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What are the basic characteristics of TCR?

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  1. Are membrane receptors & not secreted
  2. Responsible for specific Ag recognition in the adaptive immune system
  3. Distinguish & bind to a large number of Ags
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What is the structure of TCR?

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  1. Consist of alpha and beta chain, recognize Ag
  2. Each chain contains a V and C region
  3. TCR Complex = TCR + CD3 complex
    - TCR cytoplasmic tails are too short hence require CD3 for signal transduction (CD3 chains have long cytoplasmic tails)
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What is the purpose of VDJ recombination?

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Different VDJ combinations result in different specificities, allowing lymphocyte diversity

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CD4 T cells recognize what class of MHC?

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Class II

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CD8 T cells recognize what class of MHC?

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Class I

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What is TCR binding specific for?

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Peptide and MHC

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How many kinds of peptide-MHC complexes on APC are T cells specific for?

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1 - Monogamy relationship

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Define the functions of the key accessory molecules of T lymphocytes and their corresponding ligands.

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What is a T cell accessory molecule?

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Participates in Ag responses but are not the receptors for Ag

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What is the function of CD3?

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Signal transduction by TCR complex

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What is the function of CD4?

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Signal transduction

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What is the ligand for CD4 and where is the ligand expressed on?

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Class II MHC
Expressed on APCs

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What is the function of CD8?

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Signal transduction

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What is the ligand for CD8 and where is it expressed on?

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Class I MHC
Expressed on APCs, CTL target cells

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What is the function of CD28?

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Costimulation of naive T cells

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What is the ligand for CD28 and where is it expressed on?

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B7-1/B7-2
Expressed on APCs

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*What is the function of CTLA-4?

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Negative regulator of T cell activation

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What is the ligand for CTLA-4 and where is it expressed on?

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B7-1/B7-2
Expressed on APCs

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What is the function of CD-2?

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Signal transduction & ADHESION

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What is the ligand for CD-2 and where is it expressed on?

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LFA-3
Hematopoietic & non-hematopoietic cells

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What is the function of LFA-1?

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What is the ligand for LFA-1 and where is it expressed on?

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ICAM-1
APCs, Endothelium

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What is the function of VLA-4?

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What is the ligand for VLA-4 and where is it expressed on?

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VCAM-1 and fibronectin

Endothelium

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Where are the co-stimulators in T cell activation found?
APC surface
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What is the function of costimulators?
Provides stimulus (2nd signal) for activation of naive T cells, in addition to Ag recognition (1st) signal)
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What are the co-stimulators in T cell activation?
B7-1 (CD80) and B7-2 (CD86) molecules: 1. Best defined co-stimulator on APC 2. Bind to CD28 (expressed on all T cells)
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Can resting APCs activate naive T cells?
No
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When are cytokines produced? What is the function of cytokines?
Produced during innate immune responses to microbes and induces expression of co-stimulator on APC
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*What is the co-stimulation requirement?
Ensures that naive T cells are activated fully by microbial Ag, not by harmless substances
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What does CD40 ligand bind to?
CD40 ligand (CD40L) binds to CD40 on APC
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What happens when CD40L (CD154) binds to CD40?
APC expresses more B7 co-stimulator & secretes cytokines (ex. IL-2) that enhance T cell differentiation. CD40L-CD40 interaction allows APC to better stimulate T cells
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What is required for the sustained expression of CD40L?
B7-CD28 as well as Ag B7 and CD40 pathways stimulate each other
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What is the clinical relevance of costimulation?
1. RA Therapy - blocks B7:CD28 unwanted response 2. Abs blocking CD40:CD40L - reduce/prevent graft rejection in transplant recipients 3. Tumour therapy - enhances co-stimulator expression 4. CTLA-4 is induced in activated T cells and binds B7 on APC which is critical for limiting & terminating immune responses - a deletion in the gene will result in excessive lymphocyte expansion & autoimmune disease
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What is the first signal in T cell activation?
Ag recognition by TCR
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What is the second signal in T cell activation?
Interactions of T cell accessory molecules with their ligands on APC
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What determines the outcome of T cell activation?
Duration and affinity of TCR-Ag interaction
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What are the different subsets of T cells and what kind of effector cells do they differentiate into? State the functions of these effector cells.
Naive CD4 becomes T helper cell (Th cell) - Produce cytokines - Promote Ab production (HUMORAL IMMUNITY) or macrophage killing of ingested microbes (CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY) Naive CD8 becomes cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) - Directly kill cells harboring microbes (virus/bacteria) in the cell cytoplasm
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How does cytotoxic T lymphocytes cause a cell to undergo apoptosis?
1. Requires contact with target cell 2. Deliver PERFORIN and GRANZYME B into the target cll 3. Granzyme B triggers an enzymatic chain reaction inside the target cell that causes the cell to commit suicide by apoptosis
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What does T helper 17 (Th17) secrete?
IL-17 as key cytokine
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What are the effector functions of Th17?
1. Host defence against some bacteria and fungal infections 2. Promote recruitment of neutrophils & monocytes
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Where do regulatory T cells develop? What are their functions?
Develop in the thymus (major) or peripheral lymphoid organs Functions: 1. Block activation of potentially harmful lymphocytes specific for self Ags 2. Control autoimmunity, allergic & inflammatory reactions and responses to infectious agents and tumors
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Is the development of T cell subsets a random process? What is it regulated by?
1. Development of Th1, Th2, Th17 and Tregulatory subsets is NOT a random process 2. Regulated by the stimuli that naive CD4+ T cells receive when encountering microbial Ag (via initial innate response)
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What is the development stimulus for the different T cell subsets?
Th1 - IL-12 & IFN-gamma Th2 - IL4 Th17 - IL-6, IL-1beta, IL-23, TGF-beta Tregulatory - IL-2 & TGF-beta
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What are the cytokines produced by the different T cell subsets?
Th1 - IFN-gamma Th2 - IL4 Th17 - IL-17 & IL-22 Tregulatory - IL-10 & TGF-beta
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What are the effector functions of the different T cell subtypes?
Th1 - Host defence against intracellular microbes - Inflammation Th2 - Defend against extracellular microbes - Stimulate B cells Th17 - Host defence against infections - In tissue inflammation during autoimmunity: MS, RA, IBD Tregulatory - maintenance of self-tolerance
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What happens after infection is cleared?
1. Proliferated cells are deprived of survival signals (Ag, CD28, IL-2) 2. Cells die by apoptosis 3. T cell response subsides within 1-2 weeks 4. Only surviving memory lymphocytes remain
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What does CTLA-4 stand for?
cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4
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Which has higher affinity for B7-1 and B7-2, CTLA-4 or CD28?
CTLA-4
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What does Ipilimumab do?
Blocks CTLA-4 for unresectable/metastatic melanoma

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