Cell Movement and the Cytoskeleton Flashcards
(60 cards)
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Objectives
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2
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Why should a physician care about cell movement
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3
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The Cytoskeleton
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Cytoskeletal Proteins
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Cytoskeletal Functions
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What is the green?

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What are Microtubules
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Microtubule Structure
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Video of Microtubules
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Lysosomes and Endosomes Revisited
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Kinesins vs. Dyneins
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Centrioles
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Mitotic Spindle
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Name 3 Drugs that Affect Microtubule function
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- Colchicine
- Vinblastine
- Taxol
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Colchicine
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Vineblastine
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Taxol
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Cilia Structure and Function
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Primary Cilliary Dyskinesia
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Microfilament Structure
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Polymorphism of Microtubules
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Microfilaments and Cytoskeleton
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Microvilli vs. Cillia
Microvilli — shorter than cilia and immobile. Their core protein of Microfilaments
Cilia — core protein of microtubules — actively moved by the cell
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Cell Division and Microtubules vs. Microfilaments

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Name 2 Drugs that Affect Microfilament Function

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Cytochalasins

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Phalloidin

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Intermediate Filaments Structure and Function

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Type I intermediate Filaments

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Type II Intermediate Fillaments

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Type III Intermediate Filaments

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Type IV Intermediate Filaments

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Type V Intermediate Filaments

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Intermediate Filaments and Structural Integrity

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Skin Cells Stained for Keratin

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Epidermolytic Bullosa Simplex (EBS)

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EBS Mutation

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Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis

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Epidermolytic Palmoplantar Keratoderma

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Motor Neuron Disease

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NF-H Overexpression

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Taxol is used to treat which of the following?
## Footnote
Broken Bones
Cancer
Atrophy of Muscle
Viral Infections
Bacterial Infections
Cancer
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Which of these are involved in chromosome movement during mitosis and meiosis?
Microtubules
Intermediate filaments
Microfilaments
Microtubules
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Which of these are involved in cytokinesis?
Microtubules
Intermediate filaments
Microfilaments
Microfilaments
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What is the diameter and polarity of microtubules?
50nm Plar
50 nm Non polar
25nm Polar
25nm Polar
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Which is true regarding cytoskeletal Elements and subunits?
Most cytoskeletal proteins are part of the network
Most cytoskeletal proteins are soluble subunits
There is a balance between network and soluble subunits in the cell.
There is a balance between network and soluble subunits in the cell.
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Cytoskeletal elementas have a wide variety of functions much of this variety of function can be explained by?
## Footnote
Different core subunits in each element
Polarity of each element
The protein associated with each element
Availability of ATP to each Element
The protein associated with each element
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Genetic defects in keratin genes leads to which of the following?
## Footnote
Cardiomyopathy
Mental Retardation
Hepatitis
Early onset diabetes
Skin blistering of newborns
Skin blistering of newborns
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If you had a sample of tumor from a patient and whereintereste in knowing the origin of the tumor cells an antibody to which protein family would be most helpful?
Microtubules
Intermediate Filaments
Microfilaments
Intermediate Filaments
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## Footnote
Which of these are the “Tracks” on which cellular vesicles travel?
Microtubules
Intermediate Filaments
Microfilaments
Microtubules
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What is the diameter and polarity of intermediate filaments?
10 nm Polar
10nm Non Polar
10nm Non Polar
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Which of the following describing the microtubule organizing center is correct?
Near golgi associated with the minus end of microtubules
Near golgi associated with the plus end
Near nucleus associated with the minus end of the microtubules
Near the nucleus associated with the plus end of the microtubules
Near golgi associated with the minus end of microtubules
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In this image green is staining for tubular the red dot is which of the following?
Centriole
Filopdia
Mitochondria
The endoplasmic reticulum
Centriole
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What is the diameter and polarity of microfilaments?
5nm Polar
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Which of the following forms the core protein in cillia
Microtubules
Intermediate Filaments
Microfilaments
Microtubules