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Cell Organelles Flashcards

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Cell Structure Pic.

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Blank on purpose.

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Nucleus

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  • Largest organelle
  • Two membranes form the nuclear envelope
  • Contains the nucleolus
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What is the nucleolus?

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A small dense structure composed largely of:

  • RNA
  • Most of the cellular DNA;
  • Histones: DNA binding proteins, that regulate its activity
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Primary function of nucleus

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The primary functions of the nucleus are

  • Cell division and
  • Control of genetic information.

Other functions include:

  • Replication and repair of DNA
  • Transcription of the information stored in DNA.
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Discuss genetic information transcribed into RNA:

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When genetic information is transcribed into RNA it can be processed into:

  • Messenger
  • Transport
  • Ribosomal RNA

It is then introduced into the cytoplasm, where it directs cellular activities.

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Where does most of the processing of RNA occur?

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In the nucleolus

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What represents about 1/2 the volume of a eukaryotic cell?

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Cytosol

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What is cytosol?

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The aqueous solution in the cytoplasm that fills the cytoplasmic matrix.

  • 55% of cell volume

Functions:

  • Intermediary metabolism
    • Enzymatic biochemical reactions
  • Ribosomal protein synthesis
  • Storage of:
    • carbs,
    • fat and
    • secretory vesicles
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What is the cytoplasmic matrix?

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Space between the nuclear envelope and the plasma membrane.

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What also functions as a storage unit for fat, carbohydrates, and secretory vesicles?

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Cytosol

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What are ribosomes?

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  • RNA-protein complexes (nucleoproteins) that are synthesized in the nucleolus and secreted into the cytoplasm through pores in the nuclear envelope called nuclear pore complexes (NPCs).
  • may float free in the cytoplasm or
  • attach themselves to the outer membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum
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What is the chief function of ribosomes?

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Provide sites for cellular protein synthesis

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What is the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?

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  • Membrane factory that specializes in the synthesis and transport of protein and lipid components
  • Consists of network of tubular/saclike channels (cisternae) that extend throughout the cytoplams and are continuous with the outer nuclear membrane
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What two characteristics can the folded membranes that form the cisternae of the endoplasmic reticulum be?

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  • Rough (granular)
  • Smooth (agranular)
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Why is rough ER (rER) rough?

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Ribosomes and ribonucleoprotein particles are attached to it.

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Why is smooth ER (sER) smooth?

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It does not have ribosomes are ribonucleoproteins attached to i.

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What is the chief function of the endoplasmic reticulum?

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  • Protein synthesis and folding.
  • A new role is sensing cellular stress
  • The endoplasmic reticulum communicates with the Golgi complex and interacts with other organelles, particularly lysosomes and peroxisomes.
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What is the golgi complex?

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  • Network of flattened, smooth membranes and vesicles frequently located near the nucleus of the cell.
  • Proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum are processed and packaged into small membrane-bound sacs or vesicles called secretory vesicles, which collect at the end of the membranous folds of the Golgi bodies—called cisternae.
  • The secretory vesicles then break off from the Golgi complex and migrate to a variety of intracellular and extracellular destinations, including the plasma membrane.
  • The vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane, and their contents are released from the cell.
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What is the chief function of the golgi complex?

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The Golgi complex is a refining
plant and directs traffic (e.g., protein, polynucleotide, polysaccharide molecules) in the cell.

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What organelle do many molecules, including lipids, proteins, glycoproteins, and enzymes of lysosomes, pass through at some stage in their maturation?

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Golgi Complex

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What are the coats of best known vesicles from the golgi complex made of?

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Coats made largely of the protein clathrin and are called clathrin-coated vesicles.

They bud from the Golgi complex on the outward secretory pathway and from the plasma membrane on the inward endocytotic pathway.

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What are lysosomes?

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  • Lysosomes (lyso = dissolution; soma = body) are saclike structures that originate from the Golgi complex.
  • They contain digestive enzymes called hydrolases,
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What is the chief function of lysosomes?

