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What regulates the cell cycle phases?

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cyclins, cyclin-depenent kinases (CDKs), and tumor suppressors

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What is the shortest phase of the cell cycle?

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mitosis

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What are cyclins?

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regulatory proteins that control cell cycle events

phase specific

active CDKs

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What is the role of a tumor suppressor? What are two examples of tumor suppressors?

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  1. inhibit G1 to S progression in the cell cycle

2. p53 and hypophosphorylated RB protein

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What happens if there is a mutation in a tumor suppressor gene?

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Unrestrained cell division (e.g. Li-Fraumeni Syndrome)

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What are the three cell types?

Give examples of each.

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  1. Permanent- remain in G0, regenerate from stem cells (neurons, skeletal and cardiac muscle, RBCs
  2. Stable (quiescent) - Enter G1 from G0 when stimulated (hepatocytes, lymphocytes)
  3. Labile - Never go to G0, divide rapidly with a short G1. Most affected by chemotherapy (bone marrow, gut epithelium, skin, hair follicles, germ cells)
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What is the purpose of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

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synthesizes secretory proteins and N-linked oligosaccharide additions to many proteins

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Where are peptide neurotransmitters for secretion from neurons made?

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Nissl bodies

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What cells are rich in RER?

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mucus-secreting goblet cells and Ab-secreting plasma cells (makes lots of proteins!)

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What is the purpose of the smooth ER? How is the SER different from the rough ER?

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steroid synthesis and detoxification of drugs and poisons

LACKS ribosomes

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What cells are rich in SER?

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hepatocytes (detoxification)

steroid-hormone producing cells of the adrenal cortex

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What is the purpose of the Golgi body?

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Distribution center for proteins and lipids from the ER to the vesicles and plasma membrane

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What is the matching amino acid to…

  1. N-oligosaccharide
  2. O-oligosaccharide
  3. mannose-6-phosphate
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  1. asparagine
  2. serine and threonine
  3. proteins for trafficking to lysosomes
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What disease is related to cell trafficking?

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I- Cell Disease (Inclusion Cell Disease)

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What is the pathogenesis of I-Cell Disease?

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inherited LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISORDER

Defect in phosphotransferase –> failure of the Golgi to phosphorylate mannose residues on glycoproteins –> proteins secreted extracellularly rather than delivered to lysosomes

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What are the symptoms of I- Cell Disease?

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Coarse facial features
Clouded corneas
Restricted joint movement
High plasma levels of lysosomal enzymes

*Often fatal in childhood

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What direction does COP I traffic proteins?

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Golgi –> Golgi (retrograde)

Golgi –> ER

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What direction does COP II traffic proteins?

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Golgi –> Golgi (anterograde)

ER –> Golgi

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What direction does clathrin traffic proteins?

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trans-golgi –> lysosomes

plasma membrane –> endosomes

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What is the purpose of a peroxisome?

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catabolism of very long chain fatty acids, branched chain fatty acids, and amino acids

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What is the purpose of a proteasome?

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degradation of damaged or ubiquitin-tagged proteins

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What disease is associated with a defect in ubiquitin-proteasome system?

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Parkinson disease

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What is the purpose of a microtubule? Where are they found?

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MOVEMENT

Found in flagella, cilia, mitotic spindles, axonal trafficking, centrioles

Cyclindrical structure composed of helical array of heterodimers of alph and beta tubular

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What are the molecular motor proteins and what direction do they move cargo towards?

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Dynein - retrograde (+ –> -)

Kinesin - anterograde (- –> +)

