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determine the shape of the cell’s surface and are necessary for whole-cell locomotion

form many types of cell-surface projections like lamellipodia and filopodia that cells use to explore territory and move around

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actin filaments

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determine the positions of membrane-enclosed organelles, direct intracellular transport, and form the mitotic spindle that segregates chromosomes during cell division

form cilia, which function as motile whips or sensory devices on the surface of the cell

can quickly rearrange themselves to form a bipolar mitotic spindle during cell division

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Microtubules

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What is the monomer of actin filament?

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actin

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What is the monomer of microtubules?

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tubulin

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provide mechanical strength

line the inner face of the nuclear envelope, forming a protective cage for the cell’s DNA

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intermediate filaments

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hold epithelial cell sheets together or help nerve cells to extend long and robust axons, and they allow us to form tough appendages such as hair and fingernails

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intermediate filaments

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another word for actin subunits

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Globular (G) - actin

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homolog of tubulin:

which can polymerize into filaments and assemble into a ring; important for cell division and cell fission

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FtsZ

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homologs of actin:

assemble to form dynamic patches that move circumferentially along the length of the cell; contribute to cell shape by serving as a scaffold to direct the synthesis of the peptidoglycan cell wall

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MreB and Mbl

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Bacterial homologs of actin:

carry genes responsible for antibiotic resistance and cause the spread of multidrug resistance in epidemics; and ParR proteins important for segregation

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ParM

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Combination of end-to-end are seen in _____ and ____

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actin and microtubule

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combination of subunit in side-to-side are seen in ______

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intermediate filaments

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What type of actin are expressed only in muscle cells?

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α-Actin

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β- and γ-actins are found together in almost all _____

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non- muscle cells

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What do you call to the slower-growing end of the actin filament?

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minus end or pointed end

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What do you call to the faster-growing end of the actin filament?

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plus end or barbed end

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what do you call to the aggregation of 3 actin subunit to start the elongation?

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nucleus

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What happens in nucleation process?

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actin monomers forming 3 (nucleus)

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What happens in actin polymerization process?

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elongation of actin filament

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What happens in actin treadmilling?

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elongation at the same time some loose in the negative end

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are fungal products that prevent actin polymerization by binding to the plus end of actin filaments.

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Cytochalasins

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prevents actin polymerization by binding to actin subunits.

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Latrunculin

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toxins isolated from the Amanita mushroom that bind tightly all along the side of actin filaments and stabilize them against depolymerization

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Phalloidins

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prevent the actin filament from interacting with other proteins

