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BIO230W Exam 4 Flashcards

1
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Will DNA at the origin be heterochromatic or euchromatic?

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Chromatin must be remodeled to be euchromatic as opposed to heterochromatic

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Describe the A-T, G-C base pairs at origins of replications

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More AT base pairs compared to GC so easy to bind to and separate

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What protein complex binds to the origin before helicase is loaded?

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Origin Recognition Complex identifies and binds to origin (specific DNA region)

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During which cell cycle stage is the full pre-replication complex bound to DNA?

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G1

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5
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MCM

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DNA modifying helicase (enzyme) that separates DNA strands at the origin

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What three components make up the pre-replication complex (PRC?)

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Origin recognition scaffold (ORC, cdt1, cdc6), helicase loader, helicase

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How does the concentration of geminin relate to the ability of a cell to replicate its genome in this experiment?

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Geminin and MCM helicases is loaded in G1, but not activated until S phase.

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When is the MCM double helicase activated?

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S phase

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9
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What is the role of geminin?

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Blocks additional helicase loading during S-phase, G2 phase, and through mitosis

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When is geminin active?

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S, G2, and M

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Why does geminin not block replication during S-phase?

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Geminin prevents reloading of active MCM helicases after G1 by directly binding to cdt1. Geminin allows replication to occur b/c G1 was loaded before S-phase. prevents more replication than allocated in G1.

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What would be the result if a cell lacked geminin?

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80% of cells would successfully replicate

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Which component of the replisome keeps separated strands of DNA from reannealing?

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SSDBP (Single-stranded DNA binding protein)

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14
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How many replication forks are there in one replication bubble?

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One bubble has two forks

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15
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What type of macromolecule is the primer for DNA polymerase?

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proteinW

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16
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How many primers are present on the leading strand compared to the lagging strand?

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Lagging strand has multiple primers (RNA), b/c it is done with okazaki fragments. leading strand only has 1 primer.

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17
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Describe processivity in relation to the action of DNA polymerase

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The amount of catalytic cycles an enzyme can complete with a substrate without breaking

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18
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Direction of polymerization of transcription and replication

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5’ to 3’

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19
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Direction that template is read of transcription and replication

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3’ to 5’

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20
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Polymerizing enzyme of transcription

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RNA polymerase

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21
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Polymerizing enzyme of replication

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DNA polymerase

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22
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Template of transcription and replication

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DNA

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23
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Increased processivity would cause

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replication to be faster and more efficient b/c CLAMP proteins would not need to work to keep the enzyme and substrate together

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3 steps of PCR

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Denature, anneal and extend

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25
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PCR function

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Amplifies a specific region of DNA by cycling 3 steps 30-40 times

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26
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What happens to the temperature in the PCR as it moves from the denature step to the annealing step?

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Stays the same

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27
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How is DNA denatured in PCR?

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Increased heat

28
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What happens to the DS (double-strand) vs SS (single-strand) nature of the DNA as you add heat?

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DS decrease, SS increase

29
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Taq polymerase

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allows for high thrughout and increased specificity

30
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Klenow

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E.coli DNA polymerase

31
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2 purposes of a primer

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2 roles in PCR
-Specify the region of DNA to be amplified
-Provide a free 3’ OH

Must consider Tm when designing the primer
-Too high= difficult to remove
-Too low= loses specificity

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Two main functions of the ECM

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1) Helps with adhesion and/or cell signaling

33
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ECM adhesion

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help cell-cell ECM attachment, mechanical support, and cell motility

34
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Signaling functions ECM

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integrate cells into tissues, provide positional information, and aids in growth

35
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Focal adhesions

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Cell/ECM interactions that involves integral membrane proteins and ECM

36
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Proteoglycans

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Proteins with sugar chains
-Attracts water to hydrate tissue to inhibit compression
-Negatively charged b/c sulfate or carboxyl groups sugars

37
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Collagen (fibrous protein)

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Most common form long fibers in the ECM
Collagen molecules consist of 3 interacting protein in a triple helix
Long fiber structure gives tissue strength and flexibility

38
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Fibronectin (adhesive protein)

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Initiate signal pathway into cell. Proteins interact to form fibrils in ECM, fibrils interact with cells to regulate essential cell functions (growth, differentiation, migration during tissue development)

39
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Activation of integrin

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Activation triggers conformation change from bent to unbent–> leads to downstream signaling events

40
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The ____ contains a RGD peptide motif

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Ligand (motif assists in recognition of ligand)

41
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In what ways is collagen synthesis different from fibronectin synthesis?

