Lecture1 Flashcards
basic set of organelles
Nucleus, Ribosomes, Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, Lysosomes, Mitochondria & Peroxisomes
Components of cell nucleus
Nuclear envelope Nuclear lamina Nuclear pores Nucleolus Nucleoplasm
Faces the nucleoplasm, and is in contact with the nuclear lamina
- Function as a scaffold stabilizing the nuclear envelope
Inner nuclear membrane
faces the cytoplasm and continues with endoplasmic reticulum
Outer nuclear membrane
Thin, sheet-like meshwork beneath the inner nuclear membrane
Nuclear Lamina
What is nuclear lamina made up of
Lamin A&B
What does Lamin A mutation cause?
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome (preaging)
Roles of nuclear lamina
Scaffold for nuclear envelope, chromatin & Nuclear pores
A complex that spans inner and outer nuclear membrane, and allows transport of molecules between nucleus and cytoplasm
Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC)
The site of ribosome production (ribosome factory)
Nucleolus
3 Zones of nucleolus
- Fibrillar center
- Fibrillar material
- Granular material
Staining of fibrillar center
pale staining
Role of fibrillar center
Contain DNA loops of rRNA genes for creating ribosome
Staining of fibrillar material
Dark staining
Role of fibrillar material
transcription of rRNA genes
Role of granular material
initial ribosomal assembly occurs
2 types of chromatin
Euchromatin & Heterochromatin
Staining of euchromatin and its transcription state
Light staining, and active transcription
Staining of heterochromatin and its transcription state
Dark staining, and less transcriptionally active
Complex of DNA and histones
Beads on a string chromatin
Nucleosome
When nucleosomes are packed together, it forms …
30-nm chromatin fiber
When 30-nm chromatin fiber loosely arrange, it becomes
Euchromatin
When Euchromatin and heterochromain pack together, it forms
Chromosome
Specific specialized nucleotides sequences in all chromosomes (3)
- Centromere
- Telomere
- Replication origin
Centric heterochromatin
Holds sister chromatids together
Site of kinetochore formation
Centromere
Clinical correlation of telomere
cancer & aging
2 populations of ribosome (2 ways of protein trafficking)
- Membrane-bound ribosomes
2. Free ribosomes
Many ribosomes bound to a singles mRNA molecule
Polyribosome
Clinical correlation with abnormal ribosome
Ribosomopathies
Proteins that are synthesized by being translocated into the ER lumen on membrane-bound ribosomes (3)
- Lysosomal proteins
- Secreted proteins
- Plasma membrane proteins
Where are membrane-bound ribosomes found?
rER
What is the special feature of mRNA that is translated by membrane-bound ribosomes?
Contain an ER signal sequence which direct mRNA to rER for translation.
Pathway of protein that are translated by membrane-bound ribosomes
ribosome (rER)»_space; Golgi»_space; lysosome or secretion or membrane
Proteins that are synthesized by free ribosomes (4)
- Nuclear proteins
- Mitochondrial proteins
- Cytosolic proteins
- Peroxisomal proteins
Largest organelle by size
ER
What is abundant in cells specialized in protein synthesis? (give an example)
rER EX) Secretory cells producing proteins for extracellular export
Site of initial post-translational modification & folding
rER
What is cresyl violet used for? And how is it useful for viewing rER?
Cresyl violet is used for staining DNA. Since rER has DNA components, rER will be stained purple, which makes it detectable.
What is abundant in cells specialized in lipid metabolism?
sER
Role of sER (3)
- Lipid metabolism
- Detoxification (Cytochrome P450 System) (Heapatocytes)
- Sequester calcium in muscle cells or SR
Which organelle is well developed in secretory cells?
What are the 2 examples of secretory cells?
Golgi Apparatus
- Plasma cells (secrete antibody)
- Pancreatic acinar cells (secrete digestive enzymes)
Which is entry point of golgi? cis or trans
cis
rER & Golgi transport is mediated by…
Coatomer-coated vesicles
2 ways of Coatomer-coated vesicle transport
- COP-I coated vesicle
2. COP-II coated vesicle
Which is retrograde transport COP-I or COP-II?
COP-I (CGN back to rER)
Functions of golgi apparatus (3)
- Post-translational modification
- Sorting
- Packaging
4 post-translational modification and where are these happening?
- Glycosylation
- Sulfation
- Phosphorylation
- Proteolysis
happens at golgi apparatus
3 Ways of vesicular trafficking
- Constitutive secretory pathway
- Regulated secretory pathway
- Lysosomal pathway
Which pathway of vesicular traffcking is this? ; vesicles are stored & secreted with stimulus. Also give an example.
Regulated secretory pathway
ex) neurons, acinar cells of pancreas
Digestive organelles that function in the controlled intracellular digestion of macro molecules
Lysosomes
Require acidic envrionment and contains more than 40 types of hydrolytic enzymes. What is this organelle
Lysosomes
With what can we visualize lysosome?
Acid phosphatase
Role of Mannose 6-Phosphate in terms of lysosome
M6P adds to lysosomal hydrolases or lysosomal enzyme precursors which binds to M6P receptors in the TGN. This leads to transport of lysosomal enzyme to lysosome. So M6P is essential in transport of lysosomal enzyme from GA to lysosome.
Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) that is deficient of HEXA due to autosomal recessive disorder. It results in the accumulation of GM2 canglioside, leading to dath of neurons in brain and Spinal cord.
Tay-Sachs Disease
Results of lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs)(3)
- Accumulation of undigested products
- Disruption of normal cell function
- Cell death
3 pathways to lysosomal digestion
- Phagocytosis
- Endocytosis
- Autophagy
Known as ‘self-eating’, it is a major cellular pathway to degrade proteins and organelles in lysosome
Autophagy
Pathway of autophagy
- intracellular membrane such as SER surrounds organelle and cytoplasm which forms autophagosome.
- Autophagosome fuse with lysosome then contents are degraded, recycled and reused.
Double membrane vacuole
Autophagosome
Target protein for destruction using ubiquitin. It uses ATP to degrade proteins without involving lysosomes. What is the pathway?
Proteasome-mediated protein degradation
Example of proteasome-mediated protein degradation
- Cyclins, transcription factors, tumor suppressors that are abnormal proteins or normal short-lived regulatory proteins
Where in mitochondria does ATP generation takes place?
Inner mt membrane
Structures of mitochondria (5)
- Inner membrane
- Intermembrane space
- Outer membrane
- Matrix
- Crista