6.11-6.18 Flashcards

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function of aquaporins

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  • thirst mechanism
  • concentration of urine by kidneys
  • regulation of body temperature
  • secretion/absorption of spinal fluid
  • secretion of tears, saliva, sweat, and bile
  • reproduction
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aquaporins are homo_________

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tetramers

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each subunit of an aquaporin forms what?

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its own separate pore

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features of water specificity of aquaporins

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  • size restriction via constriction region
  • electrostatic repulsion via positive charges lining pore
  • water dipole orientation
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what do aquaporin-1 type of protein channels help to concentrate

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180 of blood filtrate per day into a urine volume of 1.5 liters per day by reabsorbing water

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where does aquaporin-1 have high water permeability

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in epithelial cells of proximal convoluted tubules and descending thin limbs of the loop of Henle

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what does vasopressin stimulate the expression of

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aquaporin-2 in the collecting ducts, resulting in increased urine concentration

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steps of action potential

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  1. opening of voltage-gated Na+ channels, rapid flow of Na+ ions into the cell causes membrane depolarization
  2. Na+ channels rapidly inactivate - repolarization beings, voltage-gated Ca2+ channels open
  3. transient outward K+ currents balance Ca2+ channels
  4. more K+ ions rapidly exit the cell - repolarization
  5. Na+/K+ATPase at work this whole time
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how are cardiac and skeletal muscles activated

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by excitation-contraction coupling

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excitation-contraction coupling

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process in which membrane depolarization results in production of force by muscles (cardiac and skeletal)

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steps of excitation-contraction coupling

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  1. signal initiated at plasma membrane when depolarized from incoming signal - voltage-dep Ca2+ channels sense this change and open, allowing small flux of Ca2+ ions to enter the cell
  2. stimulates release of lots of Ca2+ from SR through RyRs
  3. increase in cytosolic Ca2+ activates Ca2+ sensitive protein troponin C, which stimulates contraction of the myofilaments
  4. extrusion of Ca2+ from the cytosol causes muscle to relax
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what are RyRs

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ryanodine receptors - intracellular Ca2+-gated Ca2+ release channels

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2 methods of extrusion of Ca2+ ions

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  1. reuptake of Ca2+ into SR by the SR Ca2+-ATPase pump
  2. removal of Ca2+ ions from the cytosol by the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger in the pm
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another type of intracellular Ca2+ release channel

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IP3R (inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor) - gated by IP3

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2 distinct gene families of glucose transporter proteins in the plasma membrane

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  1. GLUTS
  2. Na+/glucose cotransporters
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GLUTS

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glucose transporters that are uniporters which mediate facilitated transport of glucose down its concentration gradient

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Na+/glucose cotransporters

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couple energy of the transmembrane Na+ gradient to the transport of glucose

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GLUTS are part of ____

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MFS

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MFS

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major facilitator superfamily - largest superfamily of proteins involved in membrane transport, ubiquitous in all living organisms

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what can GLUTS carry

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glucose, galactose, water, painkillers

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what is GLUT-1 important for

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facilitating glucose into the brain by transporting glucose from blood into endothelial cells (BBB) to ECM to astrocyte

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what is GLUT-4 responsive too

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what is GLUT-4 important for

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mediates glucose uptake by muscle and adipose tissue
- located in intracellular vesicles that upon receipt of signal (insulin) fuse with plasma membrane to increase glucose transport

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cause of type II diabetes

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not enough GLUT-4 in the pm

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2 major conformations of GLUT proteins
- glucose binding site faces extracellular space - glucose binding site faces intracellular space - binding of glucose on either side would induce a conformational change to opposite side of membrane to release
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symporters and anti porters move one solute _______ its transmembrane concentration gradient by using second solute ______ its transmembrane gradient
against, down
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many transporters are part of what?
MFS
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LacY
bacterial lactose permeate, monomeric oligosaccharide/H+ symporter
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how does LacY work
uses H+ gradient (toward cytosol) to drive accumulation of nutrients such as lactose against its concentration gradient
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what is H+ gradient in bacterial cells generated by
combination of ETS and F1F0 ATPase which can couple ATP hydrolysis to export of protons from the cytosol
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can the LacY work in one or both directions
both - can use lactose gradient to generate an H+ gradient
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Na+/substrate transporters are involved in transporting what?
ions, sugars, amino acids, vitamins, urea
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different types of Na+ cotransporters
Na+/glucose symporter Na+/iodide cotransporter Na+/proline cotransporter
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Na+/glucose cotransporter
- Na+ binds, followed by conformational chagne - sugar binds, another conformational change exposes Na+/glucose to intracellular side of the membrane - released into cytosol, causing another conformational change and resetting to starting position
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Na+/Ca2+ exchanger
transports 3 Na+ ions in exchange for 1 Ca2+ ion - net electrogenic current of 1+ per cycle
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primary Ca2+ extrusion system to the ECM side of the pm
Na+/Ca2+ exchanger
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Na+/K+/Cl- cotransporter
mediates electroneutral transport with stoichiometry of 1:1:2, cotransported into cells
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why is the Na+/K+/Cl- cotransporter important
- maintains intracellular Cl- concentration - reabsorption of NaCl from kidney filtrate
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Na+/Mg2+ exchanger
transports 2 Na+ ions in for each Mg2+ extruded (neutral)
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why is the Na+/Mg2+ exchanger important
need to get ride of excess Mg2+ that constantly permeates into the cytosol at a low rate
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which Na+ transporters regulate pH?
Na+/H+ exchanger and Na+/HCO3- cotransporter
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what enzyme is involved with Na+ regulation of pH
carbonic anhydrase
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how do the lungs and the kidneys maintain the acid-base balance of the plasma
by excreting CO2 out of lungs and H+ into urine
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what is the secretion of H+ into the lumen filtrate (urine) by the apical membrane Na+/H+ exchanger coupled to?
the transport of an equal number of bicarbonate ions into the blood via the Na+/HCO3- cotransporter in the basolateral membrane of epithelial cells of the proximal tubule
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what does the ER function as
intracellular Ca2+ storage compartment
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after Ca2+ signaling has occurred, resting Ca2+ concentrations are ____________
reestablished
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SERCA pump reaction cycle
phosphorylation and dephosphorylations, power uphill transport of 2Ca2+ ions into SR per hydrolyzed ATP in exchange for 2H+ ions
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PMCA
similar to SERCA, 1 Ca2+ per ATP hydrolyzed - aren't as many
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SERCA/PMCA are both what kind of pumps?
P-type pumps
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P-type pumps
dependent on ATP and use it to autophosphorylate a conversed aspartic acid residue
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GLUT1
- blood, blood-brain barrier, heart - insulin-independent
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GLUT2
- liver, pancreas, small intestine - insulin-independent - high Km - low affinity
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GLUT3
- brain, neurons, sperm - insulin-independent - low Km - high affinity
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GLUT4
- skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, heart - insulin-responsive