17 - Regulation of Cell Migration Flashcards

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What are Small GTPases?

A

They are signalling proteins and members of the G-protein family, they have a role in hydrolysing GTP, Some of them include:
- Arf, Ras, Rho Rab

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What is Ras?

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A small GTPase responsible for cell proliferation, its also one of the largest groups of signalling proteins.

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What is Rab?

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A small GTPase responsible for endosomal trafficking.

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What is Rho?

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A small GTPase responsible for migration and the structure if the cells cytoskeleton.

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What is Arf?

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A small GTPase responsible for membrane budding.

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What does GTPase signalling depend on?

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The bound nucleotide

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What is unique about active Arf6?

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It is inhibitory

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What controls the shape of the GTPase?

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The P-Loop (phosphate binding loop)

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9
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What happens when magnesium is removed?

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The nucleotide falls off.

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what do the switch regions 1 and 2 do?

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They along with their interactions help to bind the effectors.

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How do we detect an active GTPase?

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By effector binding, they are evolved to be matched to the loops so they can detect whether the GTPase is active or inactive.

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What are the 2 steps in The catalysis of GTP hydrolysis?

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1) The positioning of attacking water-
Which is carried out by catalytic glutamine and hydrolyses the
alpha-beta subunit.

2) Counteracting the negative charge at the phosphates.

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What are the active mutants in the catalysis of GTP hydrolysis and what do they do?

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  • The Q61L mutant which acts as a catalytic mutant.
  • The G12V which pushes out the Q61 disturbing the P-loop.
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14
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How do the mutants effect hydrolysis?

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It reduces it 10-fold.

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What is the role of GEFs (guanine nucleotide exchange factors) in the cyclic regulation of GTPases?

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  • They speed up the transition of GTP to GDP
  • They stabilise nucleotide free, magnesium free GTPases.
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16
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What is the role of GAPs (GTPase activating proteins)?

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They activate the hydrolysis function and so turn off the signalling.

17
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What is the role of GDIs (Guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors)?

A

They bind to GTPase and hold it in the cytosol, then switch it off

18
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What regulates actin based motility?

19
Q

What small GTPase is responsible for the contractility in actin based motility?

20
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What happens if a growth factor is used to stimulate migration?

A

The cell will move towards the growth factor.

21
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What structure helps to move the cell towards the growth factor?

A

Filipodium.

22
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What Small GTPase causes the growth of the filipodium towards the growth factor?

23
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What small GTPase is responsible for the growth of lamellopodia (Protruion) and the formation of new adhesions towards the growth factor?

24
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What small GTPase is responsible for the formation of actin stress fibres (contractility) pulling forward the body of the cell?

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What are the 2 protrusive signals?
Cdc42 and Rac
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What is the contractile signal?
RhoA
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How do the protrusive and contractile signals work together?
They work against each other, backwards and forwards to get the cell moving forward.
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What does migration guidance do for the cell?
Helps them to translocate more efficiently.