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Do heart beta receptors decrease with age?

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Yes

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What are the 2 primary groups of receptors?

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  • Ionotropic receptors
  • Metabotropic receptors
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Are ionotropic receptors fast or slow?

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Fast (milliseconds)

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Name 3 examples of ligand-gated ion channels (ionotropic)

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  • Nicotinic ACh receptor
  • GABA-A receptor
  • NMDA glutamate receptor
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How many ACh ions are required to bind to open up a nicotinic ACh receptor?

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2

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What nutritional compound is bound to stabilize NMDA glutamate receptors and must leave before glutamate can bind?

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MG2+

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What are the 2 main positive ions for stimulatory influx?

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Na+
Ca2+
(depolarisation)

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What are the key INHIBITORY ions for ligand-gated ion channels?

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K+ = (positive efflux) e.g. hyperpolarism
Cl- (negative influx)

Making the cell more negative

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9
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What is the GOAL of the ligand-gated ion channels?

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To change membrane potential
- negative (hyperpolarise) or positive (depolarise)

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What are some examples of G-protein coupled receptors?

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0 Noradrenaline,
- Serotonin
- Muscarinic ACh
- Opioid
- GABA-B
- Histamine
- Prostaglandins

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How many transmembrane domains do a GPCR have?

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7

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12
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What is a newer GPRC type?

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Protease-activated receptors (PARs)

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List Protease-activated receptors (PARs) attributes

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  • Tehtered ligand
  • Looks like GPCR
  • Interacts with GPCR
  • REGULATION VIA PHOSPHORYLATION
  • 1 use only
  • AGONIST IS PART OF THE RECEPTOR
  • Implicated as a ‘warning system’ for diseases
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What is the newer GPCR that is activated by H+ ions?

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proton-sensing

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What’s the name of GPCR that are activated by specific lipids? e.g. lysophosphatidylcholine

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lysolipid-sensitive GPCR

  • associated with cancers
  • Inflammation
  • Apoptosis
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17
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What is a GPCR that is highly associated with the parathyroid hormone?

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calcium-sensing receptors

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What are key physical aspects of the GPCR?

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  • Heterotrimeric: 3 individual proteins in combination (alpha, beta, gamma)
  • ## 7 transmembraine domains
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When speaking of a beta subtype - are we talking about 1. the ion channels or 2. the G-protein subtype?

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  1. the g-protein subtype
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What are key things that define an alpha subunit?

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  • GTPases
  • THEY ARE AN ENZYME
  • alpha subunit a rest has GFP bound to it
  • at rest unit = alpha + beta + gamma
  • Activation = enzyme receptor changes shape for interaction
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Alpha subunit shape change causes ________ to be DROPPED and _______ to be taken up?

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GDP = DROPPED
GTP = INTAKE - active

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What ACTIVATES the alpha subunit?

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alpha subunit + GTP = active subunit

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How could you think of cAMP as a pinball machine?

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Goes around turning things on and off

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How many genes have been encoded so far for alpha subunits?
18 genes
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How many beta subunits have been encoded?
5
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How many gamma subunits have been encoded?
12
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WRITE OUT EXACTLY G PROTEIN SIGNALLING CASCADE
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Is beta-gamma often found connected as a subunit?
Yes
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What do GTPase-activating proteins (GAPS) do?
Bind to alpha subunits or small GTPases to increase rate of cleavage of phosphate from GTP - E.G. CUT OFF THE GTP PHOSPHATE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE = INACTIVATION OF SUBUNIT
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Is GTPase-Activating proteins (GAPS) a catalytic effect?
Yes
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What is RAS known as?
A low molecular weight GTPase (alpha)
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If you have an increase in GTPase-activating proteins, you shorten alpha subunit time (action)
§
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What is the job of GAPs aka GTPase-activating proteins?
Cut off the alpha phosphate as fast as possible GTP = effect GDP = stops working = INACTIVATION OF SUBUNIT
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What does GEFs stand for?
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors (GEFs)
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What do GEFs do?
ACTIVATE G-proteins or small GTPases by PROMOTING EXCHANGE OF GDP FOR GTP
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WHat is the particular GEF identified in the development of Alzheimer's disease?
Presenilin
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How many distinct GEFs have been identified?
8
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What are the differences between GAPs and GEFs?
GAPS: - Shortens alpha subunit activity = SHORTENS EFFECT OF RECEPTOR ACTIVATION = DISCOURAGES GPCR SIGNALLING = 'OFF' GEFs: - ENCOURAGES activation of GPCR - INCREASES receptor activation = 'ON'
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What does GDIs stand for?
Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitors (GDIs)
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What do GDI's do?
PREVENT ACTIVATION of G-proteins or small GTPases - Stabilises proteins in GDP-bound form
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How many GDI's have been identified?
10
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What is protein kinase A highly dependent on?
(cAMP) dependent protein kinase
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What does a kinase do?
Puts a phosphate (Pi) onto a protein from ATP
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What is protein kinase A (PKA) controlled by?
cAMP
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What is protein kinase G controlled by?
cGMP
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What is protein kinase C (PKC) controlled by?
DAG
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What was the original G-protein found?
Adenylate cyclase
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What is the key responsibility of adenylate cyclase (AdCy)?
- Large enzyme responsible for conversion of ATP INTO cAMP!
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How many MEMBRANE-associated enzymes is Adenylate cyclase associated with?
9
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How many cytoplasmic enzymes is adenylate cyclase associated with?
1
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Is phospholipase C a catalytic enzyme?
Yes
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What 2 signalling molecules does phospholipase C make?
- Inositol trisphosphate (IP3) - Diacylglycerol (DAG)
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What was Ip3 primarily do?
Activated IP3 receptors on endoplasmic reticulum to promote Ca2+ release
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What does diacylglycerol (DAG) primarily do?
Activates protein kinase C (PKC)
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What 2 molecules does phospholipase C use to produce IP3 and DAG?
- Phosphatidylinositol - Bisphosphate
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