Chp. 15 Flashcards
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Contains many metabolic pathways, protein synthesis, and cytoskeleton
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Cytosol
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Synthesis of most lipids, synthesis of proteins for distribution to many organelles and to plasma membrane
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ER
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Modification, sorting, packing of proteins and transport
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Golgi
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Intracellular degradation
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Lysosomes
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Sorting of endocytosed material
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Endosomes
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oxidative breakdown of toxic molecules
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Peroxisomes
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Membr ane-enclosed organelles occupy nearly __ of the cell volume
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50%
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Membrane-bound organelles allow __ of different cellular functions
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spatial separation
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With the exception of the nucleus, these organelles communicate extensively with one another and with the outside of the cell via
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vesicular traffic
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Nuclear envelope and the membranes of the ER, Golgi apparatus, endosomes and lysosomes likely originated by
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invagination of the
plasma membrane
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts likely evolved from
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bacteria that
were engulfed by primitive eukaryotic cells
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts remain…
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isolated from the vesicular traffic
13
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Protein transport begins with a
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Signal sequence
14
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The synthesis of virtually all proteins begins in the
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Cytosol
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The fate of each protein depends on whether it contains a
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signal sequence, which directs the protein to a particular
organelle
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Proteins that lack a signal sequence remain in the
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Cytosol
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The mechanism by which a protein is transported into an
organelle depends on the
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Organelle
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Transport of folded proteins into
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Nucleus through nuclear pore
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Transport of unfolded
proteins into the
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ER, mitochondria or chloroplasts across their membranes by
protein translocators
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Transport of proteins in
transport vesicles that
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pinch
off from the ER and fuse
with a compartment of the
endomembrane system
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On the cargo protein is it sequence specific signal
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Yes
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Signal sequence is recognized by
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receptor proteins
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Directional movement by transport machinery requires
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Energy
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Large pore, competent for fully folded proteins/complexes. GTP hydrolysis provides energy
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nuclear import
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narrow translocation channel;
proteins are unfolded and pulled into organelles by chaperone proteins (which hydrolyze ATP for energy)
Mitochondria/chloroplasts
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Proteins enter as they are being synthesized in the
ER
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__ are more important than the exact sequence
Hydrophobicity or the order of charged amino acids
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Deleting a signal sequence from an ER protein converts it into a
cytosolic protein
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Adding an ER signal sequence to a cytosolic protein directs it to the
ER
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The outer nuclear membrane is continuous with the
ER
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What part of the nucleus contains proteins that act as
binding sites for chromosomes and the nuclear lamina
Inner nuclear membrane
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Transport across the nuclear
envelope occurs through
Nuclear pores
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Nuclear pore complex acts as a
Selective gate
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Many of the proteins that line this are unstructured and form a mesh that fills the pore, preventing passage of large molecules
Nuclear pore complex
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Large structure composed of ~30 different proteins
Nuclear pore complex
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Proteins enter the nucleus in what state
Mature, fully folded
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Signal sequence that directs transport
into the nucleus is called a
Nuclear localization signal
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NLS is recognized and bound by a cytosolic protein called a
Nuclear import receptor
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facilitates nuclear transport
GTP hydrolysis
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present in high concentrations in the nucleus
Ran-GTP
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present in high concentrations in the cytosol
Ran-GDP
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small monomeric GTPase
Ran
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In the __, Ran GTP binds a
Nucleus, Nuclear import receptor
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The import receptor, bound to __, returns to the __
Ran-GTP, cytosol
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Hydrolysis of GTP causes…
Ran-GDP to release the import receptor
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Proteins must unfold to enter
Mitochondria or chloroplasts
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help pull in and refold proteins (use energy from
ATP hydrolysis)
Mitochondrial chaperone proteins
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Simultaneous transport across the outer and inner membranes by __. The protein is __ during the transfer process
Protein translocaters, unfolded
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Two types of proteins are transferred to the ER
Soluble, transmembrane
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are translocated across the membrane into the ER lumen
Soluble proteins
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are partly translocated across the membrane and
remain embedded in it
Trans membrane proteins
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Proteins enter the ER while being synthesized and are directed there
by a
Hydrophobic ER signal sequence
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A protein will not re enter the cytosol once inside the __. Instead, proteins are transported to their destination in __
ER lumen, or embedded in ER membrane; transport vesicles
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Mos t proteins are threaded across the __ membrane before they are completely synthesized
ER
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Membrane-bound ribosomes
create the
Rough ER
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The ribosome synthesize the protein attached to the
ER membrane to initiate transfer
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The same pool of ribosomes synthesizes
cytosolic proteins and ER proteins
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Membrane-bound and free
(cytosolic) ribosomes are
Structurally identicical
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When a ribosome is
synthesizing a protein with an
ER signal sequence, the signal
sequence directs the ribosome
To the
ER
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Many ribosomes can bind the
same __ molecule, forming
a __
MRNA, polyribosome
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binds both the ribosome and the ER signal sequence as it emerges from the ribosome
Signal recognition particle
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Protein synthesis slows down until the SRP binds an __ in
the ER membrane
SRP receptor
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Once SRP binds to an SRP receptor, the SRP is __ and passed to a __
Released, protein translocater
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Soluble proteins made in the ER are released into the
ER lumen
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The ER signal sequence opens the __ and remains bound during synthesis
P rotein translocator
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initiates transfer into the ER
N-terminal ER signal sequence
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located further along the polypeptide chain, halts the
transfer
stop-transfer sequence
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Once the N terminal signal sequence is cleaved, the __ remains in the belayer, forming an __
Stop transfer sequence, alpha helix
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The protein has a defined and permanent orientation. What is it?
