Exam 2 Flashcards
ATPase which provides energy for the retrotranslocation of misfolded proteins from the ER to the cytosol.
AAA-ATPase
Enzyme which ‘activates’ fatty acids by the addition of CoA.
Acetyl-CoA ligase
Enzyme which catalyzes the attachment of Co-A-linked fatty acids to glycerol 3-phosphate
Acyl transferase
BiP
Hsp70-like chaperone protein, located on the lumenal side of the ER membrane, which pulls proteins through the protein translocator via ATP-driven cycles of binding and release. This protein also functions as a chaperone protein which recognizes and binds to incorrectly folded proteins, preventing them from aggregating or leaving the ER.
Calnexin
Membrane-bound ER chaperone protein which binds to the carbohydrate domains of unfolded ER proteins, preventing the proteins from leaving the ER.
Calreticulin
Soluble ER chaperone protein which binds to the carbohydrate domains of unfolded ER proteins, preventing the proteins from leaving the ER.
Chaperone proteins
proteins that bind to others to regulate folding
co-translational translocation
translation and translocation of a protein into the ER happening at once
cytoplasm includes
cytosol and organelles
E3 ubiquitin ligase
Enzyme which attaches polyubiquitin tags to unfolded proteins as they exit a protein translocator and enter the cytosol
* marking the protein for destruction by proteasomes.
ER retention signal
Four amino acid sequence at the C-terminal of a protein which prevents it from being translocation from the ER to other organelles.
ER signal peptidase
Enzyme, closely associated with the ER protein translocator, which cleaves ER signal sequences from translocating proteins.
flippase
specific flipper of plasma membrane, results in asymmetric lipid bilayer
free ribosomes function
in the synthesis of cytosolic proteins
glucosidase cleaves
terminal glucose residues from N-linked oligosaccharides in the ER
ER enzyme which adds a glucose residue to ER proteins that are not properly folded.
Glucosyl transferase
Glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol (GPI) anchor
A glycolipid which can be attached to the C-terminus of a protein in the ER lumen; when transported to the plasma membrane the protein will be displayed on the cell surface.
Mitochondrial Hsp70 function
binds to imported proteins as they emerge from the TIM channel, and helps ‘pull’ the protein into the matrix space using the energy of ATP hydrolysis.
Mitochondrial Hsp70 is part of the
TIM translocator
N-glycanase
Enzyme which removes oligosaccharides chains from ER proteins that have been retrotranslocated into the cytosol.
N-linked oligosaccharides are _ linked to _ residues of _
Oligosaccharides covalently linked to asparagine residues of proteins.
nucleoporins are composed of and orientated
repetitive domains and orientated symmetrically across nuclear envelope
Nuclear basket
Network of fibrils which protrude from nuclear pore proteins into the nucleus and cytosol.
Nuclear export receptors (exportins)
Receptors which bind to nuclear export signals and NPC proteins; they function in the translocation of proteins from the nucleus to the cytosol.
Nuclear export signals direct
translocation of proteins from nucleus to cytosol
Nuclear import receptors (importins) bind to
NLS and NPC proteins
Nuclear import receptors (importins) function in
translocation of proteins from the cytosol to the nucleus
Nuclear localization signals (NLS) directs
proteins from cytosol to the nucleus
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs)
Arrangement of protein subunits which function to regulate the gated transport of proteins between the cytosol and the nucleus.
Oligosaccharyl transferase
Enzyme that transfers a precursor oligosaccharide from membrane-bound dolichol to certain asparagine residues of proteins imported into the ER.
OXA complex
Mitochondrial inner membrane translocator which mediates the insertion of mitochondrial encoded proteins and nuclear-encoded matrix proteins into the inner membrane.
PERK kinase, ATF6 and IRE1 kinase
Three ER membrane proteins which sense, and are activated by, an accumulation of unfolded proteins
_ carry out the unfolded protein response
PERK kinase, ATF6 and IRE1 kinase
Phosphatidic acid
This phospholipid precursor is formed by the attachment of glycerol 3-phosphate to two membrane fatty acids.
Phospholipid exchange proteins (phospholipid transfer proteins)
Water soluble carrier proteins involved in the transport of lipids from the ER to mitochondria.
Porins
Beta-barrel proteins which form large pores in the outer mitochondrial membrane, making it freely permeable to inorganic ions and metabolites.
Proteasomes
Cytosolic structures where poly-ubiquitylated proteins are degraded.
Enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of free sulfhydryl groups of cysteines residues to form disulfide bonds.
Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI)
GTPase (molecular switch) which functions in the regulation of nuclear import and export.
Ran GTPase
Ran GTPase-activating protein (Ran-GAP) converts
Ran-GTP to Ran-GDP
Ran Guanine Exchange Factor (Ran-GEF)
Nuclear protein which catalyzes the exchange of GCD for GTP, converting Ran-GDP to Ran-GTP.
Proteins which catalyze the conversion of Ran-GTPase between two states (bound GTP or bound GDP), e.g. Ran-GAP and Ran-GEF.
