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Cytoskeleton Flashcards

1
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Cytoskeleton Roles (5)

A 
Cellular polarity & shape
Directional migration
Formation of mitotic/meiotic spindle
Chromosome segregation
Cytokinesis
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Cytoskeleton components:

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Intermediate filaments
Actin
Microtubules

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Intermediate Filaments location (4)

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Surround nucleus
Extend to cell periphery
At cell-cell junctions
At cell-ECM junctions

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Intermediate Filaments Structure

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2 chained coiled coil that forms an antiparallel tetramer

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5
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Examples of Intermediate Filaments(3)

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Keratin
Neurofilaments
Nuclear lamins

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Intermediate Filaments

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Controlled by phosphorylation (dynamic)

Role in signaling and controlling gene regulatory networks

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Actin Filaments

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Polymers of actin with ATP or ADP bound
Helical
Polar (barbed and pointed end)

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Microtubules

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Polar
Binds GDP or GTP
Polymers of alpha/beta tubulin arranged in tubules with 13 protofilaments

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9
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Microtubule examples (5)

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Mitotic spindle
Cilia
Flagella
Basal bodies
Centrioles
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ATP/GTP cap

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At growing end

Due to nucleotide hydrolysis lagging behind polymerization

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11
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Phalloidin (natural toxin)

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Bind and stabilize actin filaments

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12
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Colchicine (natural toxin)

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Depolymerize microtubules

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13
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Taxol (natural toxin)

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Bind and stabilize microtubules

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14
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Microtubule growth stabilized by ______ and destabilized by _____ which leads to _________

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Stabilize: GTP tubulin cap at + end
Destabilize: GDP tubulin at + end
Leads to: rapid depolymerization

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+ tip proteins

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Inhibit catastrophes to let microtubules get to cell periphery

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16
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Primary cilium

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Non-motile sensory organelles

Role in developmental signaling pathways

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17
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MAPs

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Microtubule Associated Proteins

18
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MAPs regulate __________ and can ________

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Microtubule assembly

Stabilize or destabilize the + and - end

19
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Actin polymerization provides

A

Force for movement

20
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How to get force for movement (3)

A

Nucleation more actin filaments
Sever existing filaments to create more barbed ends
Form branches from existing actin filaments

21
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Are 2/3 is activated by ______ and is required for _______

A

Rho (downstream)

Nucleation of actin polymerization

22
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Are 2/3 involved with (3)

A

Wound healing
Neutrophil migration
Invasion of metastatic cancer cells

23
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Cytoskeletal Motors

A

Myosin (actin)
Kinesin (microtubule)
Dynein (microtubule)

24
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Cytoskeletal motors are all ________

A

ATPases

Create conformational change by binding ATP to make mechanical work

25
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Myosin V

A

Carries cargos on tail

26
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Myosin I

A

Single headed myosins

Bind to plasma membrane

27
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Myosin II

A

Form bipolar filaments
Each power stroke moves myosin 1 actin subunit closer to + end
Filament that forms myosin

28
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Myosin moves towards

A

+ end of actin

29
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Myosin roles (3)

A

Cytokinesis
Intracellular transport
Endocytosis

30
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Myosin globular head has _______ and the tail binds to _______ and is ______

A

ATPase
Membrane/target
Variable

31
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Kinesin moves towards

A

+ end of microtubule

32
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Kinesin head has ______, the tail binds _______ and is _______, the neck region determines _________

A

ATPase
Target
Variable
Polarity (next to head)

33
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Dynein moves towards

A
  • end of microtubule
34
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Dynein is found in

A

Cilia and flagella arms for beating

35
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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)

A

Cilia are immobile
Male sterility and respiratory tract infection
Mutation in outer arm ciliary dynein heavy chain

36
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Dynein is used for

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Retrograde axonal transport

37
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Transporting vesicles

A

Involves dynein, kinesin, myosin V

Transfer from microtubule to actin

38
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Intracellular transport from _____ to ______

A

ER to cell periphery (and back)

39
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Intracellular transport occurs on ______ via _______

A

+ end of microtubule

+ tip protein to prevent catastrophe

40
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Melanosomes need ______ to be transported to ______

A

Myosin V

Cell periphery

41
Q

In melanosomes, myosin V binds cargo using _______

A

Melanophilin and Rab-GTP

Rab-GTP binds to receptor on cargo

42
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Griscelli Type 1

A

Mutation in myosin V, melanophillin or Rab-GTP

Silver hair, light skin, neuro defects

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