Cell Signalling And Pharmacology Flashcards
True or false?
PI3 kinase phosphorylates PIP2
True
PIP2 -> PIP3
True or false?
PI3 kinase phosphorylates and activates PKB
False… Why : PI3 doesn’t activate PKB. It facilitates the activation but doesn’t activate it DIRECTLY
>Only PKD1 does this
True or false?
PTEN phosphorylates PIP3 to shut down the Signalling pathway
False…PTEN is a phosphatase so REMOVES phosphate to form PIP2
It is a regulatory enzyme
True or false?
Molecules use pleckstrin homology (PH) domains to bind to PIP 3
True. PDK1 and PK-B has PH with PIP3 and then PDK1 activated PKB because of this closeness
Can calcium move through gap junctions?
Yes it can (waves of calcium… Perhaps the same as the ovum/embryo…….
True or false?
Calcium ions can indirectly exert its effects by binding to calmodulin
this is true
Calmodulin has 4 Ca2+ binding sites and undergoes conformational changes when bound.
Name stores of calcium
Sarcoplasmic recticulum, mitochondria and ER!
In paracrine signalling, the signalling molecule…
Acts on cells in close proximity to the secreting cell
So travels a short distance only
True or false?
In response to a signal, the cell can alter RNA transcription
This is true! Cell Signalling controls all biological events including RNA transcription
True or false?
Most signal receptors are found on the cell surface and bind to hydrophobic signalling molecules
False…. Why? First half is true but molecules are. HYDROPHILIC for extracellular signalling
Water soluble so can’t cross lipid bilayer
How do paracrine signalling molecules stay close to their point of origin?
give an example of such molecule
They have limited travel ability as they are easily degraded and inheritably unstable and quickly demobilised
e.g. Histidine or nitrous oxide
Cancer cells produce molecules to stimulate their own growth.
Which class of intercellular communication does this represent?
autocrine
paracrine
endocrine
Autrocrine signalling.
Cells have receptors for that molecule on themselves
What type of signalling molecule is Ras? A. Guanine exchange factor B. Protein kinase C. Protein phosphatase D. GTPase E. None of these
Option D please.
All momomeric G proteins are GTPases!
It needs option A
Why do cell surface receptors use signal transduction pathways?
AMPLIFY the original signal and allows INTEGRATION of signals from other pathways
Allows more control and distribute the signal.
Faster communication within and between cell so faster responses.
Which of these are not intracellular secondary messengers? A. cGMP B. ATP C. inositol triphosphate = IP3 D. Diacylglycerol = DAG E. cAMP
Option B please.
ATP is not a signalling molecules. It is used to derive energy. Same with GTP!
True or false?
GEFs increase the GTPase activity of G protein
False… Why? They do GDP back to GTP so don’t degrade/hydrolysed the GTP
> GTP-ase activty = breaking down the GTP
In GPCR (gprotein coupled receptor) signalling, GTP binds to…
alpha
beta
gamma
The alpha subunit of trimeric G protein
Only the alpha subunit has GTPase activity
Ture or false
Cholera toxin modifies galpha S protein class
This is. Ture! It also prevents hydrolysis of GTP to GDP (so permeantly in active position) and overstimulates (effector molecule) adenylyl Cyclase activity = more cAMP > Sclass for Stimulation
Which mechanisms can terminate intracellular signalling pathway
Degradation of extracellular ligand
Internalisation of activated receptor
Desensitisation of receptor
Deactivation of a signal transduction protein
Which of these aren't commonly used in plant signalling? A. Histidine kinase signalling B. Transcriptional repression of genes C. Ca2+ signalling D. GPCR signalling E. Passive diffusion
Option D
Plants only have a handful of GPCR
True or false ?
Cryptochrome is a chromophore. Found in blue light receptors
This is true