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Protein Sorting I Flashcards

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What is the plasma membrane? What is its function?

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outer boundary of cells, bilayer

function: protective barrier, has transporters, signaling

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What is the nucleus? What is its function?

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contains the genome

function: principal site for DNA and RNA synthesis

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What is the cytoplasm? What is its function?

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consists of cytosol and cytoplasmic organelles

function: location of intermediary metabolism

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What is the ER? What is its function?

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ribosomes attached to it (rough), no ribosomes (smooth)

function: involved in protein synthesis, lipid synthesis, protein folding, storage of calcium

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What is the Golgi Apparatus? What is its function?

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stacks of disc-like compartments

function: post-translational changes on proteins and lipids, trafficking

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What is the mitochondria? What is its function?

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outer and inner membrane and matrix

function: makes ATP, signaling, cell differentiation and cell death

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What are lysosomes? What do they do?

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contain digestive enzymes that degrade organelles and biomolecules

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What are peroxisomes? What do they do?

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small vesicular compartments that contain enzymes used in oxidation reactions

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What are the three topological categories of cells?

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nucleus and cytosol; organelles in secretory and endocytic pathways; mitochondria

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What is the nuclear envelope?

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space between inner nuclear membrane and outer nuclear membrane

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What allows the lumen of each topological equivalent organelle lumen to communicate with each other and with the cell exterior?

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budding and fusion

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This type of transport occurs between nucleus and cytosol through nuclear pore complexes (active transport and free diffusion)

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gated transport

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This type of transport occurs when protein translocators directly transport specific proteins from cytosol across an organelle membrane

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transmembrane transport

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This type of transport occurs when membrane-enclosed transport intermediates move proteins between various compartments via vesicles

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vesicular transport

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Protein transfer/transport to various compartments is guided by what?

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sorting signals

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In regards to protein sorting signals, what is the typical length of a stretch of amino acids?

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15-60 residues

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17
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How are protein sorting signals localized?

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on N or C terminus or within protein sequence

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18
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In regards to protein sorting signals, multiple scattered sequences in protein may form what?

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signal patch

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19
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What do signal peptidases do?

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may remove signal after protein reaches final destination

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20
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What are both necessary and sufficient for protein targeting?

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signal sequences

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21
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True or False?

In terms of proteins sorting signals, physical properties of the sequence are more important than the actual sequence

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true

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22
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What are signal sequences recognized by?

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complementary receptors

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This type of transport is gated, bidirectional, and selective

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nuclear transport

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In terms of nuclear transport, proteins that are needed in the nucleus are imported from where?

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the cytoplasm

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25
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Where are tRNA and mRNA molecules synthesized and exported to?

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synthesized in nucleus; exported to cytosol

26
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What is the molecular mass of a nuclear pore complex (NPC)?

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125 million Da.

27
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What are NPCs composed of?

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30 different proteins or nucleoporins

28
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How are NPCs arranged?

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in octagonal symmetry with one or more aqueous pores

29
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How many NPCs are in the nuclear envelope?

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3000-4000

30
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What is the direction of transport molecules in the NPCs?

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both directions

31
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What type of diffusion do small molecules utilize in the NPCs?

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passive diffusion; facilitated transport

32
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In the NPCs, what is transport facilitated by?

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binding of particles to fibrils extending form NPC

33
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What is the size of molecules that travel through the NPCs by active transport?

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large

34
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What are Nuclear localization signals (NLS)? What is their function?

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short sequences rich in positively charged amino acids lysine and arginine;
function: sorting signals that direct molecules to the nucleus (selective import)

35
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Where are NLS located?

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on many different sites on protein; form loops or patches on surface

36
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What recognizes NLS?

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nuclear import receptors (NIRs); recognizes a subset of cargo proteins

37
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Where are NIRs found?

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cytosol

38
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NIRs bind to NLS on protein and to NPC proteins that are present where?

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on fibrils that extend into the cytoplasm

39
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NPC proteins have phenylalanine glycine repays which serve as what?

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binding sites for import receptors

40
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How do receptors + cargo traverse NPC?

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by binding, dissociating, and re-binding to adjacent phenylalanine repeats

41
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Where do NIR go after cargo is released into nucleus?

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return to cytoplasm

42
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In regards to nuclear import receptors, cargo proteins 1, 2, and 3 are involved in direct or indirect binding?

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direct

43
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In regards to nuclear import receptors, cargo protein 4 is involved in direct or indirect binding?

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indirect

44
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What does nuclear export rely on?

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Nuclear export signals (NES) on molecules that need to go out of the nucleus; also need Nuclear export receptors (NER)

45
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How does nuclear export work?

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same as nuclear import: NER binds to cargo present in nucleus and NPC proteins; binding, dissociation, re-binding facilitates transport; cargo released in cytoplasm

46
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Where in the cell is the GAP or GTPase activating protein located?

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cytosol

47
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Where in the cell is GEF or Guanine exchange factor located?

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nuclear

48
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What drives nuclear transport in appropriate direction?

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gradient of Ran conformational states

49
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What does Ran-GTP bind to?

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complex of import receptor and cargo

50
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What does the binding of Ran-GTP cause?

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release of cargo

51
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Where do Ran-GTP and import receptor go after they release cargo?

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leave nucleus

52
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What is Ran-GTP hydrolyzed by in the cytoplasm?

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Ran-GAP

53
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When the receptor is released from Ran-GDP is it ready for another cycle?

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yes

54
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In regards to shuttling proteins, some proteins contain what?

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NLS and NES

55
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What is steady state localization of shuttling proteins dependent upon?

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relative rate of transport

56
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If rate of import is greater than export, it is considered what?

A

nuclear

57
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Changing rate of import/export can change what?

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location of protein

58
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True or False?

In terms of gene regulatory proteins, transport is loosely controlled

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false; stringently controlled

59
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When do gene regulatory proteins enter the nucleus?

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only when they’re needed

60
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What is transport of gene regulatory proteins controlled by?

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NLS and NES being turned on and off

61
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Gene regulatory protein mechanisms include what?

A

phosphorylation, proteolysis, binding to inhibitory proteins

62
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How is cholesterol biosynthesis regulated?

A

feedback regulation

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