MT1 Flashcards
proto-oncogenes
accelerate growth
mutations dominant - increase activity
tumor supressor gene
prevents cell proliferation
mutation –> recessive –> must rid both copies
testing necessity
remove gene –> process doesn’t occur
it was necessary for the process
testing sufficiency
geneX + test tube --> process occurs having geneX (and other things) was sufficient for process
light and heavy chains are connected by
disulfide bonds
names of two regions of antibodies
Fab, Fc (constant)
antigen
protein/small molecule that antibodies bind to
Western Blots:
answers what question(s)?
protein of interest: present? amount? molecular weight?
Western Blots:
procedure
- Harvest protein: Lyse cells
- SDS-PAGE + coomassie blue stain
- Transfer to membrane
- probe with antibody to light up single band
Immunoprecipitaion
-purpose
purify protein (with antibodies)
Immunoprecipitation: procedure
- Harvest cells : lyse with Dounce homogenizer + mild detergent
- Clear lysate: centrifuge
- Add Ab to supernatant; toss pellet
- Purify Ab: Staph protein A binds to Fc region of IgG -> centrifuge out
- SDS + Western blots
protein A
Staph protein that binds Fc region of IgG
Rituxan
‘humanized’ mouse Ab: Fc from human, Fab from mouse
binds CD20 B cells : binds all B cells for destruction; healthy grow back
(for Non-Hodgkins B cell lymphoma)
Subcellular fractionation
purpose
isolate protein/organelle of interest
Subcellular Fractionation
Procedure
- lyse cells with Dounce Homogenizer
- 1G - nuclei pellet
- 12G - pellet mito, lysosomes, ribosomes
- 50G - pellet ER, Golgi, Plasma; supernatant cytosol
- 65G on sucrose - separate last pellet
microscope condenser
focuses light
compound objective lens
objective bends and magnifies light
limit of resolution
eq
value
distance btween 2 objects that can be resolved
d = .61(lambda)/nsin(a)
n = refractive index between sample + objective (eye) air(1), oil (1.5)
a = angle
value = 72degrees -> 200nm
other name for nsin(a)
NA - numerical aperature - 1.4 typically
Immunofluorescence
role of formaldehyde, methanol
formaldehyde crosslinkjs, methanol precipitates
Immunofluorescence
- fix cells: cross link () and precipitate protein ( )
- Primary antibody: bind protein of interest
- Secondary antibod + fluorophore: recognizes Fc of the above
What is the limit of immunofluorescence
need antibody
fix cells - no dynamics
Electron Microscope
theoretical and practical limits
theor (.3 nm)
practical - 1 nm
Electron microscopy
focus electrons by
magnets - hi voltage thru vacuum
Electron Microscopy
-cons
need thin slices
heavy fixation
low contrast -> heavy staining
DAMAGING
Membrane Function
- concentrate molecules, make gradients
- control exchange
- communication
- compartmentalize cell + organelles (processes)
- shape / adherence to surface
- 2d–> 3D
First membrane characterization
more lipid soluble dyes –> went into cells better
therefore made of lipids
Determination of membrane composition
- use RBC: bc easy/cheap harvest, no organelle (membranes), exist as single cells of uniform size
- ghosts: hypotonic conditions –> lyse and cyto leaks out
- Langmuir trough to measure SA
SAfound = 2xSAnorm
therefore, bilayer
headgroups of phosphoglycerides
phosphotidyl: ethanolamine choline inositol serine
fatty acids #carbons
14-25
phosphoglyceride structure
R(headgroup) -OP=O O C-C-C glycerol O OC=O O=C R R
sphingolipids
longer than phospholipids
form ‘raft’ cluster of thicker membrane
cholesterol
small OH sterol
not in plants, rare in bacteria
occupy spaces left by unsaturated–> less fluid/permeale
higher mp
where do cells tend to put sugars on lipids?
outside leaflet
Important properties of lipids
self assembly- reseal quickly
3. fluidity - lateral diffusion between lipid, spread