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how can other colours of protein be obtained

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mutating the β-barrel structure
or using proteins from other organisms

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feature of chimera

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can make fusions with your protein of interest

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disadvantages of chimera protein

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may not fold properly or act normally due to large FP

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what does DAPI and Hoechst stain bind to and what does it emit

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minor groove of DNA and emits blue light when exposed to UV light

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what does phalloidin toxin bind to

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F-actin
can be conjugated to different fluorophores

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procedure of immunofluorescence

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specific antibodies labelled with fluorescent dye (primary antibody) attach to the antigen

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procedure of secondary immunofluorescence

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same as primary IF except primary antibodies aren’t tagged with fluorescent dye
secondary antibodies tagged with fluorescent dye bind to primary antibodies

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disadvantages of immunofluorescence

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cell have to be permeabilised for antibodies to bind to them - dead
antibodies may give false signals via non-specific binding

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when does cell migration occur

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wound healing
movement of WBC’s to sites of infection
metastasis

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what is required for migration

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synthesis of actin filament

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what does zip code protein recognise

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specific secondary structure in 3’UTR of β-actin mRNA

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what does ZBP1 bind to

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β-actin mRNA in nucleus as part of a larger mRNP complex

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what gets transported through the nuclear pore complex with the aid of
Ran GTPase

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mRNP’s

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what does organelle specific targeting require

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a nuclear localisation signal
not removed following transport

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name a basic NLS and its features

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SV40 large 40 antigen
rich in lysine (K) and arginine (R)
can be bipartite - can be split in two

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name a non-basic NLS and its features

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hnRNPA1
hydrophobic

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what does indirect immunofluorescence of HeLa cells show

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some endogenous protein is in the nucleus
most is in the cytoplasm

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what can passively diffuse into through a nuclear pore

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20-40KDa

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function of Ran GTPase

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transports bigger proteins and mRNA’s (in mRNP) through the NPC

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structure of the nuclear import receptor

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heterodimer of importin-α and importin-β

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function of importin-α/β

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α - recognises NLS in cargo
β - interacts with nucleoporins in NPC

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what do nucleoporins contain and what is the function of it

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FG-rich repeats - hydrophobic
help transport the complex into the nucleus

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what is step 4 of the nuclear import process

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nuclear Ran GTPase interacts with importin
releases cargo

