BCR
TCR
MHC
Genetics
Immunology Potpourri
200

Two types of light chains.

What are lambda and kappa?

200

These polypeptide chains that make up the TCR.

What are the alpha and beta chains?

200

Presents antigens from autophagy.

What is MHC class II?

200

Enzymes that drive gene rearrangement.

What are RAG-1 and RAG-2?

200
Three most important systemic inflammatory agents.

What are TNF, IL-1beta and IL-6.

400

Fragment important for membrane binding.

What is the Fc fragment?

400

These are recognized by the TCR.

What are antigen and MHC molecules?

400

Process by which dendritic cells activate CD8 T cells in the absence of infection.

What is cross presentation?

400

Signals that determine locations of somatic recombination.

What is the recombination signal sequence?
400

The class I MHC molecules in humans.

What are HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C?

600

These regions from the heavy and light chain combine to determine antigen specificity.

What are hypervariable regions?

600

These molecules help stabilize interactions between TCR and peptide:MHC class II.

What is CD4?

600

Protein that generates peptide fragments in the cytosol for antigen presentation.

What is the proteasome?

600

Segments required for TCR beta formation.

What are the variable, diversity and joining segments?

600

Source of acute phase proteins.

What is the liver?

800

Bonds that maintain BCR structure.

What are disulfide bonds?

800

Contributes to T cell signalling.

What is CD3?

800

Location generation of peptide fragments for MHC class II.

What is the endosome?

800

These contribute to the diversity of MHC molecules.

What are polymorphism and polygeny?

800

Isotypes that form dimers and multimers.

What are IgA and IgM?

1000

Isotype with high affinity with mast cells and basophils.

What is IgE?

1000

These types of antigens are recognized by TCR but not BCR?

What are antigens buried in the native protein structure?

1000

These proteins transport peptides form the cytoplasm into the ER.

What are TAP1 and TAP2?

1000

Name of MHC genes in humans.

What is human leukocyte antigen (HLA)?

1000

Required for killing of microbes after phagocytosis.

What is the formation of a phagolysome?
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