Ch. 38-39 MS Tissues and Fracture Biology Flashcards
what are glycoproteins?
polypeptides that contain covalently linked carbohydrates Proteoglycans are a large and important class of glycoproteins
What embryonic tissue do most musculoskeletal structures derive from? Where does the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc come from?
most musculoskeletal tissues com from mesenchymal tissues derived from the embryonic mesoderm
Nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc comes from neuroectodermal (notochordal) origin
what is the difference between stress and strain in basic terms?
stress is the force per unit area
strain is the deformation in a given direction
what do all collagen types share in common?
a tertiary structure consisting of a triple helix made up of three separate polypeptide molecules called alpha chains
What are the two most abundant homotypic collagen types? and what does that mean?
Type II and III are homotypic meaning they each have three identical alpha chains
What is the most abundant heterotypic collagen?
type V which has multiple alpha chains
What are alpha chain gene products?
variable length polypeptides with a major central region consisting of (Gly-X-Y)n repeats, flanked by shorter globular N terminal and C terminal telopeptide domains
What is the rate limiting step in collagen biosynthesis?
proline hydroxylation
what is fibrillogenesis?
the assembly of tropocollagen into macromolecular fibrilar complexes within the extracellular matrix
what are the two groups of glycosaminoglycans? What do they contain?
- glucosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate and keratan sulfate) with D-glucosamine
- galactosaminoglycans (chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate) with D-galactosamine
what are metalloproteinases?
large family of zinc dependent endopeptidases including collagenases, gelatinases, and stromelysins that cleave a broad range of extracellular matrix proteins
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the majority of matrix metalloproteinases play a key role in morphogenesis of collagen
false - a deficiency in just a metalloproteinase doesnt seem to make a huge difference but in contrast, a deficiency of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) leads to an array of morphogenic defects
what is the monomeric component of elastin?
tropoelastin - 70 kDaltons
vertebrates have a single tropoelastin gene but the primary gene transcript undergoes alternative splicing to have all the different forms
what is coacervation?
temperature dependent alignment and macromolecular assembly of tropoelastin monomers
incorporation of tropoelastin into nascent elastic fibers involves coacervation and cross linking
what is the hexose/hexuronic acid and hexosamine for the GAG: chondroitin sulfate
Hexose/hexuronic acid: (2-sulfo)-glucuronic acid
Hexosamine: (4/6-sulfo) - N- acetyl glucosamine
Chondroitin sulfate is the most abundant GAG in the body
what is the hexose/hexuronic acid and hexosamine for the GAG: dermatan sulfate
Hexose/hexuronic acid: (2-sulfo)-iduronic acid or glucuronic acid
Hexosamine: (4/6-sulfo) - N- acetyl glucosamine
dermatan sulfate is different from chondroitin because of the presence of iduronic acid
what is the hexose/hexuronic acid and hexosamine for the GAG: heparan sulfate
Hexose/hexuronic acid: (2-sulfo)-iduronic acid or glucuronic acid
Hexosamine: (6-sulfo) -N- acetyl glucosamine or (6-sulfo) -N- sulfo glucosamine
heparan sulfate is the most negatively charged GAG
what is the hexose/hexuronic acid and hexosamine for the GAG: keratan sulfate
Hexose/hexuronic acid: (6-sulfo)-galactose
Hexosamine: (6-sulfo) -N- acetyl glucosamine
keratan sulfate is prevalant in bone and cartilage
what is the hexose/hexuronic acid and hexosamine for the GAG: hyaluronic acid
Hexose/hexuronic acid: glucuronic acid
Hexosamine: N- acetyl glucosamine
hyaluronic acid is a non sulfated GAG
what is a haversian unit
a unit made up of a central Haversian canal surrounded by concentrally arranged bone lamellae
what is the periosteal extracellular matrix rich in?
type I collagen
proteoglyans
elastin
how much mineral and water does living bone contain (%)?
5-10% water
70% mineral
how much (%) does collagen account for the organic matrix of bone
90%
What collagen types are in bone?
mostly type I but minor amounts of type III and V are present
what three proteins majorly contribute to the nucleation (start) of calcium hydroxylapatite crystal formation on collagen fibrils?
bone sialoprotein
osteocalcin
alkaline phosphatase
what force is bone strongest in? why?
strongest to compressive forces - the mineral component of bone extracellular matrix provides high stiffness and strength to resist compressive stresses
**the organic component is what has to handle the tensile stresses so that may be why bone is weakest in tension
how much of articular cartilage is water?
70%
what is the constitution of articular cartilage on a dry weight % basis?
50% collagen
35% proteoglycan
10% other glycoproteins
2-10% chondrocytes
how long does collagen turnover take in the adult dog? proteoglycan turnover?
120 years for collagen - no idea how they figure that
300 days for proteoglycan
what collagen predominates in articular cartilage?
85% to 90% is type II
what is aggregan?
- the major proteoglycan in articular cartilage - rich in chondroitin sulfate and in many species keratan sulfate
- large core protein of aggrecan is 240 kDa
- 90% of aggrecan is carbohydrate
- many aggregan monomers can be linked to a single hyaluron backbone and weigh more than 2x10^5 kDa
what are the main leucine rich proteoglycans in articular cartilage?
chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate groups –> decorin and biglycan
keratan sulfate –> fibromodulin
how do decorin and fibromodulin regulate collagen synthesis
they bind to type II collagen fibrils and regulate fibrillogenesis
what is the major fibronectin splice variant?
(V+C)- isoform which lacks the V, III, and I protein domains and can bind to decorin