Chemical messengers

Question 1

receptor on cell is activated by a

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ligand

Question 2

receptors have ____ ____ for ligands to attach to

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binding sites

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binding of a ligand to a receptor causes a

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response, signal transduction, change in the cell

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receptors are usually ___ proteins

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transmembrane

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8 factors that determine the interaction between a ligand and receptor

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specificity, affinity, saturation, competition, agonist, antagonist, downregulation, upregulation

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specificity

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receptor’s ability to bind to a single or very limited type of ligand

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high specificity limits ____ with other ____

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reactions, ligands

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a receptor is like a =

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lock

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a ligand is like a =

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key

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(lock and key analogy) : specificity

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determines how close a key has to be in order to unlock the lock

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affinity

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how strongly a receptor binds to a ligand

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if a ligand’s affinity to a receptor is strong then their connection will be ___ and can increase more ____ changes

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longer, downstream

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if a ligand’s affinity to a receptor is weaker then their connection will be ___ and can last for a few ____

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shorter, seconds

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competition

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how effectively other similar compounds may be able to bind to the receptor

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example of competition

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carbon monoxide competes with O2

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agonist

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competes with normal chemical messenger, but triggers the same receptor response

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an agonist ___ natural ____

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enhances, activity

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antagonist

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competes with ligand, but doesn’t trigger same receptor response

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an antagonist blocks

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signal transduction

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downregulation

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decrease in the number of reven

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downregulation is usually in response to

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an increased concentration of ligands

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upregulation

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increase in receptors

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medications are all about ____

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receptors

Question 24

the binding of a ligand to a receptor causes a ____ change that then leads to ____ activation

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conformational, receptor

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when the signal transduction pathway is activated, it leads to a

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response in the cell

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allosteric modulation

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affinity of ligand to functional site on a receptor (protein) is dependent on the conformational change of a functional site due to the binding of a modulator protein to a regulator site

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functional site

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where ligand binds to receptor in order to lead to physiologic processes

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the binding of a ligand to a functional site can alter other _____ sites on a multimeric protein

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functional

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multimeric protein

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protein made of multiple subunits with multiple binding/functional sites

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example of a receptor being influenced by the bonding of a ligand on a functional site of a multimeric protein

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4 sites for O2 to bind to HGB and the first O2 to attach is the hardest, but once it binds the other 3 functional sites for O2 to bind become more cooperative (steeper positive curve)

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covalent modulation

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the conformational change of a functional site in order to allow a ligand to bond is caused by a chemical reaction, most often phosphorylation

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in covalent modulation, there’s a ___ change and changes in _____ distribution

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conformational, electrical

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most common process used in covalent modulation

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phosphorylation

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enzyme needed to add a negatively charged phosphate group

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protein kinase

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phosphorylation

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adds a negatively charged phosphate group

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what compound is required for phosphorylation, aka what does the protein kinase take a phosphate group from to add it to the charged groups of a receptor protein

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ATP

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enzyme needed to remove a negatively charged phosphate group

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protein phosphatase

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properties of lipid soluble messengers

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can penetrate phospholipid membranes, receptors usually in nucleus, binding can lead to gene transcription/ protein synthesis or inhibit it

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properties of water soluble messengers

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cannot penetrate membranes, bind to receptors at cell membrane

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examples of water soluble messengers

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neurotransmitters, hormones, paracrine agents, autocrine agents

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receptor activation done by first messengers (water soluble messengers) can cause

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activation of a second messenger in the cell and a cellular response

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a receptor acting as an ion channel is activated by a ____ which causes a ____ change that opens an ____

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ligand, conformational, ion channel

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ions move through an ion channel in the membrane through ____ and an _____ ____

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diffusion, electrochemical gradient

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the diffusion of ions through an ion channel ___ and ___ of the membrane can trigger some sort of

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in, out, a cellular response or interaction

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2 examples of what a receptor can act as

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ion channel, enzyme

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when a receptor acts as an enzyme, the receptor has direct __ activity

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protein kinase

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if receptors act like an enzyme, they usually have a ___ group

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tyrosine

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ligand binding to a receptor protein that acts as an enzyme activates its ___ portion

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enzymatic

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when a receptor tyrosine kinase is activated by a ligand then it ____ itself

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autophosphorylates

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after auto phosphorylating, the receptor binds to other ___

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cytoplasmic proteins

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Arachadonic acid is a ___

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polyunsaturated fatty acid

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arachadonic acid leads to the formation of

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eicosanoids

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eicosanoids are usually released and act locally, so they act as either ___ or ___ agents

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paracrine, autocrine

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arachadonic acid is formed by a ___ ____ activating ____ which splits arachadonic acid off of a ____

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first messenger, phospholipase A2, phospholipid

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what activates the split between arachadonic acid and a phospholipid

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phospholipase A2

Question 52

arachadonic acid can travel down ___ different pathways

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2

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2 pathways that arachadonic acid can take

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cycloogygenase pathway and lipoxygenase pathway