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Regulation of Cell Motility Flashcards

1
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What are the changes that occur in the cells that occur during tumour progression?

A

Genetic alterations lead to hyperproliferation, disassembly of cell-cell contacts, loss of polarity, increased motility and cleavage of ECM proteins

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What are the different types of tumour cell migration?

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Single cell migration (ameboid) 
Mesenchymal single cells  
Mesenchymal chains  
Clusters/cohorts 
Multicellular strands/sheets
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3
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What physiological phenomena does tumour migration mimic?

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Morphogenesis e.g. angiogenesis

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4
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What did a comparison of the expression profile of invasive cells vs primary tumours show to be upregulated in invasive cells?

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Cytoskeleton regulation

Motility machinery

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5
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What makes normal migrating cells stop moving?

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Contact inhibition of locomotion

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6
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How are tumour cells different in this aspect?

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They lose contact inhibition of locomotion so they can multilayer

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7
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What is another term for ECM proteins?

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Substratum

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8
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What are filopodia?

A

Finger-like protrusions that are rich in actin filaments

They sense the local environment

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9
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What are lamellipodia?

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Sheet-like protrusions that are rich in actin filaments

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10
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What are the four main stages of cell movement?

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Extension
Adhesion
Translocation
De-adhesion

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11
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What are the attachments between the cell and the surface that it is moving along called?

A

Focal adhesions

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12
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What are the monomers of actin filaments?

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G-actin

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13
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Describe the polarity of acting filaments.

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They have a plus end and a minus end

The monomers preferentially get added on at the plus end

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14
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What protein complex is important in initiating polymerisation?

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Arp2/3

This forms a trimer with actin and is good at initiating polymerisation

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15
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What is the limiting step in actin dynamics?

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Formation of Arp2/3-actin trimers to initiate polymerisation

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16
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State two proteins that bind to free G-actin and describe how they affect elongation.

A

Promote elongation – profilin (these deliver the G-actin to the growing filament)
Sequesters G-actin –beta4 thymosin ADF, cofilin

17
Q

Name some + end capping proteins.

A

CapZ
Gelsolin
Fragmin/severin

18
Q

Name some – end capping proteins.

A

Tropomodulin

Arp2/3

19
Q

Name some severing proteins.

A

Gelsolin ADF
Framin/severin
Cofilin

20
Q

What are the features of the actin filaments in severed populations?

A

Actin filaments can grow and shrink more rapidly

21
Q

What can happen to single filaments of actin to improve their structural integrity?

A

They can be bundled or cross-linked

22
Q

Name some proteins involved in these processes.

A 
Alpha-actinin 
Fimbrin 
Filamin 
Spectrin 
Villin 
Vinculin
23
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Which protein allows branching of the actin filaments?

A

Arp2/3

24
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At what angle do they branch?

A

70 degree

25
Q

Summarise the actions of Arp2/3.

A

They initiate nucleation
They cap filaments
They cause branching

26
Q

Describe what causes the gel-sol transition.

A

The actin filaments can be severed to make the cell more fluid

27
Q

Describe the actin processes that take place during the protusion of lamellipodia.

A

There is polymerisation, disassembly, branching and capping
There is net filament assembly at the leading edge

28
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Describe the actin processes that take place during the formation of filopodia.

A

Actin polymerisation
Bundling and cross-linking
(NO branching)
As soon as the finger wants to retract it will collapse at the base

29
Q

State four signalling mechanisms that regulate the actin cytoskeleton.

A

Ion flux changes
Phosphoinositide signalling
Kinases/phosphatases
Small GTPases

30
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What are the three most important small GTPases in terms of the actin cytoskeleton and what does activation of each cause?

A

Cdc42 – filopodia
Rac – lamellipodia
Rho – stress fibres
NOTE: these are all part of the Rho family

31
Q

Explain how Rac causes actin polymerisation/organisation.

A

Rac binds to and activates WAVE

WAVE then activates Arp2/3, which is important in actin organisation

32
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Explain how Cdc42 causes actin polymerisation/organisation.

A

Cdc42 binds to WASP

WASP also activates Arp2/3

33
Q

Which small GTPases are involved in lamellipodia protrusion?

A

Rac

34
Q

Which small GTPases are involved in focal adhesion assembly?

A

Rac and Rho

35
Q

Which small GTPases are involved in contraction?

A

Rho (stress fibres are important for contraction)

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