ten lectures on evolutionary and ontogenetic aspects of adaptive
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Ten Lectures on Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Aspects of Adaptive Immune Systems Thomas Boehm Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics Freiburg, Germany boehm@immunbio.mpg.de http://www3.ie-‐freiburg.mpg.de/research-‐groups/developmental-‐immunology/laboratory-‐thomas-‐boehm/ Monday, September 2 17: 30 1. Introduction (a) Definitions (innate vs adaptive immune systems; somatic diversification; anticipatory receptor repertoire; memory formation; clonal selection; monoallelic gene expression) (b) Immune systems of prokaryotes (CRISPR/Cas system; Promethean vs Epimethean immune systems) (c) Immune systems of invertebrates (antigen receptor diversification in molluscs; somatic hypermutation; histocompatibility in tunicates; evolution of MHC system) (d) Genetic and phenotypic diversity among vertebrates: implications for immunological research (e) Summary of Lecture 1 18: 30 2. Immune responses in jawless fishes (a) Humoral response (antigen binding assays) (b) Cellular response (c) Immune effector cells (myeloid cells; lymphocytes) (d) Summary of Lecture 2 Tuesday, September 3 17: 30 3. The molecular basis of adaptive immunity in jawless fishes (a) Variable lymphocyte receptors: structure and assembly (b) Lymphocyte lineages and lymphoid organs in jawless fishes (c) Cellular interaction/antigen presentation (d) Summary of Lecture 3 18: 30 4. The immune system of jawed vertebrates: I. Cartilaginous fishes (a) B and T cell receptors: Structure and assembly; isotype switch (b) Variant forms of antigen receptors in sharks (c) Summary of Lecture 4 Wednesday, September 3 17: 30 5. The immune system of jawed vertebrates: II. Bony fishes (a) Extensive phenotypic diversity and alternative designs (b) Summary of Lecture 5 18:30 6. The immune system of jawed vertebrates: III. Amphibians and birds
(a) Changes of the immune system associated with tetrapod body plan (b) Innovations/ Atavisms in antigen receptor formation (c) The evolutionary history of lymphoid organs (d) Summary of Lecture 6 Thursday, September 3 17: 30 7. The immune system of jawed vertebrates: IV. Mammals (a) Autoimmunity associated with placental life style: Threat and solutions (b) Monoallelic gene expression and repertoire formation (c) Summary of Lecture 7 18: 30 8. The immune system of jawed vertebrates: III. Mammals (d) Elaboration of the immunogenome: Genes underlying cellular communication in the immune system (chemokines; interleukins etc.) (e) Alternative functions of the MHC system: immunoecology (f) Summary of Lecture 8 Friday September 3 17:30 9. Design principles of vertebrate immune systems: ontogeny through the looking glass (a) Cell lineages, lymphoid tissues, molecules (b) Immune disorders: Animal models of human disorders (c) Summary of Lecture 9 18:30 10. Questions and answers Unresolved questions in vertebrate immunology References:
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