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Lecture 64 Flashcards

1
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where is the signal peptide gradient during the process of peptide/protein hormone synthesis

A

Endoplasmic reticulum

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2
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The final outcome between the hormone and the target cell depends on what factors?

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  • Hormone concentration
  • Receptor number
  • Affinity of hormone for receptor
  • Duration of exposure to hormone
  • Intracellular factors enzymes, cofactors (may help process)
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3
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Minimal concentration of hormone needed to elicit measurable response

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Threshold response

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4
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what are 2 ways to express the dose-response relationship

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Responsiveness (up/down) and Sensitivity (left/right)

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5
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Magnitude of response correlated with hormone concentration, what happens when concentration increases?

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As concentration increases, response will increase then level off

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6
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the more receptors, what happens to the maximal response?

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maximal response increases

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7
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________ is the term for a further increase in hormone will elicit no more response

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Maximum response

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8
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________ may cause a decrease in responsiveness

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caused by:
* decrease in number of target cells
* decrease in total receptors/cell
* decrese inconcentration of enzymes activated by hormone

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9
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the higher the affinity for a hormone, the (more/ less) likely to get a response

A

more

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10
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The concentration of hormone producing 50 percent of maximal response

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Sensitivity

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11
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If more hormone required to get 50% response what happens to the sensitivity

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decrease

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12
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The less hormone required = ________ to sensitivity

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increases

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13
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Sensitivity can be changed in two ways List them.

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changing number of receptors OR affinity of receptors

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14
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Decreasing sensitivity = ________ of receptors

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down-regulation

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15
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Either number or affinity of receptors decreases even when __________

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hormone concentrations high

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16
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Decreasing sensitivity is down-regulation of receptors causes what 3 things

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  • decrease synthesis of new receptors
  • increase degradation of existing receptors
  • inactivate receptor
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17
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what down-regulates TRH receptors in anterior pituitary

A

T3

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18
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Increasing sensitivity = ________ of receptors

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up-regulation

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19
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Increasing sensitivity = up-regulation of receptors. What are the 2 ways this can be achieved

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Either number or affinity of receptors increases

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20
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Increasing sensitivity is an up-regulation of receptors what 3 things can this lead to

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increase synthesis of new receptors, decrease degradation of existing, activate receptors

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21
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example of up-regulation: ________ increases its receptors in skeletal muscle and liver

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GH

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22
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Hormone is recognized and binds to a membrane receptor and this forms a __________

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hormone-receptor complex

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23
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Once the Hormone-receptor complex is formed, what can happen

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EITHER coupled to a signal-generating mechanism OR must act as one itself

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24
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Once the generated signal (second messenger) is formed, it can affect what

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intracellular process by altering activity OR concentration of functional or structural proteins

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25
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Receptor systems are located in which of 2 locations

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Either on cell membrane (faster) or within the cell (slower; cytoplasm or nucleus)

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26
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what system is this? Classified according to membrane receptor structure OR second messenger system used (Usually a rapid response (minutes))

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Classic cell membrane receptor system

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27
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what system is this? Doesn’t use second messenger system, but rather an enzyme system such as kinases (Usually a rapid response (minutes))

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Catalytic cell membrane receptor systems

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28
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what receptor systems have a rapid response

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Catalytic and Classic

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29
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what receptor systems have a slow

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Intracellular

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30
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If a higher hormone concentration is required to reach 50% of the maximal response, what has happened to hormone sensitivity?

31
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Coupling molecules used in ALMOST ALL membrane receptor systems

A

G-proteins

32
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Heterotrimeric proteins has how many subunits

33
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Active or Inactive when GTP is bound

34
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Active or Inactive when GDP is bound

35
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T/F Heterotrimeric proteins can be either stimulatory or inhibitory

36
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G-proteins are linked to one of two second messenger systems, what are the 2 enzymes involved?

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Adenylyl cyclase & Phospholipase C

37
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What are the secondary messengers of cell membrane receptor systems

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cAMP & IP3/Ca2+/DAG

38
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pair the enzyme with the secondary messenger:
* Adenylyl cyclase
* Phospholipase C
* cAMP
* IP3/Ca2+/DAG

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  • Adenylyl cyclase & cAMP
  • Phospholipase C & IP3/Ca2+/DAG
39
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Hormone binds receptor coupled by a G protein what happens next

A

GTP binds G protein and activates adenylyl cyclase

40
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after GTP binds G protein and activates adenylyl cyclase, what happens

A

cAMP produced and activates protein kinase A

41
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once cAMP produced and activates protein kinase A what happens next

