T-cell receptors come in which two major types?
A. CD4 and
CD8
B. αβ and γδ
C. Igα and Igβ
D. Class I and II
B. αβ and γδ
B cells and T cells both use which proteins to initiate receptor gene rearrangement?
RAG1 and RAG2
Over 95% of circulating T cells carry which TCR
type?
A. αβ TCR
B. γδ TCR
C. CD1 TCR
D.
NK-like TCR
A. αβ TCR
Most circulating αβ T cells also express which co-receptor
pattern(s)?
A. Both CD4 and CD8
B. Neither CD4 nor
CD8
C. Either CD4 or CD8
D. CD3 without co-receptors
C. Either CD4 or CD8
A T cell recognizes peptide displayed on an MHC molecule. Which
receptor type most likely did this?
A. γδ TCR
B. αβ
TCR
C. BCR
D. CD1 receptor
B. αβ TCR
Unlike B cells, T cells cannot improve receptor affinity by which process?
_____
Hypermutation
γδ T cells are considered
nontraditional because they generally
lack what?
A. CD3 signaling proteins
B.
Rearranged receptors
C. Surface TCRs
D. CD4 or CD8
D. CD4 or CD8
γδ T cells are most abundant in which locations?
____-____ ____
Barrier-contact tissues
Which site is especially rich in γδ T cells?
____
Intestine
Compared with αβ TCRs and BCRs, γδ receptors are generally what?
____ ____
Less diverse
γδ TCR rearrangement tends to favor what?
A. Random Fc
regions
B. Certain gene segments
C. Complement
proteins
D. CD40L expression
B. Certain gene segments
A nontraditional T cell has both T-cell and
NK-cell properties. What is it?
A. γδ T
cell
B. Regulatory T cell
C. NKT cell
D. Plasma T cell
C. NKT cell
NKT cells resemble traditional T
cells because they have which receptor type?
A. γδ
receptors
B. B-cell receptors
C. IgE receptors
D. αβ receptors
D. αβ receptors
NKT cells resemble NK cells because they share what?
A. Similar
surface markers
B. BCR signaling
C. IgA secretion
D.
CD40 expression
A. Similar surface markers
NKT receptors can recognize which antigen class?
Lipids
NKT cells recognize lipid antigens presented by which molecule?
CD1
NKT cells differ from conventional αβ T cells because NKT cells
recognize lipids instead of what?
A. Protein fragments
B.
C3 fragments
C. Antibody Fc regions
D. Histamine products
A. Protein fragments
The αβ TCR extracellular domain primarily does
what?
A. Signals nucleus directly
B. Degrades
antigen
C. Binds its ligand
D. Produces cytokines
C. Binds its ligand
The αβ TCR has primarily an extracellular domain that is useful for _______.
recognition
Why does the αβ TCR require accessory signaling proteins?
Its _____ tails are _____
Its cytoplasmic tails are short
The TCR signaling complex is called what?
CD3
The CD3 complex contains which
protein set?
A. α, β, μ, κ
B. CD4, CD8, CD28
C. γ,
δ, ε, ζ
D. HLA-A, B, C
C. γ, δ, ε, ζ
CD 3 ((α, β, γ, δ, ε, ζ) is anchored in the ____ ____ to transmit a signal to the ____.
cell membrane
nucleus
Like BCRs, TCRs often require what for strong signaling?
A.
Antibody secretion
B. Complement fixation
C.
Hypermutation
D. Crosslinking
D. Crosslinking
TCR clustering occurs on which part of the T cell?
Cell surface
In the thymus, strong recognition of self peptide-MHC triggers
what?
A. T-cell suicide
B. T-cell activation
C.
T-cell anergy
D. T-cell class switching
A. T-cell suicide
Thymic suicide of self-reactive T cells helps prevent what?
A.
