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HC 11-14

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Structure free glucose

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Contains a very polarized reactive aldehyde group
/H
-C (delta plus) = O (delta minus)

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The aldehyde group can react with (in vitro, in vivo, intramolecular)

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In vitro: Fehlings reagent (Cu2+ ions)
In vivo: amino groups of proteins
Intramolecular: with the C5 hydroxyl group (count from aldehyde, so opposite one) > form ring

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Glucose is a …. sugar

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reducing
> can reduce Cu2+ to Cu+ in vitro
> aldehyde group is oxidized to carboxyl group (C(=O)-OH) > gluconic acid
> reducing sugars need free reducing ends

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Fehlings test for reducing sugars

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Solution of Cu2+ (Fehlings reagent) used in vitro to distinguish reducing and nonreducing sugars.
> glucose and fructose are reducing sugars
> Reducing Cu2+ to Cu+
> 2 Cu+ react with water to form Cu2O (red precipate, red/brown color)

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A reducing sugar can reduce a …

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another molecule while being oxidized themselves from a sugar with an aldehyde group to a carboxyl group

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Two ways of adding glucose to proteins

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-Glycosylation: enzymatic transfer of glucose in condensation reaction
-Glycation: nonenzymatic spontaneous and irreversible transfer of glucose

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Glycation in vivo

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Takes place in vivo between glucose and free amino groups of proteins, such as abundant proteins serum albumin and hemoglobin.
> formation of reversible Schiff base
> conversion to stable ketoamine (irreversible)

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Glycation of hemoglobin

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-Aldehyde group of glucose reacts with N-terminus of the N-terminal Valine residue of HbA (spontaneous reversible)
> formation Schiff base: C(-H)=N-Val-HbA
> Amadori rearrangement (irreversible, spontaneous)
> HbA1c: C1 of glucose like this: C(=O)-H2C(nr1)-N(H)-Val-HbA

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Schiff base bond

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-C=N-

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How is it possible that the amino terminus of HbA beta chain (tetramer with two alpha and beta chains) is valine and not methionine

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Hydrolysis of the N-terminal residue

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Glycation of HbA at the..

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alpha-amino group of this amino-terminal valine residue of HbA beta chain
> in lesser extent at amino groups at lysine side chains in alpha and beta chains of hemoglobin

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Does the glycation of HbA to HbA1c impact the function of hemoglobin

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no

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The rate of glycation of hemoglobin is proportional to…

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blood glucose concentration

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Normal HbA1c/HbA% level

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5.5%, when hyperglycemia, this can rise

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The glycation of stable colagen (ECM protein) increases with …

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age
> resembles Maillard reaction in food cooking

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The aldehyde group of glucose can react intramolecularly with the c5 hydroxyl group. In which ways

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-alpha glucose: c1 hydroxyl group faces away of the oxygen in the chain (36% prevalence)
-beta-glucose: hydroxyl group on C1 faces towards the O (from the C5 hydroxyl group) in the ring
> the cyclic alpha and beta anomers (different conformations of the aldehyde group C1 of glucose)

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The conformation of the hydroxyl group on C1 on the cyclic glucose isoforms are called:

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Alpha- Axial
Beta- Equatorial, in line with molecule (horizontal)

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Glycosylation of glucoses

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During enzym-catalyzed reaction, cyclic glucose forms stable covalent glycosidic bond via its C1 anomeric position

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Glycosidic bond

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reducing end Glucose C1 - O - C4 glucose nonreducing end

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After glycosylation, the intrachain glucose cannot ..

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adopt an open-chain form anymore

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How is a linear homopolymer of glucose residues called?

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Glucan

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In a glucan, a free reducing end can adopt an open chain formation and keep reducing. In an alpha-1,4-glucan. What is the reducing end?

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The end with the free C1 carbon (aldehyde group, reactive)

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Initiation formation of proteo-glycogen

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Start with glycogenin (GN), the initiator/primer.
> GN is a homodimer and both monomers can glycosylate each other
> each GN monomer is glycosylated specifically on a single tyrosine residue (with the benzene ring with OH group, which forms a bond with the reducing (C1) end of glucose).
> Auto-glycosylation

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How long does auto-glycosylation of the GN monomers take place?

