Test 2 lecture 36-37 Flashcards
ECM is made of
- *ground substance:**
- glycoproteins, proteoglycans and glycosamioglycans
- *Fiber components:**
- collagen
- elastin
Collagen breaks into
reticular fibers: lungs, kidneys, lymph nodes
fiber forming:
molecules that help ECM
integrin: bind ECM components together
Metalloproteinases: enzymes that degrade ECM
Growth factors and cytokines:
Transcription factors
to be a collagen:
- must be in the extracellular space and contribute to the structural integrity of the ECM;
- contain at least one triple-helical domain;
- must form supramolecular aggregates (i.e. fibrils (type 1 and 2), filaments (reticular fibers), networks) either alone, or in conjunction with other matrix components.
To be classified as a collagen, the protein must contain at least one ____
triple-helical domain;
wrap around each other and form rope like structure
To be classified as a collagen, the protein must be in the extracellular space and contribute to the ____ of the ECM
structural integrity
To be classified as a collagen, the protein must form ____ (i.e. fibrils, filaments, networks) either alone, or in conjunction with other matrix components.
supramolecular aggregates
type 1 collagen
present in bone, and other tissues (DICT, tendons and ligaments)
is a type of fiber forming collagen
type 2 collagen is found in
cartilage
type of fiber forming collagen
Collagen superfamily: >28 structurally and functionally distinct collagen types with unique ___ exist.
tissue distributions
Some collagen types (e.g. ____) are homotrimers made up of 3 identical polypeptides or alpha “a” chains,
type II collagen in cartilage
Some collagen are heterotrimers made up of combinations of 2 or 3 different a chains (____).
type I collagen in bone
is a heterotrimer of 2 identical alpha 1 chains, and 1 different alpha2 chain
___ form cross-striated linear fibrils and are major structural components of connective tissues
fibrillar collagen
two types of fibrillar collagen
Type 1- bone, skin, tendon, dentin, blood vessels, mesenchyme..
Type 2-cartilage, vitreous of eye
type of collagen that forms non-linear aggregates; have varied function
non fibrillar collagen
examples of non fibrillar collagen
- BASEMENT MEMBRANE: Type IV
- ANCHORING : Type VII
- FACIT : Types IX, XII, XIV
- SHORT CHAIN : Types VIII, X
Formula for triple helical domain:
(GLY-X-Y)n
collagen alpha chains are coiled around each other into a ___ to form a rigid rope-like structure.
triple-helix
___, the smallest amino acid and the only one without a side chain, is critical in every third position of the collagen Gly-X-Y sequence.
Glycine
___ residues occupy the restricted space in the center of the triple helix of collagen
Glycine
Why can only glycine work in center of triple helix of collagen
Any other amino acid in this position disrupts the helix. (would be too big)
In collagen, the side chains in the -X and -Y positions are directed ___, at the surface of the protein, where they participate in intra- and inter-molecular interactions.
outward,
____ have large (~1,000 aa’s per chain) triple helical domains with virtually no interruptions or “imperfections” in the Gly-X-Y repeats.
-Fibrillar collagens
These collagens form straight rope-like structures and laterally associate into quarter-staggered arrays.
Fibrillar collagen