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Bio344 Exam 3
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Undergraduate 3
10/28/2010

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Term
Smooth ER makes what
Definition
Synthesis of lipids and cholesterol
Term
Smooth ER also does what with vesicles
Definition
Budding of vesicles
Term
Rough ER synthesis
Definition
Synthesis of proteins the ER
Term
Lumenol synthesis
Definition

Synthesis of intergral membrane proteins (proteins embedded in detail

 

And synthesis of proteins to be excreted

Term
Targeting to ER (X)' end of message is Y to the signal
Definition

5'

 

Translated

Term
What happens once the 5' end of the message is translated?
Definition
Becomes a signal peptide
Term
What binds to the signal of signal peptide
Definition
SRP (Signal recognition Particle)
Term
SRP leads to what
Definition
Stopping of translation
Term
How do complex's dock at ER membrane?
Definition

By way of SRP receptor

 

(SRP leaves, SRP receptor dissociates)

Term
Cotranslational Transport
Definition

Growing polypeptide is going to cross the membrane

 

 

Term
What determines final orientation of integral membrane proteins?
Definition
By additional start or stop transfer signals withen the polypeptide
Term
Additional ER Functions
Definition

N-glycosylation = Xferring small chains of sugars (oligosacharides) from attachment to lipid and move over to protein. From Dolichol to asparagine in the polypeptide.

 

Take a protein in lumen and attach certain polypeptides to a glycolipid anchor

Term
Phospholipid synthesis in ER (ingredients in cytosol)
Definition

2 Fatty Acids

Glycerol Phosphate

"Head group on phospholipid" (choline, serine, ethanolamine)

Term
Where are newly synthesized phospholipids found?
Definition
Cytosolic leaflet of ER
Term
what are enzymes for putting the getter associated?
Definition
Assocciated with cytosolic leaflet of ER
Term
Where are newly synthesized phospholipids found?
Definition
Cytosolic leaflet of ER
Term
How do you move phospholipids (PLs) to lumenal ER leaflet or from the lumen to cytosolic leaflet
Definition
Scramblase
Term
Scrablase
Definition
Makes equal amounts on each side
Term
Flippase
Definition
Reorients phospholipids to get correct a-symmetry in plasma membrane
Term
Exocytosis
Definition
Protein modification and secretion
Term
Example of exocytosis
Definition
ER -> Vesicles -> Golgi -> Secrete via plasma membrane
Term
Endocytosis
Definition

Extracellular material (plasma membrane, receptor,bound ECM + PMR) into cytosol via vesicle formation

 

*Lysosome

Term
Formation of vesicles
Definition

Bud from smooth ER

Vesicles can fuse to form a tubular cluster

Buds -> Vesicles -> Golgi

Term
Golgi Apparatus
Definition

Series of membranous sacks connected by vesicles

Site for protein modification

Term
Importance for vesicle coats
Definition
Important for targeting vesicles, shaping vesicles, selecting cargo
Term
Types of vesicle coats
Definition

Clathrin - endocytosis

COPI - Back to the Endoplasmic reticulum

COPII - Leaving ER

Term
Clathrin coat subunit
Definition
Triskelion
Term
Triskelion
Definition

3 heavy + 3 light chains

Interactions between triskelions help form a bud/pit on plasma membrane

Eventually pit gets budded off into a vesicle (soccer ball)

Term
Step information : Clathrin coated endocytosis
Definition

Membrane receptor binds to cargo

Binds adaptin

By way of adaptin binds clathrin

Clathrin does its work

Dynamin wraps around and pinches off

Term
Steps when clathrin coated endocytosis gets in cytosol
Definition

- Once in cytosol uncoating occurs (requires chapperone and has ATPase activity)

- Clathrin gets recycled

Term
Steps in forming COP II
Definition

- One subunit binds to GTP binding protein in membrane, and binds to specific membrane receptors

 

