Module 9 - polarity Flashcards
what is cell polarity?
Some cells have distinct environments on either side of the cell (apical vs basolateral)
name an example of a cell that has distinct environment on either side of it (polarized cell)
kidney cells
describe apical vs basolateral side of a cell
- Apical side faces the outside world; often hostile environments
- Basolateral side faces the inside world; neighboring cells and internal tissues
give an example of what can make the outside world faced by the apical side hostile
stomach acids
name some examples of proteins destined for a specific environment (apical/basolateral)
ion channels, transporters, lipids, other PM and secreted proteins
what kind of junctions define interface between apical and basolateral sides
tight junctions
what are tight junction’s function?
- prevent leakage through epithelial layer
- prevents membrane proteins diffusing back and forth between 2 sides
what are called the 2 general solutions to cell polarity?
- vectorial sorting
- selective retention
explain vectorial sorting
components of apical and basolateral
membranes are sorted into distinct vesicles in the TGN or in endosomes that then fuse specifically to their target membranes
explain selective retention
After fusion, proteins are endocytosed and reinserted if they are in the wrong compartment/membrane until they reach the right one
what determines what polarity sorting mechanism is used?
both can happen at the same time, sometimes just one.
depends on cell type and on the protein itself.
what do “sorting” endosomes do?
many sorting decisions are made in sorting endosomes! and not in TNG
how do proteins who are mistargeted get to the right membrane?
they are endocytosed in early endosomes and go into recycling endosomes, and then to their good membrane
how does basolateral sorting happen?
- Direct sorting in TGN into vesicle
- Sorting to common endosome, then vesicles
- Non-specific sorting and then recycling
where are basolateral signals found?
in cytoplasm (except exception)
what are the 2 basolateral signals and what do they bind to?
- tyrosine-based motif (YXXO) binds mu subunit of AP1 and AP2
- Di-leucine motif (D/ExxxLL or RxxxLL or LLxxxD/ED/E) binds beta subunit of AP1 and AP2
what can O be in Tyrosine-based motif (YXXO)?
bulky hydrophobic group such as phenylalanine or tryptophan
what do APs bind to again?
bind proteins on membrane and clathrin coat
what coat protein mostly mediates basolateral sorting?
clathrin (Similar signals as endosome and endocytosis)
where are AP1 and AP2 found?
cytoplasm
what is AP1B?
Special subunit of AP-1 only found in polarized cells contains different m subunit (m1B) that binds to cargo
what does m subunit of AP1B bind to?
tyrosine based motifs
where is AP1B found vs AP1?
they do not colocalize: AP1B is at recycling endosome, AP1 is at the TNG
(they work in step)
what motif is AP1B only important for?
tyrosine-based motif (does not affect dileucine based signals)
do all basolateral proteins bind AP1B?
no
AP1B is specific for what kind of cells?
polarized cells
how does apical sorting work?
no specific direct signal for apical membrane!
- directly through transport vesicles
- sorting through endosomes
- sorting through basolateral membranes and then transcytosis through endosomes
where are apical signals found?
in the membrane or the lumen
name apical signals
- Lipid linkage (GPI)
- Transmembrane domains
- Glycosylation signals (O-glycosylation, N-glycans); aggregation by co-factors
- Segregation into rafts by aggregation of proteins
what and where is the exceptions sorting signal?
Syntaxin-III; in cytoplasmic exceptionally
where are basolateral vs apical sorting signals found?
basolateral = outside vesicle
apical = inside vesicle
how does raft clustering and domain-induced budding work?
- apical-targeted proteins are aggregated by a lumenal adaptor to the membrane
- lipid (rafts) segregation and aggregation
why can apical vesicles have weird shapes?
there is no known coat on apical-transported structure
what type of sorting is most complicated? what is a key component of that mechanism?
apical; aggregation
what are the 2 types of APICAL sorting that happen in endosomes and exit vesicles from TNG?
- protein aggregates with annexin in lipid rafts
- protein aggregates with a leptin, galectin 3
where are the aggregation molecules annexin, leptin, galectin 3 found?
in the lumen of the vesicle
which type of transport was blocked by tetanus toxin? how?
basolateral transport is blocked because tetanus cleaves V-SNARES
why is apical sorting not sensitive to tetanus toxin?
because the V-SNARE used, TI-VAMP, is not sensitive to toxin
what is Cellubrevin implicated in?
AP1B vesicle fusion
what is blocked by TI-VAMP ko?
direct route of apical sorting, but not indirect route!
what protein is used for the indirect route of apical sorting?
VAMP8
where are t-SNAREs syntaxin 3 vs 4 found?
Syntaxin3 found in apical membrane, Syntaxin4 found on basal membrane
what type of cells have the most polarity?
neurons
in neurons, what is a modification of apical (axon) vs basal (dendrite) polarity?
axon vs dendrite differentiation
what is Axon Hillock?
site of AP generation in a neuron
where does vesicular sorting happen in a neuron?
cell body (same spot as protein synthesis)
what is axon determination?
which process of a developing neuron will become the axon
what are the axon determination rules?
