![]() When B cells leave the bone marrow, they begin synthesizing IgM and IgD molecules embedded within the plasma membrane. IgM is the first immunoglobulin to be synthesized by B cells, which are inserted into the plasma membrane as a B cell receptor (BCR). Strong-affinity binders are selected for and proliferate and mature into antibody-secreting cells, whereas lower affinity clones are eliminated by apoptosis.ĭuring B cell development, cells switch between generating one class of antibody to another, a process known as class switch recombination (CSR). Hypermutated B cells undergo a selective process in germinal centers where B cells compete for various signals in an affinity-dependent manner, thereby outcompeting lower-affinity B cell clones. Mutations that enhance antigen-binding tend to be clustered in the CDR regions. Mutations in the framework regions of the variable domain tend to be selected against as they don’t enhance antigen-binding and alter the basic antibody structure. Some immunoglobulin mutants bind antigens better than others, while some mutants produce non-productive rearrangements. SHM facilitates the progressive increase in antibody affinity against the antigen known as affinity maturation (Figure 4). Double stranded DNA breaks are introduced into variable regions, eliciting DNA damage response pathways that facilitate error-prone repair and resulting in mutant antibodies. Point mutations by somatic hypermutation increase variation into the variable region and occur a million-fold more frequently than other genetic mutations. Somatic hypermutation (SHM)provides an additional level of antibody diversity after V(D)J recombination. The formed V(D)J exon is transcribed and translated into a functional HC or LC (Figure 3). This process known as junctional diversification introduces an additional level of antibody diversity in the variable region, specifically in the third complementarity-determining region (CDR3). Nucleotides are often lost or inserted at the joining sites during recombination resulting in a frameshift mutation. DNA ends are repaired by DNA repair enzymes, resulting in deletions or inversions of gene segments. Selected V, D, and J segments are rearranged and joined to form the V(D)J exon. This enzyme complex binds and cleaves the DNA at conserved sequences that flank each V, D, and J segment. Chromosomal DNA double stranded breaks are introduced by RAG recombinase. HCs contain 65 V segments that can join with any of the 6 J and 27 D segments to form roughly 11,000 possible variable HC regions.Ī process called site-specific recombination mediates V(D)J recombination. The genes for human λ LCs contain 30 V segments and 4 J segments resulting in 120 possible variable λ regions. For human κ LCs, 40 V segments can combine with any of the 5 J segments resulting in 200 possible combinations encoded by this pool. Recombination and joining of V, D, and J segments create a functional variable immunoglobulin region (Figure 3). Organization of gene segments in human heavy and light chain loci. The kappa light chain has the potential to be a major contributor toward generation of the antibody specificities of the rabbit pre-immune repertoire.Figure 2. Thus, in contrast to limited combinatorial diversity of its heavy chain, the rabbit can draw upon a diverse set of germline Igk-V genes. Some of the V(kappa)J(kappa) junctions had N and P nucleotide additions. The germline Igk-V genes display different lengths of the coding region 3' of Cys 88 ranging from 7 to 12 amino acids, resulting in CDR3 length heterogeneity among functional V(kappa)J(kappa) sequences ranging from 8 to 15 amino acids. The actual number of germline Igk-V genes is potentially greater than our conservative estimate of at least 39, 28 of which we found expressed as mRNA. Our analyses indicate that most of the sequences that we recovered from our libraries belong to a single family and some are extremely similar. To investigate the contribution of combinatorial diversity toward generation of the rabbit V(kappa) repertoire, we constructed five genomic libraries from rabbit kidney DNA and 1 cDNA library from the bone marrow of a 1-day-old rabbit using a series of polymerase chain reaction-based strategies. In rabbits, the contribution of the combinatorial mechanism to heavy chain diversity is minimal, as only a few Igh-V genes are rearranged and expressed. In mouse and human, generation of combinatorial diversity through use of different heavy and light chain variable region genes in immunoglobulin rearrangements can be a major contributor to the primary antibody repertoire.