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What are cilia?
9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules Axonemal dynein - ATPase links peripheral 9 doublets and causes bending of cilium by different sliding of doublets
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What disease is associated with ciliary dyskinesia?
Kartagener Syndrome (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia) Immotile cilia d/t a dynein arm defect Symptoms male and female infertility d/t immotile sperm and dysfunctional fallopian tube cilia Increased risk of ectopic pregnancy Other risks: bronchiectasis, recurrent sinusitis, and situs inversus
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What is the purpose of actin and myosin?
Muscle contraction, microvilli, cytokinesis, adherens junctions Actins are long, structural polymers Myosins are dimeric, ATP driven motor proteins that move along actins
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What is the purpose of intermediate filaments?
STRUCTURE Found in vimentin, desmin, cytokeratin, lamins, glial fibrillary acid proteins (GFAP), neurofilaments
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Types of Immunohistochemical stains for intermediate filaments
``` Vimentin - Connective Tissue DesMin - Muscle Cytokeratin - Epithelial cells GFAP - NeuroGlia Neurofilaments - Neurons ```
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Where is the sodium potassium pump located? How many sodium and potassium are moved across the membrane?
plasma membrane 3 Na+ move out and 2 K+ move in
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What is the most abundant protein in the body?
collagen
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What is the most common type of collagen?
Type I collagen
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What tissue is made from Type I collagen?
``` Bone (made by osteoblasts) Skin Tendon Dentin Fascia Cornea Late wound repair ```
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What disease is associated with Type I collagen deficiency?
Osteogenesis imperfecta type I
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What tissue is made from Type II collagen?
Cartilage (including hyaline) Vitreous body Nucleus pulposus
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What tissue is made from Type III collagen?
Reticulin - skin, BLOOD VESSELS, uterus, fetal tissue, granulation tissue
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What disease is associated with Type III collagen deficiency?
Vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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What tissue is made from Type IV collagen?
Basement membrane basal lamina lens
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What disease is associated with defective Type IV collagen or Ab attack?
Defective - Alport syndrome Ab attack - Goodpasture Syndrome
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What type of cells produce collagen?
fibroblasts
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What are the 6 steps to collagen synthesis and structure?
INSIDE fibroblast 1. Synthesis (RER) - collagen is ⅓ glycine 2. Hydroxylation (RER) - hydroxylation of proline and lysine residues (requires vitamin C) 3. Glycosylation (RER) - glycosylation and formation of pro collagen via hydrogen and disulfide bonds (triple helix of 3 collagen alpha chains) 4. Exocytosis into extracellular matrix OUTSIDE fibroblast 5. Proteolytic processing - cleave disulfide-rich terrine regions of pro collagen --> now an insoluble tropocollagen 6. Cross-linking - reinforcement of many staggered tropocollagen molecules by covalent lysine- hydroxylyxine cross-linkage to make COLLAGEN FIBRILS
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A deficiency in Vitamin C will result in inhibition of what step of the collagen synthesis process?
Hydroxylation (RER) - Step 2
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Osteogenesis imperfecta causes problems in what step of the collagen synthesis process?
Glycosylation - Step 3 Problems forming triple helix
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Ehlers-Danlos is associated with what step of the collagen synthesis process?
Cross-linking - Step 6
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What is the pathogenesis of osteogenesis imperfecta?
Genetic bone disorder (brittle bone disease) caused by a variety of gene defects that inhibit proper forming of the triple helix of collagen
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What are symptoms of osteogenesis imperfecta?
Multiple fractures with minimal trauma (may occur during birth process) Blue sclerae d/t translucency of the CT over the choroidal veins Hearing loss (abnormal ossicles) Dental imperfections d/t lack of dentin
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What is the inheritance pattern of osteogenesis imperfecta?
AD
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What is the pathogenesis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)?
Defect Type III collagen synthesis
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What are the symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
hyper extensible skin tendency to bleed (easy bruising) Hypermobile joints May be associated with joint dislocation, berry and aortic aneurysms, organ rupture
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What is the inheritance pattern of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
AD or AR
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What is the most common type of EDS?
hypermobility type (joint instability)
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Classical type of EDS is associated with what type of collagen?
Type V collagen
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What type of EDS is associated with vascular and organ rupture?
Vascular type --> aneurysms
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What is the pathogenesis of Menkes disease and what are the Sx of the disease?
Impaired copper absorption and transport --> decreased activity of lysol oxidase (copper is a necessary cofactor) Sx: brittle, "kinky" hair, growth retardation, and hypotonia
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What is the purpose of elastin and where is it found?
Stretchy protein w/in in skin, lungs, large arteries, elastic ligaments, vocal cords, ligamenta flava
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What amino acids is elastin rich in?
proline and glycine
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What enzyme breaks down elastin and what inhibits this enzyme?
Elastase breaks down elastin This enzyme is inhibited by alpha1- antitrypsin
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What is the pathogenesis of Marfan Syndome?
defect in fibrillin (a glycoprotein that forms a sheath around elastin)
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What is the pathogenesis of emphysema d/t an enzyme deficiency?
A1AT deficiency --> excess elastase activity
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What causes wrinkles?
decrease in collagen and elastin production

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