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Exam 1 9/8 Kingsley Flashcards

1
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3 major components of the cytoskeleton

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  1. microfilaments
  2. intermediate filaments
  3. microtubules
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Synonymous names for microfilaments

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thin filaments, actin filaments

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3
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Describe the structure of microfilaments (actin filaments)

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G-actin monomers polymerize –> coil to form F-actin (filamentous form)

2 chains of globular protein, 6-8 nm thick

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4
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G-actin makes up how much of cellular actin content?

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Half

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5
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Critical concentration of free actin is 0.2 micromoles, is lower than actual intracellular concentration. It should all polymerize, but why doesn’t it?

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G-actin is bound by profilin and beta thymosin. Prevents polymerization until needed

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6
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Actin polymerization requires:

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ATP

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7
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What is hydrolyzed during actin polymerization?

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ATP; ADP becomes trapped in polymer

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8
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What monovalent cation is required during actin polymerization?

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K+

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9
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What divalent cation is required during actin polymerization?

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Mg2+

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10
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What terminates f-actin elongation?

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capping proteins that attach to + end. gelsolin, cofilin, and severin are the capping proteins listed

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11
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What regulates f-actin capping proteins?

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ADP, ATP, Ca2+

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12
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What removes f-actin capping proteins?

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Polyphosphoinositide. This facilitates f-actin lengthening

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13
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Examples of actin-binding proteins

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myosin, gelsolin, fimbrin, spectrin, talin, alpha-actinin

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14
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What are 3 main functions of actin-binding proteins?

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capping, forming actin bundles, motility/adhesion

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15
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Actin filaments form:

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bundles

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16
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Actin filaments vary in ____, which is determined by _____

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length; function (non-muscle)

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17
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What are 3 main types of actin bundling?

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  1. contractile bundling
  2. gel-like networks
  3. parallel bundles
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18
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What are some functions of contractile bundles?

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  1. movement of organelles and vesicles
  2. endocytosis/exocytosis
  3. filapodia
  4. mitotic division (contractile rings)
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19
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contractile bundles are associated with:

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myosin

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20
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How are contractile bundles arranged?

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  1. loosely arranged and branched
  2. parallel to each other
  3. alternating + and - ends (myosin binding helps determine polarity)
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21
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Myosin I function

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formation and retraction of cell protrusions

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22
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Myosin II function

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forms thick filaments (15 nm), moves actin filaments (muscle)

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23
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Myosin V

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participates in vesicle movement along actin

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24
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Describe gel-like bundles

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membrane and cytoplasmic actin-rich network, maintains cell shape and structure, linked with other proteins

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25
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Parallel bundles have closely packed F-actin associated with:

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fimbrin and villin proteins, which assemble f-actin to form microvilli

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26
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Villin

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actin binding protein that stays pushed out due to gel like bundle. increases surface area in the intestines

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27
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Focal adhesion two main components

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P-face ABP form attachments to cytoskeleton
E-face integrins link to ECM

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28
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Integrins are:

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transmembrane glycoproteins

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29
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Integrins bind:

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ECM to cytoskeleton; alpha/beta subunits bind ECM; beta subunits bind ABP; bind f-actin

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30
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What are filopodia?

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actin rich membrane protrusions. Made of contractile bundles

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31
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Lamellipodia

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leading edge of migrating cell, made of gel-like bundles

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32
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Filapodia and lamellipodia are anchored by:

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focal adhesions; integrin mediated

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33
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Phalloidins

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toxins from amanita mushroom

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34
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What do phalloidins do, and what is the remedy?

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binds actin filament and prevents depolymerization (disturbs membrane flow and liver cell function). Remedy is eat raw meat to allow actin/myosin to bind phalloidin and reduce the toxicity

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35
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Size of intermediate filaments

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8 to 10 nm

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36
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Desmosomes are a type of what kind of filament?

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intermediate filament

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37
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Desmosomes function

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anchor cell-cell junctions

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38
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Hemidesmosomes are a type of what kind of filament?

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intermediate filaments

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39
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Hemidesmosomes function

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anchor cell-matrix junctions

40
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Desmosomes and hemidesmosomes together maintain:

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cell shape and polarity

41
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Structure and assembly of intermediate filaments

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  1. monomers form coiled dimers
  2. anti-parallel dimers form tetramers
  3. Tetramer is non-polar unit of IF
  4. tetramers form protofilaments –> form protofibrils –> thus forms IF
42
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Tetramer subunit varies upon type of:

43
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Types of IF

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keratins, desmin, vimentin, neurofilaments, flial fibrillary acidic protein, nuclear lamins

44
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Why is DNA methylation mitotically heritable?

