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Lecture 11 - The Extracellular Matrix Flashcards

1
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All multicellular organisms have an

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Extracellular matrix

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2
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The ECM supports

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Cells

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3
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Different types of ECM control (6)

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Cell adhesion
Signalling
Differentiation
Polarity
Division
Migration
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4
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During embryonic development, the ECM is integral to

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Migration events that determine body polarity
Differentiation of stem cells
Reservoir of growth factors

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5
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How many types of matrix do animals have

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Two

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6
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The interstitial matrix forms

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Tissues and gives support to organs

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7
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The basal lamina

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Underlies all epithelial cell layers

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8
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The two main macromolecules that form the ECM are

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  1. Fibrous proteins (glycoproteins)

2. Polysaccharide chains (glycosaminoglycans)

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9
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What do glycosaminoglycans do

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Link to core proteins to form proteoglycans

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10
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Variations in ECM composition cause

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Diversity of materials to be formed

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11
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Calcified ECM forms

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Bones and teeth

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12
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Soft transparent ECM forms

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The cornea

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13
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The interstitial matrix is found in

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Connective tissues

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14
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Which cell secretes the interstitial ECM?

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Fibroblast cells

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15
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ECM molecules are synthesised

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Intracellularly and then excreted by exocytosis

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16
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Once outside the cell, ECM molecules

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Aggregate

to form a huge organised matrix

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17
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Chondrocytes form

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Cartilage

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18
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Osteoblasts form

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Bone

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19
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Collagen provides

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Tensile strength in connective tissues

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20
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How many collagen genes do mammals have?

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28

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21
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25% of protein mass in a mammal is

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Collagen

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22
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Collagen is a very large macromolecule, so must be secreted in a precursor form called

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Procollagen

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23
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Procollagen

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Intracellular form of collagen that prevents aggregation

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24
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Procollagen is cleaved outside the cell which allows

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Aggregation

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25
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What kind of helix is collagen?

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Triple helix

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26
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Inside the cell, collagen is a

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Triple helix

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27
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Outside the cell, collagen assembles into a

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Fibril

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28
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Collagen fibrils assemble into collagen

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Fibres

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29
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Collagen fibres lie

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Criss crossed to provide strength

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30
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Collagen is

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Post translationally processed

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31
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In the nucleus, collagen is

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Transcribed from DNA > RNA > mRNA from the collagen gene

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32
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In the RER, collagen is

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Translated into pre procollagen

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33
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Pre procollagen is labelled on the

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N terminus to target it to the secretory pathway

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34
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Lysine residues on pre procollagen are

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Hydroxylated

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35
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Hydroxylation of collagen is necessary for

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O linked glycosylation

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36
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In the Golgi, pre pro collagen is

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Hydroxylated
Glycosylated
Disulfide bonded

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37
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When the collagen leaves the Golgi, it is

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Procollagen packed in secretory vesicles

38
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Once outside the cell, procollagen is

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Proteolytically cleaved

39
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N proteinase cleaves the

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N terminus of procollagen extracellularly

40
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C proteinase cleaves the

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C terminus of procollagen extracellularly

41
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N and C proteinase cleavage allow

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The higher order assembly of collagen

From fibrils to fibres

42
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Ehlers Danlos disease is a

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Genetic disease that affects procollagen or procollagen processing enzymes

43
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In Ehlers Danlos, collagen fibrils do not

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Assemble correctly (no criss crossing)

44
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Symptoms of ED (5)

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  1. Bruising, stretchy skin
  2. Dislocation of joints, hyperflexibilty
  3. Arterial rupture
  4. Scoliosis
  5. Thin and fragile globe of eye
45
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ED type 6a has a defect in which gene?

46
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Plod genes encode for

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Lysyle hydroxylases

add OH to lysine in collagen

47
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Mutation in Plod1 results in

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No hydroxylation of lysine in collagen

Therefore no O-linked glycosylation

48
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What resists compression and fills space in the interstitial ECM?

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Polysaccharide and protein gels

49
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Proteoglycans are

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Extracellular proteins linked to glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)

50
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Proteoglycans can have

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Many GAG chains attached to them

51
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Proteoglycans and GAGs can form

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Huge macromolecules resembling bottlebrushes

52
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Proteoglycans and GAGs form gels that combine with what to form an interstitial ECM?

53
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The basal lamina anchors

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Epithelial cells to the tissues underneath

54
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The basal lamina separates

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Different connective tissue layers

55
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The basal lamina forms

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A mechanical connection between layers of connective tissue

56
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The basal lamina can act as a

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Selective filter

57
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In the kidney glomerulus, the basal lamina prevents

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Blood and urine mixing

58
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The basal lamina is synthesised by

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The cell layers on either side of it

59
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The basal lamina looks like

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Mat like sheets

60
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Fibrillar collagen makes up the

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Intersitial ECM

61
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Collagen type4 and laminin make up the

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Basal lamina

62
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Nidogen and Perlecan

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Cross link laminin and collagen type 4 together to hold the basal lamina together

63
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Laminin organises the

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Basal sheet

64
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Laminin forms a

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Triple helix part opens into 3 separate chains to form a ‘cross’

65
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How many laminin isoforms are there?

66
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The most abundant laminin in the body is

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Laminin 511

67
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Many different protein isoforms suggest

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Tissue specificity

68
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Laminin structure

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Alpha, beta and gamma chains disulfide bonded chains
Self assembles
Long arm binds to cell surface receptors
Short arms join to other laminins

69
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Collagen 4 provides

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Tensile strength
Triple helix
Procollagen
Self assembles

70
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Why can collagen 4 form a sheet?

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Primary amino acid sequence of collagen 4

71
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GlyXY

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Interrupted repeats of glycine confers bendiness to form a sheet

72
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Epidermolysis bulleosa is a

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Genetic disease that forms blisters on the skin

Caused by failure in adhesion between dermis and epidermis

73
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During cell migration, focal adhesions form

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At the cell front and disassemble at the back

74
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Focal adhesions are

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Connections between the cell cytoskeleton and the ECM

Have receptors to confer specificity

75
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Focal adhesions provide

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The force to move the cell
Signalling cues (matrix molecules and growth factors)
76
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Integrins are

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Transmembrane receptors that couple the matrix to the cytoskeleton
Binding allows tension generation

77
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Integrin structure

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Heterodimer

alpha + beta subunit

78
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Integrins link to actin via

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Actin binding proteins (ABPs)

79
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Integrins signal

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Mechanically and chemically

80
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Tensin, Talin and Vinculin

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Form an adhesion complex with integrin that link the actin cytoskeleton to the ECM in a migrating cell

81
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Mature focal adhesions are

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Dynamic multi protein complexes

82
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Integrins can signal

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Bidirectionally

83
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When integrin is folded, it is

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Inactive (does not bind to ECM or cytoskeleton)

84
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When integrin is unfolded, it is

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Active (binds to ECM + cytoskeleton)

85
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Outside-in integrin signalling activates

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A protein tyrosine kinase cascade

86
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Integrin signalling impacts (3)

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Nuclear functions
RhoGTPases
Actin cytoskeleton: migration, spreading, polarity

87
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What are neural crest cells?

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Cluster of stem cells at the top of the neural tube

88
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Downregulation of N-CAM in neural crest cells results in

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A loss of adhesion which allows migration

89
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Neural crest cells differentiate into cell type depending on

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The ECM and cell environment

90
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Laminin and Fibronectin

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Cause neural crest cells to migrate

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