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10/31/2016

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Term
Sec Proteins
Definition
SecB - chaperone
SecA - ATPase
SecYEG - transporter
Term
SecA Functions (4)
Definition
1. Recruit Protein to SecYEG
2. Provide energy (ATP)
3. Push peptide through
4. Prevent back sliding
Term
Sec Signal Peptide Structure
Definition
Small (7-15 amino acids)
Basic N terminal
Hydrophobic Middle
SXS Cleavage Site
Term
SRP "Proteins"
Definition
FtsH - Particle - chaperone (co-translational)
FtsY - Bring to SecYEG

Both have GTP activity
Term
Topology Rules
Definition
1. Positive Inside
2. IM - alpha helices
3. OM - beta sheets
Term
Topology Experiment Genes
Definition
PhoA - periplasm
LacZ - cytoplasm

*must be C-termninal
**wont work if too close to the membrane
Term
TAT Proteins
Definition
TATC - 7TM domain - RR recognition
TATD - cytoplasmic unknown function

All others two helices
TATB - help TATC
TATA - polymerize
TATE - unknown
Term
TAT energy source
Definition
Proton Motive Force
Term
Oxidative Pathway vs. Reducing Pathway
Definition
DsbA/B and DsbC/D
Use second to re-estiablish first using the electron transport chain of the IM
Term
Periplasmic Chaperones
Definition
Skp - OM proteins
Pilus Specific Chaperones
LolA/B - lipoprotiens
Term
PPI (function and location)
Definition
Peptidyl prolyl isomerase
periplasm (lots of OM proteins have P)
Term
Periplasmic Proteases
Definition
DegP and DegS
Term
Sigma E system
Definition
OM stress - Temperature and Alcohol

RseB bind OM protein
Releases RseA
RseA releases SigmaE
SigmaE promotes: degP, reseABC, fpkA)
Term
CpxA/R system
Definition
Stress - pH and composition
CpxA gets phosphorylated
Relay to CPxR
CpxR induces degP, CpxA/R, dsbA
Term
BAM
Definition
Beta barrel assembly machine
OM proteins
Term
Type II Secretion
Definition
Start with Sec/Tat
No Anchor
Secreton: Secretin (ring) and Piston (pilus-like)
Coupled to Cytoplasm for energy (ATP)
Term
Type V Secretion
Definition
Autotransporters
VacA and IgA1

sec/tat signal, passenger (contains cystines), beta barrel
optional cleavage
Term
Type I Secretion
Definition
Skip periplasm
HlyA (in E. coli)
Each have their own translocase (substrate specific)
- trimeric IM anchor
- ABC transporter
Pairs with TolC (alpha helices protect)
Term
Type III Secretion
Definition
And Type 4, 6, 7
Nano Syringe
ATPase at base (cytoplasm)

Vir complex
Term
Parts of Pap Protein
Definition
PapG - tip
PapF - linker
PapE - fimbrillae
PapK - linker
PapA - rod pili structure
PapH - anchor
Term
Non-structural Pap Genes
Definition
PapC - usher
PapD - chaperone
PapI and PapB - regulatory
PapJ - unknown
Term
PapD Mechanism
Definition
Donor Strand Complementation
Ig Fold has 7 Beta sheets
Need G1 of PapD to bing to C-terminal of Pilin
Term
Driving Force of Type 1 pili
Definition
4 structure
Term
Regulators of Pilins
Definition
CAP
Lrp (Leucine response regulator protein)
Iron
Temperature
SigmaE/Cpx
Term
Regulatory mechanisms of pili
Definition
1. Methylation-Dependent (gradient)
2. Inversion-Dependent (on/off)
Term
Twitching Motility Requirements
Definition
Flagella-independent
Wet Surfaces
Population dependent
Term
Type IV Pilus Movement Mechanism
Definition
Twitching Motility
Extension, Tether, Retract (pilT-dependent)
Term
Type IV Pilus Structure
Definition
Pre-pilin: N-alpha helix, 4 beta sheets, adhesion
Pentamers: Coiled-Coil
Glycoslated
Term
Type IV Pili Genes
Definition
PilE -pilin
PilQ - secretin
PilS - pseudogenes
pilD,F,G,T - energy coupling (secreton)
Term
Type IV Aseembly
Definition
Homologous to Type II
1. Pre-pilin goes through Sec system
2. Signal Cleaved on cytosolic face
3. Pentamer formation
4. Ogliomerization (DsbA dependent)
5. Secreted by PilQ
Term
Mechanism of Pilin modification (protein)
Definition
pilS genes without N termini
Combined at random - infinite combinations
Term
LPS Sugars
Definition
Core
KDO - 8C
Heptose - 7C
Term
LPS Assay
Definition
LAL Assay
Horseshoe Crab
Term
McConkey Plates
Definition
Select for Enteric Bacteria due to high bile contents that bacteria need O antigen to withstand
Term
O antigen Functions
Definition
1. Resistance to Complement
2. Resistance to Bile Salts
3. Resistance to Detergents
4. Phase Variation (homopolymeric tracts on enzyme genes)
5. *We used vaccine*
Term
LPS Assembly
Definition
1. Core Sugars with nucleotides
2. Assembled of O antigen and LipidA-Core Separately
- O antigen on undecarponal tail
3. Export O (Wzx/Wzy or ABC system)*
4. Expore LipidA-Core (MsbA system)*
5. Add O to LipidA-Core (WaaL system)
6. Transport to OM (Lpt System)*

*ATP is the energy source
Term
K host mimicry examples
Definition
K1/Niesseria - neural cell adhesion molecule
K5 - heprin
Term
Functions of Capsule
Definition
1. Invade Serum (complement)
2. Host Mimicry
3. Phase Variation
4. Prevent dessication
5. Adherence
6. Motility (lube)
Term
Phase Variation of Capsule Example
Definition
C. jejuni
on/off or gradual
population level
CPS gene cluster = homopolymeric tract = slipped strand mutagenesis
Term
Glycosylation in H. pylori
Definition
Flagella, OM, IM, Cytoplasmic

Just O-linked
Term
Glycosylation in C. jejuni
Definition
Flagella, Periplasmic

O-linked and N-linked
Term
O linked glycosylation - Specificity
Definition
Ser/Thr

Structrual (surface)
Term
N linked glycosylation - specificity
Definition
D/E - X - N - X - S/T

Only last three in euks
Term
Glycosylation Sugars
Definition
Simple: Heptose (e. coli)
Complex: Pse, DAB (C. pylori)
Polymeric: Trisaccharides (archaea)
Term
Functions of Glycosylation
Definition
1. Secretion
2. Antigenecity - immunoevasion
3. Stability, solubility, and polymerization
4. Adhesion (invasion of host tissue)
Term
Glycosylation in N. gonorrheae
Definition
ptgA gene encodes a glycosyl transferase

Complicated strains - polyG tract = not always expressed = migration
Term
Ogliosaccharide production
Definition
1. assembly of nuc-sugars onto undecaprenol phosphate carrier (Und-P)
2. Black transfer to periplasm
3. saccharidyl transferase attaches sugar to protein
Term
Ogliosaccharide example
Definition
pgIB in c. pylori N
Term
Treatment of H. pylori
Definition
Chlarithromycin, Tetracyclin, Protein Pump Inhibitor, Bismuth

High doses - to reach stomach = nasty side-effects
Term
H. pylori animal models
Definition
WT Mice (and adapted bug) = infection no inflammation
Il-10 KO mice = inflammation but little infection
Term
H. pylori Virulence Factors (7)
Definition
1. Urease
2. Type 4 Secretion - Cog PI (cancer) *not all strains
3. VacA
4. LPS - Lipid A is poorly endotoxic
5. Lewis structures on OMP and O antigen
6. Flagella - glycosylated
7. Hcps
Term
VacA
Definition
Autotransporter gene
polymorphisms - paleo-microbiology and differences in virulence
Term
Hcps
Definition
Heliobacter Cystine-rich Proteins
- SLR motif:helix-SS-helix = protein-protein interaction
- need dsbK
Term
Regulation of Cytokine Activity (5)
Definition
1. de novo
2. short mRNA halflife
3. Procytokines produced first
4. Short activation radius
5. High affinity receptors
Term
Myristiltated
Definition
attaching lipids (usually N terminal)
Term
TACE
Definition
TNF alpha converting factor
Term
IL-1 Receptors and Antagonists
Definition
IL-RI - normal
IL-RII - no signal transduction
IL-Ra - antigonist
Term
IL-1 activation
Definition
1. Production of pro-ILB
2. Secondary signal (C3aR or TLR4) - efflux of ATP
3. ATP sensed by p2X7 - ion exchange
4. Caspase-1 activation
Term
Function of IL-8
Definition
1. Bring neutrphils
2. Neutrophil adherence
3. Neutrophil granular exocytosis
4. Respiratory burst
Term
CXCR1 Structure and Function
Definition
7 TM - G coupled protein receptor
IL-8 receptor
Term
CXCR1 alpha pathway
Definition
PLC cuts PIP2 into IP3 and DAG
IP3 - releases Ca2+ stores
DAG - increases NADPH oxidase activity
Term
CXCR1 beta-gamma pathway
Definition
PI3 Kinase adds p to PIP2 -> PIP3
chemotaxis, adhesion

neutrophil granular exocytosis (by MAPK)
Term
PLC Effect on Phospholipids and Diacylglycerols
Definition
Make Arachonic Acid
1. Make Leukotrienes
- B4 - neutrophil recruitment and pro-inflammatory

2. Make Prostacyclin
- vasodilation and platelet aggregation

Thromboxane
- platelet activation and vasoconstriction

*All have G-coupled protein receptor pathways
Term
Neutrophils - Secretory Proteins
Definition
CR1, CR3, FPR, CD14, CD16 (IgG)
Term
Neutrophil - Developmental stages
Definition
1. Blast cell
2. Promyelocyte
3. Myelocyte
4. PMN
- wait for 5 days
- blood for 10 hours (shorter if used)
Term
Attachment of Neutrophils and Vasculature in Extravasation
Definition
P-selectin - PSGL
ICAM - LFA1
PECAM-1 homodimers
Term
Oxygen Dependent Killing
Definition
b558 Cytochrome (NADPH oxidase) => superoxide anion
Superoxide dismutase => hydrogen peroxide
Myeloperoxidase + Halide => HOCl
Term
Antimicrobial Serprocidins
Definition
(1) Cathepsin G
- gram positives
- peptides are also antimicrobials
- stimulates acute phase response

(2) Elastase
- gram negatives
cuts OM proteins and secreted peptides
Term
Wegeners Granulomatosis
Definition
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)

loop
Term
BPI
Definition
binds LPS since its positive
Bacterocidal - binds LPS, disrupts membrane
Immunosuppresion - mop up
Term
NET
Definition
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps
- DNA and granular proteins
Elastase is kept active (despite being extracellular)
= liver necrosis
Term
Contact Activation Pathway (coagulation)
Definition
(1) Factor 12 -> Factor 11
(2) Kallikwein -> Factor 11
(3) HMW Kinninogen
(4) Brandykinin
Term
MacI (Function and Inhibitor)
Definition
Receptor on neutrophil
activated by M protein
inhibited by beta2-integrin
Term
hemmorhagic skin lesions
Definition
Purpula fulminans
Term
LBP domains
Definition
BPI-1: binds LPS
- common amoung acute phase proteins
BPI-2: transfer to Cd14
Term
Mice for LPS Discovery
Definition
C3H/HeJ
Term
TLR/IL-1 Receptor Pathway
Definition
MyD88->IRAK->TRAK->TAK
(1)NIK-> IKK -> NFKB

(2)MIKK->JNK-> AP-1
Term
HPA-axis
Definition
Hypothalamus -> CRF
Pituitary Gland -> ACTH
Adrenal Cortex -> Glucocorticoid
Term
Mif
Definition
Migration inhibitory factor
- produced by adrenal gland
Term
Role of Protein C
Definition
(1) Thrombin binds Thrombomodulin
(2) Activates protein C
(3) Protein C cleaves Factor 5 and 8
(4) Inhibits coagulation and starts breaking down clot
Term
APC drug
Definition
Drotrecogin alfa (activated protein c)
Term
PIC
Definition
Protease involed in colonization
E. coli and shigella
activate PMN but not migration
break PSGL-1 sugar linkages
kill T cells
deleted from shigella - more inflammation
Term
Anti-microbial peptides
Definition
alpha-defensins
beta defensins
hCAP18 -> IL37

All positive
defensines have Cys
Term
Beta Defensins (location and organisms)
Definition
hBD1 - negative (GI, reprodu, urine)
hBD3 - positive (oral, skin, respir)
Term
Systems for recognizing LL-37 (3 organisms)
Definition
CovS/R (Strep) ApsS/R (staph) PhoQ/P (enter)
Term
Upregulated genes in Strep after Cov system (6)
Definition
1. Hyaluronic acid capsule
2. SpyCep and PrtS - IL-8 proteases
3. Mac/IseL - IgG proteases
4. Streptokinase
5. SpeA
6. DNase
Term
Upregulated genes in Staph after Aps system (4)
Definition
1. ApsS - membrane integrety
2. VraFG - influx pump
3. dltABC - D-alanine make less negative - techonic lipids
4. mprF - Add positive Lys to phospholipids
Term
Upregulated genes in Enter bacteria after Pho system (4)
Definition
PagP, PagL, LpxO, pmrAB - Lipid A modification
Term
mga
Definition
Multipkle gene activator in strep
emm - M protein
C5a protease
inhibitor of complement (sip)
IgG binding protein
Term
Phage SA3 genes (5)
Definition
extracellular adhesion protein
SAgs
CHIP
Staphlyococcal inhibitor of complement
Staphylokinase
Term
Scn
Definition
Staphylococcal inhibitor of complement
- binds C3Bb in an inactive binding state (both)
Term
CHIP
Definition
Chemotaxis inhibitor protein
- produced by staph
- inhibits C5a and fmlp signaling by binding sulfanated Y residues on receptors
Term
SpyCep
Definition
Cell enevlope protein on Strep
degrades Il-8 and other CXC chemokines
Term
Pigments
Definition
Staphyloxanthain
Prodigiosin (serratia)
Term
Fat Transcription Factor
Definition
Ppar-Gamma
Term
Antimicrobial produced by Fat Cells
Definition
Cathelicidin
Term
Secreted Anti-microbial Lipids
Definition
Sapienic Acid (Palmitoleic Acid)
Cholesterol Esters: Linoleic Acid and Arachiclonic Acid
Term
Mass formed by TB
Definition
Granuloma - caseous necrosis
Term
Drugs for TB
Definition
Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide - Inhibit Fatty Acid Synthesis
Rifampin - RNAP
Ethambutol - Arabinogalactin synthesis
Term
TB - important cell wall components (3)
Definition
1. Mycolic Acid
2. Arabinan Layer
3.Lipoarabinomannon
Term
Mycolic Acid Structure
Definition
Trehalose dimycolate
Term
TDM binding
Definition
Macrophage Scavenger Protein
Macrophage-Inducible C-type Lectin (MINCLE)
- MAC1 expression
Term
TB dMINCLE Mice
Definition
No immune cells in lung (H and E stain)
Term
PI Head Group
Definition
D-myoinositol with P = 3, 4, 5
Term
Phagocytosis
Definition
Fc-IgG
Fc-P
PI3KI -> PI345P3
Rab5 (GTPase) -> PI3KIII
PI3KIII-> PI3P
EEA1
EEA1 delivers hydrolases and H+ ATPase
Term
Role of Lipoarabinomannon (LAM)
Definition
MBL
EEA1
Term
PIM
Definition
Precurser to LAM
Promotes homotypic fusion - feeding from endosomes
Term
TB - Proteases
Definition
SapM - deP PIP3 PtpA - no ATPase PtpB - Il-6, Caspase 1
Term
TB - Esx-1
Definition
Type IV secretion

EsxA (ESAT6) -> lysis, phagosome rearrangement
EsxB (CFP10) -> phagosome rearrangement

eDNA
Term
Listeria - entry
Definition
Zipper
E-Cadherin (Ca2)
basolaterial face

blocked by b2-integrin

uses internalins
Term
Listeria - internalins (classes, structure)
Definition
(1) LPXTG - InA
(2) GW - InB
(3) LXW

Look like TLR
Term
Mouse E-Cadherin
Definition
Has Glu-16 not P-16
Term
Saprophytic
Definition
Extracellular Listeria
Term
Listeria - riboswitch (name and genes -5)
Definition
Ptg

1. hly - pore
2. plcA/B - break phagosome
3. mpl - help plcB
4. actA - movement
5. hpt - hexose phosphate transfer
Term
Listeria - movement
Definition
ActA
localizes pole

1. Actin
2. Arp2/3
3. WASP-homology domain
Term
Salmonella PI secretion type
Definition
III
Term
Salmonella entry genes
Definition
SipC -> actin nucleation, bundling
SipA -> helps
SopE/E2 -> GEF for Rac CDC42 (can recruit Arp2/3 for branches)
Term
Salmonella Il-8/inflammation factors
Definition
SopE/E2 -> GEF also promotes MAPK signaling
SipB -> Activates Caspase 1
SopB -> Inositol phosphatase - activates Rho and Cdc42, secretion of Cl-, disrupt tight junctions
Term
SaPI - 2: genes for microtubules
Definition
SspH2, SpvB, SseI -> actin nest
SifA, PipB2 -> Sif formation
SseF, SseG -> promotes budding and collecting vesicles from golgi
Term
Salmonella - inhibition of death
Definition
SseK
glucosylatea FADD, TRADD, RIPK1
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