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If your spellcasting mod is decent, you can also use Spiritual Weapon for extra bonus action attacks to maximize Spirit Shroud damage.ġ-2 Fighter / x Hexblade / + 2 Artificer(if throwing weapon route) Also gives you Divine Favor until Spirit Shroud comes online.ĭivine Soul will give you bonus action Scorching Ray attacks. War Cleric will give you WIS modifier extra Greatsword/axe/maul Attacks (War Cleric isnt needed for PAM builds). This will get you 3x attacks (great for GWM and/or PAM builds), plus your bonus action. (War Cleric or Divine Soul are needed to get Spirit Shroud) OPTIONAL: Replace Sorc levels with Bladesong Wizard to add BB or GFB damage to your attacks.Įldritch Knight 11 / War Cleric 9 (or Divine Soul Sorc) You can instead swap in Scorching Ray for when you want to deal even more damage doing: 2x 4d8+STR+CHA, +6d6+6d8 as a bonus action (+2d6+2d8 for each spell slot above 2nd).Īction Surge for more Spirit Shroud melee fun damage. This will be: 3x 4d8+STR+CHA, plus any Smites you throw in for crits. (or 3d8 dmg if no levels of fighter and used feats to increase DW, or PAM/GWM, and put 9 lvls into sorc). Add on an upcasted Spirit Shroud to deal an extra 2d8 dmg to each attack. You will deal 2d8+STR+CHA with each attack. Clockwork Soul is recommended to help with your defenses. This will increase spellcasting potency in the higher tiers, upcast Spirit Shroud and Quicken Magic to cast Scorching Ray as a bonus action (when you need some extra damage). Or you can put all levels in Sorc for more spell slots). Rest of levels in Sorcerer (can add 1 level of fighter whenever you want to get Action Surge. Paladin straight to level 11 for Improved Divine Smite. (This build can also work with PAM or GWM builds instead).ġst level in fighter, that way Dual-Wield Longswords comes online at 1st level. VHuman or Tasha's Custom Lineage, to pick up Dual Wield Feat. Here's some of my favorites that I've come up with:ġ1 Oathbreaker Paladin / 7 Clockwork Soul Sorcerer / 2 Fighter I was recently pondering Spirit Shroud builds as well. My only concern is if anyone else at the table does have an optimized build, you may find yourself struggling to keep up in tiers 1/2 before everything comes online. If you're not playing in a hyper-optimized game, you may very well have the freedom to multiclass 5 levels into cleric without issue. It is far less investment and the parts you miss out on are: creatures can still regain hit-points normally, 1 creature's speed isn't reduced by 10, you're required to spend bonus action to move it to a new target- so you'll want to place it on the bigger/beefier enemies.ĮDIT: the beauty of D&D is you can do whatever you want here. For the price of a feat, or 2 levels into ranger, or a 1 level dip into warlock you can gain access to either hunter's mark or hex. Unless you're playing a tier3/4 game or one-shot, I think that ding to main-class progression would be far too great. You have to sink 5 levels into a different full-caster class to gain access to this spell. I love the flavor of building around this but I think, unfortunately, the cost is far too high. Megathread D&D 5e 1D&D D&D 4e D&D v3.5 D&D 3e Pathfinder 1 Pathfinder 2 WOD PBTA Fate GURPS Universal Other r/DnD /r/rpg /r/Pathfinder_RPG /r/tabletop /r/UnearthedArcana /r/DnDHomebrew /r/dndnext Related Non-TTRPG Subreddits r/characterdrawing /r/Imaginar圜haracters /r/alternativeart On-Topic Subreddits ![]()
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I reach the essay question without realizing that there are only few minutes left before the warning bell to ring. I remember my school days' exams, where I used to keep the essay writing exercise towards the end, cause that would take considerable time and thought. He published his latest book "Tinderbox: The past and future of Pakistan" in January 2012 discussing the themes of identity crisis and class struggles in Pakistan.Īkbar was also the editor-in-chief of The Deccan Chronicle, a Hyderabad-based news daily. It was released in Rome at the headquarters of Adnkronos on 15 January 2008. His book Blood Brothers has been translated into Italian as Fratelli di Sangue. Akbar's recent published book is Blood Brothers, a skillfully crafted family saga covering three generations and packed with information of events in India and the world, particularly the changing Hindu-Muslim relations. He also authored The Shade of Swords, a cohesive history of jihad. ![]() He has written several non-fiction books, including Byline (New Delhi: Chronicle Books, 2003), a biography of Jawaharlal Nehru titled Nehru: The Making of India, a book on Kashmir titled Kashmir: Behind the Vale, Riot After Riot and India: The Siege Within. He is also the founder and former editor-in-chief and managing director of The Asian Age, a daily multi-edition Indian newspaper with a global perspective. He launched "The Sunday Guardian", a weekly newspaper in 2010, and continues to serve as Editor-in-Chief. He also had an additional responsibility of overseeing the media conglomerate's English news channel, Headlines Today. ![]() He was the Editorial Director of India Today, India's leading weekly English news magazine published by the Living Media group till his resignation in October 2012. Mobashar Jawed "M.J." Akbar (born 11 January 1951) is a leading Indian journalist and author. Akbar has also briefly worked with the government of India as an advisor of the Ministry of Human Resources for almost a year. His other prominent works include The Siege Within: Challenges to a Nation's Unity, The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict between Islam and Christianity, and Riot After Riot. He underwent training at The Times of India during the start of his journalistic career. Akbar was born on January 21, 1951, and attended Presidency College, where he completed his B.A in English. He is the Editorial Director of India Today and works with Headlines Today, a popular news channel. Akbar is an Indian author and journalist. This edition of the book was published in the year 2011 by HarperCollins.M. The book discusses the problems faced by the nation of Pakistan in detail and shows how these problems can affect not only Pakistan but also the international community at large. It further raises questions as to whether Pakistan can survive as a modern democracy. 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