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Exam 3: Cell-cell interactions (Class 1) Flashcards

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1
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What is an emergent property?

A

A property that a collection/complex system has, but the individual members do not have

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What is epithelial tissue?

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A sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity

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3
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In order for multicellularity to occur…

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cells have to be bound together

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4
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Sequence of connections in the epithelium

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Epithelial tissue –> basal lamina –> connective tissue

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5
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What bears the stresses of tension and compression

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The extracellular matrix

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6
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What transmits stresses from cell to cell

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Cytoskeletal filaments anchored to cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion sites

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7
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What is the condition where mutations in proteins cause epithelia to not adhere to the basal lamina?

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Epidermolysis Bullosa

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8
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3 types of cell-cell attachments

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  1. tight junctions
  2. desmosomes
  3. gap junctions
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Function of tight junctions

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seal cells together

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10
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Function of desmosomes

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connect the cytoskeletons of cells

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11
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Function of gap junctions

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act as channels between cells

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12
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What are tight junctions composed of

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Specialized proteins

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13
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Where are tight junctions located

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In the plasma membranes of adjacent animal cells

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14
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How do the proteins in tight junctions orient themselves?

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They line up and bind to each other

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15
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Where do the proteins in tight junctions bind?

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Between the two plasma membranes

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16
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What does the stitching of the two cells in tight junctions form?

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A watertight seal

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17
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Which types of tissues are desmosomes common in?

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Epithelial and muscle

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18
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What do the proteins of desmosomes bind to? (2 answers)

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  1. to each other
  2. to proteins that anchor intermediate filaments
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19
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What are the adhesion proteins in desmosomes?

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Cadherins

20
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What is selective adhesion in adult cells?

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The way that adult cells attach to each other selectively, attach to the same kind of cell

21
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What are plant cells connected by?

A

Plasmodesmata

22
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In animal tissues, how do gap junctions connect adjacent cells?

A

Forming channels

23
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What five things bind adjacent cells to each other?

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  1. middle lamella
  2. continuous ecm
  3. tight junctions
  4. desmosomes
  5. cadherins
24
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What allows adjacent plant cells to communicate?

A

Plasmodesmata

25
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What allows adjacent animal cells to communicate?

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Gap junctions

26
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What tissue in the human body needs gap junctions, desmosomes, and tight junctions?

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Cardiac tissue

27
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What is decellularization?

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Removal of cells to isolate the extracellular matrix scaffold

28
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What makes up the ECM? (3 things)

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  1. GAGs
  2. Proteoglycans
  3. Fibrous proteins
29
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What are the 4 types of fibrous proteins to know?

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  1. Laminin
  2. Fibronectin
  3. Collagens
  4. Elastin
30
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What is the function of GAGs?

A

Gel-like squishiness and protection

31
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GAGs are highly ____ charged

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negatively

32
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What are proteoglycans?

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A polysaccharide (GAG) + a core protein

33
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What is the function of laminin and fibronectin

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Connect cells to the ECM and organize components in the ECM

34
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What are the functions of collagens

A

Provides tensile strength

35
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What is the function of elastin

A

Stretch and recoil

36
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What is the sequence of how things are attached from cytoskeleton to ECM?

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Actin –> integrin –> fibronectins –> collagen

37
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What is the cell wall made of?

A

Long strands of cellulose

38
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What are the long strands of cellulose in the cell wall bundled into?

A

Microfibrils

39
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What do the microfibrils in the cell wall form?

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A crisscrossed network

40
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What are the two types of cell walls?

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Primary and secondary

41
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Where is the primary cell wall?

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Between newly made cells

42
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The primary cell wall is __ and __

A

Thin and flexible

43
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What is the primary cell wall mainly made of?

A

Cellulose

44
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What keeps the primary cell wall moist?

A

Pectins and glycans

45
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Which cell wall defines the shape of the cell?

A

Primary

46
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Where is the secondary cell wall?

A

Between the plasma membrane and the primary cell wall

47
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What are the three layers between adjacent plant cells?

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  1. primary cell wall of one plant cell
  2. middle lamella
  3. primary cell wall of the other plant cell

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