Ran-specific regulatory proteins
Retrotranslocation (dislocation)
Translocation of misfolded ER proteins back to the cytosol for degradation.
SAM complex
Mitochondrial outer membrane complex which helps outer membrane β-barrel proteins fold correctly.
Sec61 complex
Protein complex which forms the aqueous core of ER protein translocators.
Signal-recognition particle (SRP)
Ribonucleoprotein complex which binds to an ER signal sequence as it emerges from the ribosome, halts further translation, and guides the ribosome to receptors on the ER membrane.
TIM22 complex
Mitochondrial inner membrane protein translocator which mediates the insertion of some proteins into the inner membrane.
TIM23 complex
Mitochondrial inner membrane protein translocator, associated with mitochondrial HSP70, which transports some soluble proteins into the matrix space, and helps insert transmembrane proteins into the inner membrane.
Zellweger syndrome is caused by
defects in the import of proteins to peroxisomes.
The ER, golgi, endosomes and lysosomes have lumens equivalent to
the exterior of the cell
nucleus and cytosol communicate via
nuclear pore complexes
3 families of intracellular compartments
- nucleus and cytosol
- ER, golgi, vesicles, endo&lysosomes
- mitochondria and chloroplasts
if there is a protein with no signal sequence
it will remain in the cytosol after it is made
3 mechanisms of movements between cellular compartments
- Gated transport
- protein translocation
- vesicular transport
gated transport is for movement between
cytosol and nucleus
protein translocation is for movement between
cytosol and mitochondria/chloroplasts, perixomes and ER
vesicular transport is for movement b/w
secretory and endocytic compartments
in vesicular transport, membrane…
orientation is preserved
in vesicular transport, _ components are transferred by
soluble components within the lumen of the vesicles
the _ is continuous with the lumen of the ER
perinuclear space
the inner membrane of the nucleus is for
anchoring sites for chromatin and nuclear lamina
outer membrane of the nuclear envelope is continuous with
with ER
transmembrane ring proteins
span the nuclear envelope and anchor NPCs to the envelop (6.1 pg 15)
scaffold nucleoporins
form layered ring structure (6.1 pg 15)
channel nucleoporins
line the central pore and regulate diffusion (6.1 pg 15)
how do cargo transfer by receptors
transport receptors binding to FG repeat on protein tangles then receptors pull cargo through NPC
how is cargo released in nucleus
- cargo with NLS binds to import receptors
- import receptors pull through cargo thru NPC
- binding of Ran-GTP promote cargo release from receptors
- Ran-GTP-import-receptor complex transported back to cytosol
- GAP make Ran-GTP to Ran-GDP
- import receptor and GDP and Ran separate
Import receptors: Binding of Ran-GTP…
promotes cargo release from import receptors
export receptors: binding of Ran-GTP…
promotes cargo binding
nuclear lamins is important to _ and anchored to
important to shape and stability of nucleus and anchored to NPCs and inner membrane proteins
functions of cytoskeletal folaments
- provide mechanical strength
- cell shape and polarity
- organization
- cellular movement
interactions between subunits of cytoskeletal filaments are _ so that
noncovalent, they are dynamic since these bonds are weaker
at the critical concentration…
rate of subunit addition = rate of subunit loss
in actin filaments and microtubles, subunits are added…
more rapidly to the plus ends than the minus ends
minus end needs more dramatic change in conformation
in actin filaments and microtubles, subunits are added…
more rapidly to the plus ends than the minus ends
minus end needs more dramatic change in conformation
subunits added to the polymer of actin filaments
ATP
subunits added to the polymer of tubulin
GTP
in polymer growth or shrink, nucleotide hydrolysis…
decreases the affinity of a subunit which means increases change of subunit disassociating from end of polymer
ATP/GTP cap will form if
the concentration of subunit higher than critical concentration
rate of subunit addition > rate of hydrolysis
treadmilling occurs when
rate subunit addition = rate of loss
when treadmilling,
polymer will move towards plus end slowly
protofilaments are _ and _
unstable and easily broken
lateral bonds b/w…
protofilaments make is so that growth/shrink is easy but breakage is not easy
_ is the rate limiting step in filament formation
nucleation
steps of filament formation
nucleation, elongation, steady state
nucleation is eliminated by
addition of filament seeds
microtubules functions
- provide tracks for transport
- anchoring for organelles
- mitotic spindle seperation
- clia and flagella
microtubules are formed from
alpha and beta tublin dimers that line up w noncovalent bonds
alpha tublin end
minus end
plus end of microtubules has
beta tubulin
microtubules grow faster at
plus ends
change from growth to shrinkage
catastrophe
_ are seen near plus ends of depolymerizing microtubules
rings of curved oligomers
shrinkage to growth change
rescue
high GTP means microtubules
grow
microtubules depolymerize after losing the GTP cap and if
GTP is below Cc
_ alter microtubules stability
plant toxins
gamma tublin are involved in
microtubule nucleation
microtubules are nucleated at
microtubule-organizing centers (MTOCs)