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describe timing of cell proliferation

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occurs at same time across embryo

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what does intracellular signaling do to cell proliferation

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controls/synchronizes mechanism across 10k+ cells across embryo

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describe regulation of cell proliferation

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tightly regulatedw

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what do signaling pathways do for cell prolfieration

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control when, where, how cell division occurs

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what happens if pathway in cell that tells cell now isn’t the time to divide is mutated

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cell is not prevented from dividing, cancer happens

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describe cancer

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DNA in cells become mutated, proteins that control when cell divides or not aren’t active, cells are dividing when they shouldn’t

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what happens when pathways regulating cell movement are mutated

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metastasis; tumor metastasizes across the body

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basically what regulates cell division

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signaling

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what is human fibroblast

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maintains tissue homeostasis

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what does fibroblast need to do

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signals in env. to tell it what to do; awaits signals to be activated

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PDGF

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platelet derived growth factor

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how is PDGF introduced

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secreted in extracellular environment; diffuses till it reaches fibroblast

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what happens when PDGF reaches fibrobalst

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binds to receptor in plasma membrane

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what does this binding event cause

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chem rxn inside of cell that triggers mechanism of cell proliferation

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what is every step of this mechanism controlled by

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intracellular signaling

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what is example of extracellular signal molecule

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PDFG

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what is plasma membrane generally

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barrier to transmission of info from outside to inside of cell

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what is plasma membrane insoluble to

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water insoluble

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what is PDGF soluble to

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water soluble (hydrophilic)

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where is PDGF secreted

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into extracellular environment so it can diffuse till it reaches target

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what does this mean for PDGF in membrane

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can diffuse but can’t pass thru plasma membrane

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what is needed for signaling molecules to pass thru

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receptor protein/plasma receptor

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key property of receptor protein?

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spans the plasma membrane; part of it is on outside, part is anchored in lipid bilayer, part is inside cell

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what happens when growth factor binds receptor

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triggers conformational change in receptor protein,

