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Specialized Tissues, Stem Cells And Tissue Renewal I Flashcards

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Asymmetric division

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Creates 2 cells, one with stem cell characteristics and another w/ the ability to differentiate.

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Independent choice

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Division makes 2 identical cells but the outcome is stochastic and/or influenced by environment

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What are the drawbacks of the asymmetric division theory?

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Cannot explain how existing stem cells increase their numbers

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Why is the independent choice theory favored?

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It is more flexible; it explains the sharp increase in stem cell numbers when needed for repair. Environment may influence batches of cells and doesn’t have to be 50:50 for every division

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Founder stem cells

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A population of cells programmed to have a fixed number of divisions; each organ has a fixed number of these cells; controlled by short range signals that operate for a few hundred cell diameters; define the size of large final structures

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Explain why stem cells of some tissues selectively retain original DNA

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BrdU label is taken up by cells in S phase; stem cells retain BrdU for long time; could be due to slow rate of division; or due to asymmetric segregation of their DNA; after division one of the daughter cells gets all the original DNA strands from all the chromosomes making that cell retain stem cell characteristics. Preserved from generation to generations; 2nd cells get newly synthesized strand. This is a way to prevent genetic errors in stem cells

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What type of cells are transit amplifying cells?

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Committed

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Epidermis

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Forms outer covering of skin; creates water barrier; made of epithelial cells; continuously repaired and renewed

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Dermis

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Second layer, rich in collegen, provides toughness

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Hypodermis

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Fatty subQ layer

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ECM is secreted by?

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Fibroblasts - gives mechanical support

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What supplies the skin w/ nutrients and O2 and also removes waste products?

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Blood vessels lined w/ endothelial cells

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What cells of the skin provide defense against microbes and pathogens?

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Macrophages and DCs

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Lymphocytes provided what?

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Adaptive immune response

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Nerve fibers provide what?

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Sensory info

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Epidermis is a _____ layer made of ______

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Stratified layer made of keratinocytes. (Have keratin intermediate filaments)

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Basal cell layer

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Attached to basal lamina. These are the only dividing cells in the epidermis.

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What is the layer above the basal cell layer?

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Prickle cells - have numerous desmosomes that attach tufts of keratin filaments

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What layer is after the prickle cell layer and what is its purpose?

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Granular cell layer - sealed together to form a waterproof barrier. It forms a boundary b/w inner metabolically active Strate and outer dead epidermis

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What is the outermost later of epidermis?

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Squame: flattened dead cells densely packed w/ keratin but w/ no organelles.

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What type of renewal process does the epidermis undergo?

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Self-renewing. It experiences constant wear and tear therefore needs constant repair.

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What happens to cells as the start undergoing partial degradation while moving up through the layers of the epidermis?

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They lose their nucleus and other organelles. This is dependent on partial activation of the apoptotic machinery.

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What is the time from birth of cell in basal layer to shedding from the surface?

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1 month

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What is the function of the stem cells w/I the basal layer?

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The divide to maintain the basal layer and also supply cells that move to other layers, undergo change in gene expression and differentiate

25
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Where does the hair grow upward from?

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The dermal papilla

26
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Sebaceous gland secrete?

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Sebum

27
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The hair follicle undergoes a cycle of what 3 things?

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Growth, regression, and reconstruction

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What are the characteristics and funtions of stem cells in the hair follicle?

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They are present in a bulge; they help in reconstruction and give rise to hair follicle and interfollicular epidermis

29
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What controls the numbers of stem cells?

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Contact w/ basal lamina

30
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What preserves stem cell potential?

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Maintenance of contact w/ basal lamina

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Loss of contact of basal lamina trigger what?

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Terminal differentiation

32
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Proliferative potential of stem cells directly correlates w/ expression of what?

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Beta 1 subunit of integrin (helps mediate adhesion to basal lamina). There are clusters of cells w/ high levels of integrin found near basal lamina and in budge of hair follicle

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Transit amplifying cells

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Divide frequently; from a cell w/ stem cell characteristics to a differentiated cell; leave the basal layer and are incorporated into the layers above. Programmed to divide for a limited number of times. Part of strategy for growth control

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What are factors that govern the renewal of the epidermis?

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  1. Rate of stem cell division
  2. Probability that one of the daughter cells will remain a stem cell
  3. Rate of division of the transit amplifying cells
  4. Timing of exit from basal layer
  5. Time cells takes to differentiate and be sloughed away from surface
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What is the most important signal that regulates epidermis renewal?

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Contact w/ the basal lamina

36
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What mediates the signal of contact w/ basal lamina?

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Integrin signaling. (Increased integrin means staying in basal layer)

37
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Over activation of the hedgehog pathway leads to what?

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Makes cell continue to divide even after exit from basal layer

38
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Deficit of hedgehog signal leads to what?

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Loss of sebaceous glands

39
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Up regulation of Wnt signaling causes what?

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Extra hair follicles to develop (gives rise to tumors)

40
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Loss of Wnt signaling leads to what?

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Failure of hair follicle development

41
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Notch signaling does what ?

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Restricts size of stem cell population

42
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Effect of lateral inhibition on neighbors of stem cells?

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Causes them to become transit amplifying cells

43
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Role of TFGbeta

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Repair of skin wounds promoting formation of collagen rich scar tissue

44
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What are the characteristics of stem cells?

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Not terminally differentiated; can divide w/o limit; undergo slow division; when divide, give rise to 1 cells w/ stem cell characteristics and the other w/ the ability to be differentiated. Stem cells are tissue specific (epidermal stem cells, intestinal stem cells, etc.)

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