Unit 4 Flashcards
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Mitochondrial membrane permeability
Outer membrane: super permeable
Inner membrane: not very permeable
Infoldings in mitochondrial inner membrane
cristae
TOM
Translocase of outer membrane
passive transport
TIm
Translocase of inner membrane
ATP-dependent
Targeting sequence binds to TIM and opens the pore, only that protein will fit, and it’ll be fed through as a polypeptide strand.
Mitochondrial Fusion cellular GTPases
OPA1 and Mfn
Mitochondrial Fission cellular GTPases
Fis1 and Drp
F0 ATP synthase subunit
protein complex that spans the inner mitochondria membrane and contains a proton channel
F1 ATP synthase complex
bound to F0, enzyme that actually makes ATP from ADP and phosphate
Number of proton transfers needed to make 1 ATP
3
How is ATP transported out of the mitochondria?
ATP/ADP transporter
Role of mitochondria in cell death (apoptosis)
cell damage induces Bak/Bax-permeabilization of the outer mitochondrial membrane, which leads to cytochrome c release, which assembles an apoptosome
Role of mitochondria in necrosis
ischemic injury leads to MPTP-dependent permeabilization of the inner and outer mitochondrial membrane resulting in cytochrome release and elimination of the proton gradient, which prevents ATP synthesis and actually causes ATP synthase to reverse directions and use things up more quickly!
Mitochondria and quality control
1) mitochondrial proteases degrade misfolded proteins (mAAA, iAAA, Lon)
2) mitochondria can be fixed by fusing with healthy mitochonria
3) mitochondria can be eliminated by mitophagy
Why is mitochondrial QC important?
Mitochondrial damage and resulting increase in RUS is related to increased senescence and increased sensitivity to neuronal degeneration
Mitochondrial associated disease
mutation in OPA1 causes dominant optic atrophy
mutation in Mfn2 gene causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy
mAAA protease mutation –> hereditary spastic