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Lecture 4 cell signalling Flashcards

1
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Why do cells signal?

A

Division, growth, differentiation, motility, metabolism, death, secretion and absorption

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How do cells signal?

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Cell-cell communication via chemical messengers

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In what two ways do cells use chemical messengers?

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Direct and indirect signalling

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What are the two types of direct cell-cell communication?

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Gap junctions
Juxtracrine signalling (adjacent cells)
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What are the 4 types of indirect cell signalling?

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Autocrine, paracrine, endocrine and neuronal

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What are the 4 types of cell signal?

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Hormones
Growth factors
Inflammatory molecules
Neurotransmitters

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7
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Give two examples of inflammatory molecules.

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Cytokines, prostaglandins

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8
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Name 4 neurotransmitters.

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Acetylcholine, dopamine, GABA, noradrenaline (norepinephrine)

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What are receptors?

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Proteins that bind the signal molecule to induce a conformational change

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10
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What do intracellular signals cause within a cell?

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Fast response: altered protein function

Slow response: altered gene expression

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11
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Name some second messenger molecules

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Cyclic AMP
Nitric oxide
Cyclic GMP
Lipid metabolites

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12
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What are the 4 types of receptor?

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Ion channels, G-protein linked receptors, enzymatic receptors and nuclear receptors

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13
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Give an example of an ion channel

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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

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14
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Give examples of G-protein-coupled receptors

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Adrenoceptors, glucagon receptor

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15
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Give an example of enzymatic receptors

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Insulin and growth factor receptos

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16
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Name 3 examples of nuclear receptors.

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Thyroxine, vitamin D and steroid hormone receptors

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17
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What is gap junction signalling?

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Molecules are exchanged between cells via gap junctions

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18
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What proteins make up a gap junction?

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2 connexons

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19
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What molecules make up a connexon?

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6 connexin molecules

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20
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What name is given to a single connexon

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A hemichannel

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21
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What is the ligand involved in juxtacrine signalling?

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Plasma membrane of signalling cell A

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What is the receptor involved in juxtacrine signalling?

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Receptor in plasma membrane of adjacent cell B

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Where is juxtacrine signalling important?

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Cell migration

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24
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In most cases, where is the chemical messenger of indirect signalling secreted into?

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Extracellular fluid/lymph/blood

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What acts as the ligand during indirect signalling?

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The signalling molecule

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26
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What does the signalling molecule elicit?

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Cellular response in target cell

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27
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What is autocrine signalling?

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Cell produces a local ligand that acts back on the receptor in the same cell

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28
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What does autocrine signalling allow the cell to do?

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Sense extracellular environment (acts as biochemical radar)

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29
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What is paracrine signalling?

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Cell produces a local ligand that acts on neighbouring cells

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30
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How do local ligands move during paracrine signalling?

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Diffusion across short distances

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31
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Give an example of ligands moving via diffusion across short distances in paracrine signalling

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Local recruitment of inflammatory cells by mast cells via histamine

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32
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What is endocrine signalling

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Cell-cell communication over long distances

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33
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What are the signalling molecules in endocrine signalling called?

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hormones

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34
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How are hormones transported?

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In circulatory system via blood or lymph

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35
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What distances do messages travel in neural signalling?

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Nerve impulses travel long distances and chemical messengers travel short distances

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36
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What other name is given to the nerve impulses travelling long distances in neural signalling?

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Action potentials

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37
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What name is given to the travel of signalling molecules in neural signalling?

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Synaptic transmission

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38
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What is the signalling cell in neural signalling?

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The neuron cell

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39
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What type of signalling uses neurohormones as ligands?

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Neuroendocrine signalling

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40
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How long does autocrine signalling take?

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msec to sec

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41
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How long does paracrine signalling take?

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msec to sec

42
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How long does endocrine signalling take?

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sec to mins (can be hours to days)

43
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How long does neural signalling take?

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msec only

44
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How do hydrophilic signals activate a response?

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Activate plasma membrane receptors

45
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How are hydrophobic signals transported around the ECF/blood?

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Globular transport proteins

46
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What type of receptors do hydrophobic signal molecules activate?

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Intracellular (nuclear) receptors

47
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What classification of signalling molecules do all known hormones (and some neurotransmitters) fall into?

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Peptides, amines, steroids

48
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What are the three other classes of signalling molecules, other than peptides, amines and steroids?

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Lipids, purines, gases

49
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Are peptides, amines and steroids hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

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Either

50
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Purines and gases are hydro___

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philic

51
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What type of signalling molecule can single amino acids act as?

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Neurotransmitters

52
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What amino acids can act as neurotransmitters?

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Asp, Cys, Gly (Glu decarboxylated to form GABA)

53
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What are the two types of single amino acid neurotransmitters?