A

Intracellular proteins phosphorylated by protein kinase A, causing physiologic actions

42
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Once Intracellular proteins phosphorylated by protein kinase A, causing physiologic actions. How does the system get shut down

A

Phosphodiesterase degrades cAMP, shutting down system

43
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List some examples of hormones using the adenylyl cyclase system

A
  • FSH
  • LH
  • ADH
  • TSH
  • Calcitonin
44
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what is the job of a kinase

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phosphorylate

45
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Phospholipase C system: Hormone binds receptor coupled by a G protein what happens next

A

GTP binds G protein and activates phospholipase C

46
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Phospholipase C system: once GTP binds G protein and activates phospholipase C what happens next

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Phospholipase C liberates diacylglycerol (DAG) and IP3 from PIP2

47
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Phospholipase C system After Phospholipase C liberates diacylglycerol (DAG) and IP3 from PIP2 what happens next

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IP3 causes Ca2+ release from ER or SR stores

48
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Phospholipase C system: After IP3 causes Ca2+ release from ER or SR stores what happens

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Ca2+ and DAG activate protein kinase C, which phosphorylates proteins

49
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List some hormones using the phospholipase C system

A
  • GnRH
  • Angiotensin 2
  • ADH
  • Oxytocine
50
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Catalytic receptors on cell surface associated with enzymes on ________ side

A

intracellular side

51
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Guanylyl cyclase enzyme: GTP to cGMP to what to phosphorylates proteins

A

cGMP-dependent kinase

52
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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and nitric oxide (NO) use what enzyme system

A

Guanylyl cyclase enzyme

53
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which hormone receptor is Protein kinase A associated with

A

Adenylyl cyclase system

54
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which hormone receptor is Protein kinase C associated with

A

Phospholipase C system

55
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which hormone receptor is cGMP kinase associated with

A

Guanylyl cyclase enzyme system

56
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Serine/threonine kinase enzymes: Use either protein kinase A or C, as well as ________ and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) tophosphorylate serine and threonine

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Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK)

57
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Use either protein kinase A or C, aswell as Ca2+-calmodulin-dependentprotein kinase (CaMK) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) to phosphorylate __________

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serine and threonine

58
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Tyrosine kinase activity ________ the receptor itself

59
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Receptor tyrosine kinases has ________ domains

60
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what are the 3 domains of receptor tyrosine kinases

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  • Extracellular domain for binding
  • Transmembrane domain
  • Intracellular domain- where tyrosine kinase activity occurs
61
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Receptor tyrosine kinases: When hormone binds, intracellular portion of receptor will _________

A

phosphorylates itself

62
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receptor tyrosine kinases: There is a monomer type and a _______ type

63
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Receptor tyrosine kinases: Describe a Monomer type

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Receptor us going to dimerize after hormone binds- tyrosine kinase activated and phosphorylate tyrosine on itself

64
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Receptor tyrosine kinases: Describe a Dimer type

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Receptor is already a dimer such as insulin or IGF

65
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Tyrosine kinase-associated receptors: Associate with other proteins that have tyrosine kinase activity such as ________ family of receptors

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Janus kinase family (JAK)

66
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Catalytic receptor systems - tyrosine kinases: T/F Intracellular portion cannot phosphorylate itself

67
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Steroid hormones utilize what receptor system

A

Intracellular receptor systems

68
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Intracellular receptor system uses either _____ or _____ receptors

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Use either cytosolic or nuclear receptors

69
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Steroids are lipid soluble meaning they can

A

diffuse across the membrane (from cholesterol)

70
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Intracellular receptor systems: Initiate DNA transcription and synthesis of new proteinsm, is this process slow or fast

A

SLOW, VERY SLOW

71
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DNA transcription and synthesis of new proteins: Steroid hormone diffuses across membrane and binds receptor in cytosol or nucleus, what happens next

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  • Receptor undergoes conformational change
  • complex dimerizes and binds to steroid-responsive elements (SREs)
72
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what does SRE stand for? What is it?

A

steroid-responsive elements (SREs); Specific DNA sequences in target genes

73
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DNA transcription and synthesis of new proteins: After receptor undergoes conformational change, complex dimerizes and binds to steroid-responsive elements (SREs) what happens

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  • Complex is now a transcription factor
  • mRNA transcribed
  • translation occurs
  • new proteins
  • physiologic action
74
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List some hormones that utilize intracellular receptor systems

A
  • Sex hormones
  • Aldosterone
  • Vitamin D

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