Cell Biology II Flashcards
What is the contribution, in percentage, of proteins to the plasmalemma?
25-75%
Beta-amyloid precursor protein is important in what (five) cellular processes?
1) Neuronal migration during development
2) Synaptic formation and repair
3) Cell signaling
4) Long-term potentiation
5) Cell adhesion
What is the causative molecule involved in Creutzfeld-Jakob disease?
A variant prion protein
What is the normal prion protein (PrP) involved in, normally?
Cell surface, glycosylated GPI anchor within lipid rafts
What does the variant prion protein do in Creutzfeld-Jakob disease?
Crosslinks filaments that are resistant to proteolysis and accelerates formation of other variants of the same form
Normal prion proteins are implicated in what cellular processes?
1) Neuroprotective against ischemia
2) Control Circadian rhythms
3) Serve to organize myelin sheath
What do carrier proteins do?
Transport one or two chemicals in one direction, or two molecules in opposite directions without energy expenditure
What are protein pumps?
Transport proteins requiring the direct expenditure of energy
What does the Na/K pump do?
1) Cleaves ATP to transport three Na out of the cell and two K into the cell
2) Functions to regulate intracellular volume
What does digoxin do?
Partially inhibits Na/K pump, leading to decreased activity of Ca/Na transporter. Result is an increase in sarcoplasmic [Ca]
What are multidrug resistant transporters (MDRs)?
Subfamily of primary transporter proteins that are ATPases
Where is MDR-1 expressed?
1) Kidney
2) Intestine
3) Liver
4) BBB
What does overexpression of MDR cause?
Causes some cancer cells to become resistant to cytotoxic drugs
How is MDR-1 overexpression combatted pharmacologically?
1) RNA interference
2) Pharmacological inhibitors
What does MDR-2 transport?
Direct bilirubin
Which transporter is responsible for direct bilirubin?
MDR-2
Which protein is defective in Dubin-Johnson Syndrome?
MDR-2
A defect in MDR-2 leads to what disease?
Dubin-Johnson Syndrome
Where is MDR-3 expressed?
Liver
What is the function of MDR-3?
Flippase of phosphatidylcholine - flips it to the the outer canalicular membrane of hepatocytes so that it may be excreted into bile
What are aquaporins?
Protein channels for water