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Assighment 1 Antigen Presenting Cells (APCs)
Assighment 1 Antigen Presenting Cells (APCs)
Submitted by:
M.Irtaza abbas
Department:
BS MLT
Semester:
6th (B)
Roll no:
42
Submitted to:
Mam Anam Tariq
Subject:
Basic Immunology
Explanation of diagram:
After a dendritic cell recognizes and attaches to a pathogen cell, the pathogen is
internalized by phagocytosis and is initially contained within a phagosome.
Lysosomes containing antimicrobial enzymes and chemicals fuse with the phagosome
to create a phagolysosome, where degradation of the pathogen for antigen processing
begins. Proteases (protein-degrading) are especially important in antigen processing
because only protein antigen epitopes are presented to T cells by MHC II.
Summary:
Antigen-presenting cells break down large-molecular-weight antigens into 10 to
30 amino acid fragments for loading onto HLA class I and II molecules.
Antigen-presenting cells can be either “professional” or “amateur” cells.
Dendritic cell subsets are uniquely suited for antigen presentation.
Antigen-presenting cells are involved in both the innate and adaptive immune
responses.
Macrophages and B cells ingest antigens by different mechanisms, but both cells
process antigen using the endocytic pathway.
The endocytic pathway is complex and involves proteolytic enzymes and HLA
class II stabilizing proteins.