Module 7 - GPCR Flashcards
(125 cards)
what is the main feature of the GPCR structure
7 TM domains
what terminus of GPCR is extracellular?
N-terminus
what kind of receptor is oxytocin receptor?
GCPR
approximately how many genes are predicted for GPCR in human?
800 genes
name 5 things that can bind GPCRs to activate them (LIGAND)
light (binds rhodopsin), Ca2+, odours/pheromones, endogenous small molecules, proteins
what part of GPCR are hydrophobic?
transmembrane domains
name examples of endogenous small molecules that can bind and activate GPCRs
name four
peptides, biogenic amines, lipids, nucleosides
name examples of proteins that can bind and activate GPCRs
3
pituitary hormones, interleukins, chemokines
GPCRs are coupled to what kind of protein? what is the structure?
heterotrameric G protein made of:
- alpha subunit (binds GTP)
- beta subunit
- y (gamma) subunit
what are the effector for Gprotein that get activated via Galpha subunit vs GBy subunit?
Ga = Enzyme, Canal, Transporter
GBy = Enzyme, Canal
what are vaguely the 4 steps of GPCR pathway?
activation
desensitization
internalization
recycling
where are GPCR synthesized? where do they go after?
synthesized in the ER, then go to Golgi to get further processed and are targetted to the surface via TRANS GOLGI network
how are GPCRs removed from the PM?
endocytosis (or caveola?) -> early endosome -> recycled to PM or sorted to lysosomes
what are the 2 faiths of internalized GPCRs?
- recycling back to PM
- sorted to lysosome for degradation
what end of the golgi apparatus is the receiving end? (where proteins arrive from the ER)
cis (cisternae)
where is the golgi apparatus located in the cell?
near the nucleus and the microtubule organizing center
from what face of the golgi apparatus do the secretory vesicles arise from?
trans face
mostly what kind of vesicles are secreted by the golgi?
clathrin vesicles
where can secreted vesicles from the trans golgi go?
- sorting endosomes
- cell surface
- lysosomes
- secretory granules
- regulated vesicles
What are RAMPs? explain their role quickly
Receptor Activity Modifying proteins: proteins that interact with GPCR and affects its function
how RAMP can affect GPCR pharmacology?
pharmacology switch: it can make the GPCR bind to a different hormone / neuropeptide
how many RAMPs are in the RAMP family?
3
how can RAMP cause a signaling switch of a GPCR?
by changing the 2nd messenger of the GPCR
what is the 3rd type of switch that a RAMP can do to GPCR?
trafficking switch (change where receptor goes)