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Lecture 23 - Cell Signalling & Transmission III Flashcards

1
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____ signalling pathways often regulate differentiation, cell division, and survival

A

RTK

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2
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def: signals/messengers that stimulate cell growth in dividing cells

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growth factors

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3
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what does extracellular ligands binding result in?

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dimerization of the receptors

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4
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what do the ligand-bound receptors do to the cytoplasmic domains of the receptors?

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trans-auto-phosphorylate the cytoplasmic domains of the receptors

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5
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how are cytoplasmic signalling molecules activated?

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by binding to phosphorylated tyrosine on the active receptor

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6
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cytoplasmic signalling molecules associated with the receptors through ______ and ______ domains

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SH2 and PTB

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7
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def: ~100 amino acids long and contain a conserved binding pocket that interacts with pTyr

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SH2 domains

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8
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what determines the specificity of different SH2 domains?

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the amino acids surrounding the phosphorylated tyrosines

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9
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what does the extracellular domain of a pTyr do?

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binds ligand

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10
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what does the single transmembrane helix of a pTyr do?

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participates in dimerization

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11
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what does the dimerization/aggregation of a pTyr do?

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activates the RTK(generally)

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12
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what does the large cytosolic domain of a pTyr do?

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location of the kinase, phosphorylation target sites, and SH2 binding site

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13
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def: act as linkers enabling two or more proteins to form a signalling complex

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adaptor/scaffolding proteins

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14
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what is a Grb2 an example of?

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an adaptor protein

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15
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the SH2 domain of Grb2 binds to RTKs, while the SH3 domain is constitutively associated with _____

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Sos

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16
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The PTB domain of IRS binds to ______s, leading to the phosphorylation of IRS tyrosines

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RTK

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17
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the SH2 domain of STAT binds to ____, which phosphorylates tyrosine in ______. this allows STAT to dimerize, forrming a _________ _________ ___________ that translocated to the nucleus and activate gene expression

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RTK, STAT, functional transcription factors

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18
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signalling enzymes, equipped with SH2 domains, can directly associate with RTKs, these can include:

A
  • protein kinases
    -protein phosphatases
  • lipid kinases
    phospholipases
    GTPase activating proteins
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19
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what are the 3 ways activation occur in protein pTyr and signal transduction?

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  1. recruitment of the enzymes to the membrane, placing them in close proximity to their targets
  2. binding of the pTyr can result in conformational changes ini the catalytic domain increasing/decreasing the catalytic activity
  3. phosphorylation of the enzyme to increase or decrease the catalytic activity
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20
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how does termination of TRK signalling occur?

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through internalization of the receptors, essentially the same pathway as GPCRs termination

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21
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T or F: RTK’s do not require Arrestin

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True, they have a short motif in their cytoplasmic domain that can interact with AP2

22
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in RTK termination, what are the 3 possible outcomes?

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  1. receptor signalling can resume within the endosome
  2. the receptor can be trafficked to the lysosome for degradation
  3. the receptor can be returned to the cell surface
23
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def: if a receptor returns to the cell surface, they can resume signalling

A

re-sensitization

24
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Ras is a ____________ G protein

A

signal transduction

25
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Ran is a ____________ G protein

A

nuclear transport

26
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Rab is a ____________ G protein

A

tethering vesicles

27
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Sar1 is a ____________ G protein

A

vesicle formation

28
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Rho is a ____________ G protein

A

actin-binding protein regulator

29
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what does GAPs stand for?

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GTPase activating proteins

30
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what does GDIs stand for?

A

guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors

31
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what does GEFs stand for?

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guanine nucleotide exchange factors

32
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how is the Ras-MAP pathway activated?

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when a growth factor binds the extracellular domain of an RTK

33
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what are the 4 main steps after ligand binding in Ras-MAP?

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  1. dimerization of two receptors
  2. trans-autophosphorylation of cytosolic portion of the RTK protein
  3. SH2 domain containing protein Grb2 has high affinity for the pTyr on the RTK
  4. Grb2 is constitutively associated with a RasGEF called Sos
34
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what does recruitment of Sos to the membrane do?

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brings the RasGEF into close proximity with Ras, allowing GDP to be replaced with GTP = ACTIVATION OF RAS

35
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what does Ras-GTP have a high affinity for?

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protein kinase Raf

36
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what does Raf phosphorylate?

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serine and threonine residues in a protein kinase called MEK

37
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what does MEK phosphorylate?

A

ERK or mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)

38
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growth factor binding leads to….

A

cell proliferation

39
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T or F: once Ras is in the active state, it must be inactivated to avoid continual stimulation of the Ras pathway

A

true

40
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what deactivates the Ras pathway?

A

GTPase activating protein (RasGAP) that facilitates GTP hydrolysis

41
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Ras mutations are common in _________

A

cancer

42
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scaffolding proteins can tether different MAP kinase pathways together, ________ ____________ __________ ____________-

A

physically linking signalling pathways

43
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def: activation of a common effector/2nd messenger

A

convergence

44
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def: one RTK can activate 3 different pathways

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divergence

45
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steroids are ________ proteins?

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soluble proteins

46
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what are the 2 domains of a nuclear receptor?

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  1. ligand binding domain
  2. DNA binding domain
47
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what are 3 properties of the DNA binding domain of nuclear receptors?

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  1. steroid receptors act by binding specific DNA enhancer sequences called hormone receptor elements (HRE)
  2. the DNA binding domain is usually two Zinc-Finger motifs
  3. binding to the HRE leads to either enhanced or repressed gene expression
48
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what is the starting material for synthesis of steroid hormones?

A

cholesterol

49
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def: family of hormones that promote synthesis of glucose and suppress inflammation

A

glucocortoids

50
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def: regulate ion balance by promoting reabsorption of sodium, chloride, and bicarbonate ions by the kidney

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mineralcorticoids

51
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def: 8-30 amino acids in length, containing proline and positively charged amino acids (arginine and lysine)

A

NLS (nuclear localization signal)

52
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def: ligands that mediate the opening of Na+ channels

A

neurotransmitters

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