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Chapter 29: Lipid Synthesis: Storage Lipids, Phospholipids, and Cholesterol Flashcards

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What is the storage form of FAs?

A

Triacylglycerol

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Lipids are made from _____ or from their breakdown products.

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Fatty acids

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Phospholipids and sphingolipids make up…

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Membrane lipids

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3
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Membrane components and precursor to steroid hormones

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Cholesterol

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What is the precursor of storage lipids?

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Phosphatidate

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Phosphatidate (diacylglycerol 3-phosphate) is formed by the addition of _____ to _____.

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Two fatty acids to glycerol 3-phosphate

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Glycerol 3-phosphate –> _____ –> _____.

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–> Lysophosphatidate –> Phosphatidate

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What is bound to ER and synthesizes triacylglycerol from phosphatidate and acyl CoA in liver?

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Triacylglycerol synthase

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TAG is transported to _____ or _____

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Muscle (fuel) or Adipose tissue (storage)

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Phosphatidate –> DAG –>

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TAG

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Phosphatidate is the precursor to make…

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Triacylglycerols (TAG)

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Phospholipids are generated from _____ and _____ in the ER.

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Phosphatidate and Alcohol

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Phospholipid synthesis requires the activation of _____ to provide the needed energy

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Either alcohol or phosphatidate

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13
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DAG is activated by forming _____.

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CDP-diacylglycerol

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In other cases, the alcohol is activated by _____ and subsequent _____ to form _____.

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Activated by phosphorylation and subsequent reaction with CTP to form CDP-alcohol

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The activated alcohol in phospholipid synthesis reacts with _____ to form the phospholipid.

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Diacylglycerol

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Sphingolipids are synthesized from _____.

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Ceramide

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Sphingolipids: Membrane lipids found in all eukaryotic cells, have a _____ instead of a glycerol bakcbone.

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Sphingosine backbone

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Sphingolipids are synthesized from _____ and _____.

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Palmitoyl CoA and serine

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What is the initial product of sphingolipid sythesis?

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Ceramide

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The _____ of ceramide is substituted to form other sphingolipids.

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Terminal hydroxyl group

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_____ is found in the extracellular fluid in lungs and prevent lung collapse after exhaling.

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Dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine

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Describe Respiratory Disease Syndrome

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Failure to synthesize sufficient dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine, leading to collapse of the lung

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Describe Tay-Sachs Disease.

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  • Inability to degrade ganglioside (phospholipids) due to lack of beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase in lysosomes
  • Neurons become swollen with lipid-filled lysosomes, which leads to lack of psychomotor skills and blindness
  • Tay-Sachs disease results in death by age 3
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What is a key regulatory enzyme in lipid metabolism?

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Phosphatidic Acid Phosphatase

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What catalyzes the conversion of phosphatidate to diacylglycerol?

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Phosphatidic acid phosphatase (regulates lipid metabolism)

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Different lipids are synthesized depending on whether the phosphatase is _____ or _____.

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Active or Inactive

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Loss of phosphatase activity in mice results in loss of _____ and the development of _____.

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Loss of body fat Development of insulin resistance

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28
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Excess phosphatase activity results in _____.

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Obesity

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29
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No cholesterol = ?

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No membrane function

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30
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Cholesterol is synthesized from _____.

A

Acetyl Coenzyme A

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31
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_____ is the primary site of cholesterol synthesis.

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Liver

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32
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All 27 carbons of cholesterol are derived from _____.

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Acetyl CoA

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33
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Cholesterol is synthesized from acetyl CoA to _____ to _____.

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Mevalonate to isopentenyl pyrophosphate

34
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6 molecules of isopentenyl pyrophosphate are condensed into _____.

35
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Squalene is cyclized into…

A

Cholesterol

36
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What is the rate-limiting step of cholesterol synthesis?

A

Mevalonate formation

37
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_____ initiates the synthesis of cholesterol

A

Formation of mevalonate

38
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First step in the synthesis of cholesterol is the formation of mevalonate by…

A

HMG-CoA Reductase

39
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HMG-CoA Reductase catalyzes the _____ and is the major _____ for cholesterol synthesis.

A

Catalyzes the committed step and is the major control site

40
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HMG-CoA Reductase is an _____ in the _____.

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Integral membrane protein in the ER

41
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In other words, mevalonate determines…

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How much cholesterol is synthesized by the cell

42
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HMG-CoA reductase is controlled by four different mechanisms in response to cellular cholesterol levels:

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  1. Regulation of transcription
  2. Covalent modification
  3. Regulation of translation
  4. Control of degradation
43
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HMG-CoA Reductase synthesis rate is controlled by…

44
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HMG-CoA Reductase: When cholesterol levels increase,

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Degradation of the reductase occurs

45
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HMG-CoA Reductase: Phosphorylation will

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Inactivate the enzyme

46
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Cholesterol and triacylglycerols are NOT _____ and transported in the blood in form of _____ particles.

