L5-6 Flashcards
E3 ubiquitin ligase
protein facilitating ubiquitin chain attachment to a target protein
UPP (ubiquitin proteasome pathway)
- 5 ub molecule chain to protein substrate for 26s proteasome recog
- ub removed and protein linearized/ injected into core of proteasome for degradation to peptides
- peptidases degrade to amino acids
hypoxia
lowering of O2 concentration compared to sea level +/- 20.9%
cellular responses to hypoxia
O2 homeostasis restoration
cell survival
cell death
HIF
Hypoxia Inducible Factor
heterodimeric txn factor (alpha and beta)
HIF family members
1alpha
2alpha
3alpha
1beta
bHLH
helix-loop-helix
located on 1a2a3a and 1b of HIF
PAS
per/ARNT/sim
on all HIF family members
ODD
oxygen dependent degradation domain
on 1a2a3a
NLS
nuclear localization signal
on 1a/2a on HIF
HIF 1alpha
ubiquitous expression in all tissues
not regulated by O2
HLH/PAS/ODD/NLS/CTAD
HIF2alpha
expressed in certain tissues
same as 1alpha
HIF3alpha
certain tissues
no CTAD
dominant neg inhibitor of 1alpha/2alpha
activates different set of genes in hypoxia
proline hydroxylases
regulate HIF
require O2
HIF 1alpha regulation
constitutive RNA pol II transcription of Ch14 gene and translated to protein
res hydroxylation regulates sub-units PTR
HIF 1 alpha in normoxic conditions
protein hydroxylase hydroxylates HIF, E3 ubiquitin ligase (Von Lindau Protein) binds
HIF degraded
HIF1 alpha in hypoxic conditions
PH doesn’t hydroxylate HIF, therefore Von Lindau protein doesn’t bind
HIF stays
FIH
factor inhibiting HIF
does asparagine phosphorylation
requires oxygen
What happens when HIF1alpha is active in hypoxic condition?
dimerizes with HIF1beta
activates target gene txn
CTAD can interact with co-activators (p300/CBP)
HIF targets
oxygen supply regulation
transcription
cell death
HIF control
cell growth
modular domains of p53
Transactivation domain
proline rich
dna binding
nuclear localization sequence
tetramerisation
C-terminal
p53 outcomes
apoptosis
tumour suppression
development
stem cell modulation
fertility
mdm2
inhibitor of p53
phosphorylated in case of DNA damage/ cell cycle abnormalities/ hypoxia
type of E3-ub ligase
mdm2 function
promotes ubiquitination of p53 and proteasome degradation
phosphorylation of mdm2
phosphorylated w p53 at ser15 by ATM/ATR kinases, disrupting interaction
mdm2 feedback loop
p53 activates mdm2 gene expression, limiting self
therefore inactivation of p53 when mdm2 is overexpressed
ARF
tumour suppressor
expression induced by oncogenes
disrupts p53 and mdm2 interaction
binds mdm2 decreasing ub ligase activity
cancer mutations in p53
in DNA binding domains
Li-Fraumeni syndrome
hereditary
mutation in TP53 (genetic blueprint for p53)
HIF/P53 similarities
rapid activation due to constitutive production and activation
proteolysis regulation
both p53/NFkB activated by similar stimuli
differences within NFkB/HIF/p53
NFkB involves inhibitor degradation
HIF/p53 degraded continuously
cross-talk regulation
RelA can suppress p53 and vice versa
activation of p53 decreases p300 association w RelA so less txn occurs
NFkB can also induce mdm2 expression
what happens to naive T cells after leaving the thymus?
they recirculate via secondary lymphoid tissue blood/ lymphatics
Ag/ APC contact > clonal proliferation and differentiation
CD8+ T cells
cytotoxic
kill infected cell expressing peptide/ MHC I complexes
CD4+ T cells
helper
secrete cytokines
recognize peptide/ MHC II complexes
HEV
high endothelial venules
naive T cell circulation
- enter lymph node via HEV from blood
- move into T cell area
- inactivated T leave via cortical sinuses to lymphatics and re-enter circulation
CAM
cell adhesion molecules
expressed on T surface (chemokine receptors) and bind ligands (chemokines) expressed by other cells
mediate cell/cell interactions of sets
TCR recognition of APC peptides/ MHC complexes
TCR complex signal
^CAM affinity
T division
differentiation to effector cells and exit LN for T cell-mediated response
LFA-1
Leukocyte Function-Associated Antigen (integrin)
initial binding of T
ICAM-1
Intercellular adhesion molecule
initial binding of T cell
lymphoid tissue components
lymph nodes
spleen
where T recognize Ag/ MHC on APC
APC’s
naive T cell
a T cell that must encounter an Ag for survival
interaction allowing initial APC-T cell binding
low-affinity LFA-1/CAM-1 interactions
no. signals required by naive T cell for activation
3
signal 1 for naive T cell activation
signal from TCR contacting MHC/ peptide on APC
involves CD3 zeta chain
signal 2 for naive T cell activation
professional APC’s express co-stimulatory molecules: B7.1/2 binding CD28 expressed by naive T cells