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Lectures 11 & 12: Organelles Flashcards

1
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When did prokaryotes arise?

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3.5 billion years ago

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2
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When did eukaryotes arise?

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2.5 billion years ago

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What is the first evidence of life? To how long ago does this bring us (2 types)?

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Stromatolites in carbonate sediments 1. Archaea: 3.4-3.5 billion years ago 2. Proterozoic: 2.8-3 billion years ago (in rocks)

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What are 2 another names for stromatolites?

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Cyanobacteria/Blue-green algae

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What is the theory that explains how eukaryotes arose? What evidence do we have for this?

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Archae were the host cells of bacteria (the formed an endosymbiotic relationship) Evidence: 1. Archae contain DNA w/ introns, promoters, histones, and transcriptional machinery similar to eukaryotes, which probably formed the eukaryotic nucleus 2. Archae glycosylate proteins and bacteria do not

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What are metazoans?

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Evolved versions of eukaryotes with cell junctions and connective tissue

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When did metazoans arise?

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850 million years ago

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8
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What is the homeotic gene family?

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Genes which regulate the development of anatomical structures in various organisms

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When did the homeotic gene family arise?

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600 million years ago

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10
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What are the 3 domains of life?

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  1. Bacteria 2. Archaea 3. Eukarya
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What was the first version of life? What are the 2 types?

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Prokaryotes: unicellular without organelles 1. Bacteria 2. Archaea

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12
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Are all eukaryotes multicellular organisms?

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NOPE

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13
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What are the 3 types of eukaryotic multicellular organisms?

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  1. Animals 2. Plants 3. Fungi
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14
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What are extremophiles?

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Subtype of archaea that thrives in extreme environments

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15
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What are thrombolites?

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Fossils that appear in the early proterozoic and are related to stromatolites

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What are oncolites?

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Fossils that appear in the pre-Cambrian and are related to stromatolites and thrombolites

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17
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What are algal filament fossils?

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Fossils that appear in chert (dark rock in the North Pole and Australia) and are evidence of life 3.5 billion years ago

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18
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What are spheroidal bacterial structures?

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Prokarytic fossil evidence from 3 to 3.1 billion years ago found in South Africa

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19
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What are the surface mats of stromatolites?

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Bicarbonate sediments that contain mainly cyanobacteria and have other eubacteria, archaebacteria and eukaryotes in close proximity

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20
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What do thrombolites and oncolites look like?

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Very uniform rocks

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21
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What did the bacteria that fused with the archaea become in the eukaryotes? 2 options

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  1. Mitochondria 2. Chloroplasts
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22
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How did other organelles (other than mito) develop in eukaryotes?

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Infolding of plasma around bunches of proteins and enzymes

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23
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What are the main roles of integral proteins?

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Pores and receptors

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24
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What is the main role of peripheral proteins?

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Accessory proteins for the integral ones

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25
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What is the glycocalyx?

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All of the sugars attached to glycolipids on the exterior of the lipid bilayer

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26
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What is the E face of the lipid bilayer?

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The external face of the internally fractured membrane

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27
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What is the P face of the lipid bilayer?

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The protoplasmic (internal) face of the internally fractured membrane

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What do prokaryotes have instead of a nucleus?

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Nuclear organizing region, but it’s not a distinct organelle

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What are the 4 components of the nuclear membrane?

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  1. Inner membrane 2. Outer membrane 3. Cisterna (between the 2) 4. Nuclear pore complexes to regulate the mvt of macromolecules
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30
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What does the outer membrane of the nucleus sometimes contain? What does this mean?

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Ribosomes, which means the nucleus is continuous with the RER

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31
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What kind of permeability does the nuclear envelop have?

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Selectively permeable

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32
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What is the inner membrane of the nucleus associated with?

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Nuclear lamina protein meshwork that binds to chromatin in non-dividing cells

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33
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What kind of filaments are the lamins of the nuclear membrane made of?

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Intermediate filaments

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34
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What do nucleoporins look like?

