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Week 11 - Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment (Junctions and Adhesion) Flashcards

1
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Cells interact with each other in the ECM to form what?

A

To form tissues.

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What are the 4 major ways of cell interaction?

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  1. Anchoring junctions
  2. Occluding junctions
  3. Channel-forming junctions
  4. Signal-relaying junctions
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Which 3 junctions are present in epithelial cells?

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Anchoring, occluding, and channel-forming junctions.

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4
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In polarized epithelial cells, how are junctions arranged?

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They are arranged in a specific order.

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5
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What is a polarized epithelial cell?

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It is a mature epithelial cell.

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On epithelial cells, what sides are junctions usually on?

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They can be on the basal or lateral side; but most are on the lateral side, discussed as “relatively” apical/basal for visualization and location descriptions.

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What kind of junction is a Tight junction?

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An occluding-junction.

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What do tight junctions do?

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They block anything from going between the cells and keep proteins on their correct sides.

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Where are tight junctions relatively located on epithelial cells?

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They are the apical-most junction; not in one single spot, but all along the region between 2 cells.

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What do tight junctions all along the region between 2 cells form?

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Form a “sealing strand”, a.k.a. Tight Junction Belt.

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What kind of junction is an Adherens junction?

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An anchoring junction.

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What do Adherens junctions do?

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They anchor 2 cells together.

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Where are Adherens junctions relatively located on epithelial cells?

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They are more basal than Tight junctions; all along the region between 2 cells.

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What do Adherens junctions all along the region between 2 cells form?

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Form an “Adhesion Belt”.

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What kind of junction is a Desmosome?

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An anchoring junction.

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What do desmosomes do?

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They anchor a cell at a PARTICULAR spot.

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Where are Desmosomes relatively located on epithelial cells?

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They are more basal than Adherens junctions.

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18
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What kind of junction is a Gap junction?

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A channel forming junction.

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19
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What do Gap junctions do?

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They form and act as channels.

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Where are Gap junctions relatively located on epithelial cells?

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Gap junctions are the basal-most junction.

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What kind of junction is a hemi-desmosome?

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An anchoring junction.

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What do hemi-desmosomes do?

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They anchor a cell to the Extracellular Matrix (ECM).

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Where are hemi-desmosomes relatively located on epithelial cells?

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They are ON the basal face; a half-circle kind of shape.

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24
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The tight seal created by tight junctions prevent mixing of what 2 things?

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  1. Extracellular environments

2. Membrane proteins

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25
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What 2 proteins for the tight seal of Tight junctions?

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  1. Claudin

2. Occludin

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26
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Claudin/Occludin are required for what?

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For tight junction seals.

27
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The extracellular domains of transmembrane proteins interact with what?

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Interact with the extracellular domains of neighbouring cell’s proteins.

28
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Proteins forming tight junction seals interact in what style?

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Homotypic style reaction: Occludin with occludin, claudin with claudin.

29
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Tight junctions are dependant on what other kind of junction?

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Dependant on Adherens junctions.

30
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If you block the formation of adherens junctions, what happens to tight junctions?

A

Tight junctions do not form properly.

31
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What 3 junctions for the Junctional Complex of epithelial cells?

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  1. Tight junctions (TJ)
  2. Adherens junctions (AJ)
  3. Desmosomes (D)
32
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Occluding-junctions can provide a bit of mechanical strength, but not as much as which other kind of junction?

A

Not as much mechanical strength as anchoring junctions.

33
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What are 3 examples of anchoring junctions?

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  1. Adherens junctions
  2. Demsosomes
  3. Hemidesmosomes
34
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What links cytoskeletal filaments on neighbouring cells?

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  • adhesion proteins
  • transmembrane proteins
  • anchor proteins
35
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Intracellular domains of adhesion proteins interact with what?

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Interact with anchor proteins.

36
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Extracellular domains of adhesion proteins interact with what?

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Interact with neighbouring adhesion proteins and the extracellular matrix.

37
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What do anchor proteins link?

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They link adhesion proteins to cytoskeletal filaments via cytosolic proteins.

38
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What does the adhesion belt encircle?

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It encirclrs the inside of the plasma membrane.

39
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What 2 “proteins” work at Adherens junctions?

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  1. Cadherin proteins

2. Actin

40
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What do Cadherin junctions do at Adherens junctions?

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They are transmembrane proteins that help neighbouring cells interact with each other.

41
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What does Actin do at Adherens junctions?

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Actin is tethers to cadherin by anchor proteins.

42
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Why do cells sort themselves into layers? (2 reasons)

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  1. Different cadherin proteins are expressed in each cell type
  2. Cadherins form homotypic junctions
43
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What do desmosomes and hemidesmosomes link?

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Link intermediate filaments, which provide the most structural strength.

44
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Where do hemidesmosomes link filaments?

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The link is to the basal lamina, or other parts of the ECM.

45
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What are the 2 adhesion proteins that form Desmosomes?

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  1. Desmoglein

2. Desmocollin

46
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What 2 anchor proteins link the adhesion proteins to intermediate filaments?

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  1. Plakoglobin

2. Desmoplakin

47
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What are Gap junctions composed of?

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Composed of connexin proteins; making connexon.

48
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What does a connexon consist of?

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6 connexin proteins.

49
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In what 2 ways do gap junctions couple cells?

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  1. Electrically

2. Metabollically

50
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What 4 molecules WILL pass through a gap junction?

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  1. cAMP
  2. nucleotides
  3. glucose
  4. amino acids
51
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What 3 things will NOT pass through gap junctions?

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  1. macromolecules
  2. proteins
  3. nucleic acids
52
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One connexon (hemichannel) on it’s own is usually what?

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Usually closed.

53
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A dramatic increase in cytosolic Ca2+ will do what to gap junctions?

A

It will close gap junctions.

54
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Cytosolic Ca2+ is usually what?

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Usually low in concentration.

55
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What happens at gap junctions when there is membrane damage?

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  • Ca2+ leaks into the cell and concentration is abnormally high
  • metabolites leak out
56
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If gap junctions remain open, and one cell gets damaged, what happens to the connected cell?

A

It also gets damaged.

57
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What 2 things is the plant cell wall composed of?

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  1. Cellulose

2. Pectin

58
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What is plasmodesmata?

A

Plasmodesmata are junctions between plant cells.

59
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How are 2 plant cells connected by the plant cell wall?

A
  • plasma membrane is shared; they share phospholipids, transmembrane proteins, etc.
  • they exchange extracellular fluid
  • ER extends and forms into other cell’s ER; share organelles
60
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What is the basement membrane of epithelial cells?

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Underneath epithelial cells; basal lamina.

61
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What is underneath the basal lamina of epithelial tissue?

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Connective tissue.

62
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Connective tissue vs. Epithelial tissue.

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Connective: 
- cells rarely connected 
- plentiful ECM 
- ECM provides resistance to mechanical stress 
- cells attatched to the matrix
Epithelial:
- cells closely associated 
- limited ECM 
- cytoskeletal filaments provide resistance to mechanical stress
- cells attatched to eachother
63
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What makes up the Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and some functions?

A
  • connective tissues (composed of fibrous proteins)
  • different compositions give tissues different protperties
  • ECM remodeled over time

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