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How diverse should the immune system be?

R J De Boer1, A S Perelson

  • 1Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Proceedings. Biological Sciences
|June 22, 1993
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The immune system

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • The adaptive immune system exhibits vast lymphocyte repertoire diversity.
  • Understanding the drivers of this diversity is crucial for immune system function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel, probability-based model explaining lymphocyte repertoire diversity.
  • To investigate the relationship between immune tolerance, pathogen recognition, and repertoire size.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a probability-based model.
  • Calculation of pathogen escape probability (PE) considering self-reactivity.
  • Analysis of the influence of self-antigen load on repertoire diversity.

Main Results:

  • A novel explanation for lymphocyte repertoire diversity is proposed.

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  • The number of self-antigens, not foreign antigens, is identified as the primary driver of diversity.
  • Increased self-antigen load necessitates greater repertoire diversity to maintain low pathogen escape probability.

    • Conclusions:

    • Lymphocyte repertoire diversity is primarily shaped by the need to establish tolerance to self-antigens.
    • The immune system's diversity is a strategy to avoid self-reactivity while effectively recognizing pathogens.
    • This model reframes our understanding of immune system adaptation and self-tolerance mechanisms.