- longest neurite becomes axon
- neurite with greatest amounts of dynamic actin becomes axon
- cutting an axon shorter than another neurite allows other neurite to become axon
how is the longest neurite hypothesized to be determined?
May be determined by last cell division by placement of centrosome and golgi apparatus
what is cytochalasin D and what does it do?
it’s a drug that destabilizes actin filaments and allows multiple axons to grow
more specifically what does cytochalasin D do when applied locally to neurites?
it can make any neuron become an axon
what can we hypothesize from the fact that cytochalasin D causes multiple axons / axon formation?
cytochalasin D induces actin instability; actin is involved in axon formation
what does cutting axon and allowing another neurite to become a axon demonstrates?
it demonstrates plasticity in axon determination
what motor proteins are important for sorting vesicles down axons and dendrites?
kinesin
kinesin moves proteins down axon and dendrites via what structure?
microtubules
what specificity can isoforms of kinesin have?
only transports vesicles down axons, not dendrites
this kinesin isoform was used for what?
used as a MARKER of and a MECHANISM for axonal determination
describe axon determination
dynamic process; kinesin kind of goes down each neurites until some positive / negative feedback wins
what signaling enzyme at tip of process is necessary and sufficient to determine the axon?
PI-3 kinase (makes PI-3,4,5-P3)
what happens if you block PIP3 signaling? and if you over activate it?
block = no neurite becomes the axon
over activate = get more than one axon
what is found downstream of PI-3K signaling?
Actin and microtubule cytoskeletal dynamics
how are positive and negative feedback important of axon determination?
many redundant positive feedback necessary for axon formation, many redundant negative feedback necessary to keep the other neurites from becoming axons
what type of microtubules does kinesin prefer?
detyrosinated post-translational modifications of microtubules (tubulin)
what happens if you remove enzymes that put on tyrosine on microtubules?
multiple axons form
what tubulin modification help determine the different between axon and dendrites?
not just DETYROSINATION! also glutamylation, deacetylation, glycylation, deglycylation, phosphorylation,
Tubulins can lose their carboxy-terminal tyrosine. This can be replaced by what enzyme?
tubulin tyrosine ligase TTI
kinesins that select for axons prefer what kind of tubulin?
tubulin without the tyrosine
what forms at the axon hillock soon after axon determination?
ankyrin G and actin filaments
what do ankyrin G and actin filaments at the axon hillock do?
generate a diffusion barrier between axon and soma: only some motor proteins can make it through, limiting the transport down the axon
what channels are very present at axon hillock?
sodium channels
how do sodium channels transmembrane proteins get sorted at the axon hillock?
selective retention
how does selective retention of sodium channels work?
Na channels are made of 4 repeats with hooks between each;
cytoplasmic region between segment II and III is sufficient for axon sorting
describe the cytoplasmic region between segment II and III
2 motifs (both required for full sorting):
- one required for association with ankyrin-G, leading to trapping of protein
- one gets endocytosed everywhere else (neg feedback?)
how did they show that cytoplasmic region between segment II and III of Na channel is sufficient for axon sorting?
putting the “loop” (segment) is sufficient to localize CD4, a soma protein, to the axon hillock (marked by AnkG)
what is aa1010-1030 vs as1098-111?
regions of the Na channel “loop”:
- aa1010-1030 = required for endocytosis, but not for interaction with ankyrin-G.
- as1098-111 = required for association with ankyrin-G but not endocytosis
remember what is CD4?
protein localized at the soma; soma marker
protein sorting to dendrite is similar to what kind of targeting?
basolateral targeting in MDCK cells
how many different compartments are in dendrites?
8 or 9! very complex, lots of sorting
what is the main sorting mechanism of dendrites?
vectorial sorting
what is different between microtubules in axons vs dendrites?
axon = 1 direction, stronger (they just have a + end)
dendrites = both direction (+ AND - end)
since microtubules are orientated in both directions in dendrites, what kind of motors are good to get to dendrites?
retrograde motors (kinesin or dyenin)
why would selective endocytosis from axon would be bad for dendritic targeting?
because the axon is very long
what does having 2 directions dendrites mean for speed?
slower; ok cus dendrites don’t need to be as fast
what happens to baso/apical sorting if you loose microtubules?
loose basolateral sorting because it is the farthest
what are the use of synaptic vesicles vs dense core vesicles DCVs in regulated secretion?
synaptic vesicles = Classical Neurotransmitters
DCVs = neuropeptides
what is the MAIN difference between synaptic vesicles and DCVs?
synaptic vesicles can be reformed and refilled locally at the synapses;
DCVs must go back to the soma
what is the definition of regulated secretion?
When fusion of vesicle to plasma membrane requires a specific stimulus (opposed to constitutive secretion)