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What is an AMP? What are it's properties? What is it used for?
an antimicrobial peptide, used in the chemical method of defense. They are CATIONIC to bind to - surface receptors
What are the 2 classes of PRRs?
Collectins and Ficolins
What are the 2 Collectins? What are collectin structures?
Mannose-Binding Lectin, and SP-A

structure is 3 collectin molecules form to recognize sugars on a surface
Which PRR binds sugars such as n-acetyl glycosamine/glucosamine and Fucose?
Ficolin
What are the 3 pathways of the Complement System?
Classic, Alternative and Lectin
Which complement system pathway involves Ficolins and Collectin? Explain the rest of the system (6 Steps)
The Lectin pathway.

1. These PRRs associate w/ MASP,
2. which cleaves C2/C4
3. which then attach as C2/4b to the microbe.
4. C3 convertase then makes C3b,
5. which attaches DIRECTLY TO MICROBE,
6. allows for c5 convertase
What does the CLASSICAL complement system pathway involve to activate? Explain the rest of the system (8)
Antibodies attaching to the microbe

1. The ab's allow for C1s, c1q, C1r to access the microbe for proteolysis
2. C4 cleaved to C4b/a
3. C4b coats microbe
4. C2 cleaved
5. C2b binds C4b
6. C3 convertase makes C3b/a
7. C3b connects to C4b
8. C5 convertase cleaves C5
What does the alternative complement system pathway rely on to activate? explain the rest of the system (7steps)
Direct recognition of microbes by C3,

1. Factor D cleaves B in Bb and Ba

2. Bb binds to C3-H2O
3. Bb Cleaves C3
4. C3b attaches to microbe
5. Bb attaches to C3b
6. C3 convertase makes more C3b to attach to microbe
7. C5 convertase made
Explain the "late stage" - LYSIS path common to the 3 pathways of complement system.
C5 convertase cleaves C5 to C5b and a
2. C5b binds C3b
3. C6/7/8 insert into membrane and bind to C5b
4. C9 inserts into membrane
5. cell lysis
What are the 3 possible outcomes of the complement pathway
Lysis, Inflammation or Opsonization
Explain the "late stage" - Inflammation path common to the 3 pathways of complement system.
C3a/C4a/C5a recruit leukocytes, which destroy microbes
Explain the "late stage" - Opsonization path common to the 3 pathways of complement system.
after C3b binds to the microbe,
2. phagocytes have a C3b receptor and bind
3. kill microbe
What are the 4 ways our OWN CELLS inhibit the complement system?
C1 inhibitor, Factor I, Factor H, and C4-binding protein
How does Factor I inhibit the complement system? What is it produced by?
Cleaves C3b and C4b, by own cells
how does Factor H inhibit complement (2ways)? What is it produced by?
Causes dissociation of C3 CONVERTASE (acts as a cofactor to Fact I for C3b)
by Own cells
How does C4 binding protein inhibit complement system? What is it produced by?
Dissociates C3 convertase, cofactor of Fact I for C4b

by own cells
What are the 4 ways MEMBRAIN PROTEINS inhibit complement system?
Membrane Cofactor protein, Decay accelerating factor, Cd59, Type 1 complement receptor
How does membrane cofactor protein inhibit complement system? What is it produced by?
it is a cofactor for Fact-I c3b/c4b
by membrane protein
How does Decay accelerating factor inhibit complement system? What is it produced by?
Dissociates C3 convertase
by membrane protein
How does Cd59 inhibit complement system? What is it produced by?
Blocks C9 binding
Membrane protein
How does Type 1 complement receptor inhibit complement system(2ways)? What is it produced by?
Dissociates C3 convertase,
Cofactor of Fact I C3b/C4b
membrane proteins
How does Cd59 work? What if it malfunctions?
it prevents C8-C9 binding, if wrong, it allows C9 to form pores in normal cells
Which PRR binds sugars such as n-acetyl glycosamine/glucosamine and Fucose?
Ficolin
What are the 3 pathways of the Complement System?
Classic, Alternative and Lectin
Which complement system pathway involves Ficolins and Collectin? Explain the rest of the system (6 Steps)
The Lectin pathway.

