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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 [email protected] http://www3.iefreiburg.mpg.de/researchgroups/developmental immunology/laboratorythomasboehm/ 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

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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  [email protected]  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: