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gastrulation

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early formation of different germ layers

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blastocyst

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inner mast cell - develops into outer layer (tropoblast and embryo) - becomes placenta in mammals

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totipotent vs pluripotent

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totipotent - can create a complete organism (placenta included)
pluripotent- cant

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epigenetics

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how a cell remembers what it should become based off of changes of structure of genome that permits certain genes to be opened or closed
1. combination control
2. cell memory

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morphogen

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long-range inductive signalling that exert graded effects (varies by conc)

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AV axis

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animal vegetal
-internal vs external

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AP axis

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anterior posterior
-head vs tail

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DV axis

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dorsal ventral
-back vs belly

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when is AP axis determined

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prior to fertilization (due to bicoid)

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bicoid- how does it give rise to AP axis

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at anterior pole, diffusion gradient away from point gives rise to AP axis

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mechanisms of pattern formation- AP axis

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-bicoid
-gap genes
-pair-rule
-segmental polarity

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bicoid role, regulation and what happens if mutated

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-gives head and tail (AP)
-prior to cellurization
If mut: lose segmentation

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gap gene role, regulation and what happens if mutated

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-subdivides core segments
-active when bipoid is low
If mut: gets head, tail and only one area in between

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pair-rule role, regulation and what happens if mutated

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-divides ares defined by GAP
(1/2 of each segment under influence of pair-rule)
-gap genes drive expression of pair role (co-exressed with Gap)
If mut: no segmentation of segments

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segmental polarity genes (ie. Hedgehog) role, regulation and what happens if mutated

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-gives polarity to each segment, so that 1/2 of each segment is not a mirror image of whats next to it
-pair-rule (?) further divides segments, drives segment polarity genes
If mut: all segments are the same

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what do segmental genes do

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control drosophila segmentation along AP

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subdividing of drosophila embryo

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-one cell makes and secretes wnt, -acts on neighbouring cell thru effector protein (engrailed)
-engrailed signals for synthesis and release of hedgehog
- hedgehog further promotes release of WNT
-after 3 dcell divisions along AP engrailed is stabalized and no longer needs WNT

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hox

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locks in and stabalizes patterning

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what is hox controlled by and what 2 complexes does it function thru

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WNT and HH
Bithorax complex (abdominal and thoracic)
Antennapedia complex ( thoracic and head)

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loss of hox

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cells that are all alike, can develop segments at wrong place

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sequential gene activation

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posterior genes inhibit anterior
-if most posterior gene is on, no other ones are
-changes in chromatin structure and sequential opening/closing of heterochromatin

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trithorax

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keep chromatin open once hox genes are on (most posterior gene dominant)

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polycomb

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keep chromatin closed in regions where hox is not expressed

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mutation is esc gene

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blocks polycomb, all chromatin pen and all hox genes on

