Tissue Architecture Flashcards

1
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what are intermediate filaments resistant to?

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stretching forces

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2
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what are the cytoskeleton filaments

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  • Intermediate filaments
  • Microtubules
  • Microfilaments
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3
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intermediate filaments

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• Great tensile strength
• Found in cytoplasm of most animal cells
• Often anchored to plasma membrane at cell-
cell junctions

• Form mesh-like structure called nuclear
lamina

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4
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what is mutated in progeria

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nucelar lamina

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5
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microtubles

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• Crucial organization role in all
eukaryotic cells
• Long and stiff hollow tubes
• Rapid assembly and disassembly
• Extend from centrosome to cell
periphery
• Form mitotic spindle for
chromosome segregation
• Part of cilia and flagella
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6
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Role of γ−tubulin

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nucleation of microtubules at - end

- anchor point for microtubules to grow from

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7
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taxol

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binds and stabilizes microtubules

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8
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colchicine, colcemid

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binds tubulin dimers and prevents their polymerization

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9
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vinblastine, vincristine

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  • binds tubulin dimers and prevents their polymerization
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10
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microfilaments

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-Actin filaments (F-actin)
– Twisted polymer of G-actin
(globular)
– Structural polarity
• Present in all cell types
• Many are unstable
• Essential for cell movements
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11
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phalloidin

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binds and stabilizes actin filaments

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12
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cytochalasin

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-caps filament + ends preventing polymerization there

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13
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latrunculin

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binds actin monomers and prevents polymerization

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14
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Extracellular Matrix and Basal Lamina

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Components produced intracellularly and secreted
and aggregate
-Matrix which interacts with cells/tissues via
transmembrane proteins
-Composition and properties controlled and vary by
tissue type, location etc.

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15
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types of ECM proteins

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  • proteoglycans
  • collagens
  • multi-adhesive matrix proteins
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16
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ECM functions

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  • forming tissue boundaries
  • determining biochem properties of EC environment
  • controlling cell polarity, survival etc
  • acts as reservoir for GF and binding of GF to receptor
  • serve as ligand for signaling receptors
17
Q

what is the Main structural protein in
ECM/connective tissue and basal
laminae

18
Q

scurvy results from loss of what cofactor

A

ascorbate or iron

19
Q

what makes up basement membrane

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1) type IV collagen
2) laminin
3) fibronectin

20
Q

ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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-mutation in collegen or collegen synthesis genes
• Mutations alter the structure, production, or
processing of collagen or proteins that
interact with collagen
• Weakens connective tissue in the skin, bones,
blood vessels, and organs

21
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cell junctions

A

link cells to

neighboring cells,

22
Q

focal contacts

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link cells to

extracellular matrix, or basil lamina

23
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types of cell junctions

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1) anchoring
2) occluding
3) channel forming
4) signal relaying

24
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adherin junction

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type of anchoring junction

  • cadherin (ca2+ dependent)
  • catenin binds to actin
  • role in metastasis (loss of E cadherin)
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desmosomes
- type of anchoring junction - cell to cell - strength - bind to intermediate filaments
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hemidesmosomes
type of anchoring junction - cell to ECM via basement membrane - integrins bind to intermediate filaments
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focal adhesions
type of anchoring junction - cell to matrix - integrins bind to actin - imp in resisting sheer stree
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tight junctions
- occludin and claudin bind to actin | - maintains conc gradient (keeps cell closed off)
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gap junctions
- connexins bind to adaptors in other junctions | - small molecule transport between cells
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major domains of CAMS
``` – Extracellular (binding to adjacent cell/matrix proteins – Transmembrane (links CAM to membrane) – Cytoplasmic (bind to cytoskeleton via linker proteins) ```
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what are 4 major families of CAMs
1) cadherins 2) Ig superfamily 3) integrins 4) slectins
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cadherin superfamily
-Ca2+ dependent adhesion molecule – Important in formation of junctions between cells (epithelial “sheets”)
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classic cadherins
- interact with catenin - associated with adherin junction - linked to actin cytoskeleton
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atypical cadherins
no interaction with catenin or link to actin cytoskeleton
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what can serve as biomarkers for metastic tumors
cadherins | -epithelia to mesenchymal transition
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Ig superfamily CAMS
Family of more than 25 Calcium-independent transmembrane glycoproteins • Immune cell interactions -– Contain a variable number of immunoglobulin-like domains – Expressed on vascular endothelial cells and bind to various integrin molecules – Involved in recognition, binding, or adhesion processes of cells – Homophilic and heterophilc binding
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selectins
Family of calcium dependent glycoproteins – Bind to extracellular carbohydrates – Play important roles in host defense mechanism Increased presentation during local inflammatory response • WBC surface makers include carbohydrates which act as ligands for selectins • Low-affinity of selectins to ligands allows for leukocyte “rolling” during leukocyte adhesion cascade
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what type of selectins are there
Include: • Endothelial (E)-selectin • Leukocyte (L)-selectin • Platelet (P)-selectin
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integrins
Couple the extracellular matrix to cell cytoskeleton -can activate signaling pathways - cell - cell interaction via beta2 family -Integrins on leukocytes allow for adhesion and transmigration to sites of infection