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8-fold symmetry

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35
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What are the 4 subunits of a nuclear pore? What 2 other parts are attached to it?

What is the whole thing called?

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  1. Luminal subunit 2. Ring subunit 3. Column subunit 4. Annular subunit Other parts: - Fibrils toward the cytosol - Nuclear cage toward the nucleus

Nucleoporins

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36
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How do nuclear pores work?

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Translocating proteins have nuclear export or import localization sequences that bind specifically to transport proteins that in turn interact w/ proteins in the pore for transfer

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37
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What are the 2 types of transport proteins?

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  1. Importins 2. Exportins
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38
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What kind of molecules through a nuclear pore complex and through what transport mechanism?

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  1. Small ions and solutes (like H2O): simple diffusion w/o regulation 2. Macromolecules: active transport regulated by the pore
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39
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What molecules are transported out of the nucleus?

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Ribosomal subunits and other RNA-associated proteins

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40
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What molecules are transported into nucleus?

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Molecules for DNA replication and trancription: chromatins, ribosomal proteins, transcription factors, and enzymes

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41
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What is the nucleolus?

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A subsection of the nucleus responsible for making ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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42
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What does the nucleolus look like under a microscope? When can you observe it?

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Darker region within the nucleus Resting state in interphase

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43
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What are the 3 parts of the nucleolus and what does each consist of?

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  1. Pars amorpha: DNA that codes for rRNA 2. Pars fibrosa: rRNA 3. Pars granulosa: maturing ribosomal subunits
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44
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What is another name for pars amorpha?

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Nucleolar organizer region

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45
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What is the nucleolonema?

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Pars fibrosa + pars granulosa

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46
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How to distinguish the different parts of the nucleolus looking through a microscope?

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  1. Pars amorpha: lighter circular part 2. Pars fibrosa: slightly darker around the pars amorpha 3. Pars granulosa: slightly darker but not around the pars amorpha
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47
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What happens to the nucleolus during the cell cycle?

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It assembles and disassembles

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48
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What are the 2 forms of chromatin? Describe each

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  1. Hetero: heavy staining, highly condensed 2: Eu: light staining and uncoiled
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49
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What are the 2 components of chromatin?

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  1. DNA
  2. Protein: histones and non-histone chromosal proteins (eg: transcription factors)
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50
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What is the nucleolus-associated chromatin? What kind of chromatin?

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NAC: heterochromatin around the nucleolus

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51
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Describe each condensation step from the DNA double helix to the metaphase chromosome

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  1. DNA double helix 2. DNA w/ histones: nucleosomes (beads on a string) 3. Additional folding and packing: 30 nm chromatin fiber 4. Looped domains 5. Condensed chromosome 6. Metaphase chromosome
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52
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What 2 types of organisms have a larger genome than others?

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  1. Plants: because they are sedentary and need genes to help them survive (flooding, insects attacking, etc) 2. Amphibians: need more genes to help live in both terrestrial and aquatic environments
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53
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How many nucleotide pairs in the human genome?

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10^9-10^10

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54
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Which type of chromatin is transcriptionally active?

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Euchromatin

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55
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What are the 2 cell division processes for eukaryotes?

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  1. Mitosis 2. Meiosis
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56
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What is the division process for prokaryotes?

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Binary fission

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57
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What is the division process for mitochondria and chloroplasts?

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Binary fission

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58
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What accounts for the large majority of genetic diversity?

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Meiosis

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59
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What can explain why it took so long for eukaryotes to evolve?

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Because genetic diversity was only possible through chemical mutagenesis, which is very slow vs meiosis which enables rapid evolution

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60
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Describe the cell cycle. How long does it last?

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  • G1: normal function (in this stage most of the time) and accumulation of enzymes and nucleotides - S phase: DNA duplication - G2: preparation for mitosis - M phase: mitosis 24 hours
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What are the 6 phases of mitosis? How long does each last?

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  • Interphase: Growth period; cell carries out normal functions
  • Prophase (1 hr): Nuclear membrane disappears, chromatin condenses into chromosomes and the centrosomes move to opposite poles of the cell, mitotic spindle forms
  • Metaphase: Chromosomes further condense and align at the equatorial plane.
  • Anaphase: Sister chromosomes move toward spindle poles.
  • Telophase: Sister chromosomes arrive atthe poles.
  • Cytokinesis: A cleavage furrow divides the cytoplasm and duplicated chromosomes into two daughter cells.
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62
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Describe the composition of ribosomes

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Small and large subunit

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63
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What RNA do ribosomes bind?

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mRNA

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64
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What kind of proteins do free ribosomes synthesize?

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Intracellular proteins: cytosolic and cytoskeletal proteins and proteins for import to the nucleus, the mitochondra or the peroxisomes

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65
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What kind of proteins do RER ribosomes synthesize?

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Proteins that require further processing

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66
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Which types of proteins get more PTMs than others?

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Those synthesized by the RER vs the free ribosomes

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67
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On what are ribosomes attached on the RER?

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The cisternal membrane

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68
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What is a polysome or polyribosome?

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Single mRNA molecule associated with a number of ribosomes along it

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69
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What happens to proteins after they are synthesized by ribosomes on the RER?

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Often stored in lysosomes or secreted out

70
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Describe the movement of nascent peptides from free ribosomes to RER the lumen

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  1. Nascent peptide’s has a signal peptide that binds a signal-recognition particle which inhibits further elongation
  2. SRP-peptide complex binds an SRP receptor on the ER membrane thanks to docking proteins
  3. SRP releases the signal peptide for translation to continue
  4. Protein translocators bing to the ribosome and form a channel for the peptide to go through the ER membrane: vectorial discharge
  5. The peptide pushes itself and is pulled by chaperones
  6. The signal peptide is removed inside the RER lumen
71
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What does TEM stand for?

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Transmission Electron Microscopy

72
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What are the 5 functions of the ER?

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RER:

  1. Cleavage of signal-peptide
  2. Protein folding
  3. Glycosylation

SER:

  1. Breakdown of glycogen
  2. Detoxification of drugs
  3. Regulation of muscle contraction
  4. Synthesizes phospholipids, fats, and steroids
73
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What happens to the protein in the ER if it’s not folding properly?

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Ubiquitylated to be sent to the proteasome

74
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What is Golgi apparatus ?

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Stack of membranes that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins from th ER

75
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What are the 2 faces of the Golgi?

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  1. Cis: forming: close to ER 2. Trans: secreting: where proteins are released near the plasma membrane
76
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What are the 3 parts of the Golgi? What does each do?

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  1. cis Golgi network: phosphorylation of oligosaccharides on lysosomal proteins 2. Golgi stack (other slide) 3. trans Golgi network: addition of NANA and sorting (!!)
77
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What are the 3 parts of the Golgi stack? What does each do?

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  1. Cis cisterna: removal of Man 2. Medial cisterna: removal of Man and addition of GlcNAc 3. Trans cisterna: addition of Gal
78
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What is NANA?

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N-acetylneuraminic acid

79
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What is GlcNAc?

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N-acetylglucosamine

80
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What about the environment changes as a protein moves through the Golgi?

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pH: decreases from cis to trans

81
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How do proteins from the RER get to the Golgi?

82
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What regulates the movement from the RER to the Golgi?

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Coat protein-II (COP-II)

83
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What happens to proteins in the Golgi that are misfolded?

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Recognized by KDEL receptor proteins and sent back to the RER by COP-I for refolding or degradation

84
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What happens to the proteins once they are secreted by the Golgi?

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  1. Directed to fuse with an late endosome to become a lysosome 2. Directed for secretion
85
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What is the pH in lysosomes? How did scientists figure this out?

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5 Using certain fluorescent dyes that change spectrum with pH

86
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What is the cytoslic pH?

87
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What type of enzyme are in the lysosomes? List some of these

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Acid hydrolases: 1. Nucleases 2. Proteases 3. Glycosidases 4. Lipases 5. Phosphatases 6. Sulfatases 7. Phospholipases

88
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How do lysosomes create that acid pH?

