B-Cell Activation and Anergy

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Which stage of B-cell development involves the rearrangement of heavy and light chains, and the roles of RAG-1, RAG-2, and TdT?

  • Mature B-cells
  • Activated B-cells
  • Naïve B-cells
  • Immature B-cells (correct)

What is the consequence of failure to achieve central and peripheral tolerance in B-cells?

  • Enhanced B-cell activation
  • Increased affinity maturation
  • Autoimmune diseases (correct)
  • Decreased somatic hypermutation

Which cell type is responsible for producing antibodies at the highest level during a secondary immune response?

  • Plasma cells (correct)
  • Naïve B-cells
  • Immature B-cells
  • Memory B-cells

What is the primary function of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) in B-cell activation and differentiation?

<p>Promoting somatic hypermutation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the response of a B-cell to a T-independent antigen differ from the response to a T-dependent antigen?

<p>T-dependent antigens require helper T cells for activation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of B-1 cells?

<p>Preferentially respond to T-independent antigens (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the development of B cells occur?

<p>Bone marrow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chromosome contains about 60 Variable (V) regions for heavy chain locus?

<p>Chromosome 14 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which B cells recombine the antibody heavy chain genes to use with other constant (C) genes?

<p>Immunoglobulin class switching (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cytokines promote the differentiation of B cells into plasma cells and class switching to IgG2, IgG4, IgA, and IgE?

<p>Interleukin-4 (IL-4), Interleukin-5 (IL-5), and Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-β) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which surface marker characterizes early Pro-B cells in the B cell lineage?

<p>CD19 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main event in the early Pro-B cell stage?

<p>Rearrangement of the heavy chain immunoglobulin genes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What complex is formed when the heavy chain, surrogate light chain, Ig, and Igβ associate with the BCR to resemble the BCR?

<p>Pre-B cell receptor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process ensures that a B cell only expresses one of its two copies of the heavy chain genes?

<p>Allelic exclusion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when a functional light chain is formed in pre-B cells?

<p>RAG gene transcription stops (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers an immature self-reactive B cell to become anergic?

<p>Down-regulation of IgM expression (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cytokines are involved in B-cell activation?

<p>IL-1, IL-4, IL-6, and IFN (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of memory B cells?

<p>Rapidly reactivate upon subsequent encounter with specific antigens (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which surface molecule triggers the activation and division of B cells when bound to CD40L?

<p>CD40 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of antigens can activate B cells without requiring T cell help?

<p>Thymus-independent antigens such as bacterial polysaccharides (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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