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What is the basic function of fatty acids? |
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energy storage used for FUEL |
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Descrbe the process of the mobilization of fatty acids
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1. Hormone binds to the receptor on adipocyte (fat cell)
2. The receptor signals for the activation of PKA
3. PKA phosporylates lipase and...
4. Phosphorylates Perilipin, allowing lipase to access lipid
5. Hydrolysis releases fatty acids from glycerol (triacylglycerol)
6. The fatty acids enter the bloodstream and attach to an albumin
7. Fatty acid transporter takes up fatty acid into myocyte (muscle cell)
8. Fatty acid is oxidized |
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β-oxidation of fatty acids occurs where? |
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True or False; regarding the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondria, ≤12 chain fatty acid need no transporter? |
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Regarding transport of fatty acids into the mitochondria, ≥ 14 chain fatty acid need the ______ to enter. |
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In the carnitine shuttle, cytoplasmic fatty acids are first converted to ____ (via the enzyme_______), and then transferred to ______ (via the enzyme_______). _______ then enters the mitochondrial matrix from the carnitine transporter. |
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Fatty acyl-CoA (acyl-CoA transferase I)
Fatty acyl carnitine (carnitine acyltransferase)
Fatty acyl carnitine |
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What does carnitine transferase II do? |
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regenerates fatty acyl-CoA |
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Complete oxidation of fatty acids occurs where? |
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Definition
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What are the 3 main stages of fatty acid oxidation? |
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1. β-ozidation produces Acetyl-CoA
2. Acetyl-CoA is oxidized in the citric acid cycle
3. NADH and FADH2 donate e- to mitochondrial respiratory chain ultimately yielding ATP |
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How many carbon atoms are removed per each pass through the β-oxidation cycle? |
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2 carbon atoms are removed |
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One cycle of β-oxidation results in one acetyl-CoA being removed on the _____ end of the fatty acid chain. This process continues until ______. |
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carboxyl, only Acetyl CoA is left |
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Complete oxidation of a 16 carbon CoA yields how much ATP? |
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Definition
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True or False;
β oxidation only works on even numbered carbon chains? |
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Definition
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True or False;
β oxidation only works on cis double bonds |
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False; only works on trans |
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True or False;
β oxidation cannot work on 2 double bonds |
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True - for reasons similar to cis |
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Ketone bodies are water soluable compounds that are produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy in the liver. They are used as an alternate fuel source (e.g. brain) |
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Where does fatty acid biosynthesis occur? |
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Fatty acid biosynthesis is _____,using_____. |
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What is the key general starting material of fatty acid biosynthesis? |
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What is Acetyl-CoA converted to as the committed step? |
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True or False;
Malonyl-CoA is found in fatty acid degredation? |
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Malonyl-CoA is made up of acetyl-CoA and _____ in and ___ _______ reaction. This reaction is catalysed by _________. |
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HCO3, ATP dependant, acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
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What is acetyl-CoA carboxylase? |
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Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) is a biotin-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the irreversible carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA through its two catalytic activities, biotin carboxylase (BC) and carboxyltransferase (CT). |
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What does biotin carrier protein do? |
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It carries the biotin cofactor |
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What is biotin carboxylase?
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It is an enzyme that uses ATP to activate Biotin with CO2 |
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What does transcarboxylase do? |
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It transfers CO2 from biotin to acetyl-CoA to form malonyl-CoA |
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In the fatty acid biosynthesis cycle, what is the repeating four step sequence?
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1. Condensation of malonyl CoA with fatty acids
2. Keto reduction
3 Dehydration
4. enoyl reduction |
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______ are the substrates for condensation with activated _______. |
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Definition
Saturated acetyl groups, malonyl groups |
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By how many carbons does each fatty acid biosynthesis cycle extend the fatty acid chain? |
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Definition
Each cycle extends the chain by 2 carbons |
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What is the reducing agent for both keto and enoyl? |
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Definition
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What is the difference in organization of vertabrate fatty acid synthase and fungal fatty acid synthase |
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Definition
Vertabrate fatty acid synthase has a single polypeptide chain - bilobed dimer
Fungal fatty acid synthase has 2 seperate chains - double ring |
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What is this a picture of?
