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BIOL 4570 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: B-Cell Receptor, Mhc Restriction, Immunoglobulin G

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27 Feb 2020
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Georgia Tech
Department
Biology
Course
BIOL 4570
Professor
Jung Choi

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Chapter 4 antigen recognition by b-cell and t-cell receptors: antigens ~ any molecule or part of molecule that is specifically recognized by highly specialized recognition proteins of lymphocytes. 4. 1 igg antibodies consist of four polypeptide chains. Igg antibodies are large molecules with molecular weight of approximately 150 kda and are composed of 2 different kinds of polypeptide chains: heavy / h chain ~ 50 kda, light / l chains ~ 25 kda. Isotypes ~ 5 main heavy chain classes; determine functional activity of antibody molecule. 4. 2 immunoglobulin heavy and light chains are composed of constant and variable regions: each chain consists of series of similar but not identical sequences, each about 110 aa long. 4. 4 immunoglobulin molecule is flexible, especially in hinge region: haptens ~ flexibility is revealed by studies of antibodies bound to small antigens; molecules of various types that are typically about size of tyrosine side chain. Immunoglobulin fold ~ distinctive folded structure of ig protein domain.

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True / False Questions

01. _____ Antibody is composed of 2identical long heavy chains and 2 identical shorter lightchains.

02. _____ Variable (V) and constant(C) regions are part of both heavy and light chains.

03. _____ Variable regions for heavyand light chains from the same antibody molecule are alwaysidentical.

04. _____ Variable region of lightchains are encoded by the DNA sequences that contain rearranged V,D, and J segments.

05. _____ Fc part of the antibody isnot important, F(ab’)2 fragment has the same binding andeffector capacity.

06. _____ Fab fragments are generatedby alternative splicing.

07. _____ J chain is used as asurrogate light chain during pre-B cell receptor testing forsuccessful V(D)J rearrangement.

08. _____ Binding of the antigen byantibody is stabilized by disulfide bonds.

09. _____ RAG1/2 are always expressedin B cells at high level, because B cells need RAG1/2 to constantlyrearrange their V regions.

10. _____ “N” (non template)nucleotides are added by TdT.

11. _____ The 12/23 rule is appliedduring class switching.

12. _____ For B cells, V(D)Jrecombination occurs only in the bone marrow.

13. _____ The process of somatichypermutation helps to improve specificity of the antibody.

14. _____ In late pro-B cells, Vsegment is rearranged with DJ segments.

15. _____ Failure to eliminateself-reactive B cells may lead to serious autoimmune diseases.

16. _____ Mature, naïve B cellsexpress IgD and any of the other classes of antibody (IgM, IgG,IgA, or IgE) on their surfaces.

17. _____ B1 cells are present in theperitoneal cavity, pleural spaces and brain.

18. _____ AID (activation inducedcytidine deaminase) is expressed only in B cells and it canintroduce breaks in double stranded DNA.

19. _____ Different classes (isotypes)of antibodies have different effector functions, which aretriggered by special receptors expressed by a variety of cells.

20. _____ Plasma cells are terminallydifferentiated cells that produce large quantities ofantibodies.

21. _____ Repeated exposure to thesame antigen eventually leads to immunological exhaustion and lackof immunity, because there is no room for new plasma cells in thebone marrow.

22. _____ Germinal centers arespecialized sites within the bone marrow where Ig genes ofactivated B cells undergo affinity maturation.

23. _____ B cells can present antigensto T helper cells.

24. _____ Co-stimulatory molecules arerequired for efficient generation of memory B cells.

25. _____ Lymphocytes migrate to thelymphoid tissues in response to chemokines.

26. _____ Class switching duringgerminal center reaction is a random process.

27. _____ T cell independent responsescan generate strong and long lasting B cell memory.

28. _____ Fc receptors that arepresent on many different cell types are crucial for removal of thepathogens.

29. _____ The ideal vaccine should bedesigned to mimic the natural course of infection without causingsymptoms of the disease.

30. _____ The protective immunity canbe generated against any pathogen because there is virtuallyunlimited number of possible V regions, thus any antigen can berecognize by an antibody.