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Until maximally 8 glucose residues added per glycogenin
> monomers dissociate

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Elongation glucose chain on glycogenin
By enzyme glycogen synthase (GS) > GS is a processive enzyme > Extends existing chains
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Branchin in proteo-glycogen
Branchin enzyme (BE) removes an oligosaccaride of 7 glucose residues from the nonreducing end (within the growing chain, 7 glucoses from the reducing, growing end) > transfer the oligosaccharide to create a new branch point which is at least 4 glucose residues away from a preexisting branch point upstream.
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Growth glycogen idea model of Whelan
Growth by glycogen synthase and branching enzyme: forming shells > Shells: layers of glucose chains created by new branching. Count the branch points from start to end > three branch point till reaching end: four shells (model of Whelan)
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Mature glycogen is sphere with about .. shells. It consists of linear units of ...-glucose residues. Each glycogen unit has averagely .. branch points connected through ... bonds
tmax= 12, g-c=13, r=2 > 12 shells maximally > linear units of 13 alpha-glucose, connected through (1-6)-alpha-glycosidic bonds > 2 branch points per glycogen unit on average
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The nonreducing ends of glycogen are located at ...
the termini of the outer most shell, forming the surface of the glycogen molecule > excellent acces for glycogen modifying enzymes > Glycogenin enzyme located in centre of proteoglycogen
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Where are glycogen granules localized?
in the cytosol
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How is glycogen metabolism regulated in the liver and muscle?
-Liver: glycogen metabolism is regulated to maintain the blood glucose level -Muscle: glycogen metabolism is used to maintain its own energy requirements (lacks G6Pase) (much glycogen from subsarcolemma glycogen granules compared to myofibrilar glycogen granules before exercise.)
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HC12: Glycogen synthase catalyzes .... by using ... as a substrate
addition of glucose residues (alpha) at the nonreducing end of growing glycogen chain. Substrates: [glucose]n (growing glycogen) + UDP-glucose > [glucose]n+1 + UDP
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Structure UDP-glucose
Activated form of glucose (like acetyl-CoA is activated form of acetate) > contains high energy phosphoanhydride bond (1) which favors the reaction
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UDP-glucose synthesis
Glucose 1-phosphate + UTP > UDP-glucose
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Linkages between glucose residues in linear chain glycogen and at a branch point
In linear chain: alpha-1,4-glycosidic bond In branch point: alpha-1,6-glycosidic bond
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How many ATP costs the linkage of one glucose from blood to glycogen
2 ATP, one to regenerate UTP from UDP, and one to activate glucose to glucose-1-P via G-6-P.
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Cleavage of a bond by addition of Pi
Phosphorolysis
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How is a glucose residue removed from glycogen at the nonreducing end
Adding a phosphate to the reducing end to free it > phosphorolysis by Glycogen phosphorylase (GP) > needs Pi as cosubstrate - [glucose]n+1 + Pi > [glucose]n + G-1-P
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Debranching enzyme of glycogen
By debranching enzyme > bifunctional enzyme with transferase activity and alpha-1,6-glycosidase activity
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Debranchin glycogen
-Phosphorylase cleaves all glucose until the original chain and branch have 4 glucose left until branch glucose unit. (using Pi, release glucose as G-1-P) -Transferase (only works when 4 glucose left till branch linkage) remodels so that the outer three glucose units from the branch chain are transferred to the original chain -a-1,6-glucosidase uses H2O to remove last glucose unit of branch -phosphorylase can cleave bonds until next branch
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How is the glucose cleaved by a-1,6-glucosidase during glyccogenolysis released?
As free glucose > glucose units at branch points > free glucose are phosphorylated by glucokinase (liver) or hexokinase (muscle) > costs extra ATP. > 1 in 10 glucose residues
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Glycogenolysis components
1: release of G-1-P 2: remodeling of glycogen 3: conversion of G-1-P to G-6-P (by phosphoglucomutase) 4: production of free glucose (liver and kidney) from G-6-P
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Fates G-6-P
-Glycolysis, in muscle, brain or red blood cells (example) -Conversion to glucose in liver or kidney (for other organs) -PPP
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Conversion by phosphoglucomutase
G-1-P binds the phosphorylated serine's phosphate group at C6 > formation intermediate: glucose-1,6-bisphosphate > Serine of the enzyme binds phosphate group of the C1 carbond > glucose-6-P as product
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Glucose producers and consumers
Producers: liver and kidneys (contain glucose-6-phosphatase) -Consumers: brain, adipocytes, erythrocytes, muscle cells
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Different rates of glycogen breakdown in different exercise
Highest rate in highest intensity (150% of teh intensity at VO2max maximal oxygen consumption)
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When glycogen use in fasted state?
During first day (short term response, <12 hrs)
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HC13: which type of glucose synthesis mechanism is used early in the morning
Gluconeogenesis (after long period withour meal)
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Regulation types in glycogen metabolism
-Hormones (control from outside the cell: insulin, glucagon, adrenaline): (de)phosphorylation -Metabolites (AMP/ATP, G-6-P, glucose: control from within the cell): allosteric regulation
