Cell Processes Flashcards
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Fluid Mosaic Model
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50% Proteins and 50% Lipids - lipids form a bilayer where lipids can move freely
2
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Lipid bilayer is permeable to…
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- Non-polar uncharged molecules
- Lipid soluble molecules (steroids)
- Small uncharged, polar molecules (H2O, urea, CO2, Glycerol)
3
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Lipid bilayer is impermeable to…
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- Large, uncharged polar molecules (Glucose, amino acids)
- Ions
4
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What increases the rate of diffusion?
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- Greater concentration gradient
- Higher temperature
- Increased surface area of the membrane
5
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What decreases the rate of diffusion?
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- Larger size of diffusion molecule
- Increased diffusion distance
6
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Pd
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- Permeability through the bilayer for water
- small
- temperature dependant (lipid fluidity)
- Mercury insensitive
7
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Pf
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- Permeability through aquaporins
- large
- temperature independent
- Mercury sensitive
8
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Isosmotic
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If 2 solutions have the same osmolarity
9
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Hyposmotic
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The solution with the lower osmolarity
10
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Hyperosmotic
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The solution with the higher osmolarity
11
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Isotonic
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No effect on cell volume
12
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Hypotonic
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Causes cell swelling and lysis
13
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Hypertonic
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Causes cell shrinkage (crenation)
14
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Ion Channels Selectivity
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- Specific amino acids line the channel and determine selectivity
15
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Carrier proteins exhibit
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- Specificity
- Inhibition
- Competition
- Saturation
16
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Primary Active Transport
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- Energy is derived from the hydrolysis of ATP
- E.g. electrogenic Na+/K+ ATPase generates a net current - pump works consistently as there is leakage of Na+ into the cell
17
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Secondary Active Transport
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- Uses energy released by a substance diffusing down its concentration gradient (potential energy) to actively transport another substance against its concentration gradient
- Na+/Ca2+ Antiporter
- Na+/Glucose Symporter
- Na+/Amino Acid Symporter
18
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Phagocytosis
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Cell eating
- Pseudopods forming vesicle around foreign substance and membrane receptor
- Phagolysosome
19
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Pinocytosis
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Cell Drinking
- Directly ingested through vesicle
20
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Receptor Mediated Endocytosis
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- Specific substances/ligands
- Substance binds to receptor protein in cathrin coated pit
- Substance injected and receptor moves back to surface
21
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Tight Junctions
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- Claudins and Occludins
22
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Paracellular Transport
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- Transport via tight junctions
- In a leaky epithelium paracellular dominates
- Proximal
23
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Transcellular Transport
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- Tight epithelium transcellular dominates
- Distal
- Secretion or absorption
24
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Proximal
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- Leaky epithelium
- Low electrical resistance
- Low number of tight junction strands
- Paracellular transport
- E.g. duodenes, proximal tube
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Distal
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- Tight epithelium
- High electrical resistance
- High number of tight junction strands
- Transcellular transport
- E.g. coelum
26
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Types of epithelium
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- Covering and lining epithelium
2. Glandular Epithelium
27
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Glandular Secretion
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- Acinar cells create the primary secretions
- Duct cells modify composition of primary secretion by absorbing or secreting molecules
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Steps to Glucose absorption
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- Tight Junctions divide the cell into apical and basolateral membranes
- Na+/K+ Pump sets up ion gradients
- Na+/Glucose Symporter uses energy of Na+ gradient to transport glucose into the cell against concentration gradient
- Facilitative Glucose Transport mediates glucose exit across the basolateral membrane via passive diffusion
- Na+ taken up by symporter exits though the basolateral membrane
- This induces paracellular transport of Cl- and H2O
29
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Oral Rehydration Therapy
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The use of Glucose and Na+ (NaCl) to stimulate fluid uptake
- Given to dehydrated babies suffering from diarrhoea
- Via steps of glucose absorption
30
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Glucose/Galactose Malabsorption Syndrome
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- Mutation in Na+/Glucose Symporter SGLT
- Accumulation of Glucose and Galactose in the lumen of Small Intestine
- Osmotic imbalance attacking water resulting in severe diarrhoea
- Facilitative glucose transporter is capable of taking up glucose from the blood
31
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Treatment of Glucose/Galactose Malabsorption Syndrome
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- Remove Glucose/Galactose from the diet and replace with Fructose
32
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Glucose Reabsorption in Kidney (Glycosuria)
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- In the kidney glucose in the plasma is filtered and needs to be reabsorbed or it will appear in urine
- If SGLT has exceeded capacity glucose will appear in urine - renal threshold
- Cause is diabetes as insulin activity is deficient and cannot stimulate SGLT
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Steps to Chloride Secretion
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- Tight junctions separate cell into apical and basolateral membranes
- Na+/K+ Pump sets up ion gradients
- NaKCl2 Symporter uses the energy of the Na+ gradient to actively accumulate Chlorine above its concentration gradient
- Cl- leaves the cell at apical membrane through highly regulated ion change (passive)
- Na+ exits at the basolateral membrane through the Na+/K+ Pump, K+ exits via channel
- Induces paracellular transport of Na+ and H2O
34
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
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- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR)
- Over stimulation results in secretory diarrhoea, disfunction results in CF
- Autosomal recessive
35
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Sweat formation of CF
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- Primary isotonic secretions of fluid by acing cells
- In normal people there would be a secondary absorption of NaCl to produce a hypotonic solution
- In case of CF there is not reabsorption producing the salty sweat
- Apical membrane of duct cells have a low permeability to H2O
36
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Clinical Management of CF
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- Antibiotics
- Pancreatic enzyme replacement
- Attention to nutrition
- Chest percussions to improve clearance of infected secretions
37
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Defect in Cl- Secretion
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- In a normal lung there is balance between secretion and absorption to kept the lung surface moist
- In CF the defection Cl- channels prevent isotonic fluid secretion and enhances Na+ absorption giving a dry lung surface
- Mucus becomes thick and hard to remove
- Bacteria proliferate and attract immune cells damaging healthy tissue
- DNA released from bacteria and lung cells adds to stickiness
- Airways become plugged
38
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CFTR Protein
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- CFTR is a Cl channel regulated by protein Kinase A dependant phosphorylation of the R domain and binding of ATP then binding to the Nucleotide Binding Domain
39
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Secretory Diarrhoea
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- Enterotoxins secreted by bacteria irreversibly activate adenylate cyclase (over production of cAMP) causing a maximum stimulation of CFTR leading to secretion of Cl- and this H2O that overwhelms absorptive capacity of colon
- Happens with Cholera
- Keep hydrated and crypt cells in the gut will move past the secretion area in 5 days
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Transcellular Transport - Secretion
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- Entry and exit steps
- Entry in the basolateral membrane
- Exit in the apical membrane - Electrochemical gradient
- Is the entry/exit step passive or active
- Typically a Primary Active Transporter setting up ion gradients for the Secondary Active Transporters to use - Electroneutrality
- The movement of a positive ion will attract a negative ion
- How can we preserve electroneutrality? - Osmosis
- Net movement of ions will establish a difference in osmolarity and cause water to move
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Transcellular Transport - Absorption
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- Entry and exit steps
- Entry in the apical membrane
- Exit in the basolateral membrane - Electrochemical gradient
- Is the entry/exit step passive or active
- Typically a Primary Active Transporter setting up ion gradients for the Secondary Active Transporters to use - Electroneutrality
- The movement of a positive ion will attract a negative ion
- How can we preserve electroneutrality? - Osmosis
- Net movement of ions will establish a difference in osmolarity and cause water to move