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step 5 of nuclear import

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importin exits to cytoplasm

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step 6 of nuclear import
Ran-GAP simulates Ran to hydrolyse GTP
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step 7 and 8 of nuclear import
7 - importin is now free for another round of import 8 - Ran-GDP enters the nucleus to be recycled by Ran-GEF
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what family do importins and exportins belong to
karyopherins
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what detects green actin
FISH
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what does DAPI and phalloidin detect
DAPI - blue actin phalloidin - red actin
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features to exit the nucleus of organelle specific targeting
requires nuclear export signals can be anywhere in the sequence rich in hydrophobic residues - leucine/isoleucine
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outline the composition of the mitochondrial genome
13 proteins 22 tRNA 2 rRNA
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what are the 13 mitochondrial gene encoded proteins sub-units of
the oxidative phosphorylation system
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what is an import assay used for
can mix together cellular components to determine wether a protein has been imported into a membrane bound organelle
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what is mitochondrial targeting peptide mTP
binds to receptor on mitochondrial outer surface and brought towards translocase of outer membrane
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what needs to happen to precursor protein before it can pass to through translocase pore
unfolded
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step 1 of translocation
unfolding helped by chaperones - requires ATP chaperone - Hsc70
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step 2 of translocation
mTP binds to receptor
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steps 3 and 4 of translocation
3- mTP brings the protein to the outer membrane 4 - the protein begins to pass through
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step 5 of translocation and what drives it
the proximity of the inner membrane allow the protein to pass through the IM driven by ATP turnover which is driven by HSc70
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steps 6 and 7 of translocation
6 - mTP is cleaved from the protein 7 - chaperones help fold protein into an active state
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what would occur if you added valinomycin to mitochondria
the disruption to the mitochondrial membrane potential would cause inhibition of mitochondrial import
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difference between direct and indirect mitochondrial import disease
direct - deafness - dystonia syndrome indirect - neurodegenerative proteinopathies
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average number of genes of cpDNA and proteins needed for it to function
120 genes 2-3,000 proteins
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what is the difference between mTP and cTP
unlike mTP, cTP has no well defined sequence or structure
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what do mTP and cTP have in common
serine rich rarely have amino acids range from 20 to 100 residues in length
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what might proline be important for in terms of cTP
keeping the cTP unfolded for certain proteins
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what is the core of ER-localised proteins composed of
6-12 hydrophobic amino acids preceded by one or more basic amino acids (R/K)
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where in mature ER proteins are residues with small side chains found
at -3 and -1 positions upstream of the cleavage site (of the signal sequence)
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step 1 of translocation into the ER
ribosome pauses protein synthesis and docks to the signal recognition particle in the ER membrane
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step 2 of translocation into the ER
the SRP receptor facilitates binding of the ribosome to the translocon pore
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what is the structure of the translocon in the ER
3 Sec 61 protein sub-units α,β,γ single α-helix forms the base of the structure heterotrimeric complex
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step 3 of translocation into the ER
an α-helix in one of the translocon proteins acts as a plug GTP hydrolysis opens the pore
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step 4 of translocation into the ER
translation elongation is restored and the nascent protein is fed into the ER lumen signal sequence is cleaved off
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what does the structure of the translocon allow it to do
able to hinge to allow proteins to pass through laterally into the membrane
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what is a stop-transfer sequence
stop-transfer sequence is 22 amino acids long and hydrophobic stops translocation through the channel
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what 2 sequences do type II/III membrane proteins contain
signal-anchor sequence stop-transfer sequence
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when are proteins N-glycosylated
when they pass through the translocon in the ER
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when can proteins be O-glycosylated
after they are fully synthesised
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what is the structure of the N-linked glycosylation sugar and where is it transferred from
preformed oligosaccharide - 14 residues long transferred from a novel membrane lipid called dolichol phosphate
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how does N-glycosylation occur
oligosaccharide is linked to asparagine (N/Asn) residues in the protein at sequences containing Asn-X-Ser/Thr
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function of glycosidase enzyme in terms of N-glycosylation
the oligosaccharide is further processed by removing glucose and mannose one of the glucose may be re-added later to aid with folding
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function of mannosidases
prevents further addition of glucose to incorrectly folded proteins
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what is ER associate protein degradation (ERAD)
incorrectly folded protein is retro translocated to the cytoplasm and degraded by a proteasome
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what gets targeted to the lysosome
mannose-6-phosphate
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what is the function of N-acetylglucosamine phosphotransferase
recognises a signal patch and catalyses the reaction of the terminal mannose and UDP-N acetylglucosamine forming 6P-N-acetylglucosamine
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function of phosphodiesterase
cleaves N-acetylglucosamine from the intermediate leaving a protein-glycosyl-mannose 6P
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what recognises mannose-6P
mannose-6-phosphate receptors in the trans golgi
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where does the protein bound to mannose-6P relocate to and what happens to that place
to a clathrin coated vesicle that form specialised transport vehicles the clathrin disassembles
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what happens to the transport vesicle after the clathrin is disassembled
it is targeted, with the lysosomal protein inside to an early endosome
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what happens after the vesicle fuses with the early endosome
the acidic pH causes the lysosomal protein to dissociate from the mannose-6-phosphate receptor
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once the lysosomal protein is inside the early endosome, what occurs
the phosphate from mannose-6P is hydrolysed creating the mature enzyme, then the late endosome fuses with a lysosome
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how does O-glycosylation occur
involves linking sugars to the OH group of serine/threonine and takes place exclusively in the Golgi
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what determines your blood group
O-glycosylation wether you have the transferase for N-acetylgalactosamine

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