N -terminus in the ER lumen,
and C-terminus in the cytosol
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In some proteins, an internal signal sequence called a __ initiates protein transfer into the ER
start-transfer sequence
71
Start-transfer sequences and stop-transfer sequences can work in
Pairs to thread multi pass transmembrane proteins into ER
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Are signal sequences removed from the protein once it’s been sorted?
Often, but not always
73
In the mitochondria, protein synthesis and folding occurs where
Cytosol
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Do the following phrases describe the import of proteins in the nucleus, mitochondria or both?
The imported protein encodes a nuclear localization signal
Nucleus
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The imported protein is pulled into the organelle’s lumen by chaperone proteins in…
Mitochondria
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Protein is first synthesized and folded in the cytosol before
being imported in….
Nucleus and mitochondria
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Important of proteins requires ATP in
Mitochondria
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Important of proteins requires GTP in
Nucleus
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Proteins are imported in their folded state in the
Nucleus
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Proteins are imported in their unfolded state in…
Mitochondria
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Where will a protein with an ER signal sequence be transported
Into the lumen of the ER
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Where will a protein with an ER signal sequence and a stop transfer sequence be transported
Into the membrane of ER then crosses the membrane 1 time
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Where will a protein with a start transfer sequence and a stop transfer sequence be transported
Embedded in the ER membrane and crosses the membrane twice
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Continual budding and fusion of ___ enables transport
from the ER to the Golgi apparatus, and from the Golgi to other
compartments
transport vesicles
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Vesicular transport allows
exocytosis and endocytosis
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What is the secretory pathway
ER to Golgi to cell surface
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Endocytic pathway
Plasma membrane to endosomes to lysosomes
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allows ingestion and degradation of extracellular molecules
Endocytosis
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Vesicular transport is
highly selective
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The formation of transport vesicles is energetically __
unfavorable
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__ is maintained during transport (i.e., the
cytosolic surface remains cytosolic; the extracellular/lumenal
surface remains extracellular/lumenal)
membrane topology
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Best-studied vesicles have a protein coat made of the protein
clathrin
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Clathrin molecules assemble into a basketlike network on the cytosolic side of the membrane, forming a
clathrin-coated pit
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Mechanism budding of a clathrin-coated vesicle
1. Cargo receptors bind molecules selected for transport
2. Adaptins capture cargo receptors and bind clathrin (forming coated pit)
3. Dynamin assessmles as a ring and hydrolyzes GTP to help pinch off vesicles
4. Following budding, the vesicle sheds its protein coat
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Uncoating of clathrin requires energy from
ATP hydrolysis
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Dynamin is a
GTPase
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__ on the vesicle surface are recognized by tethering
proteins on the target membrane
Rab proteins (GTPases)
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act as molecular markers for each membrane type
Rab proteins
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What ensures that transport vesicles fuse only with the correct membrane
Matching Rab and tethering protein
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what drives vesicle fusion
SNARE
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Movement between compartments is mediated by
transport vesicles
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Vesicle budding is driven by
protein coat assembly (clathrin, COP)
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Vesicle Scission is driven by assembly and
GTPase activity of Dynamin
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Fusion is driven by
v-SNARE/t-SNARE winding
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Rabs/tethering proteins provide
selective vesicle docking
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Most proteins are covalently modified in the
ER
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Disulfide bond formation is catalyzed by an
enzyme in the ER lumen
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help stabilize the structure of secreted proteins
Disulfide bonds
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Many proteins are glycosylated in the
ER
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Oligosaccharides linked to an asparagine side chain are are called
N-linked
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Subsequent modification of the oligosaccharide begins in the
ER
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A branched oligosaccharide containing 14 sugars is transferred from a lipid
(called dolichol) to the side chain of an
asparagine amino acid
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helps protect a protein from degradation by
