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Capable of dividing and renewing themselves for long periods
• Unspecialized
• Generate daughter cells that can differentiate into many specialized cells
• Exist in embryos & adult tissues

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stem cells

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Potential of a single cell to develop into an entire organism

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totipotent

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• Ability to develop into all cell types of the body, but not supporting structures (placenta, amnion, etc.)

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pluripotent

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Ability to give rise to a small number of different cell types

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multioitent

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• Capacity to give rise to a single cell type

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Unipotent

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 Found in early embryos

 Able to differentiate into MANY cell types = plasticity

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pluripotent stem cell

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Blood cells: red blood cells, B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, natural killer cells, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes, macrophages, platelets

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hematopathic stem cells

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Epidermis, keratinocytes, hair follicles

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skin stem cells

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Neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes

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neural stem cells

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Digestive tract lining: absorptive cells, goblet cells, Paneth cells, enteroendocrine cells

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epithelial stem cells

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  • Originally found in bone marrow
  • Also located in adipose tissue, nervous system, skin, tendon, ligaments, synovial membranes, muscle, trabecular bone
  • Give rise to osteoblasts, chondrocytes, adipocytes & other connective tissue
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Multipotent Stem Cells (Adult)

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 Able to differentiate into 1 type of cell
 Ex. Hepatoblasts can differentiate to hepatocytes of
the liver

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unipotent

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intermediate cells

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Progenitors

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Daughter cells from same replication have different fates

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asymmetric cell division

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dysregulation of ________ cell division lead to cancer

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asymmetric

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 Microenvironment that controls stem cell self-renewal  Prevents stem cells from becoming depleted or
overproduced
 Controlled by extrinsic & intrinsic signaling
 Including nutrients and growth factors in the fluid surrounding the cell

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stem cell niche

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Use of stem cells to treat the following conditions

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Parkinson’s disease, Type 1 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, spinal cord injury, burns, heart disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

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• What are proteoglycans made of?

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GAG’s (mucopolysaccharides) and proteins

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 negative charged sugars
 Also called mucopolysaccharides
 Chondroitin sulfate, keratan sulfate, heparan sulfate

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GAG’s (mucopolysaccharides)

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• What impact does the negative structure of GAGs have on its function?

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because of its negative structure of GAG’s water floods into the matrix containing GAG’s and creates a swelling pressure

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What is the difference between a proteoglycan monomer and aggregate?

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 Monomers give bottle brush appearance
 GAGs repel each other
 Aggregate is many monomers attached to hyaluronic acid
 Aggregate attached to cell surface

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Where are proteoglycans located in the body?

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They are found in all connective tissues, extracellular matrix (ECM) and on the surfaces of many cell types.

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How is collagen assembled (in general)?

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three helical polypeptide a chains of amino acids that wind around one another forming a collagen triple helix

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How would collagen be organized in bone vs tendons?

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collagen provides strengh and support for bones and tendons

