Cell Bio 2 Flashcards
Ex of passive transport vs active transport
simple and facilitated diffusion, osmosis, nonpolar substances pass directly thru bilayer vs primary and secondary active transport, requires energy in order to go against conc gradient
facilitated diffusion
polar or charged substances requiring transport protein to pass directly thru membrane, still moving from high to low conc; involves gated channels and carriers w/ for substrates
Ex of primary vs secondary active transport
using ATP directly to transport molec across membrane, (ex: Na/K ATPase) vs gradient of cmpd A drives cmpd B against their gradient; a cotransport either by symport or antiport (ex: ATP synthase from ETC)
Know what happens w/ CO2/HCO3 in tissues and lungs
it’s an example of facilitated transport
deltaG for simple diffusion vs active transport
neg –> spont vs pos (b/c you require energy) –> nonspont
Na/K pump
Na/K ATPase pumps 3 Na out and 2 K in. But K is high in the cell and Na is high outside the cell –> use ATP to pump K in and Na out => primary active transport
3 types of ion pumps
V type - Vaculolar serve to acidify cellular compartments; ATP hydrolysis energy used to drive H+ transport from low to high conc. P type - phosphorylated by ATP and use energy in phosphate bond to drive transport; always used to drive active transport of ions against conc gradient (ex: NA/K pump and Ca2+ pump). ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter - use ATP binding and hydrolysis to transport substance across membrane either to bring molec into cell or take molec out of cell (ex: drug transport/metabolite elim)
secondary active transport of glucose
using Na pump (primary transport) to drive glu into cell (secondary transport): in the cell, Na = low and glu = high; out of the cell, Na = high and glu = low –> Na can passively enter cell (high to low conc) but glu uses Na gradient to enter cell (low to high conc). when leaving the cell, Na uses Na/K pump (low to high conc) and glu passively diffuses (high to low conc)
GLUT1 vs GLUT2 vs GLUT3 vs GLUT4 vs GLUT5
1-4 = glucose transporter into cells for glycolysis. in RBCs and barriers, high affinity to glu vs in liver, intestines, kidneys, pancreatic beta cells; low affinity to glu –> bind at high [glu] vs in brain, high affinity to glu insulin-dep glu transport; in adipose, skel and cardiac muscle; high affinity to glu vs fru transporter
What are hormones? and examples?
Signaling molecules secreted from organ/tissues into bloodstream to target other organ/tissues. aa/derivatives, peptides, glycoproteins, steroids, cholesterol and fat derivatives
extracellular vs intracellular receptor
bind peptide hormones (insulin, GH, PTH) and tyr-derived catecholamines (dopamine, nor/epi); almost always act to stimulate signal cascade vs bind steroid hormones (glucocorticoids like cortisol, mineralocorticoids like aldosterone, androgen/estrogen, vit D) and retinoic acid derivatives and thyroid hormones; almost always act on DNA lvl to alter transcpxn
basic steps of signaling (6)
recognition: hormone binds to specific receptor –> transduction: receptor conformational change –> transmission: receptor activate adaptor protein –> modulation: 2nd messenger produced to activate target protein –> response: cell status changes –> termination: degrade 2nd messenger and turn off target protein
autorcrine vs paracrine vs endocrine
signaling self (mobile cells) vs signaling nearby (nerve cells/synaptic cleft) vs signaling far apart
5 classes of receptors and their 3 fxns
ligand gated ion channels, G protein coupled receptors, catalytic receptors, intracellular/steroid receptors, transmembrane proteins that release transcpxn factors. ion channel receptors, receptors that are/bind to kinases, heptihelical (7 membrane spanning helices) receptors
ligand gated ion channels
ligand binds to extracellular domain of membrane spanning receptor –> conformational change –> ion enters cell. acetylcholine Ach bind to Ach receptor –> receptor undergoes conformational change –> opens channel to let K+ in and Na+ out; Ach = terminated by acetylcholinesterase which degrades it