preventing binding of proteases
Glycosylation
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can help mediate binding to chaperone proteins (ensuring quality control)
Glycosylation
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can serve as a transport signal for packaging the protein into an appropriate transport vesicle
Oligosaccharides
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Oligosaccharides on the cell surface can function in
cell-cell
recognition
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hold proteins in the ER until proper folding or assembly occurs
Chaperones
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If proper folding fails, the proteins are exported to the cytosol for degradation
in the
proteasome
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Misfolded proteins can accumulate in the ER, triggering the
unfolded protein response (UPR)
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If the ER cannot keep up with the demand, the UPR directs the cell to
apoptosis
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Golgi apparatus is a collection of flattened, membrane-enclosed sacs
called
cisternae
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Proteins and lipids travel in transport vesicles from the ER and fuse with
the
cis Golgi network
123
Proteins exit the golgi from the
trans golgi network
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operates continually in all eukaryotic cells and
does not require a particular signal sequence
Constitutive exocytosis
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operates only in cells that are specialized for
secretion (i.e., secretory cells)
Regulated exocytosis
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common activator of regulated secretion
calcium
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Proteins destined for regulated
secretion...
aggregate with each other, packed onto high concentrations
128
Secretory vesicles bud from the trans Golgi network and accumulate
near the
plasma membrane
129
Influx of Ca2+ stimulates from pre-synpatic cell results in
fusion of synaptic vesicles
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Influx of Ca2+ stimulates from pre-synpatic cell results in
fusion of synaptic vesicles
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Ingestion of fluid and molecules via small pinocytic vesicles; carried out continually by all eukaryotic cells
Pinocytosis
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Ingestion of large particles; mainly carried out by phagocytic cells
Phagocytosis
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Ingested materials are delivered to
endosomes
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Material to be ingested is enclosed by the plasma membrane,
which buds inward to form an
endocytic vesicle
134
Pseudopods fuse at their tips to form a
phagosomes
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phagosomes fuse to
lysosomes
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Pinocytosis is carried out mainly by
clathrin-coated pits and vesicles
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enables selection of macromolecules for ingestion via binding to complementary
receptors on the cell surface (e.g., transport of cholesterol/LDL)
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
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Empty receptors return either to their
original plasma membrane domain
(___) or to a different domain of
the plasma membrane
(___). Other receptors travel
to the lysosome for __.
recycling, transcytosis, degradation
139
principal sites of intracellular digestion
lysosomes
140
Lysosomes contain ~40 types of
hydrolytic enzymes active in lumen
141
Enzymes and membrane proteins of the lysosome are synthesized in the
ER
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A phosphorylated sugar group,___, is added to these proteins while they are in the cis Golgi network.
mannose 6-phosphate
143
This sugar is recognized by the mannose 6-phosphate receptor, enabling sorting
into transport vesicles for
delivery to lysosomes via endosomes
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is used to degrade obsolete parts of the cell (like organelles) via the
formation of a double membrane around the material to be ingested
autophagy
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Transmembrane protein that binds molecules selected for transport
Cargo receptor
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Assembles as a ring around the neck of a clathrin-coated pit
Dynamin
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GTPase that acts as a marker on the surface of transport Rab vesicles and is recognized by tethering proteins on the target membrane
Rab
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Pairs of these proteins wind around one another, pulling the vesicle’s membrane close to the target membrane and promoting fusion
SNARE
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protein that captures cargo receptors and secures the
clathrin coat to the vesicle membrane
Adaptin
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Assembles into a basketlike network that gives budding
vesicles their shape
Clathrin
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True or false
____Early endosomes mature into late endosomes as they fuse with each other or with pre-existing late endosomes.
_______The interior of an endosome is kept basic (pH 8-9) by an ATP- driven proton pump located in the endosomal membrane.
_______ Endocytic cargo that dissociates from its receptor in the endosome is destined for degradation in the lysosome.
_______ Proteins destined for the plasma membrane are tagged with mannose-6-phosphate.
_______ After pinching off from the plasma membrane, clathrin-coated vesicles shed their coat and fuse with the Golgi apparatus.
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F
T
F
F
