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Cellular Communication and Signaling Flashcards

1
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What are microvilli?

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Microvilli are tiny, hair-like projections on the surface of certain cells, primarily epithelial cells lining the intestines and other absorptive surfaces. They are designed to increase the surface area of the cell, thereby enhancing its ability to absorb nutrients and other substances. Each microvillus contains a core of actin filaments that provide structural support.

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What is the lipid bilayer permeable to?

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Non-polar, uncharged molecules

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3
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What is the lipid bilayer impermeable to?

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ions and large, charged molecules

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4
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Is the choline head group (heads of phospholipid bilayer) polar or non polar?

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Polar = hydrophilic = water loving

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Are the fatty acyl tails of the bilayer polar or non polar?

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Nonpolar = hydrophobic = water hating = prevent water soluble solutes from passing though the middle of the bilayer.

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6
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Can ions and glucose cross the lipid bilayer?

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No

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7
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Can O2, CO2 and steroid hormones cross the bilayer?

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Yes

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8
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What percentage of the lipid bilayer is phospholipids?

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75%

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9
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What percentage of the lipid bilayer is cholesterol?

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20%

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10
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What makes up 5% of the lipid bilayer?

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Glycolipids

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11
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What is the composition of the head of glycolipids?

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Sugar (such as galactose)

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12
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What is the composition of the head of phospholipid?

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Alcohol and phosphate

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13
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What is the composition of the head of cholesterol?

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OH group

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14
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What does the cell membrane form?

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A semi-permeable barrier

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15
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What makes up the cell membrane?

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Lipid bilayer + membrane proteins

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16
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What are membrane proteins purpose?

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Communication and exchange

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17
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What is on either side of a cell membrane?

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Extracellular fluid/space
Cytosol

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18
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What principle is “Brownian motion” used to describe?

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Everything is in constant motion - in the context of the cell membrane it is referring to the fact that the lipids in the bilayer and the membrane proteins are fluid/flexible.

It is important that the small molecules are flexible and dynamic for changing protein and lipid populations, cell growth, secretion and self-sealing

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19
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What side of the membrane are microvilli?

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Apical

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20
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Where does epithelia sit?

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ON an extracellular matrix structure called the basement membrane or basal lamina.

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21
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What joins the basal lamina to epithelial cells?

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Hemidesmosomes

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22
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What does the basement membrane/basal lamina prevent?

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Cell movement

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23
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What proteins are made in and secreted from epithelial cells?

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Collagen and Laminin

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24
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What causes epidermolysis bullosa?

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A collagen malfunction meaning that the basement membrane is no longer attached to skin epithelia

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25
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What is the predominant symptom resulting from epidermolysis bullosa?

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Blistering

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26
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What are the three main functions of tight junctions?

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Barrier - limiting the passage of ions and molecules between cells in the paracellular pathway

Gate - can allow certain solutes to flow through the paracellular pathway

Fence - prevent movement of proteins between apical and basolaterial domains

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27
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What forms the continuous structure of tight junctions around each epithelial cell?

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Strands of Claudin - proteins linked to lipid bilayer of two cells pulling the bilayers very close together

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28
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What are the three main protein families involved with tight junctions?

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JAMs (junctional adhesion molecules)

Claudins

Occludins

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29
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What is the name of the scaffolding proteins that connect tight junctions to the actin cytoskeleton?

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Zona Occludin

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30
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Approximately how many types of Claudia proteins are there?

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27

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31
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Which type of claudin protein is associated with transport?

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Claudin 2

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32
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Where is Claudin 1 found?

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Tight epithelia of the kidney and skin

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33
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Why is lack of Claudin 1 lethal?

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Dehydration

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34
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What does Claudin 2 do?

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Allows for transport of ions and water through tight junctions

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35
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What are examples of areas of the body where claudin 2 are?

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Intestinal crypts and proximal renal tubule

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36
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What type of epithelia are claudin 2 found?

A

leaky epithelial

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37
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What is the structure of adheren junctions?

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Belt structure

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38
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Where are adheren junctions located?

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Beneath tight junctions where two cells are in close contact

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39
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What makes up the belts of adheren junctions?

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Actin

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40
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What does the formation of adherens junction initiate?

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epithelia formation

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41
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What is E-cadherin?

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Protein that makes up adheren junctions and directly connects cells.

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42
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What structure of adheren junctions enables some cell to cell signalling?

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E-cadherins

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43
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What do desmosomal cadherins do?

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Hold two cells together at a single spot

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44
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Are desmosomes continuous?

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No

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45
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How does Cadherin and E-cadherins differ?

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Cadherin holds cells together in a single spot, whereas E-cadherin is continuous.

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46
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What filament is embedded within hemidesmosomes plaque?

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Keratin

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47
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What does plectin join keratin filaments to?

