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Chapter 2 - Cell Structure & Function Flashcards

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What is the type of bond forming nucleotide polymers?

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phosphodiester

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What is the type of bond forming protein polymers?

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Peptide

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What is the type of bond forming lipid polymers?

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n/a

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What is the type of bond forming carbohydrate polymers?

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Glycosidic linkage

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What is glycosylation?

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process of adding carbohydrate groups for recognition.

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What is the function of proteins?

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perform most of the cellular tasks, provide structure, and regulate cellular processes

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What is the function of phospholipids?

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serve as structural component of membranes

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what is the function of cholesterol?

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precursor for steroid hormones and membrane component

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what is the function of acylglycerol?

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provides long-term energy storage (can have up to 3 fatty acid tails of differing lengths)

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what is the function of waxes?

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establishes a protective barrier. ex. ear wax.

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steroids?

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4 ringed carbon structures that function as chemical messengers for endocrine system and are important structural components in membrane.

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What is the best carbohydrate for energy storage?

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glycogen

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What is the central dogma of genetics?

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info stored in DNA determines which RNA coding is produced and which protein sequences are generated.

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Steps of enzymatic activity?

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  1. substrate enters active site of enzyme
  2. enzyme binds to substrate and the enzyme’s shape changes slightly (induced fit)
  3. enzyme/products complex forms
  4. products leave the active site of enzyme
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What are the 7 protein classes?

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structural, enzymatic, regulatory, motile, transport, storage, and defensive.

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function of structural proteins

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provides cell or tissue strength
ex. collagen in connective tissue

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function of enzymatic proteins

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catalyzes specific reactions
ex. amylase hydrolyzes starch into shorter carbohydrate chains

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function of regulatory proteins

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chemical messengers
ex. insulin regulating blood glucose by signaling to other cells to increase glucose uptake

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function of motile proteins

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aids cell movement
ex. actin and myosin initiate muscle contraction

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function of transport proteins

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moves substances within/between cells
ex. GLUT1 permits glucose to cross the plasma membrane

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function of storage proteins

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stores nutrients
ex. ovalbumin provides amino acids to developing chick embyryo

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function of defensive proteins

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protects against disease
ex. antibodies tag pathogens for clearance by the immune system

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What happens in the mitochondria?

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the E.T.C. drives ATP synthase inside mitochondria. Oxidative phosphorylation

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What happens in ribosomes?

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made up of rRNA/proteins; conducts translational processes, large and small subunits assembling around mRNA transcription, and peptide bond formation is catalyzed.

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What happens in smooth ER?

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lipid synthesis, metabolizes carbohydrates, stores calcium for rapid signaling events, and houses detoxifying enzymes to clear drugs and toxins.

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What happens in nucleolus?

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rRNA is made and ribosome assembly

27
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What happens in golgi apparatus?

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sorting organelle, package into vesicles, cis cisterna; POST OFFICE OF CELL

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What happens in centrioles?

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microtubules are organized to form pathways for protiin trafficking during interphase and the mitotic spindle during mitotic phase.

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Phospholipid bilayer

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glycerol backbone w/ 2 fatty acid tails and phosphate head. amphipathic arrangement

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What is the function of the cholesterol within membrane?

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regulates membrane fluidity

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Oxidative Phosphorylation

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occurs during aerobic respiration when ATP is synthesized by the phosphorylation of ADP

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Functions of transmembrane proteins:

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molecular transport, cell adhesion, cell-cell recognition, signal transduction, and enzymatic activity

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Peripheral Proteins:

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located at edge of membrane by reversibly interacting with phospholipid’s polar group or permanently embedding into bilayer using a GPI anchor.

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Fluid Mosaic Model

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-plasma membrane is 2D fluid
-phospholipids, membrane proteins, and cholesterols are constantly moving to maintain the bilayer
-can freely rotate clockwise/counter and move laterally from side or front to back (CANNOT DO TRANSVERSE MIGRATION)

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Factors determining membrane fluidity:

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temp, saturation, and cholesterol

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How does temperature affect membrane fluidity?

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if temp increases, then kinetic energy increases, and the movement of the bilayer increases. ex. stick of butter.

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How does saturation of phospholipid’s fatty acid tails affect membrane fluidity?

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  • saturated acid = single bond = straight structure = pack in tightly = less movement
  • unsaturated acid = at least 1 double bond = “kinked” structure = more fluidity
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How do cholesterols affect the membrane fluidity?

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AT STANDARD TEMPS: increased cholesterol = DECREASED membrane fluidity
AT LOW TEMPS: cholesterol can serve as a spacer
Lipid rafts

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What is a lipid raft?

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contain specialized collection of membrane proteins for signaling pathway. Cholesterol levels re increased for more rigidity.

40
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Brownian Motion

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Molecules move randomly in this process

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Active transport

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against gradient; if ATP is needed = primary active transport

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Permeable

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small, non-polar solutes
ex. oxygen, CO2, steroid hormones

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Impermeable

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large, polar solutes
ex. carbohydrates, proteins, charged ions

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Passive transport

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Simple diffusion (high to low), osmosis (water, iso, hyper, hypo), and facilitated diffusion (transport proteins)

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Proteins used in passive transport

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Channel Protein: serves as a pore to permit a flow of solutes across membrane (no binding site)
Carrier Protein: has binding sites to chaperone a fixed # of solutes across membrane.

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Types of Carrier Proteins

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Voltage-gated, Ligand-gated (EC and IC), mechanosensitive

47
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What kind of protein is the sodium-potassium pump?

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Carrier Protein that does active transport. 3 Na+ out and 2 K+ in

48
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What kind of protein is the proton pump?

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Channel protein that does active transport

49
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Sickle Cell Disease

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caused by single point mutation that changes glutamic acid for valine within the beta globulin subunit of hemoglobin. Causes protein misfolding

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Lysosomal Degradation

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breaks down all four biomolecules using hydrolytic enzymes and acidic environment

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Proteasomal Degradation

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breaks down proteins only using proteolysis within the proteasome complex

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SNARE proteins

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direct the release of vesicles from the cell until a signal is given. Secretory vesicles have V-SNARES that associate w/ t-SNARES on target membrane

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Autocrine signaling

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cell signals back to itself

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Paracrine signaling

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occurs between 2 cells in close proximity (tissues)

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Types of local signaling

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direct contact and gap junctions (quickest response)

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Long distance signaling

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endocrine: signal is received by a distant cel in the body (hormones)

57
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Metatropic Receptor Signaling

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Steps:
1. Ligand binds transmembrane receptor
2. Receptor undergoes conformational change
3. A signaling cascade of effector molecules and second messengers are activated
4. Transcription factors are activated
5. Gene expression is induced

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Nuclear Receptor Signaling

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Allows ligand to ENTER cell.
- Hormone enters by simple diffusion
- Binds to nuclear receptor
-Receptor-hormone complex binds to Hormone Response Element and acts as transcription factor in nucleus
- protein is made

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Ionotropic Receptor Signaling

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just goes through channel protein

60
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2 apoptosis pathways

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  1. Extrinsic apoptotic pathway
  2. Intrinsic apoptotic pathway

Human Physiology - BIO 3322 (14 decks)

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