Protein/Endo Trafficking Flashcards
Three domains of the endoplasmic reticulum
1) Smooth ER
2) Rough ER
3) ERGIC
What is the characteristic function of the smooth ER?
lipid metabolism
What is the characteristic aspect of the rough ER?
covered by ribosomes
What does ERGIC stand for?
ER-Golgi Intermediate Complex
How is the golgi apparatus’ structure characterized?
stacked and polarized cisternae
Where does the cis face of the golgi apparatus face?
Endoplasmic reticulum
What does topology of the secretory pathway refer to?
Shit that is facing the cytosol continues to do so throughout the various fusions, etc.
Protein synthesis by free cytosolic ribosomes leads to what type of translocation?
Post-Translational Translocation
Protein synthesis by membrane-bound ribosomes leads to what type of translocation?
Co-Translational Translocation
Transmembrane proteins must use which method of translocation?
Co-translational translocation
What binds the signal sequence translated first in the beginning of co-translational translocation?
Signal Recognition Particle (SRP). Brings it into the SRP receptor on the ER membrane.
What does the ribosome bind to on the ER membrane in co-translational translocation?
Translocon
Which enzyme cleaves the signal sequence of the growing polypeptide in co-translational translocation?
Signal peptidase
What are the heat shock proteins involved in post-translational translocation?
Hsp 70 and Hsp 40. They maintain the protein in an unfolded state.
What recognizes the signal sequence in post-translational translocation
Sec62/63
What is the name of the ER chaperone which holds proteins unfolded until the whole thing passes through in post-translational translocation
BiP
An oligosaccharide synthesized on a lipid carrier. Prevents protein aggregation in the ER, which helps sort signals.
N-linked glycosylation
Which terminus are glycolipids added on to create a GPI anchor and attach proteins to the membrane?
C-terminus
What is the cytosol-side peptide signal for transmembrane proteins?
2 methionine
What is the cytosol-side peptide signal for lumenal proteins?
2 glutamic acid
What is the cytosol-side peptide signal for GPI-anchored protein?
2 aspartic acid
Specialized region of the ER where proteins and phospholipids are exported in vesicles
ER Exit Site (ERES)
What makes up the signals that direct proteins packaged for vesicle transport?
peptide and carbohydrate signals
Unmarked proteins in the ER can also be packaged and transported where by a “default pathway”?
Golgi
Proteins destined for retrieval by the endoplasmic reticulum have which two targeting sequences at their C termini?
KDEL or KKXX (there’s then a KDEL receptor)
What two important membrane components are synthesized mostly in the golgi apparatus?
Glycolipids and sphingomyelin
Four regions of the Golgi apparatus
1) cis compartment
2-3) medial and trans compartments
4) trans golgi network
Region of the golgi apparatus which receives molecules from the ERGIC
cis compartment