FTM 1 Week 1 Flashcards
What are the 3 major classes of membrane lipids?
phospholipids, cholesterol and glycolipids
What are the 2 major classes of membrane proteins?
Integral membrane and peripheral membrane
What is the most abundant membrane lipid
phospholipids
Where is cholesterol located in membrane lipids and what does it do
intercalates between phospholipids and affects membrane fluidity in temperature dependent manner
What anchors integral membrane proteins
alpha helix, lipid chain, oligosaccharide linker
What kind of bond does peripheral membrane proteins use
noncovalent
What are the integral membrane proteins?
Pumps/carriers and transporters Channels (aquaporins and gap junctions) Receptors Linkers Enzymes Structural proteins
What is the glycocalyx composed of and what does it do?
Composed of: carbohydrate rich zone on cell surface (glycolipids, glycoproteins and proteoglycans)
Helps establish microenvironment at cell surface
What is it called when a substance exits the cell by fusion of a vesicle with the plasma membrane
exocytosis
What is it called when substance enters the cell by a vesicle formed from the plasma membrane
endocytosis
What are the 3 types of endocytosis
- Receptor mediated
- Pinocytosis
- Phagocytosis
What types of endocytosis are clathrin dependent
Clathrin dependent= receptor mediated
What types of endocytosis are Clathrin Independent
Pinocytosis and phagocytosis
What type of endocytosis is actin dependent
phagocytosis
What are the examples of receptor recycled ligand degraded receptor mediated endocytosis
- low density lipoprotein receptor
- insulin glucose transporter receptor
- other peptide hormones and their receptors
What are the examples of receptor and ligand recycled receptor mediated endocytosis
- iron, transferrin and transferrin receptor
- major histocompatibility complex I and II
What are the examples of receptor ligand degraded receptor mediated endocytosis
-epidermal growth factor and receptor
What are the examples of receptor and ligand transcytosis receptor mediated endocytosis
- secretion of immunoglobulin (secretory IgA) into saliva
- secretion of maternal IgG into milk
What are membrane enclosed structure associated with the endocytotic pathway
endosomes
What matures into the lysosome
late endosomes
What is an example of lysosomal storage disease
Tay Sachs Disease
What is the deficiency in Tay Sachs and what does it result in
Deficiency of HEXA
Results in the accumulation of GM2 ganglioside
What are the 5 lysosomal storage diseases
Hurler syndrome (MPS1) Pompe Tay-Sachs Gaucher I-cell disease
What is the faulty enzyme, accumulating product and main organ affected with Hurler syndrome (MPS1)
Faulty enzyme = alpha-L-iduronidase
Accumulating product = dermatan sulphate
Main organ = skeleton and nervous system
What is the faulty enzyme, accumulating product and main organ affected with Pompe
Faulty enzyme = alpha-1,4-Glucosidase
Accumulating product = Glycogen
Main organ = skeleton and nervous system