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Devi 3
Golgi, Peptide Hormone Maturation and Secretion, Endocytosis
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Biochemistry
Graduate
10/05/2010

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What is the structure of the golgi apparatus?
Definition
3-8 flattened discs. Cis golgi toward ER. Medial and trans golgi face secretory vesicles or lysosomes.
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What is the function of the golgi-complex?
Definition
post-translational modifications. (ie glycosylation on lipid and protein molecules as they move through the golgi). Also, dispatch of proteins to where they belong in the cell. (NOTE: usually the oligosaccharide added in the ER is removed in the Golgi and other sugars are added instead)
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Which direction do things go through the golgi, and how do they do this?
Definition
They go from cis to trans. This happens both by vesicular transport and by simple maturation of compartments of golgi.
Term
What types of sugars do plasma membrane proteins get added onto them in the golgi?
Definition
sialic acid, fructose, and galactose. These get added/modified during the travel of the protein through the golgi.
Term
wtf is O-linked glycosylation? glycosawho?
Definition
its when glycosylation happens to serine and threonines. sometimes sulfate is involved.
Term
What tags proteins from the golgi to go to the lysosome?
Definition
mannose-6-phosphate is the lysosomal tag.
Term
describe the process of getting the lysosomal proteins from the golgi to the lysosome
Definition
Soooo...you've got that mannose-6-phosphate which binds a receptor for it in the golgi. yeahhh baby. Then adaptins in clathrin coated vesicles bind the M-6-P receptors. Then, the vesicles bud off and go towards the late endosome on a microtubule. The vesicles eventually fuse with late endosomes. The late endosomes have an acidic environment because acid is getting pumped into them. The acidic environment releases the hydrolases from the m-6-p receptor, and they eventually get delivered to their target (the lysosome!). The receptors get recycled back to the golgi.
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What happens in the late endosome that makes sure the lysosomal hydrolases don't go back to the golgi? (hint, 2 things)
Definition
1) the acidic environment releases the hydrolases from their m-6-p receptors. 2) the phosphate from the m-6-p gets removed.
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How are lysosomal proteases activated?
Definition
The really low pH of the lysosome makes the 'Pro' region cum off. I think the low pH makes the enzyme basically take the 'Pro' region off. The 'Pro' region is what keeps the enzyme from being active until it is in the lysosome.
Term
Is the whole golgi the same pH? Why is this important?
Definition
No, the trans is the most acidic. This may have to do with KDEL (the thing that binds ER proteins and sends them back to the ER). KDEL might undergo a conformational change that gets it recruited into clathrin vesicles in the lower pH environs of the trans golgi.
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What's up with constitutive and regulated secretion from the trans golgi? What does this have to do with signal transduction, I thought that was Krauss' dig?
Definition
yo, so like some shit just goes out unregulated. It just gets secreted by the trans golgi and the vesicles just bring the shit to the plasma membrane. Other stuff gets secreted and stored in a secretory vesicle until it gets mad excited by a signal from a signal transduction pathway. Then it like brings its shit to the plasma membrane and squirts it out.
Term
What do peptide hormone's have before they are fully mature? What does it do?
Definition
They have a 'Pro' region. It assists in protein folding, and sometimes keeps the protein inactive.
Term
How do 'Pro' regions get cut off?
Definition
There are specific proteases that do this. 1-2-3 BRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Term
What happens when peptide hormones don't get their 'Pro' cleaved right? Why wouldn't it get cleaved right?
Definition
Mutations within the cleavage sites, or protease mutations, leads to severe endocrine disorders when the peptide hormones don't function (think diabetes, obesity, STERILITY OMG)
Term
Are peptide hormones released constitutively or regulated?
Definition
THEY ARE ONLY RELEASED UPON STIMULATION
Term
What is the mechanism by which peptide hormones stored in storage vesicles get released (eg insulin)?
Definition
So...you get signal transduction which causes activation of potassium channels which lead to opening of calcium channel and influx of calcium. The synaptotagmin-a protein (seriously, i have to fucking memorize this word?) is sensitive to calcium. SO, you get calcium binding at synaptotagmin-a which causes a conformational change which leads to vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane and hormone release.
Term
How do you make a hormone?
Definition
don't pay her. hahahahahahah!
Term
What's different about different parts of the golgi?
Definition
The cis parts have certain enzymes, and the medial has certain enzymes, and the trans has certain enzymes. Also, the pH is lower in the trans (gets progressively lower from cis to trans)
Term
What is phagocytosis?
Definition
Ingest large particles from outside the cell. Ex. bacteria.
Term
What becomes of something ingested by phagocytosis?
Definition
It goes into a phagosome which will eventually fuse with the lysosome.
Term
What are the primary phagocytotic cells?
Definition
Macrophages
Term
What is pinocytosis?
Definition
Its cellular drinking. When the cell ingests small molecules and fluid. Endocytic vesicles are formed by this. They go to the lysosome to degrade the stuff.
Term
How are cell products broken down? (ie overused organelles) And where does this happen?
Definition
By autophagy. In the lysosome.
Term
What is the mechanism of autophagy?
Definition
A double membrane structure forms around the sequestered material/organelle and then fuses with the lysosomes.
Term
What is receptor mediated endocytosis?
Definition
It is a mechanism for uptake of macromolecules from the extracellular fluid. The macromolecules bind their complementary receptors on the cell surface which triggers endocytosis.
Term
What coats endocytotic vesicles?
Definition
Clathrin
Term
Where does clathrin bind in terms of the plasma membrane and what does it do?
Definition
It binds the internal surface of the plasma membrane to get a nice vesicular surface. It also has something to do with selection of cargo.
Term
What two transport mechanisms are clathrin involved in?
Definition
Transport from plasma membrane to the endosome, transport from the TGN (golgi) to the late-endosome.
Term
What's a famous receptor that uses clathrin in receptor mediated endocytosis?
Definition
The LDL receptor.
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How do receptors get unattached from their complementary proteins in endocytosis?
Definition
The endosome has an ATP-run H+ pump, which pumps H+ into itself. So, the pH gets lower and the proteins dissociate from the receptors.
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