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histone tails

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-19-39 aa N terminal tails extending from globular core

H2A and H2B also have flexible C-terminal tails

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H1 phosphorylation: goal, enzyme, residues, etc.

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goal: destabilization of a compacted chromatin region (activating)
H1 phosphorylation of Ser and Thr by H1 kinase enzyme. phosphorylate H1s bind HMG proteins instead. now, nucleosome is more accessible

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core histone phosphorylation: where, enzymes, goals, etc.

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Ser residues. neutralizes histones and promotes interactions with acetyl and methyl transferases
enzymes: MSK1, MSK2, RSK2 (map kinase cascade), IKK2

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What enzyme catalyzes the dephosphorylation of a histone?

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H1 phosphatase

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Histone aceylation. residue? enzyme?

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major covalent modification to change histone charge
acelation at the lys residues of histone tails
catalyzed by histone acetyl transferace (HAT)
acetyl group from acetyl CoA

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de-acetylation of histones. enzyme(s)? regulation?

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HDACs (histone deacetylation enzymes). HDACs regulated by phosphorylation by calmodulin-dependent protein kinases
Sir-2-like HDACs and sirtuins: deacetylation through and NAD-dependent process.

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histone methylation: residues? enzymes? methyl donor?

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histone tails, esp. H3 and H4, methylated at Lys or Arg.
catalyzed by histone methyltransferases with SAM as the donor.
methylation can occur mutliple times on the same residue: 3X with the lysine residue

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General trends in histone methylation and activation vs. inactivation of transcription. how is activation/inactivation mediated?

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Arg in H3 is activating
some lyseins on H3 are also activating. In these cases, methylation tends to reduce HDAC access.
But, methylation of H3 Lys 9 and 27 tends to be inactivating (mediated by HP1, which you know removes phosphatases and therefore downregulates transcription)

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demethylating enzymes. what do they form?

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E-N-methyl lysine demethylase: makes formaldehyde

peptidyl arginine demethylase: mutates arginines to citrullines

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Poly(ADP-ribosylation) of histones

where? enzyme? effect?

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ADP ribosyl transfered from NAD to a carboxyl group of glutamate or aspartate
catalyzed by poly ADPribosyl polymerase (PARP-1)
coactivator- poly-ADP ribosyl has a negative charge

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What enzyme removes poly ADP ribosyl groups from histones?

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poly (ADP ribose) glycohydrolase

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ubiquitylation of histones: effect, reverse enzyme

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mono ubiquitinyation leads to inactivation and silencing

reverse enzyme: E3 ubiqutin ligases

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ATP-dependent nucleosome remodeling

what proteins? how do they work?

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mechanical work of chromatin remodeling done by ATP-dependent motor proteins like SWI/SNF complex
this has tow actions:
sliding (moving nucleosome along DNA and structural alteration (partial or complete disruption of nucleosome)

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CpG island

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areas of CpG repeats in DNA of about 1kb in length. oftencoincide with promoter regions of housekeeping genes. In housekeeping genes, they are usually unmethylated; in other genes, they are usually methylated, esp. in L1 and Alu seq.

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Rett Syndrome

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defect of histone deacetylation
MeCP2 gene mutation (methyl CpG binding protien)
high transcriptional noise
abnormal neuro development
seen exclusively in girls: X-linked, and embryonic lethal in boys

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maintenance DNA methytransferases

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proteins that are critical for the stable transmission of epigenetic modification pattern from one cell generation to the next

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immunodeficiency-centromeric instability facial syndrome (KF)

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minor facial deformities, growth retardation, immunodeficiency, and weird chromosomal rearrangements
problem with maintenance DNA methyltransferases.

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steps of heterochromatinization (4)

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  1. Repressive factors gather at a silencer and cause deacetylation and/or methylation of H3K9
  2. HP1 recognizes and binds to nucleosomes methylated at H2K9
  3. HP1 recruits more methyltransferases, leading to spreading
  4. we have a condensed heterochromatin!
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Prader-Willi: symptoms, inheritance, etc.

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symptoms: neonatal hyptonia, hyperphagia (excessive hunger), obesity, hypogonadism, developmental disability
15q11.2 deletion
deletion is of paternal origin (P for paternal and prader willi)

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Angelman: symptoms, inheritance, gene

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unprovoked laughter, no speech, jerky hand movements, ataxic gait, seizures, hypopigmentation
15q11.2 deletion of the UBE3A gene
maternal origin

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uniparental isodisomy vs. uniparental heterodisomy

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isodisomy: 2 UPD alleles of same grandparental origin: duplication and transmission of a single chromosome
heterodisomy: 2 UDP alleles have different grandparental origin: both copies of the homologous chromosome of a single parent are transmitted

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2 mechanisms for uniparental disomy

