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Principles of Cell Signaling Flashcards

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what do signaling cells produce

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an extracellular signal molecule which is detected by a target cell

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what do target cells do in cell signal transduction

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  • recognize and respond to extracellular signal molecules via receptors that are specific to signal molecules
  • target cell converts the extracellular signal to an intracellular signaling molecule to alter cell behaviour
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what are the 4 methods of cell signal transduction

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  • endocrine signal transmitted throughout entire system via bloodstream
  • paracrine signals transmitted locally in extracellular fluid
  • neuronal signal transmitted to a specific target
  • contact-dependent signal transmitted to cells in direct contact
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what is autocrine signaling

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cells responding to local mediators that they produce themselves

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where are large hydrophilic signals recognized

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plasma membrane

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where are small hydrophobic signals recognized

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cytosol

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signal reception is limited and controlled how

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through the expression of receptors

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do cells depend on extracellular signals

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yes, multiple

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absence or inhibition of appropriate signals leads to what

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cell death (apoptosis)

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10
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can signals modify effects of each other

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yes (allows them to finely tune the cells response)

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can extracellular signals elicit responses at diff speeds

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yes

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what speeds can extracellular signals elicit responses at

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  • fast response change in protein activity already present in the cell
  • slow response change in gene expression and protein synthesis
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where are most extracellular signal molecules recognized

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plasma membrane

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how is a response to an extracellular signal recognized at the plasma membrane generated

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the activation of an effector protein

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what functions to intracellular signaling pathways perform

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  • relay aid in spread through the cell
  • amplify make the signal stronger
  • integrate limit relay until there are multiple signals
  • distribute relay signals to multiple effectors
  • engage in feedback alter response by regulating components upstream in signaling pathway
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what are the two kinds of feedback

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  • positive downstream components enhances initial signal (all or nothing)
  • negative downstream components inhibits initial signal (oscillating)
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where can feedback occur

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anywhere in the signaling pathway

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what does it mean for a protein to behave as molecular switches

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once they receive a signal they switch to an active or inactive state

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what are two kinds of protein switches

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  • phosphorylation phosphate group is bound or cleaved, changing activation
  • GTP-binding active when bound to GTP and inactive when bound to GDP
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what do kinases do

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transfer a phosphate group to a molecule

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what do protein kinases do

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transfer terminal phosphate from ATP to a serine, theronine, or tyrosine side chain

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what are the 2 main types of GTP-binding proteins

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  • monomeric GTPases controlled by regulatory proteins (GEF and GAP)
  • G proteins large, trimeric, relay messages from G-protein coupled receptors
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what does GEF stand for

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guanine nucleotide exchange factor (a regulatory protein for monomeric GTPases)

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what does GAP stand for

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GTPase-activating protein (a regulatory protein for monomeric GTPases)

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what do cell-surface receptors do

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bind to an extracellular signals and transduce its message into one or more intracellular signaling molecules

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what are the primary classes of cell-surface receptors

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  • ion-channel-coupled
  • G-protein-coupled
  • enzyme-coupled
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how many receptors are there for extracellular signaling molecules

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more than one type

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what do ion-channel-coupled receptors do

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  • change the permeability of the plasma membrane to selected ions
  • alter membrane potential
  • sometimes produce an action potential
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what do G-protein-coupled receptors do

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  • activate membrane-bound GTP-binding proteins
  • activate or inhibit an enzyme/ ion channel in the plasma membrane to trigger an intracellular signaling cascade
30
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what do enzyme-coupled receptors do

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  • act an enzymes or associate w enzymes inside the cell
  • activate a wide variety of intracellular signaling pathways
31
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what are the largest family of surface receptors

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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)

32
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describe the structure of GPCRs

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single polypeptide chain that traverses the plasma membrane 7 times

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what GPCRs do

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  • involved in many cell processes
  • mediate responses to a diverse range of extracellular signals
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describe the structure of G proteins

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  • composed of 3 protein subunits: alpha, beta, gamma
  • alpha and gamma subunits are tethered to membrane via covalently linked lipids
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what happens when an extracellular signal binds to a GPCR

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  • receptor activates a G protein on the cytosolic side of the membrane
  • this alters the affinity of the alpha subunit for GDP
  • GDP is exchanged for GTP
  • this may separate the G protein into 2 activated parts: alpha subunit, beta/gamma subunit
  • the effector is now activated!!!
  • eventually alpha subunit will hydrolyze bound GTP to GDP
  • G protein now returns in inactive conformation
36
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active time of the G protein components is determined by what

