Lecture 22 - Cell Signalling & Transduction II Flashcards
what are the 3 kinds of receptors?
- ligand-gated channels
- plasma membrane receptors
- nuclear receptors
what are the 2 kinds of plasma membrane receptors?
- those linked to G proteins
- those linked to protein kinases
members of the GPCR superfamily, the largest superfamily in the human genome, have ____ _____________ ____ ____________-
7 transmembrane alpha-helices
what does variation of G-protein linked receptors amino acid sequences lead to?
- the extracellular portion of each receptor has a unique messenger binding site
- the cytosolic portion allows the receptor to interact with only certain types of G proteins
what are some examples of signalling molecules?
- proteins
- peptides
- amino acid derivatives
- fatty acids
- photons
- olfactory molecules
three extracellular loops act as the ________ _________ ____________ and these structures can vary among different GPCRs
ligand binding pocket
three intracellular loops provide ________ ________ for signalling proteins, including the ___________ ______ ______________-
binding sites, heterotrimeric G-protein
what is the job of the receptor and how does it do it?
transfer an extracellular signal across the membrane, does this by altering the confornatio
what is the job of the receptor and how does it do it?
transfer an extracellular signal across the membrane, does this by altering the conformation
def: non covalent interactions within the transmembrane alpha-helices stabilizes the inactive structure and bury the G-protein binding sites
inactive state
def: ligand binding disrupts transmembrane interactions, rotating these alpha-helices, causing the cytoplasmic loops to “unmask” G-protein binding sites
active state
what are the 2 classes of GTP proteins?
- small monomeric G proteins
- large heterotrimeric G proteins
where are heterotrimeric G proteins held and how?
in the plasma membrane by the covalent attachment of lipid chains
what are the 3 parts of the heterotrimeric G protein?
alpha, beta, gamma subunits
which part of the heterotrimeric G protein associates with the GDP/GTP molecule?
the G-alpha subunis, this portion binds and hydrolyzes GTP/GDP
what happens when a ligand binds to a GPCR?
the receptor undergoes conformation change that unmasks the binding site allowing G protein association
what does the binding of the G-protein to the GPCR do?
induces conformational change in G-alpha, causing the release of GDP and binding of GTP
what happens to G-alpha after it is GTP bound?
G-alpha has low affinity for G-beta/G-gamma which leads to dissociation of the trimeric complex, G-alpha can now freely activate the effector protein
what does activation of the effector lead to?
production of a second messenger which activates more intracellular signalling proteins