Lecture 11- Programmed cell death Flashcards
What is programmed cell death essential in?
- embryonic development
- metamorphosis
- immune system function
- cleanly removing excess, old, damaged, abnormal, or malfunctioning cells
what does phosphorylated p53 bind to?
phosphorylated p53 is active and binds to the regulatory region of the p21gene. p21 mRNA is made and then the p21 protein (CDK inhibitor protein).
causes apoptosis.
apoptosis
highly regulated, reproducible form of programmed cell death
necrosis
accidental, uncontrolled cell death and can cause inflammation
what does apoptosis do?
it carefully dismantles the cell and signals for its removal by engulment
what do changes in apoptosis include?
- cell shape changes and shrinkage
- cytoskeleton disassembly
- decreased cell adhesion
- DNA fragmentation
- surface lipid changes
- cell removal by engulfment
what protease triggers apoptosis?
caspase
how are caspases synthesized?
as inactivae procaspases
how are active caspase dimers formed ?
signals initiate caspase cleavage to form active caspase dimers
caspase cascade
some caspases can cleave and activate other caspases to create and amplified caspase cascade
how do caspases trigger apoptosis?
they cleave specific target proteins
which caspases are initiator caspases
caspase 8 and caspase 9
initiator caspases
cleaved and activated in response to apoptotic signals
which caspases are executioner caspases
caspase 3, 6 and 7
executioner caspases
cleaved and activated by initiator caspases creating a caspase cascade
what do executioner caspases do?
the cleave and target proteins in the cell to initiate apoptosis
what does the caspase target to get cell shape change and shrinkage
cell-cell adhesion proteins
what does the caspase target to get DNA fragmentation
breakdown of nuclear lamins
activation of DNA endonucleases
what does the caspase target to get cytoskeleton disassembly
alter actin regulatng proteins
what does the caspase target to get surface lipid changes
lipid distibution proteins
1. flippase inactivation
2. scramblase activation
how do executioner caspases indirectly cause DNA breakdown?
an inactive CAD is bound to the inhibitor of CAD
the executioner3 cascade cleaves inhibitor of CAD, activating CAD
active CAD causes cleavage of DNA between nucleosomes
what do healthy cells have
active flippase, inactive scramblase