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How does elastin differ from collagen?
rubber like connective tissiue it is able to stretch and relax without tearing, found in lungs, large arteries and skin,
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Genetic mutations in collagen or elastin will lead to which diseases?
scurvy vitamin c (deficiency), osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease), ehlers- danlos syndrome (stretchy skin), marfan syndrome, antitrypsin deficiency (inappropriate destruction of lungs)
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What is the main adhesive protein in connective tissue?
Fibronectin
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What it the main adhesive protein in epithelial tissue?
Laminin
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Which cell junction and proteins seals epithelial cells together?
Tight Junction, | cadherin
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Which cell junction and proteins are involved with anchoring to the basement membrane?
Hemidesmosomes
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Which cell junction protein joins cells by binding actin bundles?
adherens
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What are desmosomes?
anchor intermediate filaments between cells
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what do integrins bind to for cell-cell or cell-ECM interactions?
Ligands
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How are adhesion molecules related to cancer, leukocyte deficiency and pemphigoid?
when normal cell to cell and/or cell to matrix interactions are altered or interrupted, disease processes can be triggered.
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Which molecules are overexpressed during asthma and rheumatoid arthritis?
asthma ICAM-1 (iimunoglobin superfamily), | Rheumatoid arthritis integrin LFA-1 & ICAM-2
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What does selectin do?
bind carbohydrates
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How are cell adhesion molecules involved in the 4 steps of extravasation?
when a leukocyte from the immune system responds to an infectious agent in tissue, its adhesion molecules must encounter their their ligands and facilitate that cell's movement from blood into tissiue
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What types of lipids are found in the cell membrane?
pfospholipids, cholesterol, and glycolipids
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Why is the structure of a phospholipid important for membrane functionality?
make up 40-80% of the entire membrane, and it provides structure and regulation
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What types of movements may phospholipids encounter?
lateral movment, rotation, and flexion
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What are some examples of phospholipids with a glycerol backbone?
shingophospholipids, glycerolphospholipids
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What is the backbone of sphingomyelin?
glycerol
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How do fatty acid tails of membrane lipids (saturated or desaturated) impact membrane fluidity?
saturated has low levels membrane fluidity. and in unsaturated membrane fluidity increases
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What is the difference between the inner and outer leaflet of the membrane?
the inner leaflet is closer to the cytosol than the outer leaflet
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Do cholesterol-rich regions of the membrane have more or less movement?
less movement
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How does cholesterol impact cell membrane function?
Cholesterol decreases motion of the phospholipids = increased rigidity & strength of the membrane
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What are the functions of lipid rafts?
cholesterol transport, endocytosis, and signal transduction
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What are glycolipids made of?
lipids and sugars
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Which leaflet is the glycocalyx attached?
outer leaflet
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What is the difference between transmembrane and lipid-anchored proteins?
transmembrane is Embedded in the lipid bilayer from cytosol to exterior adn lipid anchored proteins are bonded to a lipid, but does not extend through bilayer
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Where are peripheral proteins found?
found on sytosolic side
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What are some functions of membrane-bound proteins?
- enable ions to enter/exit cell - enable other molecules to enter/exit cell - enable response fromhormone or other compund - bind GTP for cell signaling in response to hormone.
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How are G-actin and F-actin different?
* G-actin – Globular (single subunit) | * F-actin – Filamentous (2 long strands wound together)
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Which end is G-actin added to in F-actin?
+ end = where G-actin is added
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What are the steps in synthesis of F-actin?
LAG, POLYMERIAZATION, STEADY STATE
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What are the functions of actin microfilaments?
Regulation of the physical state of the cytosol
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How does actin impact cytosol fluidity?
Cytosol can be: • Gel – firmer due to longer F-actin strands that are bundled or cross-linked • Sol (soluble) – more liquid due to depolymerization of F-actin
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What are the functions of contraction in a non-muscle cell?
- necessary for cell movement - work on concert with myosin - contraction helps support function - important closing gap of cells in healing wounds - necessary for cell division
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How many tetramers make up an intermediate filament?
8 tetrameres
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Which form of energy is required for synthesis of microtubules?
GTP
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what are the functions of microtubules? (such as flagella, etc)
transportation of chromosomes during division
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What is the structure of a microtubule like?
the structure resembles a hollow cylindrical tube
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How is a microtubule disassembled?
``` -Occurs when dimer addition slows & GTP cap is lost -Loss of the GTP cap prevents new dimers from binding -Also causes instability (peeling of protofilaments) ```
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drugs that impact cytoskeletal function
- taxol binds and stabilizes microtubles - colchicine, colcemid binds tubuliin and prevents their polymerization - vinblastine, vincristine binds tubulin dimers and prevents their polymerization
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What is the function of each of the 5 parts of the nucleus?
-Nuclear envelope = phospholipid bilayer membrane -Nuclear pores = communication between nucleus & cytosol -Nucleoplasm = fluid inside nucleus -Nuclear lamina = structural organization by intermediate filaments -Nucleolus = suborganelle where ribosomes are made
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Where and with what does protein synthesis occur?
rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), and RER are incorporated into organelle membrane
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What is synthesized in the smooth ER?
lipid and steroid hormones
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What is the function of the rough ER?
protein synthesis
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Where is calcium stored in the cell?
rough endoplasmic reticulum
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Where is ATP generated in the cell?
cytoplasm
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What is the digestive system of the cell?
lysosome
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Mitochondria! structure and function.
- 2 lipid bilayer membranes: inner & outer | - Produces 90% of energy for cell
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What is the structure and function of the golgi apparatus?
- Made of stacks of flattened membranous sacks | - Makes proteins from RER more specific & sorts them
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How do prokaryotes & eukaryotes differ?
- prokaryotes lack nucleus, circular dna | - eukaryotes have a nucleus and are larger than prokaryotes
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What are the 2 types of glycocalyx on bacteria?
capsule, and slime layer
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What are the parts of a flagellum?
filament, hook, and basal body
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What are fimbriae & sex pili important for?
they are responsible for movement
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What makes up the bacterial cell wall?
peptidoglycan
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How are Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria different?
- gram (+), crystal violet color, thick (multilayer) has no periplasmic space or outer membrane, has vurtually no Lipopolysacchiride - gram (-) pink or red color, thin single layer, has outer membrane and and periplasmic membrane, high lipopolysacchiride content
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Where does oxidative phosphorylation occur in bacteria?
cytoplasm
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How are plasmids important to bacteria
Virtually all plasmids that are used to deliver DNA contain genes for antibiotic resistance.
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What type of ribosome is found in bacteria?
Prokaryotic ribosomes are 70s, Composed of 2 subunits (30S and 50S)
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What is an endospore?
Unique structures produced by some | bacteria that are a defensive strategy
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Importance of gut microbiota
 Obesity  Diabetes  Allergies  Behavior
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How can we influence our microbiome?
 Prebiotics |  Probiotics
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What are important characteristics of viruses?
 Contain single type of nucleic acid-DNA or RNA  Protein coat surrounds nucleic acid – capsid  May contain an envelope  Use host “machinery”  What are some challenges to people with viral infections
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What is a capsid?
Protein coat (capsid) surrounding a nucleic acid core
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What makes up an enveloped virion?
phospholipids
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What are the steps in viral replication?
- Attachment of the virion to the host cell - Entry of the virion or its genome into host cell - Synthesis of new nucleic acids and viral proteins by the host cell’s enzymes and ribosomes - Assembly of the new virions within the host cell - Release of the new virions from the host cell
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What are prions and how do they work?
 Infectious proteinaceous particles  Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies  Scrapie  Mad cow (BSE) and vCJD (Creutsfeldt-Jakob disease)  Kuru  Chronic wasting disease

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