important in the control of muscle contraction

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Tropomyosin

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function in the capping of exceptionally long-lived actin filaments in muscle, binds tightly to the minus ends of actin filaments that have been coated and thereby stabilized by tropomyosin
Tropomodulin
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actin-severing proteins (breaks the filament) are activated by high levels of cytosolic Ca2+ Binds to the side of the filament
Gelsolin
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actin-filament destabilizing protein found in Eukaryotes Cut actin filament binds along the length of the actin filament, forcing the filament to twist a little more tightly (twisting)
Cofilin (actin depolymerizing factor)
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is the motor protein that enables stress fibers and other contractile arrays to contract
Myosin II
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Causes the very close packing of actin filaments that exclude myosin Binds actin filaments together
Fimbrin (straight)
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polarized actin filaments into loose bundles, allowing the binding of myosin and formation of contractile actin bundles
Α-actinin (straight)
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Organizes a network actin in the brain promotes the formation of a loose and highly viscous gel by clamping together two actin filaments roughly at right angles
Filamin
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Web forming protein allowing the red blood cell to spring back to its original shape after squeezing through a capillary important in worms
Spectrin
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Protein that ables to move
Myosin II
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Composed of actin and myosin
Myofibrils
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Largest protein in the human body
Titin
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Important for movement within a cell because it moves continuously along the actin filament so parang asa tight rope sya ganern
Myosin V
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carry a wide range of cargoes— including mRNA, endoplasmic reticulum, and secretory vesicles
Myosin V
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Made of microtubule dimers (alpha and beta tubulin; that are bounded by GTP)
Microtubules
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What are the subunit of microtubules?
alpha and beta tubulin
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What does plus end of microtubule do?
Exposed here is the B- tubulin Growing and shrinking
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What does the minus end of the microtubule do?
Exposed here is the a- tubulin
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What are the 2 types of microtubule?
D form : one with GDP | T form : one with GTP
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interact with tubulin subunits and lead to microtubule depolymerization
colchicine and nocodazole
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binds to and stabilizes microtubules, causing a net increase in tubulin polymerization
Taxol
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Location for microtubules that are nucleated where y- tubulin is most enriched
microtubule-organizing center (MTOC)
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The location of the microtubule in animal cell is located in _____
centrosomes
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What do you call to the proteins that bind to microtubules?
microtubule-associated proteins, or MAPs.
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Type of MAP determine the organization spaces of the microtubule long projecting domain, form bundles of stable microtubules that are kept widely spaced
MAP 2
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Type of MAP: shorter projecting domain, form bundles of more closely packed microtubules Associate with Alzheimer’s disease
Tau
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known as catastrophe factors bind to microtubule ends leads to shrinking
Kinesin 13
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protects microtubule minus ends from the effects of catastrophe factors
Nezha or Patronin
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suppressed catastrophe and keeps growing rather than shrinking
XMAP215
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Binds tubulin dimers and prevents their addition to the ends of microtubules result in shrinking
Stathmin (or Op18)
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contribute to the rapid microtubule depolymerization observed at the poles of spindles during mitosis
Katanin
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CLASS OF MOTOR : walking toward the plus end of microtubules organelles from the axon to nerve terminals
Kinesin-1
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CLASS OF MOTOR : moves towards the negative- end highly specialized for the rapid and efficient sliding movements of microtubules that drive the beating of cilia and flagella required continuously for neuronal function
Dynein
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allows Dynein to move along microtubule in negative direction in order to transport vesicle within the cell
Dynactin Complex
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Where does cilia and flagella structures built from?
microtubules and dynein
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Where does myofibrils machine built from?
actin and myosin filaments
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What do you call to the bending core of cilia and flagella for their movement?
axoneme
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found on sperm and many protozoa enable the cells to which they are attached to swim through liquid media Undulating motion
Flagella
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Whip-like motion line our respiratory tract, sweeping layers of mucus, trapped particles of dust, and bacteria up to the mouth where they are swallowed and ultimately eliminated
Cilia
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nonmotile counterpart of cilia and flagella they sense and respond to the exterior environment, functions best understood in the context of smell and sight
Primary cilia
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Microtubule-organizing centers (MOC) such as _______ protect the minus ends of microtubules and continually nucleate the formation of new microtubules.
centrosomes
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proteins that stabilize microtubules
Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs)
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Counteracting the stabilizing activity of MAPs "catastrophe factors"
kinesin-13 proteins
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moves toward the minus end of microtubules, and its sliding of axonemal microtubules underlies the beating of cilia and flagella.
motor dynein
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nonmotile sensory organs found on many cell types
primary cilia
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Common structure is the coiled-coil which is a multi-strand rope
intermediate filaments
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monomers connect ______ in intermediate filaments
side to side
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most diverse intermediate filament family and held together by disulfide bonds
keratins
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Bundle of keratin filaments that gives outermost layers of skin mutation leads to eczema
Filaggrin
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second family of intermediate filaments high concentrations along the axons of vertebrate neurons
Neurofilaments
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third family of intermediate filaments
vimentin-like filaments (Desmin)
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intermediate filament network is linked to the rest of the cytoskeleton by members of a family of proteins called ______
plakins
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links the intermediate filaments to microtubules, actin filament bundles, and filaments of the motor protein myosin II
Plakins (example Plectin)
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connects the nuclear and cytoplasmic cytoskeletons
SUN and KASH proteins
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proteins bind to the nuclear lamina or chromosomes
SUN
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proteins bind directly to actin filaments and indirectly to microtubules and intermediate filaments
KASH
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Important to regulate cell polarity block the movement of proteins from one side of the bud neck to the other, thereby concentrating cell growth preferentially within the bud (mother). In animal cells, septins function in cell division, migration, and vesicle trafficking
Septin
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tissue-specific forms of intermediate filaments in epithelial cells
keratin
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tissue-specific forms of intermediate filaments in nerve cells
neurofilaments
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tissue-specific forms of intermediate filaments in muscle cells
Desmin
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Contain all of the machinery required for cell motility
Lamellipodia
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degrade the extracellular matrix, which requires the delivery of vesicles containing matrix-degrading proteases.
Invadopodia
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act as molecular switches that cycle between an active GTP-bound state and an inactive GDP-bound state promotes bundling of actin filaments and clustering of integrins
Rho Protein
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promotes actin polymerization at the cell periphery, leading to the formation of sheetlike lamellipodial extensions
Rac Protein
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expressed only in blood cells and immune system cells
WASp Protein
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movement of a cell toward or away from a source of some diffusible chemical. Example is neutrophil that moves toward a source of bacterial infection
chemotaxis

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