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After cell fractionization, what is in the 3 different fractions? |
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- supernatant 1 contains cytosol proteins
- supernatant 2 contains PMP's
- pellet 2 contains IMP's
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How do we determine what proteins are where? |
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use SDS-PAGE to unfold and denature proteins to primary structure, then use gel electrophoresis to separate proteins based on their size |
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what end is + and - in gel electrophoresis? |
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end oppo of wells is + which attracts the negatively charged proteins |
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carbohydrates of RBCs determine blood type how? |
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- A- have an enzyme that connects a certain sugar
- B - have an enzyme that connects a diff. sugar
- AB - have both enzymes (universal recipient)
- O - have no sugars attached (universal donor)
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ratio of lipids to proteins
proteins vary
lipid composition varies |
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- signaling pathway in immune response
- sorting proteins to different locations in cells (apical vs. basolateral)
- endocytosis
- virus budding
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Fused two cells with different IMP proteins to see if proteins change locations |
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Direct immunofluorescence? |
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- use labeled antibodies that bind to antigen of protein interested.
- Can see fluorochrome label to deteremine location.
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how are antibodies distinguished? |
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- abs from different animals have different constant regions
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Indirect Immunofluorescence? |
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- better way of seeing protein
- primary antibody binds protein antigen
- secondary antibody binds to the constant region of the primary antibody (secondary's antigen)
- secondary has fluorochrome tag
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what do you do b4 adding the secondary antibodies? |
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Add a chemical fixative to preserve cell structure that freezes the cell in that moment in time |
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back to the exp. what were the results immediately after fusion? 40 minutes? |
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- proteins completely segregated= one side red, the other green
- proteins were mixed completely together = orange color
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proteins diffused throughout the membrane |
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Why weren't they actively transported or new proteins of each type were made and inserted in the membrane? |
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- werent actively transported because fused cells in prescence of ATP synthesis inhibitor and proteins still mixed
- werent made becuase fused cells were treated with protein synthesis inhibitor and proteins still mixed
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what does transition temperature of the the fluidity of a membrane depend on? |
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- length of hydrocarbon tail( longer tails=less fluid)
- degree of saturation in HC tail (unsaturated=more fluid)
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why is stearoyl-CoA desaturase enzyme important in mammals? |
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- converts stearic acid(0 dbls) to oleic acid(1dbl)
- membrane needs to maintain proper stearic:oleic acid ratio to maintain membrane fluidity
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2 possible movements of phospholipids in membrane?which is longer? |
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- lateral shift (shorter)
- transverse diffusion (longer)
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- grow by fusion of membrane
- vesicle buds from golgi and enter the plasma membrane as it transfers its contents to the ECF.
- EC vesicle heads become IC PM heads
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what anchors certain IMPs |
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what does Western blotting do? |
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- uses antibodies to stain specific proteins after gel electrophoresis
- use electrophoresis to transfer onto blot paper
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- mutation in RBC membrane components. most commonly ankyrin.
- misshapes RBC's and they are destroyed by spleen.
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Tight junction?
adherens Junction? |
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- septate junction-IMPs form a fence
- IMPs connect to cytoskeleton
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tight junctions function? |
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- form barrier for diffusion between cells and diffusion of proteins within the membrane
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Function of ZO proteins in tight junctions? |
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- arrange claudins and occludins; act as scaffolds
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what are cadherins? what do they do? |
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- IMPs that mediate Ca2+ depedent cell adhesion
- form adherens junctions and desmosomes
- provide structural integrity to tissues
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characteristics of a good model organism? |
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- easily grown and manipulated
- similar to higher orgs
- short life
- genome sequenced
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what do crumbs and discs lost do and why cant cells be polar without them? |
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- crumbs protein makes apical region of the cell
- discs lost proteins make sure junctions are made properly to maintain polarity of cell.
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what are confocal microscopes? |
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- 3-D microscope
- illuminates specimen with a pinpoint beam of light
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- expose model organism to mutagen
- identify mutant offspring
- identify mutated gene; clone it
- corresponding gene product(protein) must be one of the causes for the mutation.
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- transfer signals
- selectively permeable
- to be deformable and fluid
- serve as barrier
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What molecules can simply diffuse across a membrane? |
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- Nonpolar
- water and some small polar molecules
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4 mechanisms by which solute molecules move across membranes? |
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3 passive
- simple diffusion across bilayer (nonmediated)
- simple diffusion thru channel (nonmediated)
- facilitated diffusion (mediated)
- Active transport (mediated)
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channel proteins?
2 carrier proteins? |
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- do not need to bind solute for solute to pass through channel (simple diffusion thru channel)
- passive transporters - need to bind the solute, but need no energy to get through membrane (facillitated diffusion)
- active T - need to bind solute and need energy to force molecules against concentration gradient
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How are ion channels unlike a pore? 3 kinds of one diff?
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- selective for certain ions
- gated - charge, ligand, or stress
however are bidirectional like a pore |
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How does the K+ channel pore be specific? |
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- selectivity loop made of 5 conserved AA's
- pore lined with caronyls that have partial negative charge to stabilize K and let it remove its hydration shell
-K atoms position themselves with a ring of 4 O's above and below them.
- opening only a certain size |
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waht subunit acts as the switch?
How? |
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- S4 helix moves up or down depending on charge inside the membrane
- open when cytoplasm is + becuase it repels S4's + residues and vice versa for closed
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full mechanism of voltage gated K channel?
3 stages? |
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- Resting - gate closed as cytoplasm is negative, which attracts the S4 helix keeping it down. this keeps the S6 helix(gate) from opening
- Activated - gate opens as cytoplasm becomes + which repels S4 from cytplm and causes gate to open.
- Inactivation - ball and chain floats in the pore within milliseconds blocking it. eventually the cell repolarizes and S4 is attracted back to the cytoplasm and the gate closes
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characteristics of facillitated diffusion? |
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- need solute to bind to transporter protein
- moves down its conc. gradient
- saturable
- can be regulated
- bidirecitonal
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how and why does GLUT 4 cycle between vesicles in the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane? |
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insulin is secreted because of high blood glucose. Insulin binds insulin-receptors which signals in exocytosis of GLUT 4 receptor vesicles. As blood glucose enters the cell, blood gluc conc. decreases so insulin decreases, reducing receptor binding. This causes GLUT 4 receptors to be endocytosis |
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Purpose of RNAi? how is it done? |
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drastically knock down the production of a protein by degrading its mRNA. |
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- find the mRNA of your protein
- pick a small section that is unique to the protein
- make double standard (dsRNA) for this section which = small interfering RNA (siRNA)
- put siRNA in cells
- siRNA complementary strands bind to mRNA for protein which is then chopped up by the cell.
- NO mRNA for protein
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characteristics of Active Transport? |
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- cells move against conc. gradient
- unidirectional
- needs to bind solute, change in affinity required
- ATP used
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- 3 Na bind on the high affinity cytoplasmic side of membrane
- allows ATP to autophosphorylate itself
- causes a conformational change so binding sites facing ECF. Na affinity is low so they release and K affinity is high so 2 K bind allowing dephosphorylation
- causes a conformational change back to facing ICF where 2 K are released due to low affinity
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to reset the chemical gradients so the neurons can keep firing |
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Secondary Active Transport functions how? |
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It moves one solute down its conc. gradient, but make it take with it a solute up its conc. gradient
relies on change in affinity |
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Na/glucose cotransporter mech? |
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- Na binds from ECF causing an increased affinity for glucose.
- glucose binds which opens the protein to the cell.
- Na moves down its Conc. gradient to be kicked out by Na/K ATPase.
- release of Na causes a decreased affinity for glucose so it is released as well into the cell.
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when the rate of formation of reactants = rate of formation of products |
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- caused by the process of reactants always being supplied and products always being used/removed
- reaction always steadily going forward
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what do enzymes do in a rxn?
how are they like chemical catalysts? |
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- do not change thermodynamics, just lowers the activation energy in the rxn
- small amount needed, not used up
- accelerate reaction
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how are they not like chemical catalysts? |
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- operate at mild temps and neutral pH
- bind to specific substrates
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induced fit of substrate is? |
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- once substrate binds, the enzyme further changes conformation to hid the substrate from cytoplasm
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common mechanisms for enzymes to bind substrates? |
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- hold substrates correctly
- manipulate charges on substrate
- physical or chemical stress bond
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- substrate conc. at 1/2 Vmax. measures the binding affinity of substrate
- the saturation point of the enzyme. Maximum velocity of the rxn
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low affinity
high affinity |
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how to control enzyme activity? |
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- inhibitors
- alter enzyme synthesis
- zymogens
- use cofactors
- phosphorylation
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irreversible inhibitors
reversible inhibitors (3)? |
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- bind tightly, often covalently
- bind loosely and can be displaced
- Competitive - binds to active site of enzyme, overcome by high subs. conc. ^km, Vm same
- noncompetitive - binds to site other than AS. changes shape (km same, (-)Vm)
- uncompetitive - binds and stabilizes ES complex changing shape (lowers Km, Lowers Vmax)
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