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Proton pumps using ATP

89
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What is necessary when primary lysosomes form secondary lysosomes?

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Need to fuse with membrane bound organelles to maintain pH

90
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What are the 4 types of secondary lysosomes and what do they correspond to?

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  1. Lysosome + phagocytosis vesicle = digestive vacuole 2/3. Lysosome + endocytosis vesicle = multivesicular body or generalized secondary lysosome 4. Lysosome + mitochondrion = autophagic vacuole
91
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What is an endocytosis vesicle?

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A vesicle that has taken in material from the cell surface

92
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What is special about peroxisomes?

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They are very primitive in date, appearance, and function

93
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What is another name for peroxisomes?

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Microbodies

94
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Describe the composition of a peroxisome

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Vesicular organelle composed of small packets of oxidative enzymes surrounded by a single membrane

95
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How do peroxisomes grow?

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Uptake of peroxisomal proteins from cytoplasm by specific proteins that catalyze the import

96
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How do peroxisomes divide?

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Cytoplasmic fission (no DNA involved)

97
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What are the 3 functions of peroxisomes?

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  1. Oxidation of harmful substances via generation of H2O2 2. Detoxification of alcohol and other harmful chemicals 3. Beta-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids (first step of their breakdown)
98
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What is the major function of peroxisome?

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Oxidation of harmful substances via generation of H2O2

99
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What is the rxn that happens in peroxisomes?

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RH2 + O2 –> R + H2O2

100
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Where are mitochondria found? Why?

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On the cytoskeleton to be able to move

101
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Describe the 6 parts of the mitochondria

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  1. Inner membrane 2. Outer membrane 3. Intermembrane space 4. Cristae: folds in inner membrane to increase surface area 5. Elementary particles on inside of inner membrane: proton pumps to facilitate ATP generation 6. Matrix: inside the inner membrane
102
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What is another name for elementary particles?

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F1 particles

103
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What gave rise to mitochondria? What are the 4 pieces of evidence

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Endosymbiosis of aerobic bacteria: 1. Mito has its own circular chromosome of DNA, ribosomes, mRNA, tRNA (just like bacteria) 2. Undergo fission (like prokaryotes) 3. Double membrane: outer from ancestral host and inner from symbiotic prokaryote 4. Closest genotypic relatives of mitos are rickettsia bacteria: intracellular parasites of eukaryotic cells

104
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Explain mitochondrial inheritance

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Maternal because very few paternal mitos can survive the fertilization process

105
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What is the mitochondrial eve? How long ago did it exist?

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The matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all humans, which lived about 200 K years ago

106
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Descrive mito DNA

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37 genes = 16,000 base pairs

107
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How do the mito proton pumps generate ATP?

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Flow of H+ down their electrical gradient creates mechanical rotational energy (of specific proteins) which is then converted into chemical energy to bind ADP and Pi = oxidative phosphorylation = chemiosmotic mechanism

108
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When does mitos synthesize ATP the most?

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During aerobic respiration

109
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What does the matrix of the mito contain? 2 types

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  1. Metabolic enzymes for the TCA 2. Materials necessary for protein synthesis: DNA, mRNA, tRNA, ribosomes, and dense granules of precipitated salts
110
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How does the mito get H+ inside its inner membrane?

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Pumps because the membrane is impermeable to them

111
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Is there a lot of genetic diversity in mDNA?

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NOPE because of binary fission (instead of meiosis)

112
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Are all of the proteins needed by the mito coded for in the mDNA?

113
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List the 3 types of cytoplasmic inclusions

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  1. Pigment granules 2. Glycogen 3. Lipid
114
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Are glycogen and lipids membrane bound in the cytoplasm?

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Nope but they are round to minimize surface tension

115
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What are the 2 types of pigment granules?

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  1. Melanosomes: contain melanin 2. Lipofuscin: contain residues of lysosomal digestion
116
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Are pigment granules membrane enclosed?

