module 8 - metabolism Flashcards
name 4 reasons why we need cellular trafficking to make and use energy
- Hormone release from cells
- Transport of energy into cells
- Hormone receptor trafficking
- storage and transport by fat (lipids)
what is metabolism?
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life.
what is always the end product of metabolism?
ATP
what makes insulin? where are they? what % of organ?
B-cells: 1-2% of the pancreas
when is insulin secreted? what is it needed for?
- secreted in response to high blood glucose
- needed for taking up and storage of nutrients
where is insulin packaged?
in dense core granules DCGs in the GOLGI
what is needed in the membrane for vesicles to properly form at the membrane?
lipid rafts (cholesterol)
how is active insulin produced?
proinsulin is cleaved by proteases activated by acidic ph in vesicles
what part of proinsulin is cleaved off?
c-peptide (inactive subunit)
what enzyme cleaves proinsulin?
PC2
what do the insulin secretory vesicles look like?
fried eggs
what does glucose signal?
high nutrients!
how does glucose trigger insulin granules secretion?
glucose -> GLUT2 channel -> glucose get phosphorylated -> glycolysis -> oxidative phosphorylation -> ATP -> close Katp channels -> opens Ca channels -> signal for docked vesicles release
why does glucose get phosphorylated?
to stay trapped in the cell
more precisely what does production of ATP after glucose sensing cause?
closing of Katp channels, which increases membrane potential and opens voltage gated calcium channel
what is F-actin role in insulin secretion?
physical barrier: it gets reorganized after the first phase of secretion to allow more insulin vesicles to access the PM
apart from f-actin re-organization, what supports the second phase of insulin secretion?
microtubules transport of new insulin vesicles to the membrane
in what tissues does insulin control the entry and storage of glucose? via what transporter?
muscle and fat (biggest sink for circulating glucose) via GLUT4
characteristics of GLUT4
only open when glucose is abundant;
found in heart, muscle, adipose
what are the other glucose transporters? where are they found, how do they work?
GLUT2: in the brain, liver, pancreas
GLUT3: in the brain
They are always open, allows the tissue itself to sense glucose
what is the #1 important tissue where glucose must go?
brain
where is GLUT1 found?
adipose tissue
how does insulin control glucose uptake?
it stimulates recruitment of GLUT4 to PM via insulin receptors activation
where is GLUT4 stored when not needed?
GSVs, GLUT4 reservoir
what happens to glut4 when there is no insulin?
it cycles between endosomes and GSVs
the glut4 cycling between GSVs and endosomes allows what?
prevents blood glucose from getting too low
how many GLUT4 internalized pathways are there?
at least 2 which are tissue-specific
glucose uptake in ____ is very rapid which can lead to ______
muscles;
hypoglycemia
how can hypoglycemia be evitated?
by inactivation of insulin receptors by internalization and degradation, depending on trafficking machinery
in what situation must you shut down insulin signaling?
when you eat a lot
apart from decreasing insulin action, what are other purposes of insulin internalization?
- activate Ras/MAPK pathway to mitogenic endpoints (cell growth/proliferation)
- sustain liang-induced Akt phosphorylation (insulin target)
- go to nucleus, recruit IR complexes and affect transcription
what % of insulin is cleared from the circulation and degraded in endosomes? by what organ?
50%; by the liver
what type of diabetes develops after years of having too much insulin?
type 2
how can insulin receptors be involved in type 2 diabetes?
long-term insulin exposure may lead to receptor degradation instead of recycling, therefore less insulin receptor at cell surface, leading to insulin resistance
lipid droplets store fat in what form?
cholesteryl esters or acyl-glycerols (fatty acids bound to a glycerol backbone; mono, di ,triglycerides)
what is insulin’s effect on lipid?
stimulates lipid synthesis and storage
what are lipid droplets required for?
readily available source of energy during times of energy demand
what cells can store lipids?
all! but adipocytes and hepatocytes are better at it
how is the membrane of lipid droplets formed?
budding out of only the outer membrane of organelles, so the inside is hydrophobic