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Extracellular matrix Flashcards

1
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How much of our body is cell?

A

50%

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What are examples of specialised ECM (extracellular matrix)?

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bone (calcified)
hair (fibrous & loose)
tendons (tensile strength)
cornea (transparent)
skin (elastin)

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What does the extracellular matrix regulate?

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  • Migration (cell migration)
  • Tissue integrity & cell shape
  • Proliferation (cell growth)
  • Differentiation
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4
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What does the collagen fibre provide?

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Provides strength

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5
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What does the elastic fibre provide?

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Provides pliability

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What are 2 examples of fibrous proteins?

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  • collagens
  • elastin
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What are 2 examples of adhesion proteins?

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  • fibronectin
  • laminin
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What is one of the most abundant proteins in the body?

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Collagen

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9
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How many variants of collagen are there?

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20-40 variants - different functions but highly conserved

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10
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Describe the structure of collagen

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  • Triple Helix
  • 3 alpha chains
  • produced by fibroblasts & epithelial cells
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11
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What are 3 examples of collagen defects?

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  • Ehlers-danios syndrome
  • Vascular form
  • Arterial rupture
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12
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What % of the dry weight of aorta is elastin?

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Elastin

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What is tropoelastin converted to, in the presence of lysyl oxidase?

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elastin

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14
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Where can fibrilin (elastin laid over microfibril scaffold of fibrillin) be found?

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Bones & eyes

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15
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Is a glycosaminogylcan (GAG) charged?

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Highly charged

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16
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What has a higher % of sugar - proteogylcan or glycoprotein?

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proteoglycan (95%), over glycoprotein (60%)

17
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Where are adhesion glycoproteins (laminins) present?

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between epithelium & basal lamina

18
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How does fibronectin bind to matrix?

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through divalent cations. removal of cations causes cells to detach

19
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What is a component of a focal adhesion?

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transmembrane receptors (integrins), which is connected to the cytoskeleton and is involved in signalling. Talin binds to the integrin.

20
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What is the consequence of the knockout of beta 1 integrin?

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embryonic lethal at implantation (Day 5)

21
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What is the consequence of the knockout of alpha 5 integrin?

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embryonic lethal mesoderm development (Day 10)

22
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What is the consequence of the knockout of AiibB3 integrin?

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bleeding gums & nose bleeds

23
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What is the consequence of the knockout of B2 integrin?

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  • leukocytes adhesion deficiency (LAD) syndrome
  • impaired expression
  • recurrent bacterial infections
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