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Topic 2 Flashcards

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Features of Lungs - Gas exchange

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Alveoli - Large SA:Vol ratio
Many capillaries - Steep concentration gradient
Constant ventilation - Steep concentration gradient
One-cell-thick walls - Low diffusion barriers

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Properties of gas exchange surfaces

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High surface area - High SA, Higher diffusion rate (NOT “faster” - More efficient)
Steep Conc. Gradient - Greater Conc. gradient, Faster diffusion
Gas exchange surface - Thicker gas exchange surface, Slower diffusion

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Fick’s Law

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Rate of diffusion is proportional to (Surface area x Difference in concentration) divided by Thickness of gas exchange surface

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Cell Membrane Structure

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Phospholipid bilayer - Hydrophilic phosphate head: pointing outwards - Hydrophobic lipid tails: pointing inwards

Fluid mosaic model - Contains proteins/cholesterol/glycoproteins/glycolipids - Channel proteins/Carrier proteins

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Fluidity of Cell Membrane

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More unsaturated lipid tails, More fluidity of membrane - Kinked lipid tails - Close packing prevented - More cholesterol, Less fluid

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Evidence for fluid mosaic model

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Phosphate heads darker than lipid tails - peripheral proteins easily dissociated - integral proteins not easily dissociated - Freeze-fracture studies - mouse/human membrane proteins intermixed

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Osmosis

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“NET” - “PASSIVE” - movement of WATER - partially permeable membrane - DOWN water potential gradient - until solution is “isotonic”

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Diffusion:

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“NET” - “PASSIVE” - No ATP - movement of molecules/ions - DOWN the conc. gradient - from high to low concentration

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Facilitated Diffusion:

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Net, “PASSIVE” movement of molecules/ions - through a membrane protein (Carrier/Channel protein) - DOWN the conc. Gradient - from high to low concentration

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Active transport

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Movement of molecules/ions - AGAINST the concentration gradient - Low to High conc. - Carrier protein needed - ATP hydrolysed for energy - to change shape of protein

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Exocytosis

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Bulk transport of substances - Out of cell - Secretory vesicle - Fuses with membrane

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Endocytosis

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Bulk transport of substances - Into cell - Vesicle formed from cell membrane

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Channel Proteins:

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Specific shape - Can be open/closed depending on presence/absence of a signal - signal can be hormonal - signal can be a change in voltage: “GATED channel”

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Carrier Proteins:

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Ion/Molecule binds to specific site on the protein - protein shape changes - ion/molecule crosses membrane

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DNA Nucleotide
Description

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Phosphate group - Deoxyribose sugar (5C)- Organic base (Adenine/Thymine/Cytosine/Guanine) - Linked by condensation reaction - Nucleotides join together by phosphodiester bonds

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RNA Nucleotide

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Ribose sugar (5C) - Phosphate group - Organic base (Adenine/URACIL/Cytosine/Guanine) - Linked by condensation reaction - Nucleotides join by phosphodiester bonds

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid - Double Helix - Sugar-phosphate backbone - Bases held together by H-Bonds - Double stranded - Polynucleotide strands are antiparallel

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RNA

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Ribonucleic acid - Single stranded - Can fold back on itself

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Adenine - Thymine Bond

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2 Hydrogen

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Cytosine - Guanine Bond

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3 Hydrogen

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Transcription

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Inside nucleus - Helicase - DNA unzips - RNA nucleotides line up against antisense strand - complementary base pairing - phosphodiester bonds form - condensation reaction - RNA polymerase - mRNA detaches from DNA

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Translation

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mRNA attaches to ribosome - tRNA carries specific amino acid - anticodon-codon binding; complementary - condensation reaction between amino acids - peptide bonds form - tRNA released

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Triplet code - non-overlapping - degenerate

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Triplet-code: Each adjacent group of 3 bases codes for one amino acid

Non-Overlapping: Each triplet is discrete and adjacent

Degenerate: Several triplets can code for the same amino acid

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Gene Definition

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Sequence of bases - on DNA - codes for a sequence of amino acids - on a polypeptide

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Structure of Amino Acid

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Central carbon bonded to…
- carboxylic acid group - Amine group - R-group (Varies) - Hydrogen

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Formation of polypeptide chain

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Amino acids - joined by condensation reactions - peptide bonds - into polypeptide chain (primary structure)

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How 3D shape of polypeptide controls solubility

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Primary structure dictates final 3D shape - Polypeptide can fold into a-helix or b-pleated sheet - interactions between R-groups influence folding - H-bonds/Disuphide bridges/Ionic interactions - Hold polypeptide chain in 3D shape

Polar R-groups on outside - Soluble
Non-Polar R-groups on outside - Insoluble

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Globular proteins

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Structure: tertiary/quartenary structure - hydrophilic R-groups facing outwards - spherical

Properties: Soluble, enzymes/hormones etc.