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mammalian fatty acid synthase |
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Initiating fatty acid synthesis, malonyl/acetyl-CoA-ACP transfertase (MAT) transfers ______ from ______ to ______. |
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Acetyl, CoA, acyl carrier protein (ACP) |
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In the initiation of fatty acid synthesis, β-ketoacyl synthase (KS) transfer acetyl from ACP to where? |
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Definition
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Continuing in the initiation of fatty acid synthesis from the previous question, MAT then transfers the malonyl group to____. KS can then _____ these 2 groups |
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Definition
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What happens at the beginning of the second round of fatty acid synthesis? |
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KS transfers butyryl group from ACP to itself
MAT transfers new malonyl group to ACP
KS condenses malonyl group with butyryl group |
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What are the steps in Palmitate (C16) synthesis? |
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Definition
1st acetyl group ends up furthest from the carboxylate
substrate is physically linked to FAS through the whole process
Palmitic acid is released from FAS by cleavage by thioesterase |
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How are longer chain fatty acids produced? |
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Definition
They are produced by additional elongation cycles |
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Term
True or False;
For the production of DELTA 9 unsaturated fatty acids, fatty acid desaturases introduce trans double bonds in fatty acyl CoAs |
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Definition
False; they introduce cis double bonds |
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In the regulation of fatty acid β oxidation, what is the most important regulatory mechanism? |
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Definition
Malonyl CoA inhibition of carnitine transferase I |
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Regarding the regulation of fatty acid β-oxidation, in the mitochondria high [NADH/NAD+] inhibits__________ and acetyl-CoA inhibits_____. |
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Definition
β-hydroxyacyl-CoA, thiolase |
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In the regulation of fatty acid biosynthesis, what activates citrate lyase? |
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Definition
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Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) is regulated by both ______ and ____. |
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Definition
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What is the metabolite that inhibits ACC? |
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Definition
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What is the metabolite that activates ACC? |
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Definition
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What hormone causes phosphorylation of ACC, inhibiting it? |
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Definition
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What hormone promotes dephosphorylation of ACC, activating it by depolymerizing active ACC filaments? |
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Definition
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True or False;
Fatty acid synthesis and degradation occur at the same time |
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Definition
False;
they are regulated so that only one occurs at a time |
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Term
What does the liver process? what does it deliver? |
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Definition
The liver processes fats, carbs, and proteins.
The liver delivers lipids, glucose, and ketone bodies. |
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Term
What does adipose tissue do? |
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Definition
It processes, stores, and release Triacyl-glycerols. |
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Term
What does skeletal muscle do? |
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Definition
It uses ATP to do mechanical work. |
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Term
Via the portal vein from the small intestine where is the first stop of newly absorbed nutrients? |
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Definition
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What do the enzymes of the liver do? |
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Definition
They detoxify toxic compounds ingested |
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Term
How does the liver try to keep glucose at ideal levels? |
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Definition
-By converting glucose to glycogen or fatty acids when levels are too high
-By releasing glucose by glycogen phosphorylation or gluconeogenesis when levels are too low
-By releasing ketone bodies as an alternative fuel |
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Term
What is the primary responsobilty for adipose tissue? |
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Definition
The storageof fatty acids |
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Term
Adipose tissue can convert _____ to fatty acids, which is stored as ______ when energy is abundant. |
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Definition
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Term
What is this picture showing?
[image] |
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Definition
The metabolic pathway for Glucose-6-PO4 in the liver. |
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Term
What are 4 things glucose-6-phosphate can do in the liver? |
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Definition
1. It can be used to make glycogen for later use
2. It can be phosphotased to glucose to replenish blood glucose
3. It can enter the pentose-PO4 pathway, making NADPH and possibly nucleotides (ribose)
4. It can enter glycolysis with acetyl-CoA |
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What is the picture showing?
[image] |
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Definition
The metabolism of fatty acids in the liver. |
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Term
Excess acetyl-CoA in the liver can be used to make what? |
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Definition
Ketone bodies to fuel other tissues
Cholesterol and other steroids |
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Term
What coordinates metabolic balancing? |
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Definition
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During prolonged fasting, stored fuels such as _____ and _____ are mobilized, and _____ _____ are made. |
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Definition
Glycogen, Triacylglyercols, Ketone bodies |
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Term
One major goal of the metabolic process is to keep blood glucose at near _____mM. |
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Definition
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Term
What is the main thing that epinephrine (adrenyline) does? |
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Definition
It signals impending activity (fight or flight) |
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Term
How does epinephrine act on the muscle?
