Extracellular matrix (deevska) Flashcards
4 major components of Extracellular matrix?
Collagen fibers- gives tissue tensile strength
Elastic fibers- elasticity to tissue
Proteoglycans and hyaluronic acid- gel like or slimy
Glycoproteins- glue holds fibers and cells together
ECM components are very abundant in the eye. What are some parts of the eye that are involved?
Sclera, Cornea, Lens, vitreous humor, Bruch membrane
What is the most abundant protein in the human body? Long, rigid structure in which 3 polypeptides are wound around one another in a rope like triple helix.
Collagen fibers
Collagen fibers structure is rich in 2 amino acids, what are they?
Proline
Glycine (about every 3 amino acids)
Hydroxylysine may be ___________ with glucose or galactose before the formation of the triple helix.
glycosylated
__________ is required as a cofactor for the enzymes involved in hydroxylation of proline and lysine residues in collagen. Lack of this leads to what disease?
Vitamin C
Scurvy
Lack of proline and lysine greatly decrease the tensile strength of the assembled fiber, how?
interchain H-bond formation is impaired which prevents formation of stable triple helix
Cross linking occurs extracellularly by what enzyme?
Lysyl oxidase (cu containing enzyme)
What disease is copper deficiency?
X-linked Menkes disease
What disease is Copper overload?
wilson disease
What is a defect in any synthetic steps?
Collagenopathies
What disease leads to brittle hair (kinky hair disease) because of lack of copper?
Menkes syndrome (MNK)
What disease is from too much copper in the body and has kayser-Fleischer rings in the eye?
Wilson’s disease
What disease has brittle bones and two types where (Type 1 is less severe and Type 2 is fatal in utero or in neonatal disease)? Blue sclera and hearing loss also involved
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome has what characteristics?
defective collagen genes Leads to: elastic skin hypermobile joints easy bleeding
Elastic fibers have a composition of what?
Inner core of amorphous elastin
She said this could be a question on test… But I didn’t hear the question… just the answer… on slide 12
Has very little post transcriptional modifications (hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine)
INsoluble protein polymer synthesized from a precursor _________.
Tropoelastin
Extensively interconnected, rubbery network that can stretch and bend in any direction when stressed, giving _____________ elasticity.
connective tissue
What is the cause of Marfan’s syndrome?
mutations in the fibrillin-1 protein
rare dominantly inherited condition
pts are unusually tall with long spidery gingers and the lens is displaced
What are large complexes of heteropolysaccharide chains associated with a small amount of protein.
Proteoglycans
What are proteins with a variable but typically small amount of carbohydrate (2 to 10 sugar residues)
Glycoproteins
Proteoglycans functions:
Produce a gel-like matrix
Form the basis of the body’s ground substance
Flexible support
etc…
Large complexes of negatively charged heteropolysaccharide chains.
Unbranched
repeating dissaccharide units
Glycosaminoglycans