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N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, lipid microclusters, and Vit E Flashcards

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lipid rafts

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cholesterol-dependent signaling or sphingolipid-cholesterol-enriched microdomains that compartmentalize signalling proteins

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cholesterol-dependent signaling or sphingolipid-cholesterol-enriched microdomains that compartmentalize signalling proteins

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lipid rafts

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lipid rafts are generally nanoscale, but can form micron scale domains upon ?

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receptor ligation

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N-3 PUFA directly binding G-protein coupled receptor (GPR) 120 results in ?

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anti-inflammatory effects in macrophages important in regulating insulin signaling in obesity

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N-3 PUFA acyl chains, upon enzymatic release from the membrane, regulate eicosanoid production and can serve as precursors for the synthesis of lipid mediators known as ?, ? and ?

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resolvins, protectins, and maresins

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downstream of the plasma membrane, n-3 PUFAs exert their effects by targeting ? to modify gene expression

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transcription factors

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presence of multiple double bonds in n-3 PUFA acyl chains gives a high/low degree of conformational freedom

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high

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Our understanding of DHAs structure comes from ? and ?

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2H NMR (experimental) and MD simulations (computational)

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In NMR studies, DHA is typically esterified to PC or PE in the ? position while palmitic or stearing acid occupies the ? position

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DHA occupies sn-2. palmitic or stearing acid occupies the sn-1 position

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the fundamental property that distinguishes n-3 PUFA from less unsaturated fatty acids

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tremendously high disorder

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origin of disorder in n-3 PUFAs

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low energy barrier about C-C single bonds in the repeating units that link C=C double bonds

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indicative of low microviscosity, order parameters measured by solid state 2H NMR throughout almost all of the DHA chain in the sn-2 position are large/small

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small. S_CD ~ 0.01

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order within the stearic acid chain at the sn-1 position is increased/decreased by the presence of DHA in sn-2 position

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decreased order (~10%)

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reduction in stearic acid order as a result of DHA is more significant in the upper/lower half

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lower half

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rapid isomerization of DHA chain. explores entire conformational space in ?

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~ 10 nanoseconds

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DHA MD simulations reveal bent configurations where ____

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terminal methyl group approaches hydrophobic-philic and redistribution of the lower portion of DHA chains toward the interface

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DHA acyl chains generally increase/decrease microviscosity (to different degrees in different cell types)

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decrease

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DHA effects on physical properties of bilayers

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reduced membrane thickness, increased compressibility, permeability, fusion and flip-flop

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DHA has high/low affinity for cholesterol

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low affinity

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rapid interconversion between torsional states undergone by PUFAs pushes the rigid steroid moiety away was shown by ?

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low solubility and binding coefficients for cholesterol in polyunsaturated membranes

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PUFA induced reduction in cholesterol affinity is more significant in PE or PC? why?

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PE. tighter packing associated with smaller headgroup brings sterol and PUFA closer together

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sphingolipid had high/low affinity for cholesterol. why?

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high affinity. saturated and adopt largely linear conformation

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in the extreme case of bilayers comprised of phospholipids with a PUFA chain at both sn-1 and sn-2 positions, sterol can be forced into an unusual position where?

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deep within the interior of the bilayer

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DHA remodels lipid raft-like domains that are nano-sized in a manner that is dependent upon the ____ headgroup. How was this observed?

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phospholipid. observed using solid state 2H NMR, DSC, and detergent extraction experiments

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Majority of PDPE was found to segregate into domains high/low in SM and cholesterol

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low

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introduction of cholesterol increased/decreased the order of PDPE more significantly than that seen with POPE. How was this observed?

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increased. From 2H NMR spectra for analogs of PE perdeuterated in the sn-1 chain at 40 C

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More than 3x as much PDPE (70%) as POPE (22%) was isolated in detergent soluble (nonraft) fractions while almost all of the cholesterol and SM (>90%) were isolated in detergent resistant (raft) fractions. How was this observed?

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detergent extraction experiments

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PDPC was shown to directly infiltrate into SM and cholesterol rich domains. This was observed using?

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2H NMR (williams 2012)

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what is the significance of the formation of inverted hexagonal (Hii) phase that becomes accentuated with increasing levels of acyl chain saturation

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??? (Dekker, Kessel, Klomp 1983)

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XX% of EPA containing PC was found in raft-like domains compared to 70% for DHA containing PC. Conclusion?

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40% of EPA PC. DHA PC is more likely to incorporate into lipid rafts and disrupt organization

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DRMs and DSMs are isolated from ____ and used to represent native rafts and nonrafts

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sucrose gradient fractions of cells subjected to low levels of detergent at cold temperature

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the most common approach to studying n-3 PUFAs and lipid rafts with DRM and DSM fractions is to either _____ or _____

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either treat imortal cells with EPA or DHA or provide animals diets rich in EPA or DHA

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Most prevalent change resulting from n-3 PUFA uptake? consequence?

