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How is water transported into a cell?

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down 55M gradient by free diffusion or facilitated diffusion through aquaporins

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for simple diffusion: -Gibbs can be what kind of movement regarding electrochemical or concentration gradient?

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down concentration gradient or up concentration gradient if down electrochemical gradient

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what substances can move by free diffusion?

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lipophiles and gases dissolved in solvents

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what is partition?

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hydrophobicity

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aminos-sugars-aliphatics have _ _creasing permeability and hydrophobicity

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increasing

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what are the 4 types of protein transporters?

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Ion channels, ATP powered pumps, transporters, pores

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How many strands make up a beta-barrel

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8-22 strands, mostly homotrimers of 16-18 strands

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beta-barrels are used for what tpe of transport

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pores for simple diffusion

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ompX is a beta barrel for what function?

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membrane bound adhesion receptor

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lipocalin retinoid receptor is what type of protein?

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soluble beta-barrel

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which residues are exposed at beta-barrel faces?

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~40% aromatics interact with phospholipids

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where are TM beta barrel pores found?

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mitochondria, chloroplast, gram negative bacteria

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what do Omp proteins do?

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pores in E.coli with weak cation selectivity provided by acidic residues in the filter.

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what are the examples of b-barrel pores?

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PhoE, Omp, Lamb, FepA&FhuA

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What are the 2 types of simple diffusion proteins?

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Gap junctions, beta barrels

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what is the structure of a gap junction?

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6 subunits x 4TM alpha helices. Phosphorylation regulates opening, connexin mixtures regulate pore size

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What are the 4 classes of ATP powered pumps?

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P, V, F ATPases; ABC

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what energy drives active transport?

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Voltage gradient or ATP

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what is the structure of P class ATPases?

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2 independent, identical alpha subunits containing pump, Aspartate for phosphorylation and ATP binding domain.

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What is the mechanism of active transport proteins?

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Alternating access driven by ATP hydrolysis and phosphorylation altering conformation and substrate affinity.

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What is the structure of ABC transporters?

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1-4 peptides with 2 cytoplasmic NDB, 2 TM domains totalling 6 helices up, 6 helices down.

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What are examples of ABC transporters?

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Mdr1 (multi drug),
MalK (maltose),
CFTR,
BtuC (Vitamin B12)

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Which proteins mediate facilitated transport?

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ion channels, uniports, symports, antiports.

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What is the structure of passive transporters?

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12 TM inverted repeat with substrate binding pocket

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what is the mechanism of passive transporters?
occlusion alternate access
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what are examples of passive transporters?
Glut1 (glucose uniport), XylE (D xylose, H+ symport), Mph1 (hydantion Na+/H+ symport) BetP (betaine with choline antiport or Na+ symport)
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where are GLUT1 transporters?
RBC and BBB.
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what disease is associated with GLUT1 mutations?
de vivo neurological disorder
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Where are GLUT4 transporters?
uniporters into muscle cells expressed on insulin stimulation
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Where is SGLT1?
Na+ symport from gut, gradient maintained by Na/K pumo
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Where is SGLT2?
reabsorption from kidney
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what are the 5 families of multidrug resistance efflux pumps?
``` ABC uniports MATE Na+ antiport MFS H+ antiport SMR H+ antiport RND ```
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where are drug efflux pumps found?
bacterial membrane, coupled to TolC in Gram negative
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What type of transport do ion channels mediate?
specific but passive
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Where are ion channels found?
All kingdoms
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what is the structure of ion channels?
4 subunits x 6TM helices + P loop for selectivity filter
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What does KcsA transport?
K+ in hydrated state
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what is the structure of KcsA?
4 subunits x 2TM helices with P loop coordinating TVGYG selectivity filter which binds 2K using oxygen to coordinate
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how many K does KcsA transport?
3: 2 in selectivity filter and a hydrated one in channel
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What is the structure of the Kv1.2 channel?
4 subunits x 6TM helices and P loop. 250 residue N terminal, 150 residue C terminal domain 4Arg sensor in helix 4 Glycine hinge in helix 6 opens channel
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how is the Kv1.2 channel spontaneously inactivated?
intrinsically disordered N terminal ball has 10 residues to enter channel and 10 residues for hydrophilic T1 domain
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Where is Kv1.2 found?
eukaryotes for action potential
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What signalling is NavAB channel used in?
nociception
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what 3 forms does NavAB exist in?
closed, pre-open (helix 5 gating hinge open), open (glycine hinge open)
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What are TRP channels?
weakly selective cation transporters involved in senses
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what structure do TRP channels have?
tetramers of 6 TM helices but low homology to v-gated channels.
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what are the 7 TRP families?
C,V,M,A,ML,P,N
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which TRP channel is involved in taste?
M5
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What does M5 TRP channel detect?
Calcium released from ER by GPCR opens channel for depolarisation by Na influx. Also detects voltage and temperature.
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which neurons do TRP receptors integrate into?
Trigemal and dorsal root ganglions
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Which TRP channel detects hot substances?
V1
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Which TRP channel detects cool substances?
M8
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Which TRP channel detects pungent substances?
A1
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Which TRP channel is selective for Ca?
A1
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Which TRP channel detects inflammation?
A1, V1
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Why is CTFR unusual?
homology based ABC structure of 2NBD and 2TM inverted repeat BUT ION CHANNEL
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How does ATP act on CFTR?
R domain phosphorylation increases affinity for Cl- substrate by bringing NBDs together.

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