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Integrins

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48
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What are gap junctions?

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Tiny channels between cells

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49
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What are gap junctions made of?

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Connexin proteins

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50
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How many connexin proteins are there in a single gap junction?

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Six connexins = 1 connexon
2 connexons = 1 gap junction

Therefore, 12 connexins in a single gap junction

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51
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What is the key function of gap junctions?

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Communication

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52
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What are the three main cytoskeletal types?

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Actin Filaments
Intermediate filaments
Microtubules

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53
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What do actin filaments do?

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Determine cell shape and drive movement of cells

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54
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What do intermediate filaments do?

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Provide mechanical strength and resistance to shear stress with a diameter of 10nm.

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55
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What do microtubules do?

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Position organelles, railroads for intracellular vesicle transport, form mitotic spindle, motile components of cilia

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56
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What is the diameter of microtubules?

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25 nm

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57
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What is the diameter of actin filaments?

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5-9 nm

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58
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What is the structure of actin filaments?

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An actin filament is a 2 stranded helical polymers of actin.

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60
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Where do actin filaments assemble?

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Adherens junctions
microvilli

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61
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What does cross-linking of proteins in actin filaments do?

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Allows bundling to contribute to cell and microvilli shape

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62
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What is the structure of microtubules?

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Long straight hollow cylinders made from alpha and beta tubulins

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63
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Are actin filaments or microtubules more rigid?

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Microtubules

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64
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What are microtubules needed for?

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Cell motility, cell division, and vesicle movement

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65
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What is kinesis and dynein and what do they do?

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Molecular motors that allow transport of vesicles and organelles around the cell using ATP - in microtubules

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66
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What are the 4 types of cell to cell junctions?

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Gap Junctions
Adhering junctions
Tight junctions
Desmosomes

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67
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What is the order that cellular signalling pathways occur?

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Stimulus > Ligand > Receptor > Signal transduction > cellular response

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68
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What is the solubility of angiotensin 2?

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Water soluble

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69
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Is aldosterone water soluble or lipid soluble?

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Lipid Soluble

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70
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What is the solubility of ANP?

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Water soluble

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71
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What is the solubility of ADH?

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Water soluble

72
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What type of receptors do water soluble ligands require?

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membrane receptors

73
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What type of receptor does aldosterone require as a lipid soluble ligand?

A

A intracellular receptor

74
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What is the G protein associated with angiotensin 2?

A

G protein alpha Q (Gaq)

75
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What ligands are associated with G protein alpha S (Gas)?

A

ADH (Renal)
Histamine (GI)
Secretin (GI)

76
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Does aldosterone and ANP bind to G proteins?

A

No

77
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What is the second messenger of ANP?

A

cGMP (PKG)

78
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What is the second messenger in the signal pathway of ADH?

A

cAMP (PKA)

79
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What is the secondary messenger in the signal pathway of angiotensin 2?

A

PLC (Ca2+ and PCK)

80
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What is the effect of the angiotensin 2 signalling pathway?

A

Increases aldosterone

81
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What is the effect of the aldosterone signalling pathway?

A

increase SGK, ENaC and blood pressure

82
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What is the effect of the ANP signalling pathway?

A

Decreases Na/K ATPase and blood pressure

83
Q

What ligand causes an increase in AQP2 and blood pressure?

A

ADH

84
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What do effectors do?

A

Promote an increase in secondary messengers leading to a cellular response

85
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What are the function of the kidney (3)?

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Filters blood removing wastes and extra water to make urine

Returns needed substances to the blood

Controls blood pressure by regulating water volume

86
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What are the key structures of a kidney nephron?

A

Glomerulus
Bowman’s capsule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of Henle
Distal convoluted tubule
Collecting duct

87
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How is water removed from the renal system?

A

By osmosis

88
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How is glucose, amino acids and most mineral salts removed from the renal system?

A

By diffusion / active transport

89
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How is metabolic waste such as urea, creatinines, uric acid and excess water and mineral salts removed from renal system?

A

Peeing urine

90
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What are the main hormones that regulate NaCl and water transport pathways in the kidney tubules?

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Angiotensin 2
Aldosterone
ANP (artial natrurtic peptide)
ADH (antidiuretic hormone)

91
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What does angiotensin 2 and aldosterone do?

A

increase NaCl and water reabsorption

92
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What does ANP do?

A

Decrease BP and NaKATPase

93
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What does ADH (vasopressin) do?

A

mainly increases water reabsorption

94
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What does angiotensin 2 signal transduction in the adrenal cortex stimulate?

A

aldosterone release

95
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What does low BP trigger the release of from the kidney?

A

Renin

96
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What does renin do?

A

the breakdown of angiotensinogen from the liver to form angiotensin 1 which is further cleaved by ACE to form angiotensin 2

97
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What receptor does angiotensin 2 bind to?