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Definition
It increases fructose-2,6-bis-phosphate, which activates phosphofructokinase-1, stimulates glycolysis |
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Term
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Definition
It acts to increase blood glucose concentration. |
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Term
In what ways does glucagon act on the liver in an active and early fasting state? |
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Definition
- Increases the release of glucose-1P in glycogen
- Decreases glycolysis (liver burns fatty acids instead of glucose)
- Increases gluconeogenesis (to supply other tissues)
- Increases ketogenesis |
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How does glucagon act on adipose tissue in an active and early fasting state? |
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Definition
It increases the release of fatty acids |
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Term
What is this picture showing?
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Definition
Showing what happens metabolically in a well fed state;
The lipogenic liver - makes TAGS and glycogen for later use
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Term
What is this picture showing?
[image] |
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Definition
This is showing what happens metabolically during a fasting state;
A glucogenic liver |
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Term
What are the steps of liver metabolism during prolonged fasting? |
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Definition
-there is no more glycogen, so glucose must be made from amino acids;
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Term
True or False;
Cortisol alters the kinds and levels of metabolic enzymes |
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Definition
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Term
What kind of hormone is cortisol? |
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Definition
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Term
How does cortisol act on the liver and the adipose tissue?
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Definition
In the adipose, it releases fatty acids from TAGs
In the liver, it promotes gluconeogenesis |
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Term
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Definition
Diabetes is characterizes as the absence of, or improper response to insulin |
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Term
The metabolic effects of diabetes causes the ______ of glycolysis, and the ______ gluconeogenesis. |
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Definition
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Term
What is the typical composition (percentages) of a plasma membrane? |
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Definition
~45% lipids
~50% proteins
~5% carbs |
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Term
Most lipids use _____ as their backbone. |
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Definition
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Term
On glycerolipids, positions 1 and 2 are generally modified by fatty acids with a _______ linkage. |
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Definition
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Term
On glycerolipids, position 3 is usually occupied by a ______ ______ _____. |
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Definition
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Term
True or False;
On glycerolipids, position 2 is usually occupied by a saturated fatty acid. |
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Definition
False;
Position 2 is usually occupied by an unsaturated fatty acid |
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Term
In phosphoglycerides (glycerophospholipids), a ______ is attached to the ____ glycerol hydroxyl group. |
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Definition
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Term
How many fatty acid chains are added to a sphingolipid, and in what type of link? |
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Definition
Only 1 fatty acid chain is added, in an amide link. |
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Term
Glycosphingolipids are similar to sphingolipids except for what? |
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Definition
Glycosphingolipids have a carbohydrate head group, and they are found on the outer face of the plasma membrane. |
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Term
Do different membranes have different compositions? why or why not? |
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Definition
Yes, different memebranes have different compositions, because different memebranes have different functions. |