- Other subunit binds to above complex to form outer coat

Term
Fusion of vesicles with target requires what?
Definition

Specific membrane proteins called SNARES

V Snare and T Snare

Term
V-Snare
Definition
In vesicle membrane
Term
T-Snare
Definition
In target membrane
Term
Coats interact with what?
Definition
Specific receptors (integral membrane proteins)
Term
Union of V and T snares uses what protein?
Definition
RAB protein
Term
RAB proteins
Definition

GTP binding proteins

Can exist in cytosol as GDP

 

 

Term
Tethering protein grabs to what?
Definition
RAB protein
Term

In vesicle, Cytosolic ends bind to what?

and

ER ends bind to what?

Definition

Cytosolic ends bind to coat

 

ER ends bind to cargo

Term
Cis Golgi
Definition
closest to the nucleus
Term
Trans golgi
Definition
Closest to plasma membrane
Term
2 models for movement through the golgi
Definition

Vesicles

 

and

 

Movement of the entire sac

Term
Where is KDEL receptor found
Definition
In ER and sometimes Golgi (but it doesnt want to be there!) membranes, and it is an integral membrane protein
Term
KDEL
Definition
Short amino acid sequence (Signal to lumenal proteins)
Term
How to retrieve ER lumenal proteins in the golgi and return them to ER?
Definition
KDEL and COP I
Term
KDEL receptor binds to what coat, and then what signal  then goes where?
Definition

Binds to COP I

Binds to KDEL signal peptide on ER lumen proteins

Returns to ER

Term
What happens in the golgi?
Definition

- Sorting of proteins and targeting to vesicle

 

Term
What does asperagene in the ER do?
Definition

Modifies N-Linked oligosaccharides on glycoprotiens

(glycosolation)

Term
O-linked glycosylation happens how and where?
Definition

Via threonine (oligosaccharide added)

 

and in the golgi

Term
What is sulfation and where does it take place
Definition

Adding of sulfur groups to certain proteins (tyrosine) and carbohydrates (glycosotation)

 

In trans golgi

Term
3 Secretion Targets of golgi
Definition

- Lysosomes

- Plasma membrane

-Secretory vesicles

Term
Lysosome
Definition
Membrane bound organelle that does degredation
Term
Why would you target to lysosome?
Definition

- If the endocytosed material is a nutrient

 

- If it is a phagocytosed bacterium

 

- Products from autophagy (eating self)

 

- Damagedcellular organelles

Term
Degredation enzyme for lysosome
Definition
Acid hydrolyase
Term
Acid hydrolase
Definition
needs an acidic environment to work, luckily lysosomes are acidic! Because of very good hydrogen pumps!
Term
Where does phosphrylation of mannose on lysosomal enzymes occur?
Definition
Cis golgi
Term
Mannose 6 Phosphate (M6P) Receptor does what?
Definition
Recognizes phosphorylated mannose
Term
What else does M6P (Mannose 6 Phosphate) bind to?
Definition
Clathrin (forms on surface of membrane then heads to lysosomes and ufses to lysosomes)
Term
What does acidic environment of lysosomes cause?
Definition
Release of lysosomal enzyme (cargo) after fusion of vesicle
Term
What is mannose
Definition
A sugar put on in the ER and gets phosphorliated
Term
Where is the lysosomal enzyme receptor originally found?
Definition
In the trans golgi
Term

Other fates for vesicles leaving trans golgi?