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  • Lysosomes function as the intracellular digestive system
  • Lysosomal enzymes are capable of digesting most cellular constituents completely to their basic components:
    • such as amino acids,
    • fatty acids, and
    • carbohydrates.
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Name one genetic defect affecting lysosomal storage:

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Pompe Disease

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Discuss Pompe Disease

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  • Glycogen accumulation in lysosomes
  • Lack of:
    • lysosomal a-1, 4-glucosidase
  • Clinical Presentation:
    • Predominant sign is usually progressive muscle weakness, generally beginning with the trunk and proximal muscles of the lower limbs.[1], [2]
    • Clinical manifestations can first appear at any age, from early childhood to late adulthood.
    • In children, the first signs may be delayed motor milestones.[
    • Similarly, adults may first notice difficulty walking or climbing stairs and exhibit gait abnormalities.
    • Early respiratory involvement resulting from degeneration of the diaphragm and other respiratory muscles may manifest as respiratory insufficiency, including orthopnea and indications of sleep-disordered breathing such as morning headaches and daytime fatigue.
    • Feeding and swallowing difficulties

Poor weight gain/maintenance

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What is Tay-Sachs disease?

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  • Lysosomal storage disease
  • Accumulation of GM2 ganglioside (lipid) in lysosomes
  • b/c of deficiency or absence of lysosomal hexosaminidase
  • Inherited if both parents have Hex-a gene
  • A defective gene on chromosome 15 (HEX-A) causes Tay-Sachs disease. This defective gene causes the body to not make a protein called hexosaminidase A. Without this protein, chemicals called gangliosides build up in nerve cells in the brain, destroying brain cells.
  • Symptoms: muscle weakness, coordination issues, rhythmic muscle contractions, stiff muscles, faint feeling, dysphagia, hearing loss, seizures, vision loss and/or impaired voice.)
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Brief discussion of gout’s patho:

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  • In gout, undigested uric acid accumulates within lysosomes, damaging the lysosomal membrane.
  • Subsequent enzyme leakage results in cell death and tissue injury.
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What are peroxisomes (microbodies)?

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  • Membrane-bound organelles that contain several oxidative enzymes such as catalase and urate oxidase.
  • Peroxisomes contain enzymes that use oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative reaction that produces H2O2.
  • Peroxisomes also have an important role in the synthesis of specialized phospholipids necessary for nerve cell myelination.
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What are mitochondria?

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  • Mitochondria (mito = thread; chondros = granule), organelles
  • Responsible for cellular respiration and energy production.
  • Metabolic pathways involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids and special pathways involving urea and heme synthesis are located in the mitochondrial matrix.
  • The outer membrane is permeable (passable) to many substances, but the inner membrane is highly selective and contains many transmembranous transport systems.
  • The inner membrane contains a transporter to move electrically charged calcium (calcium ions).
  • Mitochondria contain their own DNA that codes for enzymes needed for oxidative phosphorylation.
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What is a vault?

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An octagonal barrel-shaped organelle believed to transport messenger RNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasmic ribosomes.

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What is the cytoskeleton?

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  • “bones and muscles” of the cell
  • Maintains shape and internal organization
  • Permits movement of substances within the cell and movement of external projections (cilia, flagella)
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What is mechanotransduction?

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Cellular process that translates mechanical stimuli into biochem signals, allowing to adapt to surroundings.

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What is the plasma membrane?

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Surrounds the cell or intracellular organelle.

Allow or exclude various molecules - selective transport allows for in/out molecule movement.

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5 functions of cell membrane (PP)

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    1. Structure
    1. Protection
    1. Activation
    1. Transport
    1. Cell to Cell interaction
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Structure of phospholipid molecule

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Blank on purpose.

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Channel Receptor Example (Na/K pump)

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Channel Receptors-Respond to receptor “stimuli”-transport proteins like channels from one side of membrane to anotherInactive and Active state

EXP: sodium-potassium ATPase -thousands in every membrane which

  • use 1/2 of body’s energy every day
  • shuttles 3 positive-charged sodium atoms out of the cytoplasm
  • and simultaneously admits 2 positive-charged potassium atoms into the cytoplasm
  • Each revolution throws off more + charges out of cell than it lets in leaving the cell negatively charged with outside cell positively charged creating a “membrane potential”

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