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Chapter 6 - Structure and Function in Cells and Viruses Flashcards

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Glycerophospholipid

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main component of all biological membranes, two fatty acid tails esterified to C1 and C2, with a phosphate group on C3, amphiphilic in nature

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Sphingolipids

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derivatives of amino alcohols, C2 carbon has amino group that can be linked to a FA via amide linkage (called a ceramide) structural residue that is common to all sphingolipids

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Sphingomyelin

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sphingolipid with a phosphoethanolamine or phosphocholine group on C1 of ceramide

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Cerebroside

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sphingolipid when a single monosaccharide is attached to C1 of ceramide

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Gangliosides

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several sugar residues are attached to C1 of the ceramide

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Steroid Hormones

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  1. Progesterone
  2. Glucocorticoids
  3. Mineralocorticoids
  4. Androgens
  5. Estrogens
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Progesterone

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function in women, prepares the uterine lining for implantation of an ovum; after implantation this steroid is necessary to maintain the endometrial lining of the uterus, stimulates mammary tissue growth for parturition, also synthesized in low levels in testes and adrenal cortex of both sexes

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Cortisol

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secreted by adrenal glands, in liver it acts to increase glycogen synthesis and gluconeogenesis, in skeletal muscle it acts to decrease both glucose uptake and protein synthesis, and increases protein catabolism, in adipose tissue it increases lipid mobilization and decreases glucose uptake (aka hydrocortisone)

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Aldosterone

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synthesized and released from adrenal cortex, increases reabsorption of Na+ at kidney, intestines, salivary glands, and sweat glands, increase in blood vol, BP, and blood flow

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Testosterone

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synthesized in male in Leydig cells of testes and aids in sperm maturation

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Estradiol

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primary estrogen in women, synthesized in theca cells of the ovarian follicles

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Purines

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Adenine (A) and Guanine (G)

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Pyrimidines

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Thymine (T) and Cytosine (C) and Uracil (U) in RNA

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Phosphodiester Bond

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links nucleotides together, backbone of DNA and RNA consists of alternating pentose and phosphates

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What are the differences between DNA and RNA?

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RNA uses uracil instead of thymine, ribose ring of RNA is hydroxylated at 2’ position whereas in DNA it’s not

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messenger RNA (mRNA)

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RNA polymers that allow for synthesis of proteins are called transcripts of mRNA

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transfer RNA (tRNA)

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RNA polymer that brings amino acids to site of protein synthesis

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Chromatin

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a complex of linear, double-stranded DNA, and protein (histones), as it prepares for division (mitosis and cytokinesis) the chromatin highly condenses into chromosomes

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Gamete

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egg or sperm, 23 chromosomes, (22 autosomes, 1 sex chromosome)

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Zygote

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fertilized egg, diploid or 2n, somatic cells, 23 pairs of chromosomes, 46 chromosomes total

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How do chromatids becomes chromosomes?

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individual chromatids become chromosomes when the centromere joining the sister chromatids divides and the chromatids are allowed to separate

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Histones

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basic proteins consisting of a high percentage of Lys and Arg

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Nonhistones

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proteins that associate with DNA, but are not histone proteins, they are acidic (-), e.g., RNA polymerase

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Core Histones

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H2A, H2B, H3, H4, bind roughly 1 and 3/4 turns of DNA or 146 base pairs

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3 Major Phases of the Cell Cycle
Interphase (G1, S, and G2), Mitosis (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase), Cytokinesis
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First Growth Phase (G1)
G1 lasts about 10 hours, RNA and proteins are actively being synthesis
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Synthetic Phase (S)
6-8 hours, each of the 46 strands of chromatin, except centromeres, are replicated
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Second Growth Phase (G2)
2-6 hours, chromatin begins to condense becoming more tightly coiled, protein synthesis is active
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Prophase
two centriole pairs move apart, microtubules begin to radiate from each pair in all directions, finishes with chromosomes, each with a pair of sister chromatids
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Mitotic Spindle
formed by microtubules during prophase, these spindles separate chromosomes during anaphase
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Metaphase
fully condense chromosomes align themselves along equator of cell (metaphase plate), nuclear membrane has complete disappeared
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Anaphase
centromeres of each chromosome aligned on metaphase plate divide and two sister chromatids (now daughter chromosomes), move towards opposite poles (should have 92, 46 moving towards each pole)
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Telophase
all daughter chromosomes have reached their respective poles, each chromosome uncoils/extends, microtubules of spindle apparatus disappear as nuclear membrane forms around each of 2 daughter nuclei, nucleolus reappears, cleavage furrow of cytokinesis deepens
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Cytokinesis
cytoplasmic division of a cell into two daughter cells, begins during late anaphase and its completion signals the end of mitosis (or meiosis)
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Meiosis
diploid 2N cells become haploid gametes (N), undergo DNA replication, then two nuclear divisions
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Gametogenesis
formation of gametes
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Reductive Division
after first nuclear division one cell with 46 chromosomes becomes two cells with 23 each, each will enter into interphase that precedes meiosis II
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Meiosis I: Prophase I
long stage, further broken into five stages: leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, and diakinesis
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Leptotene
replicated chromosomes started condensing now becoming visible
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Zygotene
homologous chromosomes begin to pair up longitudinally for crossing-over (genetic recombination aka synapsis)
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Synaptonemal Complex
specialized protein and RNA scaffold, appears between the pairing chromosomes to join them
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Pachytene
chromosomes continue to condense, become more distinct, genetic recombination occurs (crossing-over)
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Diplotene
homologous chromosomes separate, crossing-over becomes visible at structures called chiasmata
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Chiasmata
(singular: chiasma), at each chiasma any one of the four chromatids may be involved in a cross-over event
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Bivalent
refers to homologous chromosomes which have undergone synapsis
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Diakinesis
nuclear envelope begins to break down, nucleoli disappear, chiasmata move along lengths of chromatids until they reach ends, as homologous chromosomes begin to separate they appear to be joined to each other at their ends
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Metaphase I
homologous chromosomes align on metaphase plate, microtubules from spindle apparatus are attached at the centromeres and the nuclear membrane has disappeared
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Anaphase I
microtubules pull chromosomes apart, centromeres don’t divide, cytokinesis begins
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Telophase I
migrating chromosomes (dyads) complete movement to opposite poles, nuclear membrane reforms, cytokinesis more pronounced
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Cytokinesis
diploid cell with 46 chromosomes, divided into two haploid cells, each with 23 chromosomes
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Interphase II
second meiotic interphase is brief, DNA replication does not take place during S phase of interphase
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Meiosis II
quite similar to stages of mitosis
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Prophase II
chromosomes begin to condense, microtubules of spindle apparatus attach to the kinetochores of each chromosome
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Metaphase II
chromosomes line up along metaphase plate as haploid cells prepare for division
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Anaphase II
centromeres begin to divide, chromatids of each of 23 chromosomes are pulled to opposite poles of dividing cell, chromatids are no longer sister chromatids, DNA replication and crossing-over during pachytene of prophase I, DNA no longer the same
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Telophase II
a nuclear membrane forms around the expanding chromosomes, cleavage furrow deepens
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Cytokinesis (of Meiosis)
four haploid cells, each with 23 chromosomes, will have been derived from one diploid cell (each of the four cells enters interphase where they’re arrested at G1 phase)
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Sexual Reproduction
alternation of diploid and haploid phases of an organism’s life cycle
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Germ Cells
haploid, produced by meiosis
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Somatic Cells
diploid, produced by mitosis
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Micelles
spherical structures that are formed when enough phospholipids congregate together such that polar heads interact with water while the hydrophobic tails exclude water
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Lipid Bilayers
hydrocarbon tails of two phospholipid sheets interact with one another to exclude water
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Lateral Diffusion
allows neighboring phospholipids to easily exchange places
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Transverse Diffusion
movement of a phospholipid from one lipid plane to the next (a very rare event)
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Trans-membrane Proteins
