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Slow response

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change in amounts of proteins by change in expression of genes

needs to go to nucleus first

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Fast response

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change in activity or function of enzymes or proteins

ex: changes in metabolism, PK, PFK2, glucagon/insulin pathway

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Signaling Cascades

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Signals (ligands)-secreted by exocytosis

Receptors- bind specifically to signal molecules

Effectors: targets of receptors inside cells, alter activity of different proteins and make 2nd messengers
ex: Ca and cAMP

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Endocrine Signaling

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long distance signaling

  • signal reaches blood stream and then travels to distant target tissue/cells
  • freely diffusible signals
  • long lasting-takes time to go through the circulatory system

ex: hormones

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Paracrine Signaling

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acts locally

  • affects nearby cells but not as freely diffusible
  • short lived

ex: neurotransmitters (Glu)

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Autocrine Signaling

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cells respond to signals that they themselves release or they release cells of the same type

cell secretes signal that feeds back and binds to receptor on own surface

ex: growth factors on cancer cells

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Direct/Juxtacrine signaling

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  • bring cell to them

ex: phagocyte engulfs bacteria/virus and delivers to B or T cell for immune function

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Same ligand-different response

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some ligands can create different responses in different target cells

ex: acetylcholine:
heart- causes relaxation
muscle- contraction
salivary gland- secretion of saliva

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Leptin

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hormone that produces satiety, or the feeling of fullness

message sent to hypothalamus to stop eating

if deficient, keep eating = obesity

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G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs)

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G-alpha, beta, and gamma units

  1. ligand binds to receptor
  2. conformational change of receptor, G protein binds to receptor
  3. alpha subunit binds to receptor, GDP swapped for GTP which activates Galpha
  4. alpha breaks off from beta and gamma
  5. Galpha is active and binds to and activates effector molecule (membrane bound)
    - Adenylyl Cyclase which catalyzes cAMP formation from ATP
    - PLC which catalyzes DAG and IP3 formation
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Adenylyl Cyclase and cAMP

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Adenylyl cyclase generates cAMP by converting ATP to cAMP

cAMP targets PKA (has 4 subunits)

PKA then phosphorylates other proteins

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Cholera epidemic

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toxin gets into gut, causes G-alpha,s to remain active with GTP

this leads to a large increase in cAMP and thus an increase in PKA

PKA phosphorylates CFTR Cl channel which causes a large Cl secretion to outside the cell and doesn’t allow resorption either

this leads to an influx of water, leads to diarrhea

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Desensitization of Signal

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potentiate - turn up
attenuate - turn down (attenuate for what!!)

  1. Hormone levels drop: decreased adenylyl cyclase = decreased cAMP = decreased PKA
  2. Remove signaling molecule: phosphodiesterases remove cAMP and cGMP
  3. Receptor sequestration: via endosome, remove from membrane, can return or..
  4. Receptor destruction: endosome removes receptor and takes to lysosome for destruction
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G protein receptor kinases (GRKs)

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phosphorylates GPCR so arrestin can bind to 3rd intracellular loop

this prevents Galpha from binding and thus Galpha does not get activated and there is no downstream affects

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G-alpha types

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G-alpha-S: stimulatory, activates AC and then cAMP….

G-alpha-I: inhibitory, inhibits AC and thus stops pathway

G-alpha-Q: activates PLC (phospholipase C), which creates DAG and IP3 formation

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Nuclear Hormones

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are hydrophobic

diffuse through membrane to nucleus hormone receptor to be transcribed in the nucleus

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Signaling Molecules

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Lypophilic:

  • steroid hormones-progesterone, testosterone
  • thyroid hormone-thyroxine
  • retinoids

Hydrophilic: eg. growth factors

  • amino acid derived-histamine, serotonin, epinephrine
  • from lipid metabolism-acetylcholine
  • polypeptides-insulin, glucagon,…
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Intracellular receptors

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ligand-binding domain
DNA-binding domain
Transcription-binding domain

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Hydrophobic ligands

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cortisol
estradiol
testosterone
vitamin D3
thyroxine
retinoid acid

look for OH groups

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Retinoid Acid

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derived from Vit A

excess retinol (vit A) leads to abnormalities

retinal=active form
retinol=supplement

accutane for acne

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2 Hit Hypothesis

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2 errors to end up with cancer

inherit one “hit” or mutation and this means that you only need one more mutation to cause a disease like cancer

if you start with one, you are more likely to get cancer by accumulating another error
first error normally inherited
2nd is typically epigenetic, more dynamic

1st hit: DNA repair present to fix mutations,
P53, RB, APC, all tumor suppressors, all involved in DNA repair to check for errors (halt division until repair is doing job)
if mutation is in these, may not get repaired

2nd hit: oncogene,

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Cell Growth/Division

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Normal:
Cell cycle and apoptosis occurring
Tumor suppressors working

but when a mutation or error occurs: oncogene

Oncogene (growth genes)
tumor suppression avoided
uncontrolled proliferation
CANCER

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Tumor Suppressors

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p53, BRCA1/BRCA2, APC, Rb

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Oncogenes

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RAS, HER2 (an RTK), EGF receptor (an RTK)