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FN-> signaling
Collagen-> enzymatically assemble

42
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In what ways is collagen synthesis similar to fibronectin synthesis?

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Transcribed +translated IN the cell-> ER-> exported (FN)
Collagen interactions and fibril-fibril interactions

43
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Significance of elevated integrin and FAK activity in cancerous cells

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FAK promotes cancer progression and metastasis
Integrins might contribute to migration, proliferation, and survival in tumor cells

Both contribute to activating anti-apoptopic pathways, cell proliferation, invasion of surrounding tissues (metastasis) and angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels)

44
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breast cancer relates to the

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increase or stiffness of tissue. In a cancerous cell, there is increased collagen in ECM

45
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Collagen

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Translated into ER, quaternary structure, enzymatic modification required for assembly, signaling pathway initiated, quaternary inside cell (NOT signaling pathway for assembly)

46
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Fibronectin

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signaling pathway for assembly, Translated into ER, quaternary structure, signaling pathway initiated, quaternary inside cell (NOT enzymatic modification required for assembly or quaternary structure inside cell)

47
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What cells are motile in the first stage of wound repair?

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Fibroblasts, white blood cells

48
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What attracts fibroblasts?

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Chemo-attractants

49
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Function of fibroblasts

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Reconstruct the extracellular matrix in the wound

50
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Why does the action of the fibroblast come before the movement of the epithelial cells into the wound?

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Provides structure for new epithelial cell movement

51
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What happens to the basement membrane as the EMT progresses?

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Basement membrane needs to degrade temporarily so the cells can move

52
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As the epithelial specific gene expression becomes repressed and the mesenchymal specific gene expression is activates, export of which ECm component would you expect to increase?

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fibronectin

53
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What is the result of the signaling patheay transduced by focal adhesions between integrin and fibronectin?

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promote motility

54
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Two types of cell-to-cell junctions

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Tight junctions and anchoring junctions

55
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What effect do desmosomes have on motility

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Inhibits bc promotes sttength and polarity within epithelial cells

56
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What effect do hemidesmosomes have on motility

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Promotes bc interact with ECM allows increased motility

57
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What effect do tight junctions (occludin) have on motility

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Inhibits bc force regulation of what enters/exits cells and holds cells together

58
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How might a loss of E-cadherin (Desmosomes) function and a gain of N-cadherin (hemidesmosomes) affect a cell?

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may not hold onto each other but the ECm. Cells become more motile

59
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Why is disruption of occludin function required for motlity

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Occludin does not interact with cytoskeleton of other cells, but if its degraded, things can move around the cell instead of inside the cell

60
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Chemotaxis

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cell movement in response to an environmental cue

61
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How is the formation of two types of protusions similar?

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Formation of cell protusions at leading edge is actin-dependent and related to increased actin organization

62
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Two functions of focal adhesion

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Attachment forms stable interactions with the ECM and signaling deals with moving and cell division

63
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What type of enzyme is required for focal adhesion detachment?

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Proteases (calpain)

64
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Which two steps of ameboid movement require the establishment of ligand/receptor binding? What are the ligands?

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Step 1) Cell polarity is regulated by signaling molecules that create a ‘leading’ edge and ‘trailing’ edge through cytoskeleton changes
Step 3) Cell adhesion-Cells protusions form stable interactions with the eCm that are continuous with the cytoskeleton called focal adhesions

65
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Metastasis

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Movement of cancer cells from one location of body to another

66
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What does metastasis require

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Requires cancer cells to acquire invasive phenotype

67
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Epithelial cells must break through the

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basement membrane to invade other tissues

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