Cellular Structures Flashcards
intermediary metabolism
occurs in cytoplasm, which consists of cytoplasm and cytoplasmic organelles
post-translational changes on proteins and lipids
golgi apparatus
cell differentiation, signaling, and cell death
mitochondria
small vesciular compartments that contain enzymes used in oxidation
peroxisomes
vesicle that contains digestive enzymes that degrade organelles and biomolecules
lysosomes
Topological compartment
nucleus and cytosol
3 topological compartmentalization
1) nucleus and cytosol: communicate through nuclear pores
2) organelles in the secretory and endocytic pws (golgi a., ER, endosomes and lysosomes) communicate through vesicles (these organelles are considered topologically equivalent)
3) mitochondria
Topologically equivalent organelles
Theisen’s slide
“membrane budding and fusion allows the lumen of these compartments to communicate with each other and with the cell exterior”
ER: consists of what components and what compartments
cisternae (flat stacks), tubules, vesicles, divides the cytoplasm into two compartments:
luminal or cisternal compartment
cytoplasmic or cytosolic compartment
synthesizing, packaging, processing
Rough ER
parallel sacs of flat, elongated cisternae, studded with ribosomes
- where proteins are synthesized and modified
- proteins are segregated for intracellular use AND
- proteins are segregated for export from the cell
cells designed for secretion have lots of rough ER
Protein synthesis: explain how ribosomes attach to the endoplasmic reticulum
ribosomes attach to the ER under the guidance of the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide they’re synthesizing
the mechanism by which proteins meant to be secreted find their way to the ER
explained by the signal sequence hypothesis
Signal sequence
at the beginning of the polypeptide there is a SRP that directs newly synthesizing peptides into the ER cisternae
it is eventually removed
proteins exit the RER in ____ and go where?
vesicles, and they go to the cis-portion of the golgi apparatus
Smooth ER
how does it differ from the RER?
- lacks ribosomes
2. contains tubular cisternae
Smooth ER
functions
glycogen metabolism lipid synthesis phospholipid synthesis (other membranes) detoxification steroidogenesis calcium regulation
abundent in cells that make steroids or lipids
Golgi apparatus or complex: consists of, faces, and their direction
flattened sacks called cisternae
cis side faces endoplasmic re., trans side faces plasma membrane of nucleus
Golgi apparatus: function
modification of carbohydrates
synthesis of: polysaccharide and oligosaccharide
synthesis of : sphingomyelin and glycosphingolipids
sorting secretory products (making lysosomal enzymes with mannose-6-phosphate (M6P))
packaging and sorting secretory products into secretory granules or vesicles
MAKING LYSOSOMAL ENZYMES WITH MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE