Enzyme IV - Regulation Flashcards

1
Q

Metabolic enzymes are regulated by these four things?

A

Compartmentalization, Enzyme Concentration, Enzyme Activity, and Hormone Signals and Second Messengers

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2
Q

Substrate-level control acts on a?

A

Single reaction

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3
Q

Feedback control targets?

A

A different step in the pathway

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4
Q

Isozymes are known as the mix and match subunits? why?

A

They catalyze the same reaction but with different efficiencies.

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5
Q

LDH has __ isozymes?

A

5

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6
Q

What are reversible covalent modifications? what do post-translational modifications create?

A

Add 1+ functional groups to activate/inactivate the enzyme

Nonproteinogenic amino acid.

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7
Q

What are some common addititions in reversible covalent modifications for lipids? Nucleic acids? Proteins? Small molecules?

A

Lipids - Myristic acid and farnesyl
Nucleic acids - ADP-ribose
Proteins - Ubiquitin
Small molecules - y-carboxylation, sulfation, acetylation, methylation, Phosphorylation

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8
Q

Kinases _____ phosphates, Phosphatases ____ phosphates

A

Add, Remove

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9
Q

Allosteric binding does not occur where?

A

At the active site!

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10
Q

A. Heteroallostery
B. Homoallostery

___Effector binds at the allosteric site
___ Cooperativity

A
  1. A

2. B

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11
Q

ACTase is inhibited by?

A

CTP

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12
Q

CTP prefers the ___ state and ATP prefers the ___ state

A

inactive (t); acitive (r)

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13
Q

Protein synthesis regulation functions as a?

A

ON/OFF switch.

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14
Q

Histone acetylation ___ transcription; Histone phosphorylation ___ transcription

A

Promotes; Prevents

** Methylation can do either**

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15
Q

Euchromatin is on/off, and heterochromatin is on/off

A

On; Off

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16
Q

mRNA levels do not correlate to what?

A

protein levels!

17
Q

What is a zymogen?

A

an inactive substance that becomes an enzyme when it is activated by another enzyme.

18
Q

What is an example of irreversible covalent modification?

A

Proteolytic activation