E2: L16 pt2 Flashcards
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__ ___ increases receptor affinity
affinity maturation
___ ___ produces different antibody isotypes
isotope switching
2 ways B-cells are activated
1. ___
2. ___
Tcell-dependent
Tcell-independent
2 processes that Bcells undergo on the way to becoming effector B cells (plasma cells) or memory cells
affinity maturation, isotope switching
SHM stands for
somatic hypermutation
B-cells ___ in germinal centers to form a ____
proliferate, colony
SHM enhances the ___ response
immune
pruning less effective B-cells through ____
apoptosis
b-cells that circulate through body are aimed to become highly specific for one ___
antigen
dark zones undergo ___
specilazation
light zones have interaction with ___ cells
dendritic
naive cell, primary focus occurs. this is where the B cells will produce receptors and antibodies with a ___ affinity
low
___ ___ is when B cells produce low affinity ___
primary focus, antibodies
some Bcells are called via chemokine to ___ centers
germinal
in germinal centers, B-cells are ___
activated
the germinal center is known as the __ zone
dark
cells going into germinal center are ___ and ___
proliferating, SHM
after passing through germinal center, the Bcells will have ___ affinity for one specific antigen.
high
Bcell maturation process: ___, undergo SHM and __ selection
primary, affinity
highly affinities B cells hold ___ of the antigen they come in contact with which improves the immune response.
copies
light zone is b-cells undergoing ___
selection
light zone contains lots of ___ cells
dendritic
___ increase over time by the cell interacting with other antigens
mutations
SHM is followed by ___ selection
affinity