strand 2 Flashcards
tissues function
specialization
distribution of workload/ mechanical stress
4 types of animal tissues
epithelial
muscular
nervous
connective
epithelial tissue cells to ECM ratio
^ cells
less ECM contact
cell junctions
link individual cells
cytoskeletal filaments
transmit mechanical forces
basal lamina
point of cell attachment
connective tissue
characteristics of epithelial cells
assymetric/ polarized
4 types of cell junctions in tissues
adherins junctions
desmosomes
tight
junctions
gap junctions
cadherin
superfamily of Ca2+ dependent molecules
E-cadherin/ N cadherin/ P cadherin
classical/ non-classical
components of adherens junctions
flexible hinge region separates 5 copies of extracellular domain
N-terminal cadherin domains
Ca2+
adherens junctions
homophilic cadherin binding
E-cadherin-N-cadherin
intracellular domain interacts w actin via catenins / adaptor proteins > reducing tension as myosin II pulls on actin
Ca2+ function in adherens junctions
prevents flexing
promotes homophilic binding to another cadherin
macro-assembly allowing adherens junctions to withstand mechanical force
membrane protrusions initiate cell-cell contact
actin/ cadherin recruitment expands junction
actin remodelling/ myosin recruitment further expands
desmosomes
specialized cadherins connecting w intermediate filaments for strength at junctions
tight junctions
selective permeability barrier of epithelial
sealing strands of occludin and claudin proteins
differential transporter molecules expressed in apical/ basal PM
selective transport
gap junctions
connexin/ innexin channels
similarities w epithelial/ muscle/ nervous tissue
4 junction types
^ cell-cell interaction
basal lamina interaction
ECM function
strength and support
cell communication
polarity
shape
cell migration
basal lamina
thin layer of ECM
produced by cells above and below
evolutionarily conserved
maintains epithelial
laminin/ typeIV/ XVIII/ collagen / nidogen/ perlecan/ fibronectin
connective tissue
reduced cellular content/ cell-cell contact
^ECM content
ECM
main stress-bearing component of connective tissue
indirect means of cell-cell contact
2 types of connecive tissue
indigenous
immigrant (immune cells)
connective tissue ECM composition
^MW ^charged polysaccharides
fibrous proteins
glycoproteins
(all self-associate)
» Can become calcified/ transparent
polysaccharides in ECM of connective tissue
GAGs cov. attached to proteins (repeating sulphated disaccharide
bind much water
fibrous proteins in ECM of connective tissue
stiff, triple stranded, helical for tensile strength
collagen family
glycoproteins in ECM of connective tissue
elastins/ fibronectins
types of proteoglycans
simple
complex
(can self-aggregate)
connective tissue
decreased cellular content/ ^ECM content
main stress-bearing component for indirect cell-cell contact
types of cartilage
hyaline
fibro
elastic
hyaline collagen
chondrocyte articular joints
fibro collagen
joint capsules/ ligaments
elastic collagen
ear/ larynx
articular cartilage
TII collagen and aggrecan for strength and support
collagen bio-synthesis
synthesized in ER and processed in golgi, exocytosis release
pre-synthesized with pro-peptides that are removed to enable auto-aggregation
Ehlers Danlos syndrome
defective collagen deposition
hyperextensible joints
aggrecan
large proteoglycan
- attracts water for hydrated gel
- high charge (GAG)
- hyaluronan links aggregates
hydrated gel of aggrecan function
compression resistance
swelling pressure (turgor)
strength and support
chondrocyte
-only found in adult cartilage
-5-10% ECM vol
-RER/ golgi rich
-secrete type II collagen and aggrecan
-highly specialized indigenous cell
chondrocyte differentiation
during embryonic development from MSC
MSC
mesenchymal stem cells