Exam 2 Review Flashcards
How does diphtheria toxin inhibit eukaryotic translation?
inactivates GTP bound EF interfering with ribosome translocation
Which step in the TCA cycle forms GTP by substrate phosphorylation?
Succinyl CoA to succinate by succinate thiokinase (succinate synthetase)
also forms CoA
What is cystinuria?
Defective transport of dimeric cystine and dibasic AAs Arg, Lys and ornithine
formation of cystine crystals in kidney, renal colic, abdominal pain, kidney stones
What is ADA deficiency?
Second most common form of SCID
Leads to increased adenosine levels and thus increased dATP as well as decreased dNDP/NTP which impairs DNA synthesis and leads to a compromised immune system
What is gout?
Characterized by high levels of uric acid in the blood
Results in extremely painful deposits of Na rate in the joints
Diets rich in purines can trigger episodes
tx = allopurinol which inhibits xanthine oxidase
What regulates citrate synthase?
Activated by insulin, acetyl CoA an OAA
Inhibited by citrate, ATP, succinyl CoA and NADH
What is the chemiosmosis hypothesis?
Coupling of the transfer of e- with phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP
What is the signal sequence for mitochondrial proteins?
N terminal hydrophobic alpha helix
How does rotenone effect oxphos?
Inhibits complex I and prevents e- transfer to ubiquinone (coenzyme Q)
What is Lesch Nyann syndrome?
Defects in HGPRT in purine salvage pathway
Rare form of hyperuricemia leading to gout, urate kidney stones, poor muscle control, mental retardation and tendency for self mutilation
What is the signal sequence for membrane proteins?
N terminal apolar sequences
What activates isocitrate dehydrogenase?
ADP and Ca2+
What role does xanthine oxidase play in purine catabolism?
Hypoxanthine -> xanthine -> uric acid
Target for gout tx
What is the signal sequence for ER lumen proteins?
KDEL
What is the signal sequence for lysosomal proteins?
mannose 6 phosphate
Describe pyrimidine catabolism
Converted to glucogenic or ketogenic compounds
Uracil/cytosine –> Malonyl CoA (ketogenic)
Thymine –> methylmalonyl CoA or succinyl CoA (glucogenic)
Which aa can be used to form propionyl CoA which can then make succinyl CoA?
Threonine, methionine, isoleucine and valine
What is acyclovir?
Antiviral agent that undergoes phosphorylation by viral thymidine kinase conveerting it to acylco-dGMP
Acyclo-dGMP -> acyclo-dGTP which is incororpated into dividing viral cells and terminates replication
Used to tx sores related to chicken pox, shingles and HPV
How does tetracycline inhibit prokaryotic translation?
Binds to 30s su and blocks entry of aminoacyl-tRNA to ribosome impairing elongation
How does cyclohgeximide inhibit eukaryotic translation?
inhibits peptidyl transferase and impairs peptide bond formation
What is pyruvate carboxylase deficiency?
Mutations in pyruvate carboxylase gene causing more pyruvate to be converted to lactic acid (instead of OAA)
sx: appears after birth, seizures, muscle weakness, and uncontrolled muscle movements
Describe 2-oxoglutaric acid aciduria
sx: chronic metabolic acidosis, severe microcephaly, excretion of 2-oxoglutarate and fulmaric acid
Lethal w/in first 10 years of life