The Cytoskeleton Flashcards

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Name five functions of the cytoskeleton

A
  1. Provide structure and support
  2. Intracellular transport
  3. Hold organelles in place
  4. Generate force for cell movement
  5. Helps in cell division
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What is the difference between dynein and kinesin motors?

A

Kinesins move toward +end of Microtubules (to cell membrane)

Dyneins move toward -end of Microtubules (toward centriole)

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What bonds are not present in Microtubules?

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Covalent bonds

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What bonds and/or forces will be present in cytoskeletal fibre assembly?

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Ionic bonds
Hydrogen bonds
van der Waals forces

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What is the energy source and binding site in tubular subunits?

A

GTP

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5
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What is the energy source of micro filaments?

A

ATP

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Do micro filaments have polarity?

A

Yes

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Do intermediate filaments have polarity? Why?

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The a-helical monomer and the b-helical are coiled together anti parallel, giving a neutral charge

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Which of the cytoskeletal fibres requires no energy to assemble?

A

Intermediate filaments

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What can be carried in the vesicles by motor proteins? (5)

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Organelles, proteins, enzymes, neurotransmitters, and pigments

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How are motor proteins powered?

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ATP

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In the flagella, what linker protein holds the doublets together? It allows the Microtubules that have slid over to pull back

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Nexin

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What motor protein allows Microtubules to slide over each other in the flagella and cilia?

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Dynein

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How many double Microtubules surround the middle two in a flagellum or cillum?

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9

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What does the ECM primarily consist of?

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Things secreted by the cell

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What is an important component of the ECM, of which collagen is a member?

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Glycoproteins

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What are some of the functions of the ECM?

A

Can form complex structures outside the cell
Cell adhesion
Embryonic development

17
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Why is collagen valued?

A

Because of its great tensile strength and elasticity

18
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What determines the consistency of the ECM?

A

The amount of proteoglycan layers and the number of linkages it has with polysaccharide molecules

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When will the consistency of the ECM be jelly like?

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High amounts of linkages between proteoglycans and the polysaccharides because those trap lotsa water

20
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What glycoprotein is responsible for anchoring the ECM to the cell?

A

Fibronectin

21
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How does Fibronectin anchor the ECM to the cell?

A

One end acts as a barbed hook that anchors in the ECM, and the other side threads through membrane proteins called integrins. It then binds to micro filaments on the other side.

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How do the integrins determine how well the ECM holds to the cell?

A

By how many there are

23
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What are Matrix Metallo - Proteins?

A

These guys produce and degrade the ECM allowing the cell to move

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Where are intermediate filaments found?
Form cage around the nucleus and are underneath the plasma membrane
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Which of the Tubulin dimers has its active site covered?
Alpha
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What is a single row of heterodimers assembled in a single row called?
Protofilament
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What are the Microtubules that attach to the chromosomes and pull them apart?
Kinetocore Microtubules
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What is the finger like projection at the end of a neuron called?
Filopodium
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What is the web like portion at the end of a neuron called?
Lamellipodia