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What are complex tissues organised by?

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the ECM

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what’s bigger, the ECM or the cells it organises?

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the ECM

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what are basement membranes?

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specialised ECM to organise epithelial cells

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how are different parts of ECM derived?

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distinct arrangements of collagen

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which type of collagen is specific to basement proteins?

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collagen IV

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what structure does collagen IV assemble into?

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a 2D net

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why does collagen IV assemble into a net not fibres? (4)

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  • non collagenous regions aren’t cleaved- so can’t pack parallel
  • crosslinking of 4 triple helices to form a colied coil
  • interuption in Gly-X-Y repeats cause flexibility
  • there’s end-end interactions between the non collagenous ends
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describe the creation of collagen IV?

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made in ER
each chain made then co-transitionally transported through the ER
asseembles into 3 molecule triple helix - driven by C-terminal non-collagenous domain
- the trimers interact to form a hexamer (2x3)
at the 7S domains there’s a central interaction to form a tetramer of trimers
- lattice builds of these to form BM

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how many collagen IV gnes?

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6

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what are the 3 possible trimers of collagen 4 possible?

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a1 a1 a2
a3 a4 a5
a5 a5 a6

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what is glomerular BM?

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filter of glomerules in kidneys
a particularly thick BM
fluid pushes through to give urine

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what trimers are used in kidney BM?

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in development it’s a1 a1 a2
as it matures it switches to
a3 a4 a5

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what collagen trimers are used in most tissue?

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a1 a1 a2

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what is alports syndrome?

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  • loss of a3 a4 a5
    patients are fine/healthy in childhood as modt tissues are a1 a1 a2
    a3 a4 a5 has more cross links, making it more restiant to pressure- so in alports syndrome, adult kidneys have glomerular Bm degradation
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what causes early onset alports?

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large gene rearrangements

non-sense mutations

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what causes late onset alports?

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missense mutations, disrupt gly-x-y repeats

condensed cysteine reduces crosslinking

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what is laminin?

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a major component of BMs that self-assembles into a network to present binding sites for cells

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what’s laminin made up of?

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3 chains

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what are the 3 chains that make up laminin?

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a, B, y

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what shape does the laminin take?

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cruciform

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describe the structure of laminin?

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3 chains form a coiled coil shape
brought about by repeated sequence of 7 Amino Acids
disulphide links beween each end of coiled- coil domains

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what’s similar between collagen IV and laminin networks?

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they form spontaneously in vitro

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how is the laminin and collagen network linked?

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by accessory molecules

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are there more laminin or collagen isoforms?

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laminin

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how many of each laminin chain are there?
5a, 3B, 3y
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are all laminins essnetial through the body?
no- only some- these are ubiquitous
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what does the diversity of laminin isoforms results in (pathologically)?
a range of tissue specific genetic diseases
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what's pierson syndrome?
rare lethal condition lack of laminin II (which is usually found in glomerular BM, eye and synaptic BM) causes renal disease, eye abnormalities and muscular issues
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what do specific laminin isoforms in the epidermis link?
to the underlying collagen in the dermis
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what is Epidermis Bullosa?
a related group of conditions where skin blisters following mechanical trauma mutations affect mechanical strength or dermal-epidermal junction
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what isoform is laminin 5?
a3:B3:y2
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what does laminin 5 do in BM?
links cell surface adhesion proteins (integrins) in structures called hemisomes to underlying collagen
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what does mutation of laminin 5 cause?
junctional epidermis bullosa
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what is junctional epidermis bullosa?
- lethal within first few months after birth - recessive mutation - mice model-normal phenotype at birth, develop blisters and die by day 3
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what can cause defect in laminin 5?
mutation in laminin B3
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what does gene therapy for laminin B3 chain mutation do?
- uses retrovirus to deliver functional Laminin B3 gene to patients - causes skin healing
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what do cell surface receptors for laminin link?
epithelial cells to the basement membrane
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what are integrins?
cell- ECM adhesion receptors found in most cells
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what does deletion of B4 integrin lead to?
same phenotype as Laminin 5- not living long past birth
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what's Epidermis bullosa simplex?
- milder than other forms - blisters from mechanical stress - heals w/o significant scarring - less lethal than junctional EB - associated with mutations in keratin 4+5
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what tissues are BMs found in? (5)
- kidney glomerulas - epithelium - muscle - blood vessel - neuromuscular junction
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muscles transmit force via
a secure attachment to BM
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what laminin isoform is in muscle-tendon BM?
laminin 2 (a2:B1:y1)
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what laminin isoforms are in neuromuscular junctions?
laminin 2 (a2:B1:y1) and (a5:B2:y1)
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overall what are muscular dystrophies?
defects in muscle attachment to BM
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how many main ways does the BM attach to muscle?
2
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what are the 2 ways the BM attaches to muscle?
1) Laminin (BM)--> Integrin (cell) | 2) Laminin (BM) --> Dystroglycan (cell)
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which parts of the BM- cytoskeleton linkage can have disruptions to cause MD? (5)
- Lamin - integrin - dystroglycan - collagen - dystrophin
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what type of dysfunction leads to congenital MD?
laminin
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what type of dysfuncction leads to Duchenne/ Becker MD?
dystrophin
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which type of dysfunction leads to bethlem MD?
collagen
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compare the phenotype of duchenne and becker MD
Duchenne- onset childhood, wheelchair by 10 years, death 30s | Becker- childhood onset, wheelchair by 40s, normal death age
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is there a cure for MD?
no
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what causes 50% of congenital MDs?
Laminin a2 chain mutation
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when do congenital MDs manifest?
after birth/ first few years
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what are the symptoms of congenital MD? (4)
muscle weakness delayed motor development joint problems PNS and CNS defects
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is the phenotype of congenital MD worse or better if there's a complete loss of laminin a2 as opposed to partial loss?
worse
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what type of gene inheritance is congenital MD?
autosomal recessive
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what does loss of Integrin a7 cause?
progressive MD
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what does loss of integrin B1 cause?
no MD
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does the dystrophin complex function with or independently of the laminin- integrin complex?
independent
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what's the most common type of MD?
Duchenne
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what type of gene inheritence in duchenne MD?
X-linked
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what component is affected in duchenne?
dystrophin
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if there's issues with both dystrophin and integrin would the phenotype be worse than one on its own?
yes
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what's the difference between duchenne and becker MD?
Duchenne is caused by a complete loss of dystrophin | Becker is caused by a partial loss of dystrophin
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how big is the dystrophin gene?
very large- largest in genome
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is it possible to deliver a dystrophin gene by a retrovirus like laminin B3?
no- too big
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how can duchenne symptoms be reduced to becker like?
further cutting of gene
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are there any known mutations of dystroglycan?
no- probably not viable (however MDs are associated with it)
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what is Fukuyama Congenital MD?
- predominant in Japan - severe muscle degeneration - brain abnormalities
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what causes Fukuyama congenital MD?
insertion into Fukutin gene Fukutin associated with glycosylation of dystroglycan can't bind to laminin w/o
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what causes the degenerative aspect of MD?
defective control of apoptosis- overactivation of apoptotic factors
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how can apoptosis be reduced in MD?
loss of Bax/ BCL-2

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