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the behaviour of the alpha subunit

37
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how can the bound GTP being hydrolyzed tto GDP be accelerated

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by a regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) protein

38
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G proteins directly regulate the activity of what

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ion channels

39
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how do G proteins slow heart rate

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  • nerve signals to slow heart rate release acetylcholine
  • acetylcholine bind to GPCR
  • this activates the G protein
  • the beta/gamma complex binds to the intracellular face of a K+ channel, forcing it open
40
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what does adenylyl cyclase do

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produces cyclic AMP

41
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what does phospholipase C do

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produces inositol triphosphate and diacylglycerol

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what are 2 most frequent taregts when activating membrane-bound enzymes

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  • adenylyl cyclase
  • phospholipase C
43
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how does the cyclic AMP pathway work

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  • activated G protein alpha subunit switches on adenylyl cyclase
  • this increases the synthesis of cAMP from ATP
  • cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase coverts cAMP into AMP, terminating the signal
  • cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase is always active inside the cell to make this signal termination quick
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how does cAMP exert most of its effects

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  • by activating cyclic-AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA)
  • this phosphorylates specific target proteins which vary depending on cell type
45
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what kinase is active in cAMP signaling- enzyme activation

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PKA

46
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what kinase is active in cAMP signaling- gene transcription

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PKA

47
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what kinase is active in the inositol phospholipid pathway

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  • inositol 1.4.5-triphosphate (IP3)
  • diacylglycerol (DAG)
48
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what is the largest class of enzyme-coupled receptors

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receptor tyrosisne kinases (RTKs)

49
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how do receptor tyrosisne kinases (RTKs) work

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cytosolic domain phosphorylates tyrosines on intracellular signaling proteins

50
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what are enzyme coupled receptors

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receptors that form a complex w another protein, which acts an enzyme or the cytosolic domain of the receptor itself acts as an enzyme

51
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in many cases, binding of an extracellular signal causes two receptors to form a _____, which does what

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  • dimer
  • where each receptor tail phosphorylates the other activating the kinase domains
52
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what happens in active RTKs

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the newly phosphorylated tyrosines serve as docking sites for intracellular signaling proteins

53
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what are some of the roles of intracellular signaling proteins that dock on active RTKS

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  • some only as scaffolds
  • others are activated upon binding to aid in the propogation of the signal
54
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how long are RTK signal complexes active for

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until it is dissociated by tyorsine phosphatases or the complex is degraded via endocytosis

55
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RTKs recruit and activate what

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  • many kinds of intracellular signaling proteins
  • including the monomeric GTPase Ras
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what is Ras

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  • resembles and functions in a similar manner to the alpha subunits in trimeric G proteins
  • activate when bound to GTP
  • inactive when bound to GDP
57
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describe Ras in its active state

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  • when bound to GTP
  • it initiates phosphorylation cascades to transmit a signal from the plasma membrane to the nucleus
58
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describe RTK-mediated signal transmission from the plasma membrane to the nucleus

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  • includes a 3-kinase module named MAP-kinase signaling module
  • this is named after the final enzyme in the sequence (MAP- kinase)
59
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what does MAP kinase do

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  • phosphorylates various proteins including transcription regulators
  • may stimulate proliferation, survival, or induce differentiation
60
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RTKs can promote cell growth how

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by activating phosphoinositide 4-kinase (PI 3-kinase)

61
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what do PI 3-kinase do

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phosphorylated inositol phospholipids in the plasma membrane to serve as docking sites for intracellular signaling proteins (including Akt)

62
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what kinases are present in PI-3-Kinase-Akt signaling pathway

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  • PI 3-kinase
  • Akt (aka PKB)
63
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what does Akt do

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  • promotes survival often through the inhibition of signaling proteins
  • promotes cell growth through the activation of signaling proteins
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how does Akt promote survival

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phosphorylates and inactivates the cytosolic signaling protein Bas, which activates apoptosis

65
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how does Akt promote cell growth

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indirectly activates a large serine/threonin kinase, Tor, that stimulates protein synthesis and inhibits protein degredation

66
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what allows for finely tunes responses to a combination of signals

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integrating the information from a high volume of messages for an appropriate response

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