Lecture 8 - endomembrane system part 3 Flashcards
do membranes form de novo?
no, all membranes form from pre-existing membranes
Where are most membrane proteins and lipids synthesized?
ER, with the exceptions of glycolipids synthesized in the golgi
How are nascent ER membrane proteins and lipids distributed and or orientated in lipid bilayer?
asymmetric manner
Where are integral membrane proteins?
different regions of protein located on either cytoplasmic or exoplasmic
Where are peripheral membrane proteins located?
located on either cytoplasmic or lumenal side of ER membrane
Where are membrane phospholipids located?
distributed unequally between cytoplasmic and exoplasmic leaflets of ER membrane bilayer
What type of asymmetry is established at the ER?
asymmetry and maintained throughout rest of endomembrane system
Are cytoplasmic and exoplasmic faces of cellular membranes conserved throughout the endomembrane system?
yes
What are the four final steps in co translational translocation pathway?
- signal sequence cleavage - removal of n-term signal sequence by signal peptidase
- initial stages of glycosylation - covalent addition of unique carbohydrate s.c. to specific AA of nascent protein (required for proper folding. protein-protein binding)
- protein folding and assembly - nascent protein folded into proper 3D conformation and oligomeric assembly by molecular chaperones (reticuloplasms)
- protein quality control - misfolded and/or improperly assembled proteins recognized and degraded
What does the ER serve as?
a quality control site for nascent proteins since represents first compartment in endomembrane system
What are most proteins synthesized in the ER?
glycoproteins - linked to one or more sugar chains
What do sugar groups do for the protein?
aid in proper folding and serve as a binding site for other macromolecules that interact with the protein?
What is the most common type of glycosylation?
N-linked glycosylation
What is N-linked glycosylation?
addition of specific short chains of sugar monomers (linked together in specific order to form oligosaccharide) to terminal amino group of asparagine (N)
What are the two stages of N-linked glycosylation?
core glycosylation
core modification
What is core glycosylation?
various ER membrane-bound glycosyltransferases synthesize core oligosaccharide
What does tunicamycin do?
blocks first step of N-linked glycosylation preventing proper folding of nascent ER proteins
What are the steps to core glycosylation?
- addition of first sugar to dolichol phosphate
- glycosyltransferases continue to add sugars at specific positions on growing core oligosaccharide
- transfer of core oligosaccharide from dolichol lipid carrier to nascent soluble membrane protein while being synthesized (empty dolichol phosphate recycled)
- core oligosaccharides transferred to lumenal acing portions of nascent ER proteins with specific AA sequence motif: -N-x-S/T-
What is dolichol phosphate?
membrane lipid serving as membrane anchor and carrier for new growing core oligosaccharide