Viral entry
B. Antibody production
C. Autoimmunity
D. Complement fixation
C. Autoimmunity
A mature T cell recognizes antigen-MHC but receives no
co-stimulation. What may occur?
A. Hypermutation
B.
Anergy
C. Class switching
D. ADCC
B. Anergy
T-cell anergy is best described as functional what?
A.
Activation
B. Expansion
C. Memory formation
D. Neutering
D. Neutering
A TCR receives cognate antigen plus co-stimulation.
What occurs?
A. Deletion
B. Anergy
C.
Activation
D. Receptor editing
C. Activation
TCR signaling in the thymus differs because it tests mainly for
what?
A. Foreign antigen strength
B. Complement
fixation
C. B-cell help
D. Self-reactivity
D. Self-reactivity
Helper and killer T cells remain matched to correct MHC classes using
what?
A. CD4/CD8 co-receptors
B. Igα/Igβ proteins
C.
C3b receptors
D. Fas ligand
A. CD4/CD8 co-receptors
CD4 co-receptors bind which MHC class?
Class II MHC
CD8 co-receptors bind which MHC class?
Class I MHC
A developing thymocyte expresses both CD4
and CD8. What is it called?
A. Single-positive
B. Double-negative
C. Double-positive
D. Fully anergized
C. Double-positive
Mature T cells usually become what after MHC-specific
selection?
A. Double-positive
B. Double-negative
C.
Triple-positive
D. Single-positive
D. Single-positive
If CD4 is activated during thymic maturation, what happens to
CD8?
A. It is downregulated
B. It becomes CD3
C. It
binds CD1
D. It hypermutates
A. It is downregulated
If CD8 is activated during thymic maturation, what happens to
CD4?
A. It becomes CD40L
B. It remains coexpressed
forever
C. It is downregulated
D. It binds β2-microglobulin
C. It is downregulated
A cell with CD8 is most consistent with which T-cell function?
A. Killer T-cell function
B. Helper T-cell function
C.
B-cell activation only
D. Mast-cell degranulation
A. Killer T-cell function
A cell with CD4 is most consistent with which T-cell function?
A. NK-like cytotoxicity
B. γδ barrier surveillance
C.
B-cell receptor signaling
D. Helper T-cell function
D. Helper T-cell function
What is the cytokine that stimulates the proliferation of helper T cells?
IL-2
A T cell lacks CD4 and CD8 but has a TCR. Which T-cell type best
fits?
A. αβ T cell
B. γδ T cell
C. Helper T
cell
D. CTL
B. γδ T cell
A T cell recognizes peptide-MHC and expresses CD8. Which receptor
type is most likely?
A. γδ TCR
B. NKT lipid receptor
C. αβ TCR
D. BCR
C. αβ TCR
Which molecules initiate gene-segment splicing in
both B and T cells?
A. CD4 and CD8
B.
CD40 and CD40L
C. RAG1 and RAG2
D. B7 and CD28
C. RAG1 and RAG2
Productive rearrangement in lymphocytes depends on
mix-and-match splicing of what?
A. Gene
segments
B. Fc regions
C. C1 inhibitors
D. MHC grooves
A. Gene segments
T-cell co-stimulation commonly occurs when APC B7 binds which T-cell receptor?
CD28
Which APC surface protein provides classic T-cell co-stimulation?
B7
Once a naive T cell becomes experienced, the
TCR-nucleus connection becomes what?
A.
Weaker
B. Deleted
C. Unchanged
D. Strengthened
D. Strengthened
Experienced T cells require less
co-stimulation because signaling to the nucleus is more
what?
A. Random
B. Efficient
C.
Antibody-dependent
D. MHC-independent
B. Efficient
A helper T cell recognizes antigen on an activated dendritic cell. What first helps keep the cells close?
_____ _____
Adhesion molecules
During helper T-cell activation, CD4 clips onto which dendritic-cell molecule?
Class II MHC
TCR binding to MHC-peptide causes further upregulation of what?