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  1. fetrilization of a nullisomatic gamate by a disomatic gamate: requires 2 meiotic non-disjunction
  2. fetrilization of a disomatic gamate by a normal sperm, followed by trisomy rescue
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deformation. examples

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caused by mechanical pressure on a developing fetus (breech babies, twins, tumors, abnormal uterus). ex. jouint contractions, hip dislocation, some facial asymmetry

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3 types of breech babies

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frank: legs up toward head; butt out first
complete: legs near cervix
footling: foot out first

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disruption. examples
interruption of normal developmental processes. ex. amnion rupture. leads to the formation of small strands of amnion that encircle and constrict fetal structures: anular constrictions, amputations, or facial clefting
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Treacher collins
pleitropic disorder characterized by craniofacial anomalies, dysplastic ears, deafness. single gene defect
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three mechanisms for pleitropy
1. gene plays a role in global or regional development processes (axis determination, for example) 2. gene plays a role in critical pathways (Shh) 3. gene plays a role in the devo of one tissue type, which goes on to develop many other systems (neural crest)
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Potter sequence
NOT pleiotropy renal anomoly leads to decreased urine production of the fetus leads to decreased amniotic fluid (oligohydramnios) leads to restricted limb development leads to congenital limb contracture, facial development problems, and skin defects. external compression from oligohydramnios leads to lung undervelopment this is an example of a malformation sequence
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22q11 deletion syndrome
contiguous gene syndrome conotruncal congenital heard disease, palatal defects, mandibular hypoplasia, hypoparathyroidism, immunodeficiency, craniofacial defects
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2 examples of contiguous gene syndromes
22q11 deletion syndrome; WAGR (11p13 deletion)
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non-allelic homologous recombination
homolgous recombination between two different chromosomes that each have a homologous sequence. leads to reciprocal translocations.
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Crouzon syndrome. symptoms, mutation, inheritance pattern
craniosynostosis, ocular proptosis, shallow orbits, hypoplasia, hearing loss, possible mental deficiencies FGFR2 defects variable expression and non-penetrance
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Ehlers-Danlos: general symptoms
skin yperextensibility and elasticity, abnormal would healing, joint hypermobility, hypotonia, fatigue, muscle cramps, mitral and tricuspid valve prolapse, aortic root dilation, etc
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EDS III
subluxation, dislocations, chronic pain, degenrative joint disease
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EDS IV
vascular type: think translucent skin, arterial, intestinal, and uterine fragility, arterial ruption, congential hip dislocation type III collagen disorder
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EDX VI
kyphoscoliotic form: scoliosis plus other EDS symptoms autosomal recessive lysyl oxidase gene mutaiton
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integrin. structure, function
TM proteins with alpha and beta subutnis. ECM proteins bind integrins and proteoglycans bind integrins
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how can cells change the ECM?
1. traction forces 2. deposition of new ECM proteins 3. secretion of proteases to degrade the ECM
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What are the two types of ECM proteinases?
matrix mattaloproteases that need Ca2+ or Zn2+ | serine proteases
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in what three ways is ECM remodeling controlled? Include examples
1. proteinases secreted in a n inactive form (plasminogen must be activated by tPA) 2. bound to cell surface receptors (UPA) 3. Protease inhibitors: TMPs (tissue inhibitors of metalloproteases) and serpins
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collagen structure
tripple helix made of three polypeptide chains
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type IV collagen
found in basement membranes. esp. important in kidney and ear
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post-translational modification of collagen
1. N-terminus has a signal peptide that designates the collagen for secretion. 2. ribosome localized to RER and peptide extruded into RER luman 3. signal peptide cleaved to form pro-alpha collagen 4. Lys and pro of pro alpha chains are hydroxylated by lysyly hydroxylase and prolyly hydroxylase with the help of ascorbic acid 5. glucose or glucose/galactose dimer are attached to some lys residues 6. intra and inter molecular disulfide bonds formed btw cys resudies to yield a globular strucuture (protein disulfide isomerase) 7. progollagen is secreted from golgi to ECM 8. procollagen proteases cleave procollagen to make mature collagen in ECM 9. lysyl oxidase helps build lys-lys bridges btw collagens in ECM but requires Cu
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lysyl oxidase
enzyme that helps build lys-lys bridges btw collagens in the ECM. requires cu
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protein disulfide isomerase
helps with the formation of disulfide bonds btw cys residues at c terminal of alpha chains during the formation of globular collagen
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lysyl and prolyl hydroxylase
help hydroxyate the lys and pro resudies of pro alpha chains during collagen synthesis. require ascorbic acid
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osteogenesis imperfecta
bone fragility, blue sclera, fractures with minimal trauma, short stature, hearing loss.
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most common type of osteogenesis imperfecta
type I. relatively mild
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what ype of osteogenesis imperfecta is autosomal recessive?
type III. fractures are usually present at birth and babies have resp problems.
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What type of OI usually leads to death in the perinatal period?
type II

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