Chapter 8: Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems- Structure, Function and Membrane Trafficking Flashcards
DNA areas in euk vs prok
- euks: nucleus: specific region
- prok: nucleoid region: specific region
What are the components of the nucleus?(6)
- Nuclear envelope
- nuclear pores
- nucleolus
- chromatin
- nuclear matrix
- nucleoplasm
Nucleus components functions:
- Nuclear envelope
- nuclear pores
- nucleolus
- chromatin
- nuclear matrix
- nucleoplasm
- 2 concentric membranes, around the nucleus
- more of a nuclear pore complex: made up of 30 different nuclear proteins that are transport receptors. (Binds ligands). It moves molecules across the nuclear envelop. Importins: transports in to nucleus.Exportins: transports out.
- assembly of rRNA
- DNA + histones
- insoluble fibrous matrix with many functions
L> maintains nuclear shape
L> provides structure for the formation of chromatin loops (unpacked sections of chromatin) which are the areas of transcription.
L> DNA and RNA replication ..processing RNA aka transcribe it and then slice then translate. - cellular sap of nucleus
The double membrane of the nucleus is continuous with?
- the endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondria:
- describe it
- oxidative metabolism
- double membrane
- has its own DNA
- outer membrane. Inner membrane, cristae and matrix……
- energy generator
Nuclear pore complex? (NPC) ?(everything you know)
- RNA molecules + proteins move in both directions through this…mrna, rna, ribosomal subunits are made in the nucleus than exported…
-sRNA’s (splicing) move in both directions bc made in nucleus then assembled in cytoplasm with proteins then comes back in the nucleus for splicing. - NPC has app 30 different proteins called nuclear porins.
L>largely conserved between yeast and verts - nuclear localization signal on a protein
L> to locate the nucleus (NLS)
**so you can target them to go back - SV40: T antigen
L>particular….NSL set of 7 aa’s…best case they are positive charged aa’s…If you take one and replace it by a non polar aa (diff charge) the protein will not move into the nucleus…loses the NSL
**conversely if you take a non nuclear protein and put NSL aa chain on it- it will enter the nucleus.
Chloroplasts?
- photosynthesis
- double membrane
- its own DNA
- outer m, inner m, thylakoid, grana, stroma and lamella
- *animals need photosynthesis to occur
Peroxisomes aka
microbodies
Peroxisomes:
- compartmentalization for ?
- oxidation of?
- where are these highly concentrated?
- plant version?
- peroxide-generating reactions
- oxidation of toxic substances
- high [] in liver and kidney cells
- glyoxysomes in plants =equivalent …enzymes that break down FA
Peroxisomes:
- Zellweger syndrome?
- Adrenyleukodystrophy
- enzymes not transported inside aka can’t get rid of toxic substances….neurological, visual issues etc…death in infancy
- Long chain FA not transported inside; builds up levels….
L> treatment= diet, stem cell therapy; gene therapy
Endomembrane System:
- BSP??
- biosynthetic secretory pathway
L> things are made in the cell and potentially secreted out
Endomembrane System:
- what makes it up?(3)
- Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
- Golgi complex
- Transport vesicles
- *EMS is highly conserved…across many organisms they all have similar EMS
Endomembrane System:
- Description about proteins?
- once they are made they can be shipped into the cytoplasm and rough to ER to be modified aka tagged then brought to the golgi which packages it and transports it via vesicles
Nucleus–>ER—>golgi–> PM
Biosynthetic - Secretory Pathway
-explain it and what are the two types of secretion?
- proteins synthesized in ER
- modified by golgi
- transported to various destinations via constitutive secretion and regulated secretion.
Biosynthetic - Secretory Pathway
-Constitutive secretion?
- discharged into the extracellular space in a continuous manner
- unregulated
- daily maintenance (ECM or PM) this is why its occurring
- contents are released from cell via vesicle but M proteins fuse with M
Biosynthetic - Secretory Pathway
- regulated secretion?
- materials are stored in M-bound packages
- discharged only in response to stimulus
- specific roles in body’s maintenance homeostasis!
- ex: allergic rxn causing a load of histamines released need anti histamines…
ex: endocrine cells,neurone, pancreatic acinar cells, intestinal goblet cells
Biosynthetic - Secretory Pathway
- enzymes for proxisomes are made?
in the cytosol via free ribosomes therefore do not need to go under all of this processing