_____ _____
Adhesion molecules
Increased adhesion after TCR engagement mainly causes the two cells
to become what?
A. More tightly attached
B. Less
responsive
C. Antibody coated
D. Fully separated
A. More tightly attached
Clustering of TCRs and adhesion molecules creates which structure?
____ ____
Immunological synapse
The immunological synapse forms at which location?
A. Inside
the nucleus
B. In the thymic cortex
C. T cell-APC contact
point
D. Inside the lysosome
C. T cell-APC contact point
Engagement of helper T-cell TCRs upregulates which surface protein?
CD40L
CD40L appears on which cell during dendritic-cell interaction?
T cell
CD40L binds which protein on the dendritic cell?
CD40
CD40-CD40L binding increases dendritic-cell expression of what?
A. MHC destruction proteins
B. Antibody receptors
C.
Co-stimulatory molecules
D. Complement inhibitors
C. Co-stimulatory molecules
CD40 engagement helps the dendritic cell do what?
Live longer
Why does increased dendritic-cell lifespan matter?
A. It stops
antigen display
B. It activates more T cells
C. It kills
infected cells
D. It blocks CD28
B. It activates more T cells
Killer T cells are activated
similarly to helper T cells by encountering what?
A. Activated
dendritic cells
B. Resting erythrocytes
C. Free
antibodies
D. Complement pores
A. Activated dendritic cells
For initial activation, killer T cells also require
which signal?
A. IgE crosslinking
B. Complement
fixation
C. Co-stimulation
D. Histamine release
C. Co-stimulation
Full killer T-cell activation requires assistance from which
cells?
A. NK cells
B. Helper T cells
C. Plasma
cells
D. Mast cells
B. Helper T cells
Helper T-cell assistance allows CTLs to develop into which long-term population?
Memory CTLs
Why is a mechanism needed for helper-assisted CTL activation?
A. CTLs lack TCRs
B. DCs lack MHC
C. Helpers cannot bind
APCs
D. Three-cell meeting is unlikely
D. Three-cell meeting is unlikely
Which model says helper T cells “license” dendritic cells?
A.
Sequential model
B. Menage a Trois
C. Cross-presentation
model
D. Anergy model
A. Sequential model
In the Sequential Model, helper T cells first activate and license which cell?
Dendritic cell
In the Sequential Model, licensed dendritic cells can then fully help CTLs without what?
Helper T cell present
In the Sequential Model, licensed dendritic cells
begin expressing more class I MHC
and what else?
A. Cytokines and surface molecules
B. IgA
and IgE
C. Perforin and granzymes
D. C1 and C9
A. Cytokines and surface molecules
Licensing improves dendritic-cell ability to activate which
cells?
A. B cells
B. Macrophages
C. Mast cells
D. CTLs
D. CTLs
The Menage a Trois model depends partly on helper T cell-DC coupling
lasting how long?
A. Seconds
B. Minutes
C. Several
hours
D. Several weeks
C. Several hours
In the Menage a Trois model, helper T cell-DC coupling produces what?
Chemokines
Those chemokines attract which cells to the dendritic-cell site?
Killer T cells
In the Menage a Trois model, simultaneous meeting becomes more likely
because coupling is what?
A. Instantaneous
B. Absent
C. Prolonged
D. Antibody-mediated
C. Prolonged
Which model does not require direct helper T-cell presence during CTL
activation?
A. Menage a Trois
B. Anergy model
C.
Synapse model
D. Sequential model
D. Sequential model
Which model recruits CTLs to an existing helper T cell-dendritic cell
pair?
A. Menage a Trois
B. Sequential model
C.
CD40-only model
D. Complement model
A. Menage a Trois
Which event specifically strengthens dendritic-cell co-stimulatory
capacity?
A. CD8-MHC I binding
B. CD28 loss
C.
CD40-CD40L binding
D. IgE degranulation
C. CD40-CD40L binding