Exocytosis Flashcards

1
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Vesicles (in exocytosis)

A

Fuses with the plasma membrane

- then substances carried within the vesicles are released

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2
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Secretion involves:

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  1. Materials are targeted to vesicles
  2. the vesicles move to the proper location
  3. Signal trigger the release of materials from the vesicles
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3
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What happens to materials like neurotransmitters in vesicles

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They are loaded into vesicles from cytoplasm to target vesicles

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4
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What happens to materials like proteins in vesicles

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There synthesize in ribosomes linked to the RER

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5
Q

What are one of the major purposes for the rough ER

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  1. completely leave the cell
  2. become part of the plasma membrane
  3. become part of the lysosome
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6
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What happens to vesicle containing completed protein

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They are sent to the golgi apparatus

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7
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Goldie apparatus does what to proteins from vesicles

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It adds chemical tags to proteins; helps direct them to the proper location

Tags: carbohydrates, lipids, and phosphate groups

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8
Q

Various signals can trigger exocytosis like:

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Constitutive secretion

Regulative secretion

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9
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Constituted secretion

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Continual release of material from the cell

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10
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Regulative secretion

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Release of material at specific, controlled times from the cell

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