Lecture 14: Enzyme Regulation Flashcards
How are metabolic enzymes regulated?
compartmentalization: different locations
enzyme concentration: on/off switch
enzyme activity: volume control
hormone signals and second messengers: master regulators
Substrate level control acts on a _____ reaction
single
Feedback control targets a ________ in the pathway
different step
Activators ____ more products
promote
Inhibitors ____ more products
prevent
What do isozymes do?
catalyze the same reaction but with different efficiencies
What do reversible covalent modifications do?
add 1+ functional groups to activate/inactive the enzyme
What is the donor molecule in phosphorylation modification?
ATP
What is an example of a modified protein in phosphorylation modification?
glycogen phosphorylase
Protein function of phosphorylation modification
glucose homeostasis; energy transduction
Donor molecule of acetylation modification
acetyl CoA
Example of modified protein in acetylation modification
histones
protein function of acetylation modification
DNA packing; transcription
Donor molecule of myristoylation modification
myristoyl CoA
myristoylation modification example of modified protein
Src
myristoylation modification protein function
signal transduction