Structure + Function:

Enzymes are globular - 3D shape allows formation of enzyme/substrate complexes
3D shape - allows protein binding - e.g. Haemoglobin/Myoglobin

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Fibrous proteins

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Structure: little/no tertiary structure - hydrophobic R-groups facing outwards - large - repeated amino acid sequences

Properties: Insoluble, structural

Structure + Function:
Long chains - can cross-link for strength - structural molecules e.g. keratin/collagen
Insoluble - structural molecules - not broken down/absorbed etc.

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Catabolic reactions

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“Breaking down” - Substrate molecule broken down into smaller product molecules

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Anabolic reactions

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“Building up” - Substrate molecules form a larger product molecule

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Lock and Key Theory

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Enzyme has SPECIFIC active site - fits complementary substrate molecule(s) - Enzyme-substrate complex - bonds broken/formed - product(s) released

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Induced Fit Theory

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Flexible active site - substrate enters A.site - Enzyme changes shape slightly to better fit substrate - Enzyme-substrate complex - Bonds broken/formed - Product(s) released

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DNA Replication

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Semi-conservative - DNA unzips - Helicase catalyses - mononucleotides line up against both strands - comp. base pairing - phosphodiester bonds - condensation reactions - DNA polymerase catalyses - H-bonds form between bases

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Evidence for semi-conservative replication

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Bacteria grown in culture media - containing heavy nitrogen (15N) or light nitrogen (14N) - DNA extracted/centrifuged - Gen 1 had a band of DNA halfway between 15N and 14N - One DNA strand contains 15N and one strand contains 14N

In CONSERVATIVE model: - Further generations have a band at 15N
In SEMI-CONSERVATIVE model: - Further generations have bands between 14N and 15N

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Types of Mutation

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Frame-shift
Deletion
Substitution
Insertion

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Point Mutations

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Silent: Doesn’t change protein sequence - degenerate nature - same amino acid coded for by multiple codons

Nonsense: Results in coding for a stop codon - rather than amino acid - shortened protein - function impeded/non-functional

Missense: Results in a different amino acid - some missense mutations have no effect

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Cause of CF

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CF is caused by mutations in CFTR gene - can lead to CFTR proteins that are absent/have reduced or no function - 100s of mutation identified in CF

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Effects of the CFTR mutations

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In some cases ATP can’t bind to & open ion channels - or channel is open but chloride ion transport is reduced

Less chloride transport into mucus - less sodium ion movement into mucus down E.C gradient - less water movement into mucus - sticky mucus

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Gene definition

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Sequence of bases - on DNA - codes for amino acid sequence in polypeptide

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Allele definition

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Alternative form of a gene - found at the same locus - on DNA

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Effect of CF on Gas Exchange

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Chloride ions not moved into mucus - Water does not move out of cells - sticky mucus - Not cleared by cilia/coughing

Sticky mucus decreases gas exchange - decreases surface area of lungs by blocking alveoli - less diffusion of gases - diffusion barrier is thicker - slower diffusion of gases

Frequent lung infections - dirt and pathogens get trapped and cannot be cleared

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Effect of CF on Digestion

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Chloride ions not moved into mucus - Water does not move out of cells - sticky mucus

Sticky mucus blocks pancreatic duct - digestive enzyme release impaired - lower rate of digestion - enzymes trapped damage pancreas - cause cysts of hard, fibrosed tissue (hence cystic fibrosis) - could cause a form of diabetes

CF patients have higher daily energy requirement - might need to take digestive enzyme supplements

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Effect of CF on Reproduction

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Males: Vas deferens blocked/absent - fewer/no sperm reach egg - reduced fertility

Females: mucus plug develops in the cervix - reduced fertility

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Ways to test for CF in embryo

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Chorionic villus sampling
Amniocentesis
Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
Pre-implantation genetic testing

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Amniocentesis process

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Invasive - Needle inserted into amniotic fluid - fetal cells collected - between 15-17 weeks - 1% miscarriage risk

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Chorionic villus sampling process

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Invasive - small sample of placental tissue removed - through abdomen wall/vagina - between 8-12 weeks - 2% miscarriage risk

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Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis

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“Cell free fetal DNA” fragments in mothers blood analyzed - 7-9 weeks - different tests require different concentrations of cffDNA

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Pre-implantation genetic testing process (Only IVF)

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Family history of serious genetic condition - IVF embryo - when embryo has 8 cells, one is removed and tested - DNA analysed

Pros and Cons of IVF:

IVF avoids need for possible abortion

Expensive, stressful and low success rate

50
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Issues with testing for CF

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Might go against beliefs of family - false positive might lead to abortion of healthy fetus - false negative might lead to a family not being ready to raise a genetically abnormal kid - carries a miscarriage risk

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CORE PRACTICAL 3:
Investigate membrane structure, including the effect of alcohol concentration or temperature on membrane permeability.

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plant of 5 different “variants” (e.g. age) - same mass/surface area - Heat plant samples to different temp/add different concentrations of ethanol - colorimeter to measure permeability

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CPAC 4 Investigate the effect of enzyme and substrate concentrations on the initial rates of reactions.

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at least 5 concentrations of substrate/enzyme - same volume - Method of measuring dependent variable (e.g. time for color change - if indicator is used, ABSORBANCE)

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