A

AT1 GPCR

98
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Where is AT1 GPCR located that angiotensin 2 binds to?

A

Zona glomerulsa cells of the adrenal cortex

99
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Once Ang 2 bind to the AT1 receptor what is activated?

A

aq G protein (Gq pathway)

100
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What is ACE?

A

Angiotensin coverting enzyme

101
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What activates PIP2?

A

PLC

102
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What are the two pathways activated by the activation of PIP2 in the Gq pathway?

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INSP3 > Ca2+

DAG > PKC

103
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What does aldosterone do to Na+?

A

Increase Na+ uptake from kidney tubules and increases blood pressure

104
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What receptor does aldosterone bind to?

A

Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR)

105
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What does the MR activate?

A

SGK gene (serum and glucocorticoid regulated kinase)

106
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What is the primary response gene in signal transduction of aldosterone in epithelia?

A

SGK

107
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What are the two effects of SGK?

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1) decreases ENaC endocytosis and degradation

2) promotes transcription of secondary response genes e.g., ENaC

= both lead to increase Na+ transport, increase Na+ in ECF, water retention and this an increase in blood volume and blood pressure

108
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Where is aldosterone released from?

A

Adrenal gland

109
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Where are MR’s located?

A

Inside the nucleus of principal cells of the cortical collecting duct

110
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How is angiotensin 2 signal transduction switched off?

A

BP goes back to normal - negative feedback kicks in - AT1 endocytose moves inside cell - GTPase, Ca2+ pump switches off signalling pathway and aldosterone levels decrease

111
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What is ANP released in response to?

A

High BP

112
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What is the ANP receptor?

A

An enzyme-linked receptor

113
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What does an ANP receptor contain?

A

guanylyl cyclase enzymatic domains

114
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What does ANP covert GTP into?

A

cGMP

115
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What does cGMP activate and the further cascade?

A

PKG which then phosphorylates Na/K ATP-ase in the kidney cells which decreases it activity

116
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Where is ANP released from?

A

Atria of there heart

117
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What does an increase in ECF/BP lead to that triggers the ANP signal transduction pathway?

A

Leads to astral stretch of the heart which triggers the released of ANP from the atria of the heart

118
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Where is the ANP receptor located?

A

on the basolaterial membrane of collecting duct epithelial cells

119
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What effect does Na/K ATPase phosphorylation have on Na+ transport?

A

Decrease therefore BP decreases

120
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How does ADH mitigate dehydration?

A

Increase water reabsorption through aquaporin 2 in distal kidney (increases number of aquaporins and exocytosed to apical cell surface)

121
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How is the ADH pathway switched off?

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ECF osmolarity back to normal - ADH release from posterior pituitary stopped - V1 receptor endocytose - no cAMP increase, PKA inactive, AQP2 not phosphorylated = less water reabsorption

122
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What is the cytoskeleton?

A

A microscopic network of protein filaments and tubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells, giving them shape and coherence.

123
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What do GI tract hormones and nerve signals promote?

A

Secretion of fluids and enzymes from epithelia and associated organs

124
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What does parietal epithelia secrete?

A

Acidic fluid into stomach

125
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What are crypts?

A

Crypts are a pocket of epithelial cells in the lining of the stomach. Within crypts are different cell types that secrete range of substances that help protect the stomach lining from the acidic environment of the stomach.

126
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What are the five cell types in the stomach?

A

Mucus cell
Parietal cell*
Enterrochromaffin-like cell (ECL)*
G-cell
D-cell

127
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What are the two key ligands that bind to stomach parietal cells?

A

Histamine and ACh

128
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What do stomach parietal cells secrete?

A

Hydrochloric acid

129
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What cells is histamine released from?

A

ECL

130
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What stimulates the release of Histamine from ECL cells in the stomach?

A

Vagal nerve stimulating the enteric nerve which stimulates ECL cells

= histamine released from ECL cell

= histamine then acts on parietal cells

131
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What method of cell-cell signalling is used between histamine and parietal cells?

A

Paracrine signalling (communication between two close cells).

132
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What nerve connects the stomach and the brain?

A

Vagal nerve

133
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What receptor does histamine bind to?

A

H2 receptor (GPCR coupled to Gas)

134
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What occurs after histamine binds to H2 receptor?

A

Adenylate cyclase catalyses the conversion of ATP and cAMP activating protein kinase A (PKA)

PKA phosphorylates the H+/K+ pump prompting its exocytosis to the apical membrane

H+ is pumped out of the cell, as well as Cl- through CFTR to cause an increase in HCL in the stomach lumen.

135
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How does Cl- exit stomach parietal cells?

A

Through CFTR channel

136
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Where is the H2 receptor located?

A

Basolateral membrane of parietal epithelial cell

137
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What does ACh bind to in stomach parietal cells?