117
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What are 2 other names for lipofuscin?

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  1. Residual body 2. Tertiary lysosome
118
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What is glycogenolysis?

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Degradation of glycogen to produce glucose

119
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What are the 3 parts of the cytoskeleton (from smallest to largest)?

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  1. Microfilaments 2. Microtubules 3. Intermediate filaments
120
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Where are melanosomes found?

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Epidermis and inner pigmented layer of the non-neural retina

121
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What organelle fills up almost the entire interior of the cell?

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Lipid droplets

122
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What are microfilaments?

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Helical chains of actin

123
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What are the 2 types of actin?

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  1. Filamentous actin = F actin 2. Globular/monomeric actin = G actin
124
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Describe the composition of actin fibers. When do they assemble?

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Globular monomers that assemble in the presence of K+ and Mg2+ into double-stranded helices of filamentous actin

125
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How is F actin elongated/shortened? How fast does this happen?

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  • Elongated: monomers are added at the + end - Shortened: monomers are removed from - end Rapid!
126
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What are 4 functions of actin?

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  1. Intracellular mvt 2. Muscle contraction 3. Membrane structures 4. Locomotion
127
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What are the 2 models of intracellular movement? Explain each

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  1. Cortical Flow Model: cell mvts controlled by the flow of actin filaments into the cell cortex governed by gradients of tension in the cortex generated by myosin (from low tension to high tension) 2. Leading Edge Model: actin at the leading edge of the migrating cell undergoes rapid remodeling
128
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What does the Cortical Flow Model of intracellular movement account for?

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Cytokinesis: cells divide due to high tension in the equatorial midline of the cell creating a cleavage furrow

129
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How does actin contribute to cell motility and contractibility (shape) of the cell?

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Actin attaches and forms stress fibers

130
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How does actin contribute to cell structure? 2 ways

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  1. The filaments form the terminal web attached to zonula adherens under the apical cytoplasm 2. Filaments in microvilli and stereocilia (different from cilia) anchor into the terminal web
131
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How does actin contribute to cell locomotion?

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Actin filled filopodia (look like fingers) on cells to move them around, sense their surroundings, and interact with other cells

132
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Describe the composition of microtubules

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Heterodimer of alpha and beta subunits (tubulin) form a hollow slight spiral organization and polarity

133
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What are the 3 types of microtubules?

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  1. Individual fibers: mitosis spindles or axons of neurons 2. Doublets w/ other proteins = axoneme: cilia core (flagella) and sperm tail 3. Triplets: centrioles
134
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How are microtubules elongated/shortened? How fast does this happen?

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  • Elongated: free tubulin dimers are added (fast)
  • Shortened: dimers are removed (slow)
135
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What is a centrosome?

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Two orthogonal centrioles (triplets of microtubules) which are the nucleating sites for polymerization of microtubules

136
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What is another name for a centrosome in a mitotic cell?

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Microtubule organizing center (MTOC)

137
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What is a basal body?

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A centriole (doublet of microtubules) that nucleates the axoneme of cilia

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What are the 2 types of cilia?

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  1. Motile: axoneme with a central doublet of microtubles 2. Primary: axoneme lacking a central doublet of microtubules which are non-motile but have a sensory function
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How many primary cilia do most cells have?

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What’s the relationship between intermediate filaments and tumors?

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Keratins have 30+ isoforms and can be used to grade a tumor (gage degree of transformation)

141
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What are the 4 types of intermediate filaments?

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  1. Nuclear lamins 2. Vimentinlike proteins 3. Keratins 4. Nuclear intermediate filaments
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What are the component polypeptides of nuclear lamins? Where are nuclear lamins found?

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Lamins A, B, and C Nuclear lamina

143
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What are the 4 possible components of vimentinlike proteins and where is each found?

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  1. Vimentin: many cells of mesenchymal origin 2. Desmin: muscle 3. Glial fibrillary acidic protein: glial cells 4. Peripherin: neurons
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What are the 2 types of keratins and where are they found?