Aside from lysosomes

Definition

Constituitive secretion

 

Regulated secretion

Term
Constituitive secretion
Definition

(always happening, no regulation)

- Delivers newly synthesized membrane proteins and lipids to plasma membrane

- Default pathway

- No signal or receptor required

Term
Regulated secretion
Definition

- Aggregation of proteins in the trans golgi

- Aggregates are segregated into vesicles

-When signal is recieved secretory vesicles move to plasma membrane and fuse to dump the contents

 

Term
Where are secretory vesicles (granules) stored?
Definition
Cytosol
Term
Constant Pathway
Definition
Trans golgi -> Plasma membrane
Term
Regulated pathway
Definition
Aggrigated in trans golgi
Term
Secretion -> Constitutive
Definition
Constant, unregulated - delivers plasma lipid and plasma membrane proteins as well as soluable proteins
Term
Regulated pathway
Definition

Vesicles leave trans golgi and are stored in cytosol (secretory granules)

- Release response to a signal

Term
Protein processing is associated with what?
Definition
Secretion of a protein
Term
Where does the signal get clipped?
Definition
Gets clipped at where you're going
Term
Preproprotein
Definition
(ER Lumen) signal cleaved upon reaching target or soon after
Term
Proprotein
Definition

(Secretion) cleaved at time of secretion

(of secretory granules)

Term
Endocytosis
Definition
Moving mats into the cell via vesicles derived from the plasma membrane
Term

Endocytosis ___ Surface area of plasma membrane

Exocytosis ___ Surface Area of plasma membrane

Definition

Endocytosis - decreases surface area of plasma membrane

 

Exocytosis increases surface area of plasma membrane

Term
Does endocytosis require a specfic receptor?
Definition
No, but sometimes it will
Term
Ex of receptor mediated endocytosis
Definition
LDL particles (low density lipoprotein) are receptor mediated endocytosis things
Term
LDL Particles
Definition

Low Density lipoprotein

More cholesterol, less protein

Term
LDL receptors are found where?
Definition

Plasma membrane and they aggrigate in clathrin coated pits

 

LDL particles bind to these and become like vesicles, then dynamin pinches off and now LDL is in cytosol

Term
What happens after LDL gets pinched off into a vesicle?
Definition

It goes into cytosol

 

 vesicles fuse -> endosome -> lysosome

Term
Enzymes (lipases proteases) in lysosome do what?
Definition
Break down LDL particles, and this frees particles making them available to cell
Term
When LDL gets releaced into the cell what does it become, and what happens
Definition

Becomes Free cholestorl, and this down regulates de novo (from scratch) synthesis of cholesterol.

 

 

Term
Where is de novo cholesterol synthesized?
Definition
In the ER, and this can affect the fluidity of membrane
Term
How to measure nuclear transport
Definition

Coat gold particles of various size with NLS (nuclear localization signal) and inject into cytosol.

 

time course of entry into nucleus

Term
Fluoresence microscopy used for what
Definition

To localize a protein

 

If localyzation is known, use to visualize compartment to see how big it is

Term
Fluorsecence microscopy how to
Definition
Stains for proteins (antibodies with a flouresent tag)
Term
Confocal lazer scanning microscope
Definition

- Fine point of light and blocking non fine light

- Illumination via point source (LAZR BEEEMZ)

- Out of focus light is illiminated from the image

- Image at each focal plane

- 3D reconstruction via computer

 

 

 

Term
Cereal sectioning for electron microscoy needs what?
Definition
Very thin sections (uses a machine like one at senestecho)
Term
Confocal laser scanning microscopy in short
Definition
Optical sectioning -> 3d reconstruction
Term
Serial sectioning w/ electron scanning microscopy in short
Definition

converts 2d images into 3d images

 

because individual sections can be misleading

Term
Histochemistry or Histology does what
Definition

- Flood cell with substrates and when enzymes (in lysosomes/vesicles)  interact (needs an acidic environment) it'll for a precipitate

 

Term
When to use a light or electron microscopy in histochemistry or histology
Definition

Colored product - light microscopy

Heavy metal - electron microscopy

Term
Cell fractionation
Definition

- Used for separating various cellular comparments/components

 

Term
What is needed for cell fractionation
Definition

Need to break cell open (lysis) but needs to be a gently lysis technique

 

Example would be cell lisate

 

Term
What is needed after cell is broken in cell fractionation
Definition

Centrifugation!

 

Parts of the cell sediemnt according to size, shape, and density of organelle

 

And a progressive increase in speed is needed!