span the lipid bilayer
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Simple Diffusion (passive)
movement of solute molecules through a lipid bilayer, from high conc. to low conc., down a concentration gradient
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Facilitated Diffusion
concentration gradient, but solute molecules must interact with integral membrane proteins embedded in the lipid bilayer
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Uniport
one type of solute molecule passes through a transmembrane protein in one direction
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Symport
two different types of solute molecules pass thru a membrane in the same direction
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Antiport
two different types of solute molecules pass thru a membrane in opposite directions
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Permeases
protein transporters that allow movement of a solute across a membrane
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Passive Transport
facilitated diffusion and simple diffusion
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Active Transport
solute is being transported against its concentration gradient, energy will be required
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Primary Active Transport
ATP powered, Na+-K+ pump is classic example
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Na+-K+ ATPase
maintain intracellular concentrations of Na+ and K+, antiport, two K+ ions into the cell for every three Na+ out
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Ca2+ ATPase
protein ensures that Ca2+ concentration within the cell is always at a low level by pumping two Ca2+ ions out of the cytosol for every ATP hydrolyzed
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Secondary Active Transport
ionic gradients made by primary active transport systems can provide a driving force that allows for the cotransport of other molecules against their concentration gradients
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Group Translocation
found in certain bacteria, sugar residue like glucose is phosphorylated as it is being transported through the plasma membrane
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Endocytosis
invagination of a portion of their membrane, will eventually pinch off to form an internalized vesicle (an endosome)
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Pinocytosis
cell drinking, invagination resulted in a vesicle containing liquid portion
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Phagocytosis
cell eating
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Bulk Transport
exocytosis and endocytosis
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
lacks ribosomes, appears more tubular in shape, involved in synthesis of a lot of cell’s membrane lipids, including neutral fats, phospholipids, prostaglandins, and steroid hormones
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SER of Hepatocytes
involved in hydroxylation reactions that aid in the detoxification of drugs
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
ribosomes line face of it, bound to membrane by their large (60S) subunit, ribosomes synthesize membrane and secretory proteins that are then passed through the membrane of the RER and into the lumen post-translational modification begins, then proteins are shuttled to Golgi for more PTMs
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Golgi Apparatus
cisternae of Golgi is divided into three distinct regions, sorts and packages proteins on the trans face of the Golgi
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Cis Cisterna
face the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum
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Trans Cisterna
face the plasma membrane
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Phosphatases
remove phosphate groups from sugar residues
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Peroxisomes
single membrane-bound organelles found within the cellular cytoplasm that contain a variety of enzymes
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Microfilaments
7 nm in diameter, made of G-actin—the monomers begin to polymerize and form a long, double-helical structure called F-actin, each G-actin monomer is arranged in the same direction giving polarity
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Cocci
spherical bacteria
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Spirilla
bacteria that have a rigid twist to their rod-like structure
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Prokaryotic cells
plasma membrane bounds cytoplasm, invaginations of bacterial cell membranes are called mesosomes, NO nucleus
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Does the cytoplasm of bacterial cells contain membrane-bound organelles?
No
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Inclusion Bodies
contain organic molecules like glycogen or inorganic stuff like phosphate granules
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Nucleoid
a region of prokaryotic cells that contains their circular, double-stranded DNA chromosome
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Plasmids
chromosomes which are circular and double stranded in bacteria
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Gram positive (+)
bacteria that stained purple, thick homogeneous peptidoglycan layer outside their plasma membrane
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Gram negative (-)
stain red or pink, much thinner peptidoglycan layer around plasma membrane, but around this layer is an outer membrane that contains lipopolysaccharides and porins to stabilize the membrane and act as an endotoxin
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Bacterial Conjugation
transfer of genetic info occurs by cell-cell contact (F+ = male, F- = female), F = fertility plasmid, F factor replicates by a process called rolling circle mechanism
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Transformation
uptake of genetic material from surrounding medium; this new genetic material is incorporated into host chromosome
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Transduction
transfer of bacterial genes by viruses
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Capsomers
building blocks composed of a specific number of individual proteins that make up the protein coat of viruses
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Viruses are made of:
a nucleic acid and a protein coat
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Naked Virus
gain access to host’s cytoplasm by receptor-mediated endocytosis—receptors are located near depressions called clathrin-coated pits
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Clathrin
acts as a scaffold that promotes vesicle formation on host cell
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Enveloped Viruses
enter host either through receptor-mediated endocytosis or by direct fusion with the plasma membrane

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