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Epinephrine origin
It is a catecholamine, derived from the amino acid tyrosine (ring with OH in structure) (but contains no amino acids) > promotes glycogen breakdown > fight or flight
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Structure of glycogen phosphorylase
-Homodimer
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Prosthetic group GP
Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) group bound via Schiff base linkage (aldehyde to amino bond with -HC=NH-) to a lysine residue (epsilon amino group)
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PLP is vitamin?
Vitamin B6
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PLP function in GP
> contributes to binding of inorganic phosphate for phosphorolysis. > is more energy efficient than breakdown of glucose and phosphorylation by Hexokinase using ATP. > PLP group with its phosphate crucial to bring phosphate into position for catalysis
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Glucagon has an important ... residue
N-terminal Histidine, important in activation mechanism of the receptor
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Isoforms of glycogen phosphorylase
phosphorylase-a: phosphorylated: often active (in R-state) phosphorylase-b: dephosphorylated: often less active (in T-state)
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How does phosphorylation of GP induce active enzyme
water shell is formed around the phosphate: conformational change.
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R-state and T-state jargon also applies to...
hemoglobin.
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Can the a and b formd of GP exist in both the relaxed and less active tense state?
Yes, but mostly b in T and a in R --> but allosteric regulation overrules the phosphorylation/hormonal regulation
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When does GP-b change to GP-a
From fed to fasted state
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How many encoded GP enzymes?
Two isozymes -Muscle GP -Liver GP > mostly similar > different (metabolite) regulations
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Allosteric regulation liver GP
The liver GP-a form undergoed R>T transition when glucose binds, inactivating it and overruling the phosphorylation state at the two tails of the homodimer.
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Allosteric regulation of muscle GP
At low energy (high AMP/ATP), favors the transition to R-state. > high concentrations of ATP or G-6-P: shift muscle-GP to T-state
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Hormonal regulation liver GP and muscle GP
-Liver GP > activation by glucagon and adrenaline -Muscle GP > activation by adrenaline and calcium (nerve excitation) > Muscle has no glucagon receptors.
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ATP can bind to ... of GP in the ... isozyme
Nucleotide binding sites in the muscle isozyme
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Is glycolysis upregulated by glucagon in the muscle?
No, it has no glucagon receptors > does react to adrenaline
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effect epinephrine to liver lactate which came in from muscle
Gluconeogenesis in fasted state. (glucagon rules)
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How does glucagon initiate activation of GP and inactivation of GS (reciprocal regulation)
Glucagon signaling: PKA active. PKA phosphorylates GS: to T state PKA phosphorylates glycogen phosphorylase kinase (activation) GP kinase phosphorylates and activated GP
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Why extra step throug GP-kinase
Extra layer of regulation > phosphorylase kinase can be only be activated by Ca2+ in the muscle (excitation) > GP-kinase has delta subunits: Ca2+ sensor calmodulin: binds Ca2+ > alpha and beta subunits can be phosphorylated by PKA.
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Regulation glycogen synthase by PP1
PP1: protein phosphatase 1(dephosphorylation) > PP1 inactivates phosphorylase kinase and therefore GP > PP1 activates GS > PP1 dephosphorylates GP directly as well
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Regulation by PP1 in muscle and structures/interaction
Catalytic subunit of PP1 is active while bound to regulatory subunit Gmuscle. > PKA phosphorylates Gmuscle, PP1 released, becomes less active > PKA phosphorylates and activates an inhibitor of PP1 as well > result: GP and GS can shift to phosphorylated form and GP active and GS inactive
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Regulation PP1 in liver
Catalytic subunit PP1 bound to regulatory subunit Gliver > glucose brings GP in T-state, allowing PP1 to dephosphorylate and inactivate GP: glucose is bound to Gliver, Gliver releases. Free PP1 is active in the liver (Gliver is inhibitor). >Free PP1 inactivates GP but activates GS
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Effect insulin on glycogen metabolism
Insulin binds and activates intracellular protein kinases like PKB/Akt > kinases phosphorylate and inactivate glycogen synthase kinase, thereby inactivating kinase activity (no inhibition GS). > this allows PP1 to dephosphorylate and activate GS
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How much ATP costs GP-b > GP-a
2 ATP, 2 times phosphorylation.
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Infusion of blood glucose in blood stream leads to this transition in glycogen metabolism enzymes
-Inactivation of GP first, followed by activation of GS. > activation GS through insulin (longer) > inactivation of GP by glucose allosterically: directly
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Glycogen storage diseases: defect in Von Gierke
Defect G6Pase > liver and kidneys
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Pompe disease defects
a-1,4-glucosidase (and therefore glycogen breakdown) > all organs > part of the debranching enzyme
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Andersen disease enzyme defect
Defect branching enzyme > liver and spleen
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McArdle disease defect
Glycogen phosphorylase > in muscle: only muscle isozyme affected