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NOT water-soluble and transported in the form of lipoprotein particles

47
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Lipoprotein particles consist of a _____ component and various _____.

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Protein component and various lipids

48
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The protein(s) serve to _____ the lipids and to _____ the particles to specific targets.

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Serve to solubilize the lipids and to direct the particles to specific targets (specific tissues)

49
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Lipoprotein particles are classified according to _____.

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Increasing density

50
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Proteins are _____ than lipids.

A

Denser

The higher density lipoproteins have MORE protein

51
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VLDL is what % lipid?

52
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Cholesterol is carried by _____.

54
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High levels of HDL…

A

Decrease the risk for heart disease

55
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LDL _____ bloodstream; HDL _____ bloodstream.

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LDL brings chol. to bloodstream; HDL removes chol. from bloodstream

56
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The major carrier of cholesterol in the blood

A

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

57
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Carries cholesterol released into the blood back to the liver - reverse cholesterol transport

A

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

58
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Which type is known as the ‘bad’ cholesterol?

A

LDL - can cause heart attacks

59
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LDL plays a central role in…

A

Cholesterol Metabolism

60
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LDLs deliver cholesterol to peripheral tissues and cholesterol enters the cell by _____.

A

Receptor-mediated endocytosis

61
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What is the genetic disease that results from the absence of functional LDL receptor?

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Familial hypercholesterolemia

  • High levels of cholesterol and LDL in plasma
  • Excess LDL contribute to development of heart attacks
62
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What is the goal to treat high blood cholesterol?

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  • Goal is to increase # of LDL-R to more effectively remove cholesterol
63
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How do you treat high blood cholesterol? 2 Treatments

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  1. Decrease new cholesterol synthesis by inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase by a class of drugs called statins.
  2. Block the uptake of dietary cholesterol
    • Blocked by ingesting a resin that binds to the bile salts
64
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HDL protects against…

A

Atherosclerosis

65
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HDL is considered the ‘good’ cholesterol because it can _____ by retrieving cholesterol from other tissues to the liver for excretion.

A

Prevent heart attacks

66
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What is the precursor to steroid hormones, vitamin D and bile salts?

A

Cholesterol

67
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Steroid hormones are crucial _____.

A

Signaling molecules

68
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All five major classes of steroid hormones are derived from _____.

A

Cholesterol

69
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Vitamin D is derived from cholesterol by _____.

A

Energy of sunlight

70
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Regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism

71
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Active form of vitamin D formed from cholesterol

A

Calcitriol

72
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Deficiency of vitamin D results in…

A
  • Rickets: inadequate calcification of cartilage and bone
73
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In adults, vitamin D deficiency results in…

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Osteomalacia, a condition characterized by soft and weak bones

74
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T or F: HMG CoA reductase catalyzes the first committed step of cholesterol synthesis.

75
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T or F: HMG CoA reductase can be regulated by phosphorylation.

76
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T or F: The absence of sterols results in an increase in HMG CoA reductase degradation

77
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T or F: SREBP is involved in transcriptional regulation of the HMG CoA reductase gene

78
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T or F: Statins are competitive inhibitors of HMG CoA reductase.

79
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Lipids in the intestine are coated with _____ and digested by _____?

A
  • Coated with bile salts
  • Digested by pancreatic lipases
80
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Which is NOT a method for regulation of HMG CoA reductase?

  • Inactivation due to phosphorylation by AMP-dependent kinase
  • Alteration in rate of translation of reductase mRNA by dietary cholesterol
  • Regulation of rate of synthesis of reductase mRNA by SREBP
  • Proteolytic degradation of reductase controlled by cholesterol levels
  • Transportation of reductase to the mitochondria controlled by cholesterol levels
A

Transportation of reductase to the mitochondria controlled by cholesterol levels

81
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Cholesterol is used in formation of:

  • Bile salts
  • Testosterone and other steroid hormones
  • Cholesterol esters
  • Vitamin D
A

All are correct

82
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If levels of cholesterol are low:

  • Proteolysis of HMG CoA reductase is increased
  • HMG CoA reductase is phosphorylated by AMP-activated protein kinase
  • HMG CoA reductase is translocated to the nucleus
  • SREBP is cleaved by a protease, allowing the DNA binding domain to increase transcription of the HMG CoA reductase gene
  • HMG CoA reductase expression is not altered in any way
A

SREBP is cleaved by a protease, allowing the DNA binding domain to increase transcription of the HMG CoA reductase gene

83
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Lipoproteins:

  • Are used primarily to transport amino acids throughout the body
  • Contain hydrophobic cores with triacylglycerols and cholesterol esters
  • Have hydrophobic surfaces with charged carbohydrates
  • Contain only cholesterol as a lipid component
  • Function only in the liver
A

Contain hydrophobic cores with triacylglycerols and cholesterol esters

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