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  1. Type 1: acidic 2. Type 2: Neutral/basic Epithelial cells and their derivatives
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What is the role of keratins for terrestrial vertebrates?

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They accumulate to provide a barrier to reduce dehydration and protect from pathogens

146
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What is the role of keratins?

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Attach to the desmosomes in the cytoplasm to form a framework

147
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What are the 4 types of cell junctions?

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  1. Zonula occludens (tight junctions) 2. Zonula adherens (intermediate junctions) 3. Macula adherens (desmosomes) 4. Communicating (gap) junctions
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What is the basolateral portion of the cell?

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The one toward the ECM = interstitial space

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What is the apical portion of the cell?

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The one toward the lumen

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Describe zonula occludens (tight junctions). What do they maintain? With what proteins do they do this?

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Band encircling the apical end of a cell to prevent mvt of molecules between the lumen and the interstitial space (therefore solutes need to go through cells) This maintains cell polarity and forms a seal between neighboring cell membranes due to interactions between transmembrane proteins: claudin and occludin

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Describe zonula adherens (intermediate junctions)

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Anchor cells to each other:

Encircle epithelial cells right below the zonula occludens by using cadherins bound to catenin bound to actin like filaments (form the terminal web that help anchor actin filaments originating from microvilli at the apical end of cells)

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Describe the 2 types of macula adherens (desmosomes)

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  1. Full one: spot welds around the cell perimeter (lateral sides) to attach cells together 2. Hemi: anchors the basal lamina of the basement membrane
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What are the 2 parts of the basement membrane?

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basal lamina + lamina reticularis

154
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What is a desmosome composed of?

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Transmembrane proteins of the cadherin family: (desmoglein and desmocollin) insert into a dense attachment plaque made of anchoring proteins inside the cell (plakoglobin and desmoplakin) which attach to keratin inside the cells

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What’s the difference between the protein composition of desmosomes and hemidesmosomes?

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Integrins replace cadherins in hemidesmosomes

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What is the role of communicating/gap junctions

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Mediate rapid communication between cells by letting small molecules pass through channels(<1.5 nm) (ions, sugars, amino acids)

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What are the small molecules that can go through gap junctions?

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Ions, sugars, AAs (hydrophilic molecules)

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What is a type of coordinated function allowed by gap junctions?

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Rhythmic contractions

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What proteins are gap junctions made of?

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6 connexins = 1 connexon 2 connexons = channel with a hydrophilic core

160
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What is a nucleosome?

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DNA + histones = beads on a string

161
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What is sialic acid?

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N-acetylneuraminic acid!!!! NANA

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What is the transitional ER?

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A specialized region of the ER which is free of ribosomes and contains vesicles to take the proteins away

164
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What is the cisternal maturation model?

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New cis cisternae continually form and migrate to the trans face in the Golgi

165
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What are condensing vacuoles?

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Vacuoles in the trans Golgi network to become transport vesicles

166
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What is the enzyme catalase used in? For?

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Used in peroxisomes to use H2O2 to oxidize various substances

168
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What is dynein?

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Protein associated with individual microtubules in an axoneme that allow for ciliary movement by hydrolyzing ATP to generate a sliding force between 2 microtubule doublets

169
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What is myosin? What are the 2 types?

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Family of proteins that interact with actin to produce tension

  1. Type 1: present in non-muscle cells and responsible for mvt of organelles along actin filaments
  2. Type 2: present in muscle and non-muscle cells and contains a globular head that can bind actin and a fibrous tail that can form polymers
170
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What is the cell cortex?

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Layer of actin right beneath the plasma membrane of many cells and gives mechanical strength to the cell surface and enables it to change shape and to move

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What are the 4 molecules that mediate cell adhesion?

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  1. Integrins
  2. Ig (embryogenesis, healing, and inflammatory response)
  3. Selectins (bind to carbs)
  4. Cadherins (Ca2+ dependent)

SMP - MCP Exam 1 (13 decks)

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