Receptor Transduction Systems 2 Flashcards

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what do GPCRs systems found in the cell membrane consist of?

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  • GPCR receptor protein itself
  • G-protein (heterotrimeric, alpha-beta-gamma), alpha subunit binds GTP when active, hydrolyses to GDP to turn off signalling
  • effector proteins including: enzymes, ion channels
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why do we need GPCRs?

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they allow conserved signalling machinery to generate incredibly complex responses

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what types of responses do GPCRs allow?

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  1. amplification

2. diversity

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what does amplification consist of?

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  • one receptor may activate multiple G proteins

- one g-protein may activate multiple effector enzymes

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what does diversity consist of?

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  • a single receptor may activate different classes of G-protein with unique signalling properties
  • one G-protein may activate different types of effector
  • G-protein heterotrimer components: alpha and beta-gamma subunits may activate different effectors
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how are heterotrimeric G-proteins grouped?

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they are grouped into 3 primary classes based on their downstream signalling properties

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which are the types of heterotrimeric G-proteins?

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  1. Gs family: activates cyclase to increase cAMP
  2. Gi family: inhibits adenylate cyclase to decrease cAMP
  3. Gq family: activates phospholipase C to produce IP3 and DAG
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what do beta-adrenoceptors do?

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they activate adenylate cyclase: ATP–> cyclic AMP (cAMP)

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what are the effects of increased cAMP?

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  1. heart (beta1): increase heart rate and force of heart beat
  2. lungs (beta2): relaxes bronchial smooth muscle
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what are the effects of agonists in the lung?

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  • dilates bronchial smooth muscle
  • eases respiration
  • used in asthma
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what are antagonists in the heart?

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  • competitive reversible antagonist
  • slows heart rate and reduces force of beat
  • used in cardiovascular disease e.g. hypertension
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what activates alpha1-adrenoceptor?

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epinephrine

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where is alpha-adrenoceptor expressed?

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in smooth muscle

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why does alpha-adrenoceptor couples to Gq protein?

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because it activates PLC to generate IP3 and DAG

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how does alpha-adrenoceptor increases intracellular Ca2+ concentration?

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by:

  • release from SR (IP3)
  • through membrane channels (DAG)
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what does Ca2+ do?

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stimulates smooth muscle contraction

17
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what is prazosin?

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a competitive reversible antagonist of the alpha1-adrenoceptor

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what does prazosin do?

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prevents contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessel wall

19
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how does prazosin work?

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it dilates blood vessels so blood pressure falls

20
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what is prazosin used for?

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to treat cardiovascular disease e.g. hypertension

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other cell responses regulated by Gq Inositol-Phospholipid signalling

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  1. liver - vasopressin - glycogen breakdown
  2. pancreas - acetylcholine - amylase secretion
  3. smooth muscle - acetylcholine - contraction
  4. blood platelets - thrombin - aggregation
22
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what is a tyrosine kinase?

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an enzyme that can transfer a phosphate group to a tyrosine residue in a protein

23
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where is phosphorylation important?

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in signal transduction to regulate enzyme activity

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what do tyrosine kinase receptors link?

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an extracellular ligand binding domain with an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain

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what is dimerisation?
coupling by an agonist binding to 2 receptors
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what is a receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs)?
a cell membrane receptors containing a single TM domain
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what activates RTKs?
hormones and growth factors e.g. insulin, AGF
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what happens when RTKs activate?
upon receptor activation, they form a dimer and autophosphorylate
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what happens after the formation of a dimer and autophosphorylation?
a kinase cascade is activates that ultimately phosphorylates a transcription factor
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what do RTKs do?
regulate gene expression, growth, metabolism
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examples of drugs that inhibit RTK signalling
1. Imatinib (Gleevec) 2. Lapatinib (tykerb) 3. Trastuzumab
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what is imatinib?
a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor for chronic myelocytic leukemia
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what is lapatinib?
a small molecule EGF receptor inhibitor approved in US for breast cancer
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what is trastuzumab?
a monoclonal antibody against EGF used primarily again in breast cancer