Nerve Muscle Synapse Lecture 7 Flashcards

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What are the 6 key molecular participants in the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction?

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  1. Myosin (thick filament)
  2. Actin (thin filament)
  3. Tropomyosin - regulatory protein that binds to actin
  4. Troponin - binds actin and tropomyosin - site of calcium binding
  5. ATP
  6. Ca2+ - released from sarcoplasmic reticulum
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Which protein is a regulatory protein that binds to actin

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Tropomyosin - regulatory protein that binds to actin

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Which protein binds actin and tropomyosin and is the site of calcium binding

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Troponin

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Myosin has two binding sites: one that binds to ____ and the other that binds to _____

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Myosin has two binding sites: one that binds to ATP and the other that binds to actin

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How does myosin move from low energy state to the high energy state?

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By hydrolyzing a molecule of ATP

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In an unstimulated muscle. the position of the ______ covers the binding sites on the actin subunits preventing the myosin cross-bridges from forming

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In an unstimulated muscle. the position of the tropomyosin covers the binding sites on the actin subunits preventing the myosin cross-bridges from forming

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_____ is a component of the thin filament that has a binding site for calcium

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troponin

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How does troponin facilitate the movement of tropomyosin allowing the actin molecule binding to be accessed by the myosin?

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Ca2+ released from the terminal cisternae bind to troponin

Causes a conformation change in the tropomyosin-troponin complex “dragging” the tropomyosin off the binding site

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What are the 6 steps of cross-bridge cycling (muscle contraction)?

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  1. The influx of calcium triggering the exposure of binding sites on actin
  2. The binding of myosin to actin
  3. The “power stroke” of the cross-bridge that causes the sliding of the thin filaments
  4. the binding of ATP to the cross-bridge = cross-bridge disconnects from actin
  5. hydrolysis of ATP = reenergizes and repositions the myosin cross-bridge = allows another cycle
  6. the transport of calcium back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum
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What happens PRIOR to cross-bridge cycling?

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Muscle AP propagated through the T-tubule system, causing the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the cytosol.

Coupling is through DHP and ryanodine receptor

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Cross bridge cycling:

Calcium binds to _____ causing a change in the ________ complex = exposes myosin binding sites on actin

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Cross bridge cycling:

Calcium binds to troponin causing a change in the troponin-tropomyosin complex = exposes myosin binding sites on actin

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The energy from the _____ of ATP puts the myosin head in its ______ state

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The energy from the hydrolysis of ATP puts the myosin head in its High-energy state

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The pivoting of the ______ causes the H-zone to shorten.

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The pivoting of the myosin cross-bridge causes the H-zone to shorten.

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What is important about when myosin binds to actin in terms of ATP?

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Remember: when things bind there is a conformation change = actin binding to myosin = conformation change of myosin = ADP and Pi are booted off the myosin molecule

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In cross-bridge cycling, the _____ energy of ATP is transformed into the _____ energy of contraction

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In cross-bridge cycling, the chemical energy of ATP is transformed into the mechanical energy of contraction

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What causes the disconnecting of Actin and myosin?

What are two examples when we don’t have enough ATP to allow the myosin to dissociate from the actin?

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The binding of Actin on myosin = conformation change

  1. Muscle cramp = not enough ATP
  2. Rigor mortis = no ATP following death
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The release of myosin cross-bridge from actin triggers:

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Hydrolysis of ATP into ADP and Pi = myosin returns to high-energy conformation = binds to Actin

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The powerstroke moves the _______ inward, shortening the ______

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The powerstroke moves the thin filament inward, shortening the sarcomere

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What are two situations of muscle contraction where ATP is required:

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  1. Binding of ATP is essential for the release of myosin cross-bridge from actin
  2. the hydrolysis of ATP is essential for re-energizing and repositioning the Myosin molecule to begin another cross-bridge cycle (allowing myosin to bind to actin)
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During contraction, all cross-bridges are neither ____ nor _____ at the same time

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During contraction, all cross-bridges are neither bound nor disconnected at the same time

21
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What are the two metabolic variations of muscle fibres?

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White and Red

Differ in size and colouration

22
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What causes the colour variation in the different types of muscle fibres?

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Their different methods of synthesizing ATP

23
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Which Muscle Fibre:

  • Large diameter
  • Reduced myoglobin
  • surrounded by few capillaries (low amounts of O2)
  • relatively few mitochondria
  • high glycogen content
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White Muscle Fibres

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White muscle fibres are used for _____ _____ activity

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Short, intense

(powerlifting)

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Which muscle fibre: * smaller diameter * Large quantity of myoglobin * surrounded by many capillaries (high O2) * Numerous mitochondria * Low glycogen content
Red Muscle fibres
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Red muscle fibres synthesize ATP ______ than white muscle fibres
Slower
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What kind of activity are red muscle fibres more important for
Long lasting, continuous, light muscle contraction
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How does white muscle fibre generate ATP
Glycolysis - anaerobic
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How do Red muscle fibres generate ATP?
Oxidative phosphorylation and the Krebs Cycle (aerobic)
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"fast twitch glycolytic fibres" refers to what
White muscle fibres
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"Slow twitch oxidative fibres" refers to?
Red Muscle Fibres