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Principle of Single Antigen Specificity

Principle of Single Antigen Specificity. Each B cell contains two copies of the Ig locus (Maternal and Paternal copies) Only one is allowed to successfully rearrange - Allelic Exclusion

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Principle of Single Antigen Specificity

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  1. Principle of Single Antigen Specificity • Each B cell contains two copies of the Ig locus (Maternal and Paternal copies) • Only one is allowed to successfully rearrange - Allelic Exclusion • All Igs on the surface of a single B cell have identical specificity and differ only in their constant region • Result: B cell monospecificity means that a response to a pathogen can be very specific

  2. Exception to the one B-cell: One BCR Dogma One B-cell : Two BCR? One it self-reactive Other is pathogen reactive Why would a B-cell want to express two BCRs of this type?

  3. Generation of B cell diversity in Ig’s before Antigen Encounter • Random combination of V and J (L chain) and V, D, J (H chain) regions • Junctional diversity caused by the addition of P and N nucleotides • Combinatorial association of Light and Heavy chains (each functional light chain is found associated with a different functional heavy chain and vice versa)

  4. Concept of Combinatorial Association

  5. Developmental stages of B cells 1. Development before antigen 2. Development after antigen Mature naive B cell (expressing BCR - IgM and IgD) Immature B cell plasma cell (expressing BCR and secretes Antibodies)

  6. Processes occurring after B cells encounter antigen • Processing of BCR versus Antibody • Plasma cells switch to secreted Ab • Difference occurs in the c-terminus of the heavy chain • Primary transcript RNA is alternatively processed to yield transmembrane or secreted Ig’s • Somatic Hypermutation 1. Point mutations introduced to V regions 2. 106 times higher mutation rate 3. Usually targets the CDR • Affinity maturation - mutant Ig molecules with higher affinity are more likely to bind antigen and their B cells are preferentially selected • Isotype switching

  7. RNA processing to generate BCR or Antibody MC - membrane coding SC - secretion coding

  8. Somatic Hypermutation (random introduction of point mutations) Mutations occur throughout the V domain - especially CDR Occurs on both gene copies - but only one expresses protein AID - Activation induced Cytidine Deaminase UNG - Uracil-DNA glycosylase

  9. Process of Affinity Maturation IgM Hypermutation IgG IgM

  10. Isotype switching • IgM is the first Ab that is secreted in the IR • IgM is pentameric and each H chain can bind complement proteins • Isotypes with better effector functions are produced by activated B cells • Rearrangement of DNA using SWITCH regions - all C genes preceded by switch sequence (except  - start from the  gene and any other C gene (plus sequential) • Regulated by cytokines secreted by T cells

  11. Switch regions Mu to any other isotype Sequential switching AID is important - AID deficiency ---> Hyper IgM syndrome

  12. Figure 2-31 part 2 of 2 Immunoglobulin classes • C regions determine the class of antibody and their effector function • Divided into Subclasses based on relative abundance in serum • Each class has multiple functions

  13. IgM and IgG can bind complement • IgG crosses placenta • Receptors for constant regions (Fc Receptors) • - IgG (FcG receptors): mac, neutrophils, eosinophils, NK cells, others • - IgE (FcE receptors): mast cells, basophils, others

  14. Initial Immune Response mediated by IgM IgM (plasma cells in lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow and circulate in blood/lymph) Low affinity binding to antigen via multiple binding sites Exposure of constant region Activate complement Hypermutation and affinity maturation Two binding sites sufficient for strong binding Phagocytose Kill directly Isotype switching to IgG

  15. Extravasation, Higher affinity binding to antigen IgG (lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow) Circulates in blood and lymph (most abundant Ab in internal fluids) Recruit phagocytes Multiple effector functions Neutralize antigens Activate complement

  16. Monomeric IgA Plasma cells in lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow Secreted into Blood Effector functions Mainly neutralization Minor opsonization and activation of complement Dimeric IgA lymphoid tissue associated with mucosal surfaces Secreted into Gut lumen & body secretions

  17. IgE Plasma cells in lymph nodes or germinal centers Bind strongly to Mast cells Cross-linking of receptor bound Ab releases histamine and other activators Inflammation - Expulsion of large pathogens - Allergies

  18. Figure 2-32

  19. Summary: Generation of B-cell diversity • Diversity before Antigen exposure (Antigen Independent) • - Random Recombination • - Junctional Diversity • - Combinatorial association • Diversity after Antigen exposure (Antigen Dependent) • - Switch to secreted Ab • - Somatic Hypermutation • - Affinity Maturation • - Isotype Switching • Immunoglobulin Classes • - Properties • - Effector functions

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