Bacterial Structure 2&3. 2 Flashcards

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The major function of the cytoplasmic membrane is to act as?

*Other two big function?

A

a permeability barrier, preventing leakage of cytoplasmic metabolites into the environment
*protein anchor and energy conservation

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2
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Selective permeability also prevents the diffusion of?

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most solutes

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3
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The cytoplasmic membrane is constructed of

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lipids and proteins that form a bilayer with hydrophilic exteriors and a hydrophobic interior

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Phospho-Lipids have both ________ and ________ properties. They play a crucial role in?

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hydrophobic (nonpolar) and hydrophilic (polar) properties

* crucial role in membrane

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5
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cytoplasmic membrane as permeability barrier? Reason for this barrier?

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prevents leakage and function as a gateway for transport of nutrients into and out of cell
*Polar and charged molecules must be transported

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cytoplasmic membrane as protein anchor?

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site of many proteins involved in transport, bioenergetics, and chemotaxis

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cytoplasmic membrane as energy conservation?

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site of generation and use of the proton motive force

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cytoplasmic membrane anchors protieins such as?

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 enzymes for catabolic degradation of large macromolecules
 electron transport system
 proteins for transport of nutrients
 structures for chemotaxis (flagella)
 structures for attachment (pili)
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9
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cytoplasmic membrane is composed of ___% and ___%?

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75% protein and 25% phospholipid

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10
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Transport proteins accumulate molecules into or out of the cell against the?

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concentration gradient

*Molecule inside of cell is at a higher concentration than outside cell or vice versa

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11
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Simple transporter- are often driven by the? Examples

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proton motive force: uniporter, symporter, antiporter

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uniporter

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one molecule is transported from outside to inside

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13
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symporter

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two molecules are transported from outside to inside

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14
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antiporter

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one molecule transported in/another is

transported out

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15
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Prokaryotes have at least these 3 types of transporters?

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  • simple transporters
  • phosphotransferase-type transporters
  • ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters
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16
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simple transport

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driven by the energy in the proton motive

17
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group translocation

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chemical modification of the transported substance driven by phosphoenolpyruvate

18
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ABC transporter (general definition)

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periplasmic binding proteins are involved and energy comes from ATP

19
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Phosphotransferase group translocation requires? occurs where?
What happens to nutrients transported in?

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*requires energy and phosphate
*occurs at cytoplasmic membrane
*nutrient transported in is modified by phosphorylation, thus a high energy
phosphate group is used

20
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The Phosphotransferase System in E. coli

A
  • A type of group translocation
  • The best studied system
  • Responsible for transporting glucose, fructose, and mannose
  • Five proteins are required
  • Energy derived from phosphoenolpyruvate
21
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ABC (ATP-Binding Cassette) transporters contain 3 ______ components

A

interacting

22
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ABC transporters requires?

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energy from either the proton motive force, ATP, or other energy-rich substance

23
Q

how many different systems identified in prokaryotes for ABC transporters? they display?
contains?

A

200

  • display high substrate specificity
  • contain periplasmic binding proteins
24
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what do ABC transporters uptake?

A
organic compounds (sugars, amino acids)
inorganic nutrients (sulfate, phosphate)
trace metals
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Proteins are exported out of prokaryotic cells through the actions of proteins called ________, which are specific in the types of proteins exported.
translocases 2 systems: 1) Sec translocase system 2) Type III secretion system
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translocases are responible for?
exporting proteins through and inserting into prokaryotic membranes
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Sec translocase system
exports proteins and inserts integral membrane proteins into the membrane; consists of 7 proteins
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Type III secretion system | *Is often a ___ factor?
common in pathogenic bacteria; secreted protein translocated directly into host •Often a virulence factor
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what are the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)? They are targets for?
•transpeptidases and carboxypeptidases | * targets for penicillin and other β-lactam antibiotics
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Transpeptidation is joining of two?
layers of peptidoglycan via peptides of each layer
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Transpeptidation starts with a _________ of one layer and a ______ of the other layer *whereby a diaminopimelic acid is joint to?
starts with a pentapeptide of one layer and a tetra peptide of other layer *diaminopimelic acid is joint to the pentultimate D-alanine and on D-alanine is lost from the pentapeptide to yield a tetrapeptide on each layer
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Peptidoglycan synthesis concludes at
Transpeptidation
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what is one of the few remaining drugs for the treatment of multi-resistant G+ infections?
Vancomycin
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Vancomycin predominantly binds?
the D-alanyl-Dalanine (D-ala-D-ala) part of the pentapeptide
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**penicillin inhibits? ONLY works on growing or dormat bacteria?
transpeptidation aka prevents crosslinkage of cell wall peptidoglycan *growing bacteria, if dormat than transpeptidation has already happened
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what is the first microbial enzyme discovered capable of destroying beta lactam penicillin
Beta-lactamases
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Beta-lactamases discovery required the development of? UNFORTUNATLY what happened?
antibiotics resistant to betalactamases such as cephalosporins or compounds capable of inactivating betalactamase or inhibitors *unfortunatly, new beta-lactamases have evolved that inactivate these second generation antibiotics (so far 890 have been discovered)
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what is the new beta-lactamase of mahor concern? (recently discovered, inactivate all generations of antibiotics)
NDM-1, which stands for New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1
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Describe NDM-1, which stands for New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1? encoded on? hydrolyzes? what is found on same plasmid?
*A new Beta-Lactamase that has evolved to inactive penicillin antibiotics  encoded on a 180 kb plasmid encoding multiple resistance genes  NDM-1 beta lactamase hydrolyzes penicillins and cephalosporins  Another beta lactamase on the same plasmid inactivates erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, and chloramphenicol