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Enzyme Coupled Receptors
Tyrosine Kinases JAK-STAT Receptors Ser/Thr kinases all create docking site for other proteins
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Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs)
used for response to growth factors!!!! in the cytoplasmic tail - ligand binds - causes conformational change in receptor and inducing dimerization of 2 monomer receptors - Autophosphorylation occurs to act as scaffold - phosphotyrosine binds to SH2 domain of Grb2 - SH3 domain of Grb2 binds to SOS - SOS binds to Ras (monomeric G protein-small GTPase) - Ras binds to Raf (MAP kinase, kinase, kinase), cascade affect - Raf to Mek to Erk (progress down pathway by phosphorylation) = gene transcription thru this pathway (Ras first discovered human oncogene)
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Growth Factors
named after the tissue they were discovered in ``` EGF - epidermal PDGF - platelet derived FGF - fibroblast IGF-1 - insulin-like NGF - nerve ```
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Insulin Signaling
RAS dependent: - uses Grb2 - slower because makes alterations in gene transcription e. g. increased transcription of glucokinase = glycog synth RAS independent: - uses PI3-kinase - faster because changes enzyme/protein activity e. g. increased GLUT 4 movement = increase glycog synth
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JAK-STAT Receptors
receptors bind cytokines, receptors dimerize, bind JAKs JAKs phosphorylate each other (autophosphorylate) receptor binds and phosphorylates STATs STATs (transcription factor) dissociate from receptor, dimerize, translocate to the nucleus
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Serine-Threonine receptors & Smad
R-Smad: receptor specific Smad and forms complex with Co-Smad (common Smad)
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Activation of Cell Cycle
Myc activation from MAP Kinase (Erk) Active G1CDK (CDK-cyclin dependent kinase) Rb is inactivated via phosphorylation and allows E2F to be activated active E2F will activate G1S/-CDK and S-CDK and all 3 of these will positively feedback to create more E2F once there is enough E2F, DNA synthesis (S-phase) can begin
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Cell Cycle
M-mitotic phase, cell division interphase-long growth period and includes: -Gap 1 (G1) phase RNA and protein synthesis needed for DNA replication -DNA synthesis (S) phase -Gap 2 (G2) phase DNA stability is checked -G0, when conditions not appropriate, cells arrest here, as we age, stuck in G0
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Restriction and Checkpoints
Restriction point (R)- occurs if growth factors are limiting G1 checkpoint -correct any DNA damage (chemical modifications) G2 checkpoint -verify completeness Metaphase checkpoint -ensure chromosomes are attached to mitotic spindle
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Retinoblastoma
Rb protein is major regulator or cell cycle/apoptosis Rb: active = hypophosphorylated inactive = hyperphosphorylated S-phase requires E2F transcription factors Cyclin E and Cyclin A (both activate CDK2, keep Rb inactive/E2F active)
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Cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs)
binding of cyclin to CDKs partially activate them -full activation requires CDK-activating kinase (CAK) p27: CDK inhibitor (CDKI) - binds to cyclin-CDK complex to inactive kinase activity - using p27 is a slow step because it needs to be transcribed
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Cyclin-CDK activity
G1/S transition phase: Cyclin E-CDK2 S phase: Cyclin A-CKD2 M-phase: Cyclin A-CKD1
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Wee1
Inhibits CDK by phosphorylating "roof" site
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Cdc25 (phosphatase)
dephosphorylates "roof" site to increase CDK activity
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p27 vs. kinase-phosphatase pathways
p27 is a CDKI (inhibitor) and attaches to the active CDK to inactive its kinase activity Wee1 is kinase that phosphorylates the CDK to inactivate it Cdc25 is a phosphatase that dephosphorylates the phosphate to make CDK active again
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APC/C
targets S-cyclins and M-cyclins inactive APC/C is activated by binding to Cdc20 cyclins destroyed, inactivates most CDKs, CDK's dephosphorylated
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p53 (tumor suppressor)
guardian of the genome, transcription factor p53 promotes apoptosis p53 promotes cell cycle arrest/DNA repair
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Apoptosis
is an intracellular proteolytic cascade intrinsic and extrinsic pathway Intrinsic: mitochondrial dependent -BAX/BCL are both key regulators Extrinsic: mitochondrial independent
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Intrinsic Pathway, Apoptosis
cytochrome-c is released from the mitochondria and binds to Apaf1 (procaspase-activating adaptor protein) Apaf1 forms an apoptosome which then activates caspase-9 (initiator caspase) Caspase-9 activates caspase-3 (executioner caspase) BAX: activates/promotes apoptosis BCL2: inhibits apoptosis by inhibiting BAX
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Extrinsic Pathway, apoptosis
Fas binds to Fas death receptor FADD activates Procaspase 8, activates caspase 3 for apoptosis TNF-alpha binds to receptor, TRADD activates procaspase 8, activates caspase 3 for apoptosis
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BRCA (tumor suppressor)
responds to DNA damage stops replication if damage is noted
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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
BCR-ABL fusion protein
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v-erb
mutated RTK, constant proliferation
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Src
similar to Ras when activated, results in ligand independent signal transduction mutation occurs during viral replication!! see correlation box

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