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2.3. Intracellular Compartments and protein sorting 1. Flashcards

1
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Where are proteins translated?

A

On ribosomes in the cytosol

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2
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Define protein sorting

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Identifying their destination

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3
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Define protein trafficking

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More about movement than the destination.

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4
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What are the 3 basic compartments that the cell is divided in?

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Nucleus-cytosol. Secretory/Endocytic pathway organelles, and mitochondria.

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5
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What is the nucleus-cytosol bridge by?

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Nuclear pores

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6
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What is the secretory/Endocytic pathway organelles bridged by?

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Vesicles

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7
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Is the nuclear membrane of the nucleus continous with the ER?

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yes

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8
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What is the function of the nucleus?

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Where DNA, RNA synthesized. Ribsomes are assembled in the nucleolus

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9
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What does the cytoplasm consist of?

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Cytosol + organelles

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10
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What is the function of the cytoplasm?

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Metabolism

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11
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What if the function of the ER?

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Ca storage and signaling.

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12
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What is the function of the R ER?

A

protein/lipid syntheses

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13
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What is the function of the S ER?

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Protein folding+quality control

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14
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The rough ER has the highest what?

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Surface area. Saying proteins are important.

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15
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What is the function of the golgi?

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Protein/lipid modifications. Trafficking center

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16
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What is the function of lysosomes?

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Degradation of organelles and biomolecules.

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17
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How many membranes does the mitochondria have?

A

2

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18
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What is the function of the mitochondria?

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Energy metabolism

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19
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What is one way to add surface area?

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folding

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20
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What does it mean that the mitochondria is the 2nd with most volume?

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Much energy is needed for the cell

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21
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What is the function of the chloroplast?

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photosynthesis

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22
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What is the function of the peroxisome?

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Like lysosomes but use Oxidation rxns unlike the lysosomes who use low PH

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23
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What is the endosymbiosis theory?

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Mitochondria was engulfed by another cell. Slowly becoming part of that cell itself.

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24
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What is the matrix equivalent to in an intact cell?

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Cytosol

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25
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What do your answers mean for carbohydrate metabolism in bac?

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Across outer membrane in bac

26
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Why do mitochondria contain DNA?

A

Originally were an intact cell, that got engulfed.

27
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What genes are in the mitochondrial genome?

A

Not enough to sustain life anymore. Just important ones to perform functions in the mitochondria

28
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Whu is the universal genetic code not used in mitochondria?

A

They use a modified genetic code. This was engulfed before out current genetic code was the universal genetic code

29
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Why is the mitochondria not equivalent to any other compartment?

A

So many membranes to cross

30
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What are the 3 types of transport?

A

Gated, Transmembrane and vesicular

31
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What uses gated transport?

A

Cytosol nucleus. Equivalent compartments

32
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What uses Transmembrane transport?

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Cytosol –> organelle. distinct compartments

33
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What uses vesicular transport?

A

Organelle Organelle. Equivalent compartments

34
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What is a vesicle and what does it do?

A

Is a membrane bubble. Created by budding off an exisiting membrane. It fuses with target membrane, leacing its cargo into the next organelle.

35
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What is the facilitator for Gated transport?

36
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What is the facilitator for Transmembrane transport?

A

Translocator

37
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What is the facilitator for vesicular transport?

38
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Which of the two transports leads to the membrane being crossed?

A

Gated and transmembrane

39
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What are sorting signals?

A

Determine where proteins end up.

40
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What is a signal patch?

A

Not all sorting signals are in a single location. Signal patch consolidates many scattered sequences.

41
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Are sorting signals necessary or sufficient for protein targeting?

42
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How and when are sorting signals cleaved?

A

With signal peptidase after protein reaches final destination

43
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What is the biochemical feature and location on the protein of a signal sequence that is importing to nucleus?

A

+ charge, internal

44
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What is the biochemical feature and location on the protein of a signal sequence that is exporting from nucleus??

A

amphipathic, internal

45
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What is the biochemical feature and location on the protein of a signal sequence that is importing to mitochondria?

A

+ charge, N-term

46
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What is the biochemical feature and location on the protein of a signal sequence that is importing to ER?

A

hydrophobic core, N-term

47
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What is the biochemical feature and location on the protein of a signal sequence that is returning to ER?

A

AA sequence: KDEL. Mixed. C-term.

48
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What is the biochemical feature and location on the protein of a signal sequence that is importing to plastid?

A

hydroxlys, N-term

49
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What is the biochemical feature and location on the protein of a signal sequence that is importing to peroxisomes?

A

Mixed, C-term

50
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What are some features of Nucleus to cytosol and vice versa?

A

Gated, selective, bidirectional.

51
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What signal is needed to go from Nucleus –> cytosol?

52
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What signal is needed to go from Cytosol to nucleus

53
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What signal is needed to go bi direction from either Nucleus to cytosol or cytosol to nucleus ?

A

NES and NLS

54
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True or False? Nucleur pores are gaping holes.

A

False. Gated and selective

55
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What are NPCs?

A

Nuclear pore complexes that allows fast simultaneous bidirectional passage to molecules.

56
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What are the 4 categories of nuclear porins?

A

Scaffold, ring, channel, fibrils

57
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What does the scaffold do?

A

Stabilize membrane

58
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What does the ring do?

A

Anchors to membrane

59
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What is the channel?

A

Connectors and gates (FG repeats)

60
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What are the fribrils?

A

Neither structured nor symmetrical

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