A

M3 receptor (GPCR, Gaq)

138
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Is Histamine or ACh associated with Q Gprotein?

A

ACh

ACh binds to M3 GPCR which involves Gaq protein. Whereas, Histamine binds to M2 GPCR with involved Gas protein.

139
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What does Gaq activate?

A

PLC

140
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Does ACh or Histamine activate PKA?

A

Histamine

ACh actiavtes PLC.

141
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What does PLC do?

A

Breaks down PIP2 into IP3 and DAG

IP3 then binds to its receptor in the ER, Ca2+ pumped out of the ER

H+/K+ pump exocytosed to apical membrane

142
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What does DAG activate?

A

PKC

143
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Where is the Ip3 receptor located?

A

ER

144
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Where is ACh released from?

A

Enteric nerves (which are stimulated by the vagal nerve)

145
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What do protein pump inhibitors bind to?

A

H+/K+-ATPase

146
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What are protein pump inhibitors used for in the stomach?

A

Used to treat acid reflux

147
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What is helicobacter pylori?

A

Bacteria in the class of campylobacter.

148
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What does H. Pylori do?

A

Disrupts the protective mucus layer sitting over the epithelial cells making them vulnerable to damage by acid.

Also seems to prevent inhibition of acid secretion.

In some people H. Pylori promotes gastric ulcers and gastric cancer.

149
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What are the two pathways for pancreatic secretion?

A

(1) Acinar cells
(2) Duct cells

150
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What do pancreatic acinar cells secrete?

A

Digestive enzymes

151
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What is the major stimulus of acinar cells to secrete digestive enzymes?

A

CCK (cholecytoskinin)

152
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What do pancreatic duct cells secrete?

A

Bicarbonate-rich fluid

153
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What stimulates duct cells release of bicarbonate-rich fluid?

A

Secretin

154
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Where does the pancreas secrete into?

A

The duodenum of the small intestine

155
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What cells release CCK?

A

I cells in small intestine

156
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What triggers the release of CCK from I cells?

A

The presence of food components such as amino acids and fatty acids

157
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What cells does CCK act on?

A

Acinar cells

158
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What does CCK stimulate exocytosis of?

A

CCK stimulates exocytosis of digestive enzymes - specially of zymogen granules which contain enzymes

159
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What does CCK bind to?

A

CCK1 receptors (GPCR) on pancreatic acinar cells

160
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What does CCK binding to CCK1 activate?

A

PLC

161
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In the CCK signalling pathway what does IP3 cause the release of?

A

Ca2+ from the ER

162
Q

What cells detect pH in duodenum?

A

Intestinal S cells

163
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What cells secrete secretin?

A

S cells

164
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What cells does secretin act on?

A

acinar duct cells

165
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When secretin binds to its GPCR what does it activate?

A

AC (adenylate cyclase)

166
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What is the effect of activating AC?

A

Breaks down ATP to cAMp activating PKA - PKA phosphorylates CFTR - activating CFTR at the apical membrane of pancreatic ductal cells and stimulating the secretion of HCO3 which neutralises pH. Osmotic gradient induces fluid secretion and helps move digestive enzymes into small intestine.

167
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What does HCO3- do?

A

Neutralises pH

168
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When CFTR of the apical membrane of pancreatic ductal cells is activated what is secreted?

A

HCO3-

169
Q

How is bicarbonate-rich fluid affected in patients with CF?

A

It is absent or reduced because the CFTR is absent or dysfunctional therefore the pancreatic duct cells secretes no or limited amounts of bicarbonate-rich fluid into the lumen of the duct.

170
Q

In patients with CF what is the affect of having reduction of bicarbonate-fluid?

A

1) alkalisation/less of stomach acid

2) can’t move enzymes into small intestine

171
Q

What is the Gq protein pathway?

A

Gq = activates PLC which breaks down PIP2 into Ip3 and DAG

DAG activates PKC

IP3 binds to its receptor in ER (generally leading to Ca2+ being pumped out of the ER)

172
Q

What is the Gs protein pathway?

A

Gs = activates AC which breaks down ATP into cAMP

cAMP activates PKA which phosphorylates a lot of things.

173
Q

What G protein does CCK GPCR have?

A

Gq

174
Q

What are the 4 ligands for cell signalling pathways in the kidney?

A

Ang 2
Aldosterone
ANP
ADH

175
Q

What are the 4 ligands for cell signalling pathways in the GI tract?

A

Histamine
ACh
CCK
Secretin

176
Q

If something is water soluble where is its receptor and what kidney ligands are water soluble?

A

Membrane bound receptor.
Ang2, ANP and ADH are water soluble therefore they have membrane bound receptors (aldosterone is a lipid soluble steroid hormone so its receptor is intracellular).

PHSL233 Cellular, GI and Renal (12 decks)

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