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to maintain tissue differentiation

45
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DNMT I

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DNA methyltransferase; maintains tissue differentiation during replication; active in normal, differentiated tissues

46
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DNMT I recognizes:

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hemi-methylated DNA –> keeps cellular identity

47
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____ is highly activated in aggressive tumors

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DNMT 3 (moves DNA methyl marks, turns of methylation genes, methylated cpg island)

48
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What does DNMT3 cause?

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may expose (turn on) other genes, dysplasia

49
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What is a tumor marker in carcinomas

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Cytokeratin (type of IF)

50
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Zona occludens another name

A

tight junctions

51
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Primary intercellular diffusion barrier

A

zona occludens

52
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Zona occludens allows for what between tissues?

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physiochemical separation

53
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Where is zona occludens found?

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apical surface between adjoining epithelial cells (ex: mucosal epithelial cells, skin cells)

54
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major proteins associated with zona occludens:

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claudins, occludins –> function as seal/zipper between cells

55
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How to tight junctions interact?

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Via ZO-1 (zona occludens-1) with actin in the cytoskeleton

56
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What is zonula adherens?

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network of additional cell-cell junctions

57
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Zonula adherens is mediated via transmembrane glycoprotein _____, which is located on the E face

58
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How do cadherins form cell-cell junctions/bind cytoskeleton?

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  1. link to catenin, vinculin found on actin filaments
  2. alpha-actinin links adjacent actin filaments together
59
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Cadherins are responsible for _____ and ____ cell-cell adhesion and are _____ dependent

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homotypic; heterotypic; Ca2+ dependent

60
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What do cadherins link to, and where?

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actin filaments on neighboring cells

61
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Another name for desmosomes

A

macula adherens

62
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Function of desmosomes

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Strong cell-cell adhesion, links intermediate filaments, provide mechanical structure

63
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What proteins make up desmosomes

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Desmoglein, desmocollin (E face)
Desmoplakins, plakoglobins (P face)

64
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Desmoglein and desmocollin are ___ dependent

65
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Hemidesmosomes

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cell-to-ecm junctions

66
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How do hemi-desmosomes bind cell to ECM?

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  1. integrin heterodimers bind ECM extracellularly
  2. integrins anchored to cytoplasmic proteins, which connect to intermediate filaments
67
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Regarding hemidesmosomes, which proteins stabilize integrin-cytoskeleton attachment?

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BPAG, erbin

68
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Focal adhesions function

A

mediates adhesion and migration

69
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Focal adhesions link with:

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stress fibers

70
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What are two main components of focal adhesion?

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  1. P-face ACP form attachments to cytoskeleton
  2. E-face integrins link to ECM
71
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How do focal adhesions bind to ECM?

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Through integrins
- a, b subunits of integrins bind ECM
- b subunits binds ABP
- a-actinin, vinculin
- bind F- actin

72
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Contractile bundles function

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movement of vesicles, organelles, cell adhesion and migration

73
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Filopodia

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actin rich membrane protrusions; feet of moving cells

74
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Filopodia have

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contractile bundles

75
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Lamellipodia

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leading edge of migrating cell; sheet of actin mesh

76
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Lamellipodia have

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gel-like bundles

77
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Filopodia and lamellipodia are anchored by:

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focal adhesions

78
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What are microtubules/their function?

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  1. largest cytoskeletal elements
  2. structural component of centrioles
  3. structural component of cilia, flagella
  4. intracellular vesicle transport
79
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Microtubule structure

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13 circular arrays of dimerized tubulin (parallel protofilaments) - alpha/beta tubulin dimer with GTP

80
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Microtubule polarity is established by:

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gamma tubulin (MTOC)

81
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Microtubules require both ___ and ____

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GTP and Mg2+

82
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Microtubules exhibit:

A

dynamic instability

83
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How is dynamic instability regulated?

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MAPs (microtubule associated proteins)
- one listed in red is tau

84
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Where are MAPs found? (microtubule associated proteins)

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regular intervals along polypeptide

85
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Two primary functions of MAPs

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polymerization/depolymerization assist in organelle/vesicle movement

86
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MAPs move ____ using ___ and ____

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cargo; dynein(-) and kinesin (+)

87
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What direction does kinesin travel?

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  • to + (anterograde)
88
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What direction does dynein travel?

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+ to - (retrograde)

89
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______ are a primary site of MT nucleation

A

Centrosomes

90
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Centrioles structure

A

Nine triplets of microtubules

91
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What is the kinetochore?

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complex of proteins where microtubules attach during cell division

92
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Where is kinetochore located?

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centromere of chromosome

93
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Microtubules form ____ in cilia and flagella

94
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Microtubules form ____ in basal bodies and centrioles

95
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Flagella are powered by:

96
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Cilia are powered by:

97
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Where are cilia found?

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mucociliary escalator (immune system); fallopian tubes

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