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Ch 15 ECM
Extra Cellular Matrix
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
04/27/2012

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Term
Extracellular matrix
Gel-like “_______”
Primarily made up of _____: two types
Glycosaminoglycans (___)
________
Definition
-ground substance
-polysaccharides
-GAGS
-proteoglycans
Term
Extra Cellular Matrix
Fibrous proteins (as we saw on previous slide)
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Structure and _______
Definition
-Collagen, elastin, fibronectin, laminin
-adhesive functions
Term
GAGS
Repeating ____ units
One is an _______
Charged - ______ groups
Most ____ molecules of animal cells(Charge?)
Definition
-disaccharide
-amino sugar
-sulfate and carboxyl
-negative
-anionic
Term
So what? Neg charge
Attract _______ (Na+)
Attracts _____
Hydration creates swelling pressure - ___
Protects joints -___ matrix protects from ____ forces
Definition
-positive ions
-H2O
-called turgor
-cartilage
-compressive
Term
GAGs (animal cells)
____ - not sulfated
secreted directly from ______
doesn’t have to be bound to a ____
Definition
-Hyaluron
-cell surface
-proteins
Term
______ sulfate
____ sulfate
_____ sulfate
Definition
-Dermatin or chondroitin
-Heparin
-Keratin
Term
________- most abundant biopolymers on Earth
Definition
Chitin and cellulose
Term
GAGS and Proteoglycans
Functions?
Immobilize...
Provide a reservoir of protein for ...
Protects proteins from ...
Bind to proteins and _____ activity
... for presentation to cell surface receptors
Definition
-regulate activity of secreted proteins
...secreted molecules close to where they are secreted
...later use
...proteolytic degradation
-sterically block
-Alter or concentrate protein...
Term
GAGS and Proteoglycans
Functions?
Immobilize...
Provide a reservoir of protein for ...
Protects proteins from ...
Bind to proteins and _____ activity
... for presentation to cell surface receptors
Definition
-regulate activity of secreted proteins
...secreted molecules close to where they are secreted
...later use
...proteolytic degradation
-sterically block
-Alter or concentrate protein...
Term
Inflammatory response - _____ are immobilized by _____ on ____ cells and allows for homing of lymphocytes
Definition
-chemokines
-proteoglycans
-endothelial
Term
Fibrous proteins of ECM
Definition
Collagen
Elastin
Fibronectin
Term
Collagen
Limits stretching and ______
Skin and bone
Secreted by _____
3 _____: GXX; modified aa (______)
Definition
-prevents tearing
-fibroblasts
-alpha helices
-hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine
Term
_______ helices
Often _____ perpendicular to each other
Strong - resist _____ forces
Deficiency in making ____ - Vit C (___)
Definition
Covalently-crosslinked
fibrils
tensile
-these aa
-Scurvy
Term
Elastin

Highly hydrophobic
Secreted and also organized in _____(_______, similar to collagen)
Stucture makes them _____ (? Don’t know how?)
Definition
-fibers and sheets
-covalently-crosslinked
-elastic
Term
Stretching important in numerous tissues -
Definition
heart, lungs, kidney etc…
Term
Elastin molecules covered with another molecule called ______
Defects in this result in _____syndrome
Definition
-fibrillin
-Marfan’s
Term
Fibronectin
Definition
Helps cells attach to matrix
Complex protein - binds to multiple substrates
RGD
Term
RGD Sequence

Binding of _____to the cell occurs via the ____ - binds to ____
Not only used by fibronectin
Blood clotting - ______
Targetted by snake venom (inhibits ____)
Definition
fibronectin
RGD sequence
integrins
fibrinogen
blood clotting
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