M&R Session 6- Structure Of Receptors- Common Structural Motifs Flashcards

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What is endocrine signalling?

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Hormone release by a signal cell goes into the bloodstream and acts on a target cell.

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What is paracrine signalling?

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The release of a local chemical mediator by one cell then effects nearby cells of the same tissue.

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What is synaptic signalling?

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The neurotransmitter released by the presynaptic bouton travels across the synapse and acts on the post synaptic membrane receptor.

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What type of signalling molecule can cross the plasma membrane and bind to intracellular receptors? Give an example.

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Hydrophobic.

Steroid hormones and thyroxine

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What type of signalling molecule requires a cell surface receptor?

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Hydrophilic

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Define receptor

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A molecule that recognises specifically a second molecule (ligand) and that brings about regulation of a cellular process as a result of its binding.

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When is a receptor silent?

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In the unbound state

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Define ligand

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A molecule that specifically binds to a receptor.

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When is a ligand an agonist?

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When its binding brings about activation of the receptor

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When is a ligand an antagonist?

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When its binding doesn’t cause activation, but prevents an agonist from binding.

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What is an acceptor?

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A molecule often classed as a receptor.

It can however, function without the binding of a ligand.

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Why is the ligand binding to receptors of higher affinity that substrate binding to enzymes?

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Receptors can detect their ligand a at lower concentrations.

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What is the agonist of nicotinic and muscarinic receptors respectively?

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Nicotine and muscarine

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What is the highest affinity antagonist of M1 receptors?

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Pirenzipine

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What is the antagonist of M2 receptors?

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Gallamine

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What is antagonist of M3 receptors?

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Hexahydrosiladiphenol

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What are the similarities between receptor binding sites and active sites of enzymes?

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  • binding at both is specific
  • specificity of binding is governed by the shape of the binding site
  • binding to both is often reversible
  • induce a conformational change
  • there is no conformational change of the ligand/ substrate
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What are the differences between receptor and enzyme binding?

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-affinity of ligand binding compared to substrate binding is higher.

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What is auto phosphorylation?

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When the binding of an agonist to the extracellular receptor site activates protein kinase and causes the receptor to phosphorylate tyrosine residues on its partner receptor.

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What are the 4 signal transducers of hydrophilic signals to intracellular events?

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  1. Membrane bound receptors with integral ion channels
  2. Membrane bound receptors with integral enzyme activity
  3. Membrane bound receptors without enzymes or ion channels (7tmdr)
  4. Intracellular receptors
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Give an example of a membrane bound receptor with integral ion channel and explain how it works

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nAChR - binds to 2 alpha subunits which causes conformational change and opening of the channel, allowing sodium and potassium ion movement.

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Give an example of a membrane bound receptor with integral enzyme activity and briefly explain how it works

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Tyrosine kinase-linked receptor
Binding of an agonist to extracellular site causes conformational change that activates protein kinase enzyme.
This auto-phosphorylates tyrosine residues on the receptor.
These phosphorylated tyrosine are recognised by a transduction protein or enzymes.

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Explain how membrane bound receptors with no enzyme or channel activity work. - 7 transmembrane domain receptors

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They are coupled to G proteins.
The binding of a receptor causes a conformational change which activates GDP/GTP exchanged in G proteins. They then transduce the message to an enzyme/channel in the membrane.

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Give an example of an intracellular receptor and explain their mechanism

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Steroid hormones
They are hydrophobic therefore cross the plasma membrane and bind to intracellular receptors in the cytoplasm or nucleus.
Then bind to DNA binding site and regulate gene expression

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How does amplification of a signal occur?

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Stimulating enzyme activity

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What does noradrenaline bind to in cardiac pacemaker cells to increase heart rate?

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Beta -1 adrenoceptors

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What does ACh bind to in cardiac pacemaker cells to decrease heart rate?

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M2 muscarinic receptors