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what does this binding activate
signaling pathways on cytoplasmic side (inside) of plasma membrane
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what does the conformational change do
switches it from off state/inactive to active
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what happens when any protein becomes active
it's able to bind its downstream targets and activate them
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what's at the end of the pathway
effector proteins
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what happens to effector proteins as signals are transmitted
they get farther and farther from plasma membrane
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4 types of extracellular signals/ligands
paracrine signaling, endocrine signaling, synaptic signaling, contact-dependent
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paracrine signaling
signaling ligand is secreted but never enters bloodstream, just interstitial [short range]
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example of paracrine signaling
PGDF
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endocrine signaling
signaling ligand travels through bloodstream [long distance]
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example of endocrine signaling
hormones
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contact dependent signaling
ligand is expressed on surface of cell (outside environmnent), not released; cell-cell contact dependent
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what happens in contact-dependent signaling
when target cells bind ligand, requires contact of two cells
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synaptic signaling
neurotransmitter
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what receptors do signal molecules bind to
cell-surface receptors or intracellular receptors
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what types of signaling do these receptors apply to
contact dependent and paracrine signaling
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describe signaling molecule of cell surface receptors
hydrophilic; can't enter membrane, that's why you need cell-surface receptor that spans whole membrane
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describe signaling molecule of intracellular receptors
small, hydrophobic
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why is hydrophobic molecule a problem
once secreted they have trouble navigating through blood; need carrier protein that's water soluble
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what do we deal with most of the time
receptors at surface of plasma membrane
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example of same ligand triggering different effects depending on cell
acetylcholine
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what effect does acetylcholine have on heart pacemaker cell
decreased rate of firing
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what effect does acetylcholine have on salivary gland cell
secretion
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what effect does acetylcholine have on skeletal muscle cell
contraction
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what does acetylcholine do
binds to G protein coupled receptor (specific class of receptor)
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describe GPCR
huge, passes plasma membrane 7 times
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what does acetylcholine do in heart pacemaker cell
acetylcholine ligand binds to receptor, triggers change in frequency of firing pacemaker cell, slowing heart beat
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what does acetylcholine do in salivary gland cell
binds to receptor, triggers component in rate of secretion of saliva
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why does acetylcholine does diff stuff in cell
these cells don't express same types of pathways
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three major classes of cell-surface receptor proteins
ion-channel coupled, G-protein coupled, enzyme-coupled receptors
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GPCR
pass membrane 7 times, when inactive, held together in heterotrimeric complex
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enzyme-coupled receptors
always receptor tyrosine kinases
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ion-channel coupled
flow of neurons from inside to outside of cells
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how do cell-surface receptors relay signals
thru intracellular signaling molecules
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phosphorylation is
post-translational modifications
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what can phosphorylation control
protein activity, intracellular signaling; basically a way for proteins to control their activity
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describe phosphorylation
signal comes in, activates receptor, activates kinase associated w/ it
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what happens when kinase is activated
binds to downstream target, grabs floating ATP, plucks a phosphate group, covalently binds to downstream target
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what does it mean if there's a way to activate signaling pathway
there's a way to inactivate signaling pathway
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if cells can't regulate (turn on or off), what happens
bad shit
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what turns off the pathway in phosphorylation
second enzyme (phosphatases)
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job of phosphatases
to hydrolyze the phosphate bond to proteins and release it
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what does kinase do
adds phosphate to activate it
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what does phosphatase do
removes phosphate; everything gets returned
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what's another nucleotide that controls intracellular signaling
GTP
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what happens when protein bound to GDP form
(2 phosphates); inactive
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what happens to activate receptor
signal comes in, GDP kicked off into cytoplasm (released), G protein is gonna bind to next guanine nucleotide it bumps into (GTP)
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what does GTP binding do
triggers conformational change within G protein that allows it to bind to next target
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GDP version
off
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GTP version
on
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what are G proteins always bound to
nucleotide
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what happens in GTP hydrolysis
P leaves, GDP remains, turns it off
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what happens when G protein turned on
GDP is released (kicked off), new molecule of GTP binds in its place [activated]
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what happens to turn G protein off
GTP remains bound, just converted in GDO and hydrolyzed; phosphate leaves
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GEF
enzyme; guanine exhcange factor
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what does GEF control
removal of GDP and its replacement by GTP; protein that activates pathways
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what does GEF do
binds onto inactive G protein and removes GDP and replaces it w/ GTP
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what would happen if no GEF
would never become activated
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what are G proteins known as
GTPase
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what can GTPase do
self timer to turn itself off, but it's slow
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why dow e need second regulator protein to turn it off
inactivating GAP protein will bind to GTPase, accelerates timer
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what are GAPs
GTPase Activating Protein
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what is being activated in GAPs
intrinsic GTPase activity (so it can turn itself off quicker)
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how can multiple proteins find each other in hella crowded env.? and quickly?
proteins pre-positioned at right place by scaffold proteins so they are where they need to be at the right time
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describe scaffolding in receptor tyrosine kinases
receptor acts as scaffold; when RTKs phosphorylate each other, creates scaffold or docking sites where
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what does scaffolding require
specific protein domains to mediate
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positive feedback
when B is activated, it binds and activates more copies of A
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what DONT you need when B is activated
initial signal molecule
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negative feedback
A activates B signaling protein, B binds and inhibits A
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what happens when pathway turns on
tries to turn itself back off
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pos feedback in kinase
when upstream signal kinase is activated, binds and phosphorylates substrate E (inactive kinase); goes and feedbacks on earlier step on pathway
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what happens as long as signal is present in pos
pathway is activated
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what happens if signal is gone in pos
pathway still on; but need initial molecule at some point
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what happens when kinase E is activated thru phosphorylation thru upstream kinase
phosphorylates an inhibitor that deactivates E
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how do cells adjust sensitivity to a signal
negative feedback (turns itself off), receptor inactivation (G proteins and natty timer)
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how are cell dynamics controlled
intracellular signaling
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how do receptors work
receive signal, transmit it into cell thru signal transduction pathways
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what governs signal transmission + effects
proteins and post-translational modification
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how are signals modulated
pos and neg feedback; inhibited

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