Lecture 9 (Exam 2) Flashcards
The _____ is a transmembrane form of an Ab molecule.
BCR
Naive mature B-cells express _____ and _____ on the surface.
IgM
IgD
Class-switched B-cells and memory B-cells may express _____, _____, or _____ classes of Ab.
IgG
IgA
IgE
The BCR is associated with the invariant signaling ____ and ____ molecules. These are disulfide linked to one another and are non-covalently associated with the BCR.
Ig-alpha
Ig-beta
Ig-alpha and Ig-beta contain ______ in their cytoplasmic tails which mediate signaling functions.
ITAMs
Co-receptors including _____, _____, and _____ associate with the BCR complex especially when both the BCR and one or more of the co-receptors area inked through an Ag-complement or Ag-Ab complex. Depending on which molecules are ligated, signaling by the BCR-Ig-alpha/Ig-beta complex is enhanced or inhibited.
CD19
CD21
CD32
_____ functions as the dominant signaling component of B-cells.
CD19
_____ is also known as a complement receptor 2 (CR2).
CD21
_____/_____ co-receptors positively regulate B-cell activation and serve to lower the Ag threshold for B-cell activation.
CD19
CD21
______ co-receptor contains and ITIM and negatively regulates BCR signaling (inhibitory).
CD32 (FcyRIIB)
This B-cell co-receptor is a stabilizer for CD19 and necessary for its normal expression.
CD81
This B-cell co-receptor is inhibitory and B-cell specific (lacking can cause autoimmunity).
CD22
Binding of the lymphocyte to an Ag via receptor provides signal 1, which (IS/IS NOT) sufficient for full B-cell activation (may lead to anergy).
Is not
T/F. Co-stimulatory molecules on the surface of B-cells are required for cell-cell interaction and the signal transduction events leading to generation of signal 2.
True
B-cell signaling is initiated through the BCR-Ig-alpha/Ig-beta complex and results in phosphorylation of _____ (dephosphorylation of ______). This is followed by an ordered activation of kinases and phosphatases. The cascade is modulated by signals from co-receptors. Second messengers lead to activation of transcription factors followed by activation of the effector function (Ab production).
ITAMs
ITIMs
T/F. Signal initiation by Ag occurs by cross-linking of the BCR and is facilitated by the co-receptor for the BCR.
True
Ag binding facilitates a conformational change in BCR-associated ______, making them accessible to Src kinases such as Lyn, Fyn, and Blk which are linked by lipid anchors to the inside of the plasma membrane.
ITAMs
Activated Src kinases phosphorylate the ITAMs of ____ and _____.
Ig-alpha
Ig-beta
Phosphorylated ITAMs of Ig-alpha and Ig-beta provide a docking site for the tandem ____ domains of the Syk tyrosine kinase.
SH2
The activated Syk phosphorylates critical tyrosine residues on _____, also known as _____, and other adaptor protein.
BLNK
SLP-65
Activated Syk recruits other enzymes that go on to activate PLCy2, Ras and Rac, and Btk. These go on to activate several transcription factors which turn on genes involved in cell growth, differentiation, and survival. These transcription factors are…
NFAT
NF-kB
AP-1
Activated Syk recruits other enzymes that go on to activate PLCy2, Ras and Rac, and Btk. These go on to activate several transcription factors which turn on genes involved in cell growth, differentiation, and survival. These transcription factors are…
NFAT
NF-kB
AP-1
T/F. The downstream pathways are different in the activation of T-cells and B-cells.
False. The downstream pathways are identical.
Cleavage of C3 by the C3 convertases results in the production of C3b that binds covalently to the microbe or Ag-Ab complex. C3b is further degraded into a fragment called _____, which remains bound to the microbial surface or on Ag-Ab complex.
C3d
B-cells express a receptor for C3d that is called the _____ or _____.
CR2
CD21
The complex of C3d and Ag binds to B-cells, with the BCR recognizing the ____ and CR2 recognizing the micro-bound C3d.
Ag
The CR2 is expressed in a complex with _____ with an ITAM, and _____.
CD19
CD81
The ______ is important for linking the membrane CD21-CD19-CD81 complex to the cytoskeleton.
CD81
Microbial Ags opsonized by C3d can simultaneously engage both the CR2 molecule and BCR. The signaling cascades from both the BCR complex and the CR2 complex greatly enhance B-cell activation as compared with the response to Ag alone. This dual binding lowers the _______ of B-cell activation.
Threshold
The enhancement of BCR signaling by CD21-CD19-CD81 complex is mediated by:
1) Phosphorylation of potential substrates in the BCR complex by CD19-bound _____.
2) _______ mobilization by a PI3 kinase dependent mechanism.
Lyn
Calcium
T/F. The CR2-CD19-CD81 complex is often called the B-cell co-receptor complex because CR2 binds to Ags at the same time BCR binds to Ag through attached C3d.
False. CR2 binds to Ag through attached C3d and BCR binds directly to Ag.
The C3d-CR2 binding brings ______ in proximity to BCR-associated kinases. Its cytoplasmic tail rapidly becomes tyrosine phosphorylated.
CD19
CD19 tyrosine phosphorylation follows the efficient recruitment of _____ kinase that amplifies BCR signaling by greatly enhancing the phosphorylation of ITAM tyrosine in Ig-alpha and Ig-beta.
Lyn
Phosphorylated CD19 also activates _____-kinase, which in turn further augment signaling initiated by Ag binding to BCR. It activated Btk and PLCy2 on the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane.
PI3
The net result of co-receptor activation is that the response of the Ag-stimulated B-cell is greatly (ENHANCED/REDUCED).
Enhanced
B-cells activation is tightly controlled to limit immune responses against microbes in order to avoid collateral damage to host tissues. Inhibition of signaling is essential to prevent uncontrolled lymphoproliferation and ________.
Inflammation
The inhibitory signals in lymphocytes is mediated primarily by inhibitory receptors and also by enzymes known as ______ ______ ligases.
E3 ubiquitin
Inhibitory receptors typically recruits and activate ________ that counter signaling events induced by Ag receptors.
Phosphatases
An inhibitory receptor has an extracellular ligand-binding domain and a cytosolic ______ motif.
ITIM