Test Four Cytoskeleton Flashcards
What is a cytoskeleton
Network of protein filaments throughout cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton supports
The movement of organelles and vesicles
What are the types of protein filaments
Intermediate filaments, microtubules, actin filaments
Subunit of intermediate filaments
Fibrous proteins
Function of intermediate filaments
Provide cellular strength when stretched
Location of intermediate filaments
From nucleus to plasma membrane and connected by desmosomes
Example of intermediate filament
Nuclear lamina
What is nuclear lamina
Intermediate filament around nucleus to provide strength to nuclear strength
Structure of intermediate filament
Strong and rope like elongated fibrous proteins
Diameter of intermediate filaments
10 no
Monomer of intermediate filaments
Strands have globular head and tail with a helix in the middle
Dimer of intermediate filament
Coiled coils
Tetramer of intermediate filament
Two coiled coils bound by noncovalent forces
Location of intermediate filaments
Muscle cells, epithelial cell, along nerve axons for reinforcement and for protection
What are the four classes of intermediate filaments
Keratin, vimentin and vimentin-related filaments, neurofilaments, and nuclear lamina
Where are keratin filaments found
Epithelial cells
Where are vimentin filaments found
CT, muscles and neuroglia cells
Where are neurofilaments found
Neurons
Nuclear lamina filaments are found where
All cells
Example of keratin
Hair, nails, skin, claws, hooves, feathers, lining of gut
Location of keratin
Stretch through cell to desmosome
What are the accessory proteins that stabilize intermediate filaments
Plectin
Function of plectin
Links intermediate filaments to microtubules and then to desmosomes
What are some problems with intermediate filaments
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex
Example of mutations in plectin
Bullosa simplex, muscularis dystrophy, and neurodegeneration
Nuclear lamins disassemble when
Mitosis occurs
Nuclear lamins are phosphorylated by
Kinases
Example of problems with lamins
Progeria
What is progeria
Prevents cells from dividing, causes children to look old
Subunit of microtubules
Tubulin
Function of microtubules
Organizing chromosomes, moving organelles, involved with motor proteins, infrastructure of cell
Microtubules grow out of
Centrosome
Microtubules are a dimer of
Alpha and beta tubulin
What are protofilaments
Long strand of dimer microtubules
Microfilaments contain
13 protofilaments together in a hollow tube
Microfilaments have specific
Polarity, beta end with positive and alpha end with negative
What side of dimer microfilament adds to elongate
Positive end (beta)
What bond is between alpha and beta part of microtubule
Covalent bond
What bond is used to put a lot of microtubules together
Non covalent
Centrosomes are located where
Near nucleus
Centrosome is made of
Gamma tubulin in a ring that forms sphere
What in centrosome grows microtubules
MTOC’s
Function of MTOCs
Control number, orientation and location of microtubules
Centrioles are found
Inside centrosomes
Function of centrioles
Unknown
Centrioles made up of
Cylinder of short microtubules
Microtubules are in constant
Dynamic instability (changing)
What is needed to attach dimer of microtubules
GTP
GDP is microtubules causes
Shrinkage of tubules
Dimers of microtubules with GTP or GDP pack more tightly
GTP
What does GTP cap do in microtubules
When microtubule dimers are added too quickly for GTP hydrolysis and will keep growing
What causes disassembly of microtubules
GTP hydrolysis into GDP
What drug causes no microtubule assembly by binding to tubulin in cytoplasm
Colchicine
What drug causes microtubules to never disassemble by binding to microtubules
Taxol
What are the two cancer drugs that affect microtubule growth and disassembly
Taxol and colchicine