G protein coupled receptors
ligand binds to receptor –> receptor interacts w/ G protein alpha/beta/gamma + GDP (inactive) –> GDP becomes GTP = active –> alpha + GTP = released from G protein beta/gamma –> each set work on targets –> alpha + GTP = hydrolyzed –> GTP becomes GDP –> both sets come together again as G protein alpha/beta/gamma + GDP (inactive)
G alpha subunits: Gs vs Gi vs Gq
Activates adenylate cyclase to inc cAMP (2nd messenger) –> cAMP binds to R subunits of PKA –> releases C subunits –> active C units phosphorylate target proteins via ATP; cAMP phosphodiesterase breaks cyclic bond to produce AMP –> stops signal vs inhibits adenylate cyclase to dec cAMP vs activates phospholipase C to cleave phospholipid from membrane into PIP2 which then gets cleaved into DAG and IP3 –> DAG activates PKC, and IP3 opens Ca channels in ER which inc Ca in cell –> smooth muscle contraction
ex of G proteins
adenylate cyclase (AC), phosphodiesterase, PKA, PKC
cAMP mediated gene transcpxn
cAMP response element bind protein (CREB) binds to cAMP bind protein (CBP) –> forms complexes at cAMP response element (CRE) –> initiates gene transcpxn
ex of heptihelical G protein coupled receptors
cardiac: beta adrenergic receptor - sympathetic stimulation of cardiac fxn like inc HR and contractility, f/light response. vascular: beta adrenergic receptor - sympathetic stimulation leads to smooth muscle relaxation, vasodilation to inc blood flow to tissue. liver: alpha adrenergic receptor - in f/light response, change glu metab to ensure max energy for cells. glu metab: glucagon receptor - signals fasting state –> liberate stored energy to meet energy needs of cells
insulin receptor
insulin receptor = preformed dimer, each 1/2 w/ alpha and beta subunit. insulin binds to receptor –> autophosphorylates –> phosphorylated receptor binds to insulin receptor substrate (IRS) and phosphorylates it –> phosphorylated IRS activates target proteins: Grb2, phospholipase C and PI3-kinase –> PLC cleaves PIP2 to DAG (to activate PKC; mem bound)& IP3 (for smooth mus cxn; soluble); and PI3K phosphorylates PIP2 to become PI 3,4,5, trisP (mem bound) –> activates PDK1 and PKB –> PKB enters cyto and propagates insulin signal
transactivation
something outside is activating into the cell (crossing
barrier); ligand causes conformational change of receptor –> receptor binds to specific DNA segment to start/stop transcpxn (DNA segments = response elements ie. steroid response element or cAMP response element)
lipid vs carb vs protein
9cal/g, primary energy source, more [H] & yield more energy when [O]; TAG = major dietary fat, chol, phospholipid; pathways: FA [O] and synthesis, lipid synthesis vs 4kcal/g, glu = fuel, give intermediates of metab; pathways: glycolysis, glycogen, gluconeogenesis, PPP vs 4kcal/g, can be [O] for energy; precursors for synthesis of nitrogen-containing cmpds (RNA, DNA, Heme); pathways: aa synthesis and degradation
metabolites and central intermediates
any molec involved in synthesis or degradation of biopolymers (metabolic pathway); ex: vit, mineral, glu; 2 CARBON ACETYL GROUP = THE CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE IN MOST ATP PROD PATHWAYS; E- = KEY ENERGY TRANDUCTION COMPONENT OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS (wants to move from neg potential to pos potential)
catabolism vs anabolism
both can happen at same time. breakdown of biomolec; fuels = [O] to CO2 and H2O, NAD+ –> NADH; central intermediate = acetyl CoA vs biosynthesis of biomolec; need energy –> e- = added to molec, NADH –> NAD+
how are metabolic pathways compartmentalized?
w/in cell by restricting pathways to particular organelles (glycolysis in cyto, ETC in mito), w/in certain tissues (lactic acid in muscle, glycogen breakdown in liver); liver = central site of intermediary metabolism
metabolism vs intermediary metabolism
sum of all enzyme-catalyzed rxns in a living org vs set of rxns that take place in cells