Term
Example of how centrifugation is used in cell fractionation
Definition

1,000x G 10 min

Remove solid

20,000x G 20 min

Remove solid

Rinse n Repeat!

Most dense pallete is found at first, least dense toward end

Term
Velocity centrifugation
Definition

size and shape of particle determines rate of sedimentation

 

Uses a weak sucrose gradient

 

Don't spin long enough to separateeverything (this will separate by density)

Term
Equilibrium (density gradient)
Definition

Uses buoyant density

Steep gradient of sucrose or salt

Separates on basis of buoyant density

Downs gradient and stops when its on same position of sucrose density

Term
Exp Buoyancy Centrifugation
Definition
Smooth and rough ER, Smooth will be towards top and Rough will be down further
Term
How to verify success of cell frationation
Definition
Via electron micrograph
Term
What do you do after you insert a radioactivly labeled protein into a cell?
Definition

1. Wait!

2. Fractionate the cell

Use mini giger counter to find which parts have radioactivity

Term
How to find out if signal sequence is removed from a cloned/synthesized protein  protein after it reaches destination?
Definition

Radioactive label, inject labeled protein into cell, wait then fractionate

 

Use SDS page (you know size because you made it)

Is protein smaller?

 

put an xray film over SDS page to find out

Term
How to demonstrate if a protein is entirely inside an organelle
Definition

Insert a protein into a cell and wait

After a bit insert protease and that will destroy anything in the cytosol

 

Do SDS page after protease to see if size has changed

Term
What will happen if you add detergent to a cell that has protease
Definition
It will break apart the protection provided and protease will then break down the protein
Term
Protease
Definition

Breaks down proteins!


Protein enzyme

Term
What happens if you lower the temperature
Definition
It stops the processes in a cell
Term
Why would one want to stop processes in a cell?
Definition

It allows the experiment to stop and restart the process of protein transport

 

Can stop add protease, see if protein is safe, then restart

 

Term
Temperature shift experiments
Definition

Change temperature of a cell to stop then restart actions

 

Used in conjunction with protease protection

Term
Genetic engineering
Definition
Uses genes that have been cloned and that code for targeted proteins
Term
Exp of genetic engineering
Definition

Exchanging signal sequences on a protein

 

or Adding a possible signal to a protein that is usually cytosolic and verify if it is actually a signal

Term
how to confirm genetic engineering experiments
Definition
Put signal on a different protein and see where it goes
Term
How can you use mutants to study protein targeting or vesicle trafficking
Definition

Isolate the mutants and see where they are blocked along the path between ER and PM

 

Ex. Group 1 is stuck in ER then it might have no signal sequence or a mutation not allowing SRP binding

Term
What does finding individual mutants blocked at a specific point allow you to do?
Definition
Identify genes required for the step
Term
Cell free analysis of vesicular traffic example
Definition

2 populations of golgi, a donor and acceptor

 

Donor golgi has a protein (label this with radioactive sugar) but no enzyme

 

Acceptor golgi has a glycosylation enzyme but no protein

 

Donor golgi will bud of a vesicle and travel to the acceptor golgi and from here you can look for radioactive glycosylation

Term
First step in exocytosis
Definition
Translate the signal
Term
What happens after translation of the signal?
Definition

Bind SRP and this stops translation

 

Signal recognition particle

Term
What happens after SRP gets bound
Definition
Docks on SRP receptor on the ER membrane
Term
Step after SRP receptor becomes bound on ER membrane?
Definition
Translation restarts, lose SRP
Term
What happens after you lose SRP and restart translation at the ER membrane
Definition
A signal enters and you dissociate from SRP signal receptor
Term
What happens after disassociation from SRP signal receptor?
Definition
The signal gets cleaved, and ribosomal subunits are released and get recycled
Term
What happens after the signal is cleaved?
Definition

N-glycosylation (adding a carbohydrate chain via dolachol)

 

N = asperagene

Term
After N-glycosylation
Definition

COP II Coating protein binds (ER -> Golgi)

 

Uses a V snare and T snare to transport (these need Rab protein and a tethering protein)

Term
What happens if something gets transported to the golgi that shouldn't have?
Definition
It binds to KDEL receptors and those bind to Cop I and bring it back to the ER
Term
What happens in the cis golgi (to packages in the proper place)
Definition
Phosphylation of mannose (prepares for golgi to lysosome)
Term
Where does mannose go after it has been phosphorylated?
Definition

Binds to M6P Receptor in the trans golgi

 

The M6P receptor binds to clathrin on cytosolic side

Term
Where does the package go after the trans golgi?
Definition
Trans golgi to early endosome to late endosome to vesicle
Term
Where are other options for the package to go? (aside from lysosome)
Definition

Regulated secretion - package aggregates into a secretory granule (stored until release)

 

Default constuitive - package goes straight to plasma membrane

Term

Membrane proteins are glysylated proteins

 

True or false

Definition
True, membrane proteins are glycosylated proteins
Term
What is needed to uncoat Clathrin?
Definition
ATP
Term

What coat is used for endocytosis?

 

(as well as golgi to vesicle)

Definition
Clathrin
Term
How does clathrin bind in endocytosis?
Definition
Via adaptin
Term
What is needed to completely bud of vesicle
Definition
Dynamin + GTP hydrolysis for energy
Term
What happens when LDL (made of apolipid protein and esters of cholesterol) gets endocytosed
Definition

Goes to a lysosome, LDL receptors get recycled

 

Gets broken down to free cholestrol in lysosome

 

Free cholesterol slows down smooth ER synthesis of cholesterol

Term
Where can preproprotein be found?
Definition
In the lumen, but signal likely to be cleaved right away
Term
Where can proprotein be found?
Definition
All the way through the golgi, but is cleaved upon arrival
Term
Smooth ER
Definition

No ribosomes

Site for budding off vesicles

Term
Rough ER
Definition

Bound ribosomes (cytosolic side)

Integration of transmembrane proteins

Recieves proteins to be secreted

ER-Lumen specific proteins

Term

How are free and bound ribosomes different?

 

 

Definition
only in terms of the mRNA (messenger RNA) they are translating
Term
Ribosomes translate mRNA bind to WHAT end, WHAT2 is made first
Definition

5'

 

END TERMINUS

Term
mRNAs destined for ER have a signal sequence near the 5' end – first part to be translated then you end up with what?
Definition

a signal peptide

 

Signal sequence (peptide) at NH2 terminus of the polypeptide

Term
Cotranslational Transport
Definition
1.SRP meets SRP receptor at ER membrane
2.Translation resumes
3.Release SRP
4.SRP receptor separates
5.Signal sequence enters translocator (pore)
6.As translation continues, polypeptide moves through channel
Term
xTransport into ER lumen is occuring how
Definition
Simultaneously with translation
Term
When a polypeptide moves into the lumen and the signal sequence is cleaved off what happens?
Definition
Ribosomal subunits are released and go back to being free ribosomes
Term
in Lumen, BiP does what
Definition
Helps pull the protein across the membrane
Term
Bacteria can use post translational transport but...
Definition

there is no ER so they are pushing proteins across plasma membrane -> Secretions

 

 

Term

SecA - ATPase (atp provides energy)

Destinations

Definition

ER lumen

ER membrane transmembrane proteins

NH2 end in cytosol

NH2 end in ER lumen
                        NH2 + COOH ends in cytosol or in lumen

Term
N-glycosylation
Definition
Oligasaccharide is attached to a membrane lipid = dolichol (high energy phosphate bond, breaking of bond allows for it to be attached to protein
Transfer oligosaccharide to protien
Attachment is to an asparagine (amino acid)
Term
Where is the glyco part of N-glycosylation
Definition
in cytosol, never ER lumen
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