1. These PRRs associate w/ MASP,
2. which cleaves C2/C4
3. which then attach as C2/4b to the microbe.
4. C3 convertase then makes C3b,
5. which attaches DIRECTLY TO MICROBE,
6. allows for c5 convertase
What does the CLASSICAL complement system pathway involve to activate? Explain the rest of the system (8)
Antibodies attaching to the microbe

1. The ab's allow for C1s, c1q, C1r to access the microbe for proteolysis
2. C4 cleaved to C4b/a
3. C4b coats microbe
4. C2 cleaved
5. C2b binds C4b
6. C3 convertase makes C3b/a
7. C3b connects to C4b
8. C5 convertase cleaves C5
What does the alternative complement system pathway rely on to activate? explain the rest of the system (7steps)
Direct recognition of microbes by C3,

1. Factor D cleaves B in Bb and Ba

2. Bb binds to C3-H2O
3. Bb Cleaves C3
4. C3b attaches to microbe
5. Bb attaches to C3b
6. C3 convertase makes more C3b to attach to microbe
7. C5 convertase made
Explain the "late stage" - LYSIS path common to the 3 pathways of complement system.
C5 convertase cleaves C5 to C5b and a
2. C5b binds C3b
3. C6/7/8 insert into membrane and bind to C5b
4. C9 inserts into membrane
5. cell lysis
What are the 3 possible outcomes of the complement pathway
Lysis, Inflammation or Opsonization
Explain the "late stage" - Inflammation path common to the 3 pathways of complement system.
C3a/C4a/C5a recruit leukocytes, which destroy microbes
Explain the "late stage" - Opsonization path common to the 3 pathways of complement system.
after C3b binds to the microbe,
2. phagocytes have a C3b receptor and bind
3. kill microbe
What are the 2 pathways of Phagocytosis killing?
NO or O2
What are the methods of the O2 pathway of phagocytosis?
NADPH oxidase rapid O2 production
Superoxide Dismutase production of H2O2
myelo peroxidase
What is the method of the NO path of phagocytosis?
iNOS generates reactive NO free radical
What sequence to PRRs recognize? What are the 2 types?
PAMPs - pathogen associated Molecular pattern - membrane associated, and endosome associated
What are the Membrane associated PRRs?
TLR2 - Lipoproteins
TLR4 - LPS
TLR5 - Flagella
What are the Endosome associated PRRs?
TLR3 - ds MicrobialRNA
TLR7 - ss Viral RNA
TLR8 - ss Viral RNA
TLR9 - unmeth CPG motif of bact/viral DNA
What are the 3 domains of a TLR? Which has the signaling domain?
Extracell domain, transmembrane domain and Intracell domain
Intracell has TIR domain - signaling
What are the 2 steps neccesary in TLR/NLR interaction?
1. Initiation of Tx by TLR of Precursor IL1Beta
2. Activation of Capsase 1 NLRP to cleave precursor IL1 beta
What is necessary for NLRP3 to interact w/ Pro-capsase1?
ASC which has 2 domains, 1 to bind PYD of NLRP3, and CARD to interact w/ Pro-capsase1
What happens when NLRP3 is inactiavated?
Overproduction of IL1beta, leads to rash from cold
What is the purpose of RIG-I and RIG-I like helicase? What are the 3 types?
THey activate Interferon production, classes RIG-I, MDA5 and LGP2
What do the 3 classes of Rig-I's do?
RIGI and MDA5 sense nucleic acid of viruses, activate IFN production

LGP2 regulates those 2
Of the Rig I classes, which sense Long ds RNA?
which sense short ds RNA?
which senses 5' Tripohsphate ssRNA?
1 - mda5
2 - RIGI
3 - RIGI