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adhesion and ecm Flashcards

1
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what are the 6 connective tissue cells?

A
  • fibroblasts
  • myofibroblasts
  • blood derived products
  • osteoblasts
  • chondroblasts
  • adipocytes
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2
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what 2 things combine to make polysaccharides?

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glycosaminoglycans and specific proteins

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3
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what is the ecm made from

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fibrillar proteins - elastin, collagen, laminin, fibronectin.
GAGS

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4
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fibroblast function

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synthesis and secrete collagen, elastin, proteoglycans

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5
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why is collagen secretion special?

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  • because collagen is packaged into specialised large vesicles in the RER.
  • secretion occurs by exocytosis at specialised sites.
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6
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what is the membrane tube that collagen is produced in?

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fibropositor

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7
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where are elastic fibres secreted from?

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fibroblasts
smooth muscle cells
chondroblasts

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8
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how does elastin recoil?

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it recoils because of its hydrophobic effect, it wants to recoil when it is stretched because its hydrophobic fibres are exposed to aqueous environment.

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9
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proteoglycan function?

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  • matrix support (cushioning/hydration)
  • glue like function
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10
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what will intern attach to?

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it is a transmembrane protein that will attach to fibronectin on the outside and an adaptor protein on the inside.

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11
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describe GAGs

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  • they are long chains of repeating disaccharide units.
  • highly charged and highly hydrated.
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12
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what does hyaluronic acid do?

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it links between the ecm and cytoskeleton. (across the plasma membrane)

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13
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what will collagen and proteoglycans link too?

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fibronectin

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14
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what are the 2 functions of myofibroblasts?

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fibroblast like- secretes collagen
smooth muscle like - synthesises collagen, myosin and desmin.

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15
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what is myofibroblasts involvement in tissue damage?

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  • proliferate
  • secrete collagen for scaffold
  • consolidate damage area (fibrous scar)
  • contract (reducing the size of the damaged area)
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16
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how to myofibroblasts differentiate from fibroblasts?

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they have different mechanical tension especially during wound healing.

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17
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granule content of mast cells?

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heparin and histamine

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18
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plasma cells?

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they produce antibodies through the secretory pathway

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19
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3 functions of adipocytes?

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  • insulation
  • packing
  • energy store
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20
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describe the shape of adipocytes?

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they have a large lipid droplet with a peripheral cytoplasm and a squished nucleus.

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21
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what happens when adipocytes are paraffin embedded during staining?

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the lipid will be lost during the processing

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22
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what can a mutant ob gene cause?

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  • excessive eating
  • obesity
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23
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in mice with a mutant ob gene are injected with lectin, what happens?

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they loose weight as their eating is curbed.

24
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leptin

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stop eating hormone

25
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function of white fat

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  • energy store but it is extremely dynamic.
  • produces adipokines (leptin)
26
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function of adipokines?

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they regulate nutritional balance and other systems.

27
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why does leptin increase in fat people?

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fat people have more leptin because they have a tissue defect, they have to produce more leptin to get the same response as another person. (resistance to leptin on obesity)

28
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what does cell junctions and adhesion proteins do (over all)?

A

link cells to other cells and to the ecm

29
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from top to bottoms, what are the main cell junction?

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  • tight junctions
  • adhesion junctions
  • desmosomes
  • gap junctions
  • hemidesmesomes
30
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what are the 3 types of cell adhesions cells?

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integrin
selectin
CAM

31
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tight junctions

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  • define polarity as they fence off lipids and proteins
  • control the passage of substances
  • can link to actin
32
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how does the permeability differ between cells?

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because tight junctions are made of claudins (there are 24 different ones) so different Claudins= different permeability of the epithelium.

33
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what does adherens junctions do?

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they will anchor the actin filaments to the membrane

34
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what 2 things will the adherens junction use intracellulary to bind to the actin filament? (anchor proteins)

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catenin and vinculins

35
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what will adherens junctions use extraceullarly to bind?

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cadherin

36
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are there different types of cadherin?

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yes, each cadherin provides cell adhesion in different tissue.

37
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E-cadherin

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epithelia

38
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N-cadherin

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neurons and heart muscle

39
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P-cadherin

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placenta and epidermis

40
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VE-cadherin

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endothelial cells

41
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desmosomes

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they link between strong intermediate filaments in adjacent cells

42
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in desmosomes what what do cadherin proteins bind to?

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  • adjacent cadherin
  • cell membrane
  • intracellular plaque glycoprotein
43
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hemidesmesomes

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  • they link the outside of the cell through transmembrane proteins (integrins) to the cytoskeleton (intermediate filaments)
  • they are more stable than focal adhesions
  • link laminin to bm
44
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symptoms of duchenne muscular dystrophy

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muscle weakness
muscle wasting
damage to muscle fibres due to muscle tearing.

45
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treatment for DMD?

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PTC 124 (ataluren) though to override the premature stop codon to produce

46
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what transition will carcinoma cells undergo?

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they will undergo epithelial to mesenchymal transition

47
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what happens in micro invasion

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  • reduced expression of cadherin due to the transition to mesenchymal cells (no longer epithelial)
  • protrusion called invadopedia
  • secretion of metalproteases
  • bm breached
  • tumour cells express integrin promoting interaction with non epithelial cells during movement.
48
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what happens in metastasis?

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49
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where are gap junctions found

A

cardiac muscle

49
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desmosomes bing to a glycoprotein plaque intracellularly, what is this plaque made of?

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desmoplakin
plakoglobin

49
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function of gap junctions

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  • communication
  • make a hydrophilic Chanel
  • allowing small molecules to pass
  • coordination of function
49
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what is cytoplasmically anchored to the plaque in desmosomes?

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keratin filaments

50
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what happens during metastasis

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  • the autocrine motility factors from the tumour increase the motility and decrease E-cadherin
  • angiogenesis factors promote vasularisation allowing entry into bv and lymphatics
51
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duchenne muscular dystrophy

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lack of dystrophin adaptor protein due to a nonsense mutation causing the premature termination of translation

51
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focal adhesions function

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  • they link the outside of the cell with the cytoskeleton (actin) via integrin transmembrane proteins.
  • they can act as signalling platforms.
51
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what are the cadherins made of in desmosomes

A

desmocollins
desmogleins

51
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what are gap junctions made of

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6 connexions (they all have a central hydrophilic pore)

MD2001 NG (28 decks)

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