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arachidonic acid levels decrease. AA itself is a disordered PUFA and its loss could make membrane more packed. Also numerous lipid mediators are derived from AA.

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Effect of n-3 PUFA uptake on cholesterol

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cholesterol is displaced between DRM and DSM fractions. However, no clear consensus on direction of movement

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In response to DHA treatment, cholesterol levels increase in ____ fractions and decrease in ____ fractions

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DEPENDS! sometimes cholesterol moves between DRMs and DSMs in either direction, sometimes can selectively lower with no increase in the other

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clustering of GM1 molecules is diminished in cell culture treated with DHA/EPA

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DHA

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what is cholera toxin subunit b used for in GM1 molecules

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artificial means of inducing lipid rafts on a micron scale

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translational studies with splenic B220+ B cells show that dietary administration of _____ to animals diminished GM1 clustering in a dose dependent manner

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n-3 PUFAs

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polarization microscopy experiments revelaed that n-3 PUFAs enhanced/diminished membrane packing in B and T lymphocytes

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enhanced

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fat-1 transgenic mice have high/low levels of endogenous n-3 PUFAs. why?

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high levels due to a desaturase that converts n-6 to n-3

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it was shown that lipid raft accumulation in the immunological synapse was high/low for fat-1 mice compared to control mice

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accumulation high for fat-1 mice

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consequence of accumulation in the immunological synapse

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suppressed helper CD4+ Th1 cell activation (potential health benefits in murine models)

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work in B cells and EL4 lymphomas showed that crosslinking of GM1 microdomains with cholera toxin subunit b had this effect on membrane packing?

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enhanced membrane packing with dietary n-3 PUFAs compared to cells not cross-linked with cholera toxin

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EPA and DHA ethyl esters (modeling prescription supplements) differentially enhanced membrane packing upon formation of lipid microdomains induced by ?

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lowering the temperature of cells to 4 C

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n-3 PUFAs MAY be redistributing cholesterol in a manner that increases/decreases formation of lipid rafts

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increases

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it is possible/not possible that the effects of n-3 PUFAs are independent of cholesterol

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possible

47
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disrupting lipid raft microdomains in B and T lymphocytes can displace key proteins and suppress function. This has potential health benefits for these types of diseases?

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inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, renal transplant, or metabolic diseases

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In B cells, MHC II molecules are displaced from raft-enriched regions of the immunological synapse by n-3 PUFAs. This was observed using ?

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confocal and acceptor photobleaching FRET studies. Similar observation for MHC I molecules.

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In CD4+ T cells, protein kinase C and phospholipase C gamma-1 were displaced from raft-like membranes by n-3 PUFAs. This was observed using ?

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biochemical DRM/DSM fractionations and confocal imaging

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n-3 PUFAs generally have a preference for incorporation into ?

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PE’s rather than PC’s

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what might happen when n-3 PUFAs incorporate into PC’s

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PC’s are abundant in lipid rafts. this may force cholesterol out of the lipid rafts and into non-raft regions making them more raft like

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what might happen when n-3 PUFAs incorporate into PE’s

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rafts are generally not enriched in PE’s. n-3 PUFA acyl chains may force cholesterol to move into rafts and make them more packed

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n-3 PUFAs phase seperate from liquid-ordered lipid raft -like domains when incorporated into ?

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incorporated into PE’s

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n-3 PUFAs incorporate directly into liquid liquid-ordered rafts when esterified to ?

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esterified to PC’s

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aside from phospholipids, what else might n-3 PUFAs esterify to ?

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SM (shown in murine) or cholesterol (shown in cholesterol esters. low membrane solubility)

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the major lipid soluble antioxidant

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Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol)

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advantage of n-3 PUFA-vitamin E clusters?

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could explain how low levels of Vit E can protect relatively large amounts of n-3 PUFA from oxidation

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chromanol group of Vit E generally resides here?

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near the hydrophobic-philic interface of bilayers

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DMPC location in bilayer

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in center at the water interface independent of headgroup or acyl chains

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emerging evidence for sphingolipid enriched cholesterol-free domains comes from ?

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high res mass spectrometry

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emerging evidence for sphingolipid enriched cholesterol-free domains comes from ?. What was observed?

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high res mass spectrometry in cell culture. labelled sphingolipids form micron size domains that are not disrupted by cholesterol depletion. However, they were effectd by disruption of the cytoskeleton.

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helper t-cells isolated from fat-1 transgenic mice or from mice fed DHA displayed a 50% reduction in phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate which contributed toward?

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diminished actin remodeling and thereby T cell activation

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___ and ___ delay opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore in the rat myocardium.

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EPA and DHA

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