23 Rule?
segments with a 12 bp spacer RSS can only be joined with a segment with a 23 bp spacer RSS
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hold RSS in place while genes are recombined and clips V and J segments closer together so they can be cut out
RAG complexes (recombination activating genes)
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What happens when the RAG complex opens up DNA hairpins?
palindromic P-nucleotide sequences are formed
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adds random N-nucleotides to ends of P-nucleotide sequences
TdT (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase)
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removes unpaired nucleotides
exonuclease
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Which gene segment/s code for CDR1 and CDR2?
V gene segments (light and heavy)
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Which gene segments code for CDR3?
VJ junctional diversity (light), D segment + VJ junctional diversity (heavy)
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What type of C terminus do transmembrane immunoglobulins have?
hydrophobic
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What type of C terminus do free-floating/secreted immunoglobulins have?
hydrophilic
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replaces cytosine with uracil in somatic hypermutation
activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID)
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removes uracil in somatic hypermutation
uracil-DNA glycosylase (UNG)
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replaces removed uracils with random nucleotides which serve as the source of somatic hypermutation
DNA polymerases
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____ gene segment are closest to V, D, and J segments by default
Cµ and Cδ
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signals for isotype switching; highly repetitive sequences that mediate recombination
switch regions / genes
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first antibody made in primary immune response
IgM
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Switch sequences flank the __' side of each C gene
5'
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endonuclease that excises abasic nucleotide resulting from removal of uracil by UNG
APE1
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Ig that has low affinity and exists in a bulky pentameric form
IgM
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Ig that targets parasites and triggers asthma and allergic reactions
IgE
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most commonly circulating Ig in the bloodstream
IgG
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Ig mostly found in respiratory tract
IgD
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Ig associated with mucosal membranes; exists in monomeric and dimeric forms
IgA
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most abundant type of IgG and binds to protein antigens
IgG1
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most abundant type of IgG and binds to protein antigens
IgG1
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second most abundant type of IgG that targets carbohydrates
IgG2
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type of IgG that is most susceptible to proteases but is best at activating complement
IgG3
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least abundant type of IgG and plays an important role in reducing allergic reactions
IgG4
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antibodies coupled with chromophores or fluorophores
antibody conjugates
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type of antibody conjugate where the primary antibody is directly conjugated to a fluorophore
direct antibody conjugate
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type of antibody conjugate where fluorophore-conjugated secondary antibody is directed against unconjugated primary antibody
indirect antibody conjugate
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multiple antibodies produced targeting the same antigen but different epitopes or parts of the antigen
polyclonal
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antibodies specifically target the same epitope of same antigen
monoclonal
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ELISA
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
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IFAT
immunofluorescence antibody technique
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4 main steps for antibody-based methods
1. antigen coat over inert surface 2. add blocking solution 3. antibody incubation 4. antibody visualization
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examples of blocking solutions
3% skim milk, 1% bovine serum albumin
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ELISA antibody conjugates
horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase
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IFAT antibody conjugates
fluorescein isothiocyanate

Bio 151: Fundamentals of Immunobiology (2 decks)

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