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Excitory amino acids (EAA)

Inhibitory amino acids (IAA)

54
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Peptides (2-200aa) can act as what type of signalling molecules?

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Neurotransmitters, hydrophilic hormones

55
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Where are peptides subject to post-translation modifications (e.g. glycosylation)?

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Rough ER and golgi apparatus

56
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What signalling molecules are immediately released by exocytosis from their secretory vesicles?

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Paracrine peptides- cytokines

57
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What signalling molecules go into storage before being released by exocytosis?

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Most peptide hormones and neurotransmitters

58
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Are peptides soluble in ECF/blood/lymph?

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Yes- don’t require carrier

59
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What type of hormones does the posterior pituitary release and what type of signalling is this?

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Neuroendocrine signalling

Nonapeptide hormones

60
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Give two examples of nonapeptide hormones released by the posterior putuitary

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Oxytocin (OT)

Arginine) Vasopressin (AVP

61
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On what receptors do peptides act?

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Cell surface/transmembrane receptors

62
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How do peptides act on cell surface/transmembrane receptors?

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Conformational change

63
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What is the result of a conformational change of a cell surface or transmembrane receptor in the presence of a peptide ligand?

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  • Ion flux (iontropic receptor)

- Enzymes (metabotropic receptors)

64
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How are peptides degraded?

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Proteases/peptidase

65
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What are the peptide half lifes?

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Generally short:

  • Secs for simple peptides
  • Hours for glycoproteins
66
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What is the consequence of degrading peptide signalling molecules?

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Continued action is dependent on continued synthesis

67
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What name is given to organic molecules containing amine (NH2-) usually derived from an aa?

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Biogenic amines

68
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What biogenic amines are derived from tyrosine?

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Catecholamines

69
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Give an example of catecholamines

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Dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenaline

70
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Catecholamines are hydro___

A

philic

71
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What biogenic enzymes are derived from tyrosine derivatives?

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Thyroid hormones

72
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Give an example of a thyroid hormone

A

Thyroxine

73
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Are thyroid hormones hydrophilic or hydrophobic?

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Hydrophobic

74
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What biogenic amines are derived from tryptophan?

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Indoleamines

75
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Give two examples of indoleamines

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Serotonin and melatonin

76
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What biogenic amine is derived from histidine?

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Histamine (hydrophilic)

77
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What biogenic amine is derived from choline (lipid)

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Acetylcholine (hydrophilic)

78
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What are steroid hormones derived from?

A

Cholesterol

79
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How many carbons are there in cholesterol molecules?

A

27

80
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What class of hormones are steroid hormones?

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Endocrine and paracrine hormones

81
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What do steroid hormones do in vertebrates vs invertebrates?

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Vertebrates: sex steroids
Invertebrates: ecdysone

82
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What are steroid hormones implicated as?

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Phermones for communication

83
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What are the 5 classes of steroid hormones?

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Progestins
Glucocorticoids
Mineralocorticoids
Androgens
Estrogens
84
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Name a progestin hormone and the number of carbons associated

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Progesterone

21C

85
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Name a glucocorticoid and the number of carbon atoms

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Cortisol

21C

86
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Name a mineralocorticoid and its number of carbons

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Aldosterone, 21C

87
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Name an androgen and the number of carbons it has

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Testosterone

19C

88
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Name an estrogen and the number of carbons it has

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Estradiol

18C

89
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Where are steroid hormones synthesised?

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Mitochondria and smooth ER

90
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What are the implications of steroid hormones being lipophilic?

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  • Can’t be stored

- Synthesised immediately prior to secretion

91
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What two things do steroids bind?

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  • Binding globulins

- Albumen

92
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What other hormones binds to carrier proteins, other than steroid hormones?

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Thyroid hormones

Vitamin D/cholecalciferol

93
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By what laws do carrier proteins function by?

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Laws of mass action and equilibrium

94
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What happens when free messenger enters the target cell and binds to the receptor?

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Decreases concentration of free messenger, bound messenger dissociates from carrier protein

95
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What type of receptor do steroid hormones bind?

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Nucelar receptors

96
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What are the two classes of nuclear receptor?

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Class I nuclear receptor: cytosol

Class II nuclear receptor: nucleus

97
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What do nuclear receptors function as?

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Ligand-dependent transcription facotr

98
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What do ligand-dependent transcription factors do?

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Bind DNA to control access of RNA polymerase to the DNA template via histone acetylation

99
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What does controlling RNA polymerase access to DNA do?

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Modulates transcription of genes in target cells

100
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How fast acting are nuclear receptors in ligand-dependent transcription factors?

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Slow acting (hours to days)

101
Q

What is there increasing evidence for with steroid hormones?

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Rapid effects via plasma membrane steroid receptors

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