1. Why is the process of gene rearrangement used in creating antibodies and T-cell receptors (TCRs) so important?

A. This is how our systems produce memory of pervious exposures, a key trait in adaptive immune responses.

B. Without it, we would need a single gene for every antibody and TCR required to mount all the possible responses need ed during our lives

C. interactions with antigens stimulate cells to initiate these processes, building the best and strongest response possible to the antigen

D. this is the same DNA altering process that leads to cancer. Understanding it leads to better treatments for cancer

2. Which of the following is NOT an antimicrobial substance?

A. keratin

B. Lysozyme

C. Defensins

D. Lactoferrins

E. Peroxidases

3. Which of the following is NOT an outcome of fever?

A. Direct destruction of microbes

B. increased release of pro-inflammatory cytokines

C. increased production of lymphocytes

D. increased phagocytic killing by leukocytes

E. increased production of interferons

4. Which of the following pattern recognition receptors is/are anchored in the host cell membrane?

A. Only C-type lectin receptors (CLRs)

B. Only RIG-like receptors (RLRs)

C. TLR and CLRs

D. Only toll-like receptors (TLRs)

E. NLRs and RLRs

F. Only NOD-like receptors (NLRs)

5. Fever allows the body to fight microbial invaders by which of the following mechanisms?

A.Fever plays all of these roles in the body

B. Fever prevents microbes with lower optimum temperatures from growing, giving the immune system time to eliminate those cells

C. Fever increases the inflammatory response, but reduces the production of interferons unless the invader is a dsRNA virus

D. A moderate fever reduces the inflammatory response but stimulates phagocytic activity in neutrophils and eosinophils

E. Fever increases the multiplication of lymphocytes and enhances the release of substances that attract basophils that then engulf the microbial invader

6. According to the clonal selection theory

A. Each B cell is already programmed to produce a specific antibody

B. B cells producing autoantibodies are eliminated in the thymus

C. Self-reactive T cells are killed in the thymus AND B cells producingautoantibodies are eliminated in the thymus

D. Seld-reactive T cells are killed in the thymus

7. Apoptosis

A. is a form of programmed cell death AND is induced in target cells by effector T cytotoxic cells

B. refers to the transformation of B cells into plasma cells

C. is induced in target cells by effector T cytotoxic cell AND results specifically in T cell death

D. results specifically in T cell death AND refers to the transformation of B cells into plama cells

8.

Immunology worksheet help?

1. In people infected with human cytomegalovirus, class I MHC andb2-microglobulin are produced, but very little mature class I MHCis found at the cell surface. Inhibition of which of the followingmolecules by human cytomegalovirus may account for thisphenomenon?
A. TAP
B. Ii
C. TCR
D. CLIP
E. RAG
2. Your chances of having the same MHC haplotype as your siblingare:
A. 1:2.
B. 1:4.
C. 1:16.
D. 1:8.
E. 1:1.
3. Which of the following is the BEST example of self-MHCrestriction of T cells?
A. A T-cell clone is deleted when it binds too tightly to selfMHC.
B. A T-cell clone responds more vigorously to a self-peptide thana foreign peptide.
C. A T-cell clone recognizes foreign MHC.
D. A T-cell clone only recognizes foreign peptides when presentedby self MHC.
E. All of the above
4. MHC molecules:
A. are conserved between individuals.
B. bind repeating patterns found on pathogens.
C. are recognized by T cells.
D. are membrane-bound molecules found exclusively on T cells.
E. are secreted by T cells and bind and neutralize antigen in theserum.
5. Tasmanian devils are a largely inbred population with littlediversity in the MHC. Which of the following would be a likelyoutcome of this?
A. They would compensate for low diversity in the MHC with highdiversity in the TCR.
B. They would compensate for low diversity in the MHC with highdiversity in the BCR.
C. They would rely only on innate immune responses.
D. They would be at higher risk of infection.
E. All of the above
6. How many different MHC classical class I proteins does eachnucleated cell in a human heterozygous at the MHC locusexpress?
A. Six
B. Two
C. Three
D. One
E. None. Only APC express class I.
7. MHC polymorphisms tend to cluster:
A. in the peptide-binding groove.
B. in the transmembrane domain.
C. in the coreceptor contact residues.
D. in the framework region.
E. All of the above
8. A mutation that renders the MHC class II molecule DMnonfunctional would likely lead to:
A. cells with no class II MHC.
B. a deficiency in CD8+ T cells.
C. cells with class II MHC only bound with CLIP.
D. cells with class II MHC bound with a variety ofself-antigens.
E. cells with no DO.
9. The human MHC locus is one of the most polymorphic regions ofthe genome. What does this mean?
A. This region is regulated by many different mechanisms.
B. Sequence variability is low in this region.
C. There are many introns in this region.
D. There are many different alleles of these genes.
E. It has the most different genes.
10. Which of the following is an example ofcross-presentation?
A. An exogenous peptide being presented on MHC class II
B. A B-cell antigen being presented to a T cell
C. An endogenous peptide being presented on MHC class I
D. An endogenous peptide being presented on MHC class II
E. An exogenous peptide being presented on MHC class I