Lecture 1-3+chap 7 Flashcards
Epidermis
Has closely packed cells of epithelial tissue
Dermis
A type of connective tissue ( looser, farther spaced)
Fibroblasts (2)
What it is+ has
- a type of cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue
- Have receptors that mediate interactions and transmit message
Selectins will bind to
particular arrangement of sugars in the oligosaccharides that project from the surfaces of other cells
Immunogoblin
- antibodies
- glycoproteins produced by plasma cells
Cadherins (4)
depends on+ what it does+ important factor in
- Calcium dependent
- Adhesion or transmit signals
- Cadherins typically join cells of similar type to one another and do so predominantly by binding to the same cadherin present on the surface of the neighboring cell.
- Possible the most important factor in molding cells into cohesive tissues in the embryo and holding them together in the adult (Bring similar cells together)
Cadeherin loss is associated with
Maglignancy
Cadherins are distributed along
cell surfaces or part of intercellular junctions (synapses, adherens hunctions, desmosomes)
Cadherin mediates cell-cell recognition during embryogenesis:
- Cell from different “germ” layers display distinct adhesive properties. Cadherin-Cadeherin molecular interactions help establish th spatial order of different tissues in the embryo (ectoderm on outside and mesoderm in middle).
- Experiments demonstrated that seperated cells will distribute themselves so each cell adheres to only the cells of the same type.
Immunogoblin super family (IgSF) (3)
contains … that can+ calcium+many are…
- Contain IG domains that can connect to the integrin family or connect to another lgSF
- Mediate calcium independent cell adhesion (no calcium involved in interaction)
- Many IgSF proteins are ICAMS (cell surface glycoproteins that play a crucial role in mediating cell-cell interactions, particularly in the immune system)
Integrins are some of the proteins that act as receptors for
ICAMS
E-Selectins
Present on endothelial cells
P-Selectins
Present on platelets and endothelial cells
L-Selectins
Present on all types of leukocytes (white blood cells)
Selectins (3)
Dependent+ family of+ structure
- Binding of selectins to their carbohydrate ligands requires calcium
- a family of membrane glycoproteins that bind to specific oligosaccharides
- Have a small cytoplasmic segment, a single membrane-spanning domain and a large extracellular portion
Lectins
A compound that binds to specific carbohydrate groups
Movement of neutrophils from the bloodstream during inflammation (5):
- Inflammation activates endothelial cells, which upregulates the selectins and they become more adhesive to neutrophils
- Selectins bind to the carbohydrates residue on a neutrophil , a phagocytic leukocyte
- Platelet activating factor or IL-8 on the surface of endothelial cells activates G-protein coupled receptors on the neutrophil and this leads to activation of integrin proteins (neutrophil)
- Integrin bind to ICAMs on endothelial surface and a cascade of events results in cytoskeletal rearrangement such that the cell can extravasate
- Transendothelial migration
One of the most important proteins that reduces metasis is
the presence of E-cadherin
Selectins vs Cadherins roles
- Selectins are involved in neutrophil trapping
- Cadherins are involved in cell sorting during embryogenesis
Polarized cell has a different
apical membrane than its basal membrane
Visualizing the structure of cell junctions using electron microscopy:
- uses electrons rather than light
- very high resolution (visualization) of cellular structures
- samples are imaged under a vacuum so live cells cant be imaged
Tight junctions, adherens, desmosomes
- Tight junctiuon: tighest contact sport
- adherens junction: not as close, not too much protein (dark)
- Desmosomes: Very dark (tight junction), protein heavy, contribute to tissue strength, glue cells together and keep them all in place in the tissue
Tight junctions
Where do they occur+ prevent
- They occur between neighboring epithelial cells
- They prevent solute distribution where different solute concentrations are in adjacent compartments
Tight junctions: Gate function
What it does+ claudin 1
- Control passage of molecules between cell plasma membranes
- Claudin 1 cause death due to dehydration as space in cell by gate function is failing and water escepes instead of being in the cell