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McArdle disease complication
strenuous exercise cause painful cramps, reversible: relief after a while > no glycogen breakdown, no release of myosin in muscle > muscle goes over to other reserves: you ok again: ATP regeneration by exercise: anaerobic and aerobic metabolism.
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Cellular symptom Pompe disease
Lysosomes full of glycogen > no breakdown > only little breakdown percentage in lysosomes, most in cytosol but this is defect in Pompe disease.
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HC14: Why were membrane proteins hard to study?
-Hard to crystallize -We cannot predict 3D structures from amino acid sequence
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Revolutions in protein studying
-Alphafold predictions -Cryo-EM (crystallizing not needed)
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Driving force and transport mechanism to enter enterocytes, example Ca2+
No driving force (dG=0) > no net transport > electrochemical gradient > Ca2+ is positive, charge membrane is -70mV
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dG and dribing force
dGinward = R*T*ln(Cin/Cout) + Z*F*dV Z= charge molecule > dG < 0: driving force for transport dG=0: equilibrium dG > 0: requires active transport, simply add dG of coupled reaction
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What is a drug is not charged. When is active transport needed?
When the concentration in plasma is lower than intracellular. dGinward > 0 > 310K as body temperature (37 K + 273 K) > dV is membrane potential -70 mV > -70/1000 V > F and R are constants
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is an equilibrium reached for massive fluxes across epithelia
No, driving force for transport remains
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Characteristics channels and transporters
-Both regulated, high variation in max transporters, several mix-forms found.
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If Na+ is replaced with a neutral molecule and drug transport is abolished then ...
probably cotransport drug and Na+
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Channel activity measured with
Patch-clamp measurement
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Types of transporters
-Facilitated diffusion (passive) -Symporters -Antiporters -ATP-hydrolysis driven.
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Properties of transporters
-Saturable -Inhibitable -Temperature sensitive
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Methods in transporter research
-Transwell plate -Inside out vesicles (extracellular leaflet switched to inside)
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Difference carrier mediated transport and simple diffusion on kinetics
Carrier mediate: hyperbolic Diffusion: linear
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Rate of transport
Uptake per time unit
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About ... % of human genes are transporter related and about ... % of them are transporters/channels themselves
10%, 50%
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SLC superfamily
Solute Carrier (400 members) > SLCs do not directly rely on ATP hydrolysis
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ABC transporters
(49 genes) ATP binding cassette transporters family > rely on ATP hydrolysis 1: bind substrate 2: bind ATP: conformational change and release substrate 3: hydrolysis to ADP and Pi 4: release and reset
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P-type ATPases
Covalent phosphorylation of catalytic aspartate > ATP dependent > transport, Na+/K+, H+, Ca2+, Mg2+, phospholipids, heavy metals
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What happens to Abcg2-/- mice when fed diet containing pheophorbide a?
Ear lesions > fungal breakdown product of chlorophyll: pheophorbide a > fermened batch of alfalfa
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Abcg2 function
Secretion product into the bile (for excretion) by the liver or from the portal vein directly back.
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Name an anticancer drug affected by membrane transporters?
Abcb11 > resistance against ivermectin
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What if defect Abcb11?
Dose of ivermectin against cancer should drop, less resistance against the drug
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Drug-drug interactions and transporters example cerivastatin and gemprifozil
Gemprifozil inhibits OATP1B1 > less statin metabolism > increase plasma concentration of cerivastatin > lethal
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Why can anti-cancer drugs by less effective
-Activation DNA repair genes -Blocked apoptosis -Activation of detoxifying systems (CYP) -Decreased influx -Increased efflux by ATP dependent efflux pumps.
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What is NTCP
A symporter which is present in only the liver and facilitates cotransport of sodium with bile acids
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NTCP functions (influx bile acids)
-Bind bile acid receptors like TGR5: >Glucagon-like peptide 1 secretion > improved glucose metabolism > Less inflammation > increased energy expenditure via brown adipose tissue. -Bile acids bind FXR in nucleus: > less inflammation, less fibrosis, less gluconeogenesis, reduced FXR signaling in NAFLD.
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How to inhibit NTCP
Gene therapy with virus HBV which can use NTCP as docking receptor , or Myrcludex B
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NTCP KO leads to ... conjugated bile acid
much more
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NTCP inhibition by Myrcludex B induces ... i obese mice
body weight loss in obese mice
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What happens to bile acids in blood when NTCP is downregulated
> it stays longer in the blood after meal and later a decline
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Peptidic NTCP: NTCPi has a clinical application. Result inhibition NTCPi
reduced -obesity -steatosis -atherosclerosis -inflammation

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