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20. Cell interactions In neural development Flashcards

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1
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briefly describe the process of neurulation

A

dorsal most-ectoderm thickens and evaginates

neural folds fuse creating neural tube

notochord under the tube made of underlying mesoderm

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what is the purpose of lateral inhibition

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once one cell adopts a fate - it sends signals to prevent other cells from doing the same

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what is the purpose of Notch in drosophila

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inhibits the neural fate in the neurectoderm

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describe the different notch mutants in drosophila

  • normal notch
  • too much notch
  • not enough notch
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  • normal notch = wild-type
  • too much notch = missing bristles
  • not enough notch = extra bristles
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what is SOP

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sensory organ precursor

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what happens once a SOP is specified

what does this require?

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adjacent imaginal disc cells and laterally inhibited from doing the same

requires notch

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describe the process of notch signalling

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notch binds its receptor via epidermal growth factor repeats

notch conformational change = cleaves the intracellular domain

translocates to the nucleus and binds to CSL family proteins
= target gene transcription

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what binds to the notch receptor

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DSL proteins

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what do DSL stand for

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delta/ serrate/ lag2

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describe DSL proteins

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large membrane proteins
many EGF repeats
involved in lateral inhibitoon

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what is a proneural cluster

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a cluster of cells that all have the potential to form a SOP = only one SOP per cluster

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12
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what 3 proteins do all pro neural cluster cells express

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acheate-scute proteins
delta
notch

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13
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describe the positive feedback loop of acheate scute

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acheate-scute over expression = expression of delta

notch binds on neighbour = activates split proteins that repress acheate-scute expression on neighbouring cells

ALLOWS ONE CELL TO OVEREXPRESS ACHEATE-SCUTE = commits it to SOP future

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where are pro neural clusters found

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in the imaginal disc

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what happens once committed as an SOP

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asymmetrical divisions = forms a shaft, socket, neuron or sheath

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16
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how do neurons outgrow

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cell body sends out axonal processes - direction is determined by actin polymerisation/ depolymerisation

17
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what is the purpose of the growth cone

A

dynamic structure at the end of the axon

able to migrate towards target tissue via chemotaxis

18
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describe the structure of the growth cone

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contains filopodia - these are fingers that drive movement via actin polymerisation/ depolymerisation

19
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how do growth cones move

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via chemotaxis

20
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what molecule is involved in chemoattraction

A

netrins

21
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what molecule is involved in chemorepulsion

A

semaphorins

22
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describe an example of chemoattraction

A

commissural neurons axons migrate ventrally through the floor plate

they are attracted to the floor plate which produces netrin 1

23
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name 2 netrin receptors

A

Unc-40

Unc-5

24
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what is the main differences between Unc-40 and Unc-5

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Unc-40 binds directly and strongly to netrin

Unc-5 does not bind directly

25
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what is the effect of Unc-5 on Unc-40

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modifies the response of Unc-40

26
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what does expression of Unc-5 cause in retinal neurons

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causes retinal neurons to move away from netrin

27
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what happens once the neuron has crossed the floor plate

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it stops responding to netrin and changes chemotactic behaviour

28
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what happens when the axon reaches a target neuromuscular junction

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it branches and swells to form axon terminals. these terminals mature to contain vesicles with neurotransmitters inside

29
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what is the effect of agrin at neuromuscular junction

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causes clustering of acetylcholine receptors

30
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what releases agrin

A

axon terminals on motor neurons

31
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one molecule of agrin can aggregate how many acetylcholine receptors

A

200

32
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what is MUSK

A

a muscle specific tyrosine kinase

33
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what does agrin bind to

A

LRP4/Musk

34
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what happens once agrin binds to LRP4/Musk

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activates raspyn by action of Rho/Rac

raspyn binds to Ach receptors causing aggregation

35
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what is the function of Aria

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binds to ErbB and activates expression of acetylcholine receptor genes in adjacent cells

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