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Term
What are micelles formed by? |
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Definition
They are formed by detergents and lipids with "one" acyl tail |
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Term
With micelles, why do the layers naturally curve? |
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Definition
B/c the heads are bulkier than the single tail |
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Term
Membrane proteins perform a variety of functions, list 5 functions? |
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Definition
1. Provide transport and channels for molecules to go across membrane.
2. Adhersion proteins keep tissues together
3. Receptors for signalling molecules
4. Some are required to build, maintain, and reorganize membrane
5. Surface antigens that signal "self" to the immune system
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How do intergral membrane proteins associate with the membrane? |
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Definition
They associate tightly with the memebrane and generally have at least one domain that crosses the domain (transmembrane domain) |
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Term
How do peripheral membrane proteins associate with the membrane? |
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Definition
They associate with weaker interactions (e.g. electrostatic), and can be more readily removed |
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Term
What would cause a removal of peripheral protein from the membrane? |
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Definition
A change in pH or a chelating agent (removes stabilizing Ca2+) would remove a peripheral protein |
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Term
What would cause the removal of an intergral membran protein from the membrane? |
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Definition
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What causes a lipid anchored membrane protein to be removed? |
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Definition
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Term
What type of protein is glycophorin A? |
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Definition
A single spanning transmembrane protein |
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Term
True or False;
Intergral membrane proteins span the membrane one or more times |
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Definition
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What type of transmembrane protein is bacteriorhodopsin? |
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Definition
It is a multi-spanning transmembrane protein (has 7 transmembrane segments) |
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β barrel intergral membrane protein have _____ _____ bonds between strands |
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Definition
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True or False;
β barrel can have as few as 7 residues spanning the membrane, and don't show up on hydropathy plots |
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Definition
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What are the charged residues and what phase are the found in? |
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Definition
Arg, Lys, Glu, Asp
they are foun in the aqueous phase |
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What residues are concentrated where the polar head groups meet acyl chains? |
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Definition
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Term
True or False;
Sugar groups are common on the inner membrane side of membrane proteins |
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Definition
False;
They are more common on the outer membrane |
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Term
In the 2 glycoprotein attachment strategies in mammals, o-linked carbs link to what? What is generally the first sugar? |
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Definition
They link to Ser/Thr side chain (OH)
N-acetylgalactosamine
(GalNAc) is generally the first sugar
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In the 2 glycoprotein attachment strategies in mammals, n-linked carbs link to what? What is generally the first sugar? |
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Definition
They link to Asn side chains (-CO-NH2), and
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is first sugar
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Term
Cells _____ lipid composition to regulate _____ _____ ______. |
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Definition
regulate, constant membrane fluidity |
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Term
True or False;
Cholesteral is flexible |
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Definition
False;
Cholesterol is relatively rigid |
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Term
How does cholesterol effect long-chain, saturated FAs? |
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Definition
It interfers with acyl chains from interaction, increasing fluidity |
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Term
How does cholesterol interfer with short-chain, unsaturated cis FAs? |
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Definition
It allows for mor efficient packing of kinked chains, thus decreasing fluidity |
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Term
What does intracellular membrane traffic mediate? |
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Definition
- reorganization of membrane bound compartments (e.g. organelles)
- movement of membrane components and soluble "cargo" between compartments
- internalization/ recycling/ and degradation of material from plasma membrane |
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What is the 4 stage process of membrane trafficking? |
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Definition
1. budding (fission) of the vesicle from one membrane vesicle
2. transport of the vesicle
3. tethering/docking at the target membrane (recognition)
4. fusion of vesicle and target membranes |
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Definition
they mediate membrane fusion |
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Term
True or false;
v-SNAREs and t-SNARES are multi spanning transmembrane proteins |
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Definition
False;
They are single spanning transmembrane proteins |
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Term
How do SNAREs mediate neurotransmitter release? |
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Definition
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Term
Describe the basic idea of facilitated diffusion for membrane transport. |
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Definition
A transmembrane protein allows for a polar compound to cross the membrane down its gradient |
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Term
Describe the basic idea of primary active transport in membrane transport |
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Definition
It moves a compound against the electochemical gradient using ATP for energy |
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Term
Describe the basic idea of secondary active transport in membrane transport |
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Definition
It moves compounds against their gradient by coupling their movement to an existing ion gradient |
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Term
True or False;
Diffusion occurs spontaneously from low concentrations to high |
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Definition
False;
Diffusion occurs spontaneously from high to low concentrations |
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Term
Is movement across a gradient from a greater concentration (e.g c1) to a lower concentration (e.g c2) exergonic or endergonic? |
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Definition
It is exergonic (gives off energy) and happens spontaneously.