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nodal
TGFR activator, acts locally (diffuses slowly) -more nodal active @ vegetal pole (V) becomes endoderm
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lefty
SMAD inhibitor, acts distal to site of secretion (diffuses rapidly) -more lefty active @ animal pole (A) becomes ectoderm
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high BMP
epidermal tissue (ventral)
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low BMP
neural tissue (dorsal)
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noggin and chordin
TGF antagonist - SMAD inhibition block BMP on dorsal side (not ventral) in gradient manner
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active notch
stay projenitor
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inactive notch
differentiate
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stem cell
-can divide indefinitely, -makes multiple cell types -exists for entire life of the organism
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progenitor cell
-divide a finite number of times -have already specialized to make restricted cell type
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embryonic stem cell
does not qualify by standard definition of stem cell - only exists for a short period of time
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neural tissue comes from
ectoderm
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neural cell formation
ectoderm --> neuroectoderm --> neural tube --> neural cells
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signals needed for neural cell form
-cytoskeletal remodelling -morphogens - receptor signalling -chemoattractants/ repellants
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bending of epi cells facilitated by
actin/myosin contraction - mediated by Rho-GTPases
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notochord
releases many morphogens -cells proliferate and migrate inwards --> differentiates based on proximity to notochord
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RhoA staining experiment
RhoA clusters toward surface of folds - acts on adhsion belt to cause contraction -invagination - closing of tube
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ROCK inhibitor
no contraction of actin adhesion belt = no invagination of neural tube
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2 WNT signaling pathways
canonical: B-catenin transcriptional co-activation - generation of neural progenitors and specialized sub-types non-canonical: dishevelled activates Rho/ROCK and alters cytoskeleton -neural tube closure and cytoskeletal dynamics
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shRNA
gene silencing effect
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shRNA against frizzled
inhibition of Wnt
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morphogen spinal cord example
epi wall of neural tube thick --> forms small central channel -different neurons form along DV axis Motor neuron - ventral side Sensory neuron - dorsal side
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Shh released from
floor plate (notochord), diffuses up
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BMP/Wnt released from
roof plate, diffuses down
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high WNT/BMP low Shh
sensory (dorsal)
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high Shh low WNT/BMP
motor (ventral)
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pax
divides neural projenitor cells into broad dorsal-ventral domains
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BMP what Pax
dorsal pax 3 and 7 inhibits ventral pax 6
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Shh what pax
ventral pax 6
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pax 6
activates neuronal (ectodermal) genes while repressing endodermal and mesodermal
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spinal cord further subdivided by expression of
basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) homeodomain (TFs)
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neural tube failure to close at top vs bottom
bottom - mild top - no brain development, fatal
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radial glial cells
-specialized neuroectoderm cells -functions as stem cell - can give rise to neurons and glia -forms scaffhold on which neurons can migrate
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N-cam
neural cell adhesion molecule -growth cone guidance thru cell surface adhesion
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NG2
chrondroitin sulfate proteoglycans -inhibits growth cone migration thru contact inhibition
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commissural axons
travel from one side of body to another, coordinate movement
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commissural neurons in spinal cord
-commissural neurons send axons ventrally to floor plate -drawn by a Netrin gradient (chemotaxis) -Netrin secreted by floor plate -Netrin then turns at right ang;e
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DSCAM
neighbours never express same DSCAM -cadherins bind cadherins of same type -in THIS case: binding = repulsion -same DSCAM = repel
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dendrites and axonal branches from the same neuron ________ eachother
avoid
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autapses
self-synapse (axon syapses w own dendrite)
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synaptic pruning
synapse elimination
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endoderm tubes
1. digestive - extend thru body; lover, pancreas, gallbladder 2. respiratory - outgrowth of digestive tube; 2 lungs
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endoderm function
construct lining of tubes gives bulk of internal organs
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pharynx
common chamber shared by tubes -anterior region of embryo -epithelial outpockets give rise to thyroid, tonsils, thymus, and parathyroid glands
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pharynx and pharyngeal pouches within developing embryo:
-tubes w folds develop into organs -fore, mid, hind gut -pocket and offshoot develop: depends on position (how much Gf they are exposed to)
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purpose of crypts
1). constant/quick proliferation: protect lining from mutations 2). control signaling
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absorptive cell
dense layer of microvilli -take in nutrients from lumen
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goblet cell
secrete protective coat of mucous -secrete mucous into lumen
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paneth cell
gut immune response against bacteria -secrete signal factors into lumen
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enteroendocrine cell
secrete hormones that help control appetite satiety and cell growth -secrete hormones into blood - signal if there are nutrients present or not
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BrdU labelling is incorporated during _____ phase
S
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APC mutation
loss of scaffhold or gsk3b complex -cant degrade beta catenin
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wnt secreted by
paneth cells
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what maintains notch expression
Wnt
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active Notch in presence of Wnt
cells proliferate and specify to transit amplifying cells
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block wnt
cells lose notch ; differentiate to absorptive cells
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active delta no wnt
differentiate to goblet/ secretory cells
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notch expression in crypt cells
expressed in all cells in crypt
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what cells express delta and what expresses notch
delta - paneth cells notch - stem cells
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delta
inhibits notch cell from differentiating, differentiates into secretoary cell
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what if there was no notch
all cells in crypt would differentiate
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epithelial vs mesenchymal
Epithelial: -apical-basal polarity -contact w basal basement membrane -extensive cell-cell contacts -E-cadherin -cyto-keratins (ECM) Mesenchymal: -anterior-posterior polarity -absence of cell-cell junctions -N-cadherin -mesenchymal specific vimentin (ECM and integrin binding)
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WNT and TGFb to support EMT
TGFB - SMAD - drive expression of EMT-TFs (eg. snail) WNT- Frizzled/b-catenin - activate EMT-Tfs thru GSK3b inhibition INHIBITION OF GSK3B BLOCKS SNAIL DEGRADATION
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snail
active in nucleus -represses E-cadherin -drives expression of N-cadherin and vimentin (switch to mesenchymal)
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tumors and EMT
become more invasive and metastatic
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tumors EMT process
normal epi layer undergos EMT - cells migrate out - if accumulated mutation, cancer cells migrate
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when is DV axis defined
at the time of fertilization
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neurons must be ensheathed by ________ to facilitate communication over long distances
support cells (oligodendrocytes)
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