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Glycoproteins
Glycolipids
Figure 42.17
PHAGOCYTIC
CELL
Vacuole
Lysosome
containing
enzymes
Proteins and peptides of the immune system
Antibodies
Complement Proteins
(Immunoglobulins)
Interferons
Inflammatory Response (inflammation)
Pathogen Splinter
Macro- Movement
Signaling
phage of fluid
Mast molecules
cell
Capillary Phagocytosis
Red Neutrophil
blood cells
Antihistamine medications
Antigens and epitopes
Lymphocytes and Acquired Immunity
Antigen
receptors
Heavy Plasma
chains membrane
DNA of
undifferentiated
B cell V37 V38 V39 V40 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 Intron C
3 RNA processing
C C
Light-chain polypeptide V C
Antigen receptor
Variable Consta
region nt B cell
region
Self-Tolerance Checking
Figure 43.10
Antigen
receptor Antibody
B cell
Antigen Epitope
Pathogen
(a) B cell antigen receptors and antibodies
Antibody C
Antibody A
Antibody B
Antigen
B cells that
differ in Antigen
Antigen
antigen receptor
specificity
Antibody
T cell Variable
antigen V V regions
receptor
C C Constant
regions
Disulfide Transmembrane
bridge region
α chain β chain
Plasma
membrane
T cell Cytoplasm of T cell
Figure 43.12a
Displayed
antigen
T cell
fragment
T cell antigen
MHC
receptor
molecule
Antigen
fragment
Pathogen
Host cell
(a) Antigen recognition by a T cell
Figure 43.16
Antigen-
presenting Antigen fragment
cell
Pathogen
+
Cytokines +
2 Cell-
Humoral + mediated
+
immunity immunity
3
B cell
Cytotoxic T cell
Figure 43.17-3
Accessory
protein Antigen Dying
receptor Perforin infected cell
Class I MHC Granzymes
molecule
Pore
Infected
cell
Antigen
1 fragment 2 3
Figure 43.20
Humoral (antibody-mediated) immune response Cell-mediated immune response
Key
Antigen (1st exposure)
+ Stimulates
Engulfed by Gives rise to
Antigen-
+ presenting cell +
Memory
helper T cells
+ + +
Antigen (2nd exposure)
+ Memory Active
Plasma cells Memory B cells cytotoxic T cells cytotoxic T cells
Secreted
antibodies
Bacterium
Virus Flow of water
and ions
Pore
Foreign Antigen
Macrophage cell
The many roles of antibodies
Interferons (IFN)
Monoclonal Antibody Production
Pregnancy testing
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Example: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Example: Crohn’s Disease