in ΔG=RT ln(c2/c1) , if c1>c2
ln(c2/c1) is negative, so
ΔG is negative |
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Term
Outline the transport of hydrophilic solutes across a membrane and the energetics |
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Definition
- solutes must be removed from their hydration shell and removal of this shell creates a large energy barrier to crossing the membrane. So, transporters and channels act to lower the energy barrier. Transporters compensate for loss of solvation energy by forming strong bonds with the solute (which ensures that only specifically recognized molecules are transported). The solvation energy is regained when solute is released into water. For channels, solute move through easily since ΔG transport is low |
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Definition
They allow water to move in and out of cells |
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Term
Membrane transporters that are uniports do what? |
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Definition
They transport a single solute |
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Term
How are symport and antiport membrane transporters the same? How are they different? |
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Definition
Both co-transport 2 solutes, however symports transport both solutes in the same direction and antiports transport both solutes in opposing directions |
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Term
True or False;
In passive transport, transporters do not have a continuos pore all the way through the membrane like channels |
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Definition
True;
Instead they have a well defined binding site that can transport one (or a small exact #) molecule at a time |
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Term
In which- membrane channels or membrane transporters, is the rate of transport is not saturable? |
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Definition
Membrane channel are not saturable; Rate of transport is proportional to substrate concentration but there is no max rate of transport |
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Term
Glucose transporter 1(GLUT1) falls under what classification of transporters? |
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Definition
It is a uniport and is passive |
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Term
Describe the passive transporter operation of GLUT1 |
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Definition
GLUT1 is initially open to the outside (extracellular) membrane. Then from the extracellular space D-glucose binds to the binding site of GLUT1. This causes GLUT1 to change conformation, now the binding site is open to the cytoplasmic side of the membrane. D-glucose is released and the transporter goes back to its original conformation. |
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What does the equation ΔG=zFΔψ mean/describe? |
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Definition
It describes the energy needed to transport a charged solute across an electrical gradient
z = net charge of species
F = Faradays constant (F = 96,485.3365(21) C/mol)
Δψ = membrane potential (in volts)
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What would the written equation be for finding the energy needed to move a charged solute through a chemical AND electrical gradient? what does this mean? |
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Definition
ΔG = RTln(c2/c1) + zFΔΨ
this means that is it additive |
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What are the steps of the Na+K+-ATPase (Sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase, aka sodium-potassium pump) transport cycle? |
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Definition
[image]
• The cycle starts with the transporter dephosphorylated,
and its binding site facing inside the cell
• The Na+ binding site binds 3 Na+ ions from inside cell
• The transporter is then phosphorylated on cytosolic side,
at the expense of one ATP
• Phosphorylation induces a conformational change,
opening the binding site to the extracellular face
• The three Na+ ions are released, and two K+ ions bind
• The transporter is dephosphorylated by hydrolysis
• The transporter again changes conformation, so the
binding sites face inside the cell
• The two K+ are released |
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Term
Sodium-glucose transporter is an example of what type of transport? |
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Definition
Secondary active transport |
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Term
The sodium-glucose symporter is driven by what? |
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Definition
High extracellular concentrations of Na+ |
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Term
Acetylcholine receptor ion channel is an example of a ______ - gated channel |
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Definition
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Term
What is signal transduction? |
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Definition
Conversion of the initial stimulus into a chemical change, and then propagation of that change in different forms in the cell |
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Term
What are 3 factors that account for extraordinary sensitivity of signal transducers? |
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Definition
1. Signal transducers have a very high affinity for their ligands
2. Cooperation in the ligand-receptor interaction results in large changes in activity upon ligand binding
3. Once activated, enzyme cascades amplify the signal |
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What are the 4 general characteristic that signal transducer have? |
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Definition
1. they are very specific
2. they amplify the initial signal
3. the get desensitized or adapt to persisting signals
4. they intergrate conflicting signals |
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Term
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AchR) is a _____ gated channel |
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Definition
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Term
In the synaptic cleft, acetylcholine (Ach) is release by the motor neuron- what is its receptor on the myocyte? |
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Definition
Nicotinic acetylcholine (AchR) |
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Term
Heterotrimeric G-protein coupled receptors (Heterotrimeric GPCR) consists of what 3 components?
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Definition
1) plasma membrane receptors with 7 transmembrane helices (e.g. epinephrine receptor)
2) heterotrimeric guanosine nucleotide-binding protein (e.g. G-protein)
3) intracellular enzyme that generates a second messenger (e.g. - cAMP, cGMP, inosito 1,4,5-triphosphate [IP3]) |
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Term
The catalytic domain inside a cell have 2 types of activity, what are they? |
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Definition
1. tyrosine kinase activity
2. guanylyl cyclase activity |
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Term
Insulin binding the extracellular domain activates ______ ______ activity of the intracellular domain. |
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Definition
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Term
True or False;
Nuclear hormone receptors are transcription factot that are directly activated by hormone binding |
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Definition
True;
these hormones are hydrophobic and fall in to 3 catergories:
1. Steroid hormones - are based on 4-linked ring structure (like cholesterol)
2. Thyroid hormones - are built from iodinated Tyr residues
3. Retinoid hormones - are derived from isoprenoids |
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