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2.11: Programmed Cell Death Flashcards

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why is programmed cell death an essential part of normal development

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cleanly removing excess, old, damaged, abnormal, or malfunctioning cells
(embryonic development, metamorphosis, immune system function)

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p__ can activate cell death

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p53

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differentiate between apoptosis vs necrosis

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apoptosis: highly regulated, reproducible programmed cell death; carefully dismantles the cell and signals for its removal by engulfment
necrosis: accidental, uncontrolled cell death and can cause inflammation

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explain how inflammation occurs

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as apoptosis carefully dismantles the cell and signals for its removal by engulfment. the innards goes out and neighboring cells know this is wrong = inflammation

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list the changes that happen during apoptosis:

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  • cell shape changes and shrinkage
  • cytoskeleton disassembly
  • decreased cell adhesion
  • dna fragmentation
  • surface lipid changes
  • cell removal by engulfment
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state the signal for engulment

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surface lipid changes

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____________ trigger apoptosis and have specific targets

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caspase proteases

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caspases are synthesized as __________, signals initiate caspase cleavage to form active ______________

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inactive procaspases, caspase dimers

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how are caspase cascades created and examples

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some caspases can cleave and activate other caspases to create an amplified caspase cascade.
ex: active initiator caspases can cleave and activate executioner caspases = cascade and one initiator can cleave many executioners amplifying the signal = cascade

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t/f caspases cleave specific target proteins to trigger apoptosis

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true

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________ caspases activate _________ caspases

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initiator caspases activate executioner caspases

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which caspases are initiator and which are executioner

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initiator: caspase 8 and 9
executioner: caspase 3, 6, 7

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how are initiator caspases formed

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they are cleaved and activated in response to apoptotic signals

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how are executioner caspases formed

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active initiator caspases can cleave and activate executioner caspases creating a caspase cascade

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t/f one initiator caspase can cleave many executioners

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true

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executioner/initiator caspases cleave target proteins in the cell to initiate apoptosis

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executioner

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caspases mediate key changes during apoptosis, state the caspase targets for the following phenotypic changes during apoptosis:
1. cell shape changes and shrinkage
2. dna fragmentation
3. cytoskeleton disassembly
4. surface lipid changes

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  1. cell shape changes and shrinkage: cell-cell adhesion proteins
  2. dna fragmentation: breakdown of nuclear lamins, activation of dna endonucleases
  3. cytoskeleton disassembly: alter actin regulating proteins
  4. surface lipid changes: lipid distribution proteins: flippase inactivation and scramblase activation
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explain how executioner caspases indirectly cause DNA breakdown

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inactive CAD is bound to iCAD (i stands for inhibitor) and an active executioner caspase (eg 3) comes and cleaves iCAD = activate cad to cause dna cleavage of dna between nucleosomes

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describe how caspase 3 causes cleavage of dna between nucleosome

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caspase 3 cleaves off iCAD from CAD to allow CAD to do the cleave

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executioner caspases alter cell surface lipid composition, compare and contrast between health cells and when apoptotic cells fail to maintain this balance

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Healthy cells:
- Have a specific lipid makeup at the cell surface
- Flippases move lipids from one side to the other (ec to cytosol) to maintain this distribution

Apoptotic cells fail to maintain this balance:
- Caspase cleaves flippase to inactivate it
- Caspase activates scramblase (random flipping) to move more lipids to the outer layer

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t/f apoptosis can be triggered by extrinsic or intrinsic pathways

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true - Both pathways activate executioner caspases & caspase cascade

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describe the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis

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Extrinsic pathway: depends on cell surface receptors binding to an extracellular signal molecule to activate executioner caspases

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describe how apoptosis can be triggered by intrinsic pathways

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Intrinsic pathway: depends on intracellular receptors (depends on cytochrome C release) to activate executioner caspases

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provide an example of outside signal triggering intrinsic apoptosis

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uv light

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Fas ligand functions as a monomer, dimer or trimer
trimer
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which caspase has a death effector domain (DED) *actually has two of them
caspase 8
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which protein has both a death effector domain and death domain
FADD adaptor protein
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which domains do FADD adaptor proteins have
death effector domain and death domain
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Fas death receptor at the plasma membrane has which domain
death domain
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death domains can be found where, death effector domains can be found where
death domains: FADD adaptor proteins, Fas death receptor death effector domain: FADD adaptor protein, caspase 8
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killer lymphocytes express cell surface _____ ligands that bind to ?
cell surface fas ligands that bind to fas death receptor on the target cell pm
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which apoptosis pathway is activated by cell surface receptors
extrinsic pathway
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describe how the extrinsic apoptosis pathway is activated by cell surface receptors
- the fas ligand on the killer lymphocyte plasma membrane comes and binds to the fas death receptor on target cell pm - fas receptor activation, DISC (death inducing signaling complex) assembly, caspase 8 activation by dimerization - Fas death receptor with exposed death domains, exposed DEDs on caspase 8 and FADD - caspase 8 filaments do criss cross (cross cleavage), subunit rearrangement, release of mature activated caspase 8 dimers into cytosol - on the DISC you can release prodomains and activate new caspases - there is activation by cleavage of executioner caspases 3 & 7 leading to apoptosis of the target cell - release of killer lymphocyte
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what is the active form of caspase 8; mono, dimer, trimer
dimer
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______ receptors help healthy cells stay alive
decoy receptors
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what do decoy receptors lack
the ic death domain
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what is the point of decoy receptors
evade extrinsic apoptosis pathway signals
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what happens when Fas ligand binds a decoy receptor
no DISC assembles so apoptosis not triggered
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the intrinsic apoptosis pathway depends on ______ and _______
apaf1 and cytochrome C
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what are the functions of cyt C and apaf1
cytochrome C binds to Apaf1, this exposes the CARD domain (on apaf1) and oligomerization domain on Apaf1
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which protein is the CARD domain apart of
apaf1
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explain the intrinsic apoptosis pathway that is activated by cyt c release
- the apoptotic stimulus causes cyt c release from the intermembrane space of the mitochondrion - the inactive apaf1 protein comes and when cyt c + dATP bind to apaf 1 it activates it - active apaf1 has bound dATP, exposed oligomerization domain, exposed CARD - oligomerization of apaf1 causes pinwheel structure - recruitment of caspase 9 monomers to form apoptosome and caspase 9 activation by dimerization (the inactive caspase 9 has unexposed CARD) == apoptosome' - apoptosome causes cleavage and activation of executioner caspases by activated caspase 9 dimers
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where in the mitochondrion are cyt c usually at
intermembrane space
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how are caspase 9s activated
dimerization
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What will happen in cells containing a mutant Apaf1 that lacks a CARD domain? a) Apaf1 will bind to cytochrome c released from mitochondria, but will not associate with Caspase-9. b) Apoptosome formation will be unaffected, and cell death will occur because of cytochrome c loss. c) Cytochrome c release from mitochondria will be prevented. d) Apaf1 will not bind to cytochrome c.
A. the pinwheel won't form B is wrong bc apoptosome won't form. C is wrong be it still happens
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how are cyt c able to pass through mitochondrial outer membrane
- Cyt c cannot usually pass through the mitochondrial outer membrane - Apoptotic stimuli trigger Bak & Bax proteins to form a channel in the outer mitochondrial membrane
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what channels promote MOMP (mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization)
Bak and Bax
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t/f only cyt c can leave the mitochondrial intermembrane after bak and bax channel formed
false, other proteins can also exit
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how can other Bcl2 family proteins inhibit MOMP
- Bcl2 family members Bcl2 & BclxL are similar to Bak & Bax - These can can bind to Bak/Bax and prevent them from forming channels (ie BclxL blocks oligomerization of activated Bak) - So, Bcl2 & BclxL block MOMP and are anti-apoptotic proteins
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list the antiapoptotic bcl2 family proteins
Bcl2, BclxL, Mcl1
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list the pro-apoptotic Bcl2 family effectors
bak, bax
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list the pro-apoptotic BH3 only proteins
Bad, Bim, Bid, Puma, Noxa
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after an apoptotic stimulus, Bak becomes activated and exposes what domain
BH3 domain
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what happens if you have too much antiapoptotic bcl2 family proteins
makes cells hard to kill = cancer
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describe how Bcl2 family proteins can promote MOMP
- Bad is another Bcl2 family - binds to Bcl2 & BclxL: liberates the activated Bak that the BclxL prevented the oligomerization of - Bad promotes MOMP and is an pro-apoptotic protein
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t/f IAPs block apoptosis
true, they stand for inhibitors of apoptosis
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IAPs block apoptosis from accidentally occurring, provide an example
XIAP can directly block initiator and executioner caspases (eg caspase 9, caspase 3 and 7) = XIAP is an antiapoptotic protein
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anti-iaps are pro/anti apoptotic
pro
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describe how MOMP releases anti-IAP proteins
- Anti-IAP proteins are usually in the mitochondrial intermembrane space - Anti-IAPs are released with Cyt c when MOPM is triggered - Anti-IAPs inhibit XIAP, allowing the caspase cascade to trigger apoptosis
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many cells will undergo apoptosis if they are not continually supplied with _______________
survival factors
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what will happen to cells that leave their correct environment
no longer be protected by survival factors
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limited availability of ___________ can regulate cell numbers
survival factors
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distinguish between how survival factors can activate anti-apoptotic proteins and how they can inactivate pro-apoptotic proteins
Survival factors can activate anti-apoptotic proteins - Survival factor initiates a signaling cascade - Bcl2 transcription increases - Bcl2/BclxL block Bak/Bax from forming a channel in the mitochondrial outer membrane - MOMP is blocked, apoptosis does not proceed Survival factors can inactivate pro-apoptotic proteins - Survival factor initiates a signaling cascade - Akt kinase is activated and phosphorylates Bad - Phosphorylated Bad is inactive so Bad cannot inhibit Bcl2 & BclxL - Bcl2/BclxL block MOMP, apoptosis does not proceed
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does Bcl2 transcription increase or decrease when survival factors are activating anti-apoptotic proteins
increase
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what enzyme is activated when survival factors can inactivate pro-apoptotic proteins
Akt Kinase
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what does Akt kinase do
phosphorylates Bad during the inactivation of pro-apoptotic proteins mechanism by survival factors
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is phosphorylated Bad active or inactive
inactive
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explain how inappropriate cell death can lead to disease
- cancer cells display properties that should mark them for apoptosis, including: changes to cell adhesion, DNA damage, survival outside their usual environment - To grow and proliferate, cancer cells must escape apoptosis
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Which of the following would increase apoptosis? a) Overexpression of a decoy FAS receptor. b) Reduced cytosolic concentration of IAPs. c) Increased Bad phosphorylation. d) Increased Akt kinase activity.
B. A the decay helps you live. C it inactivate pro-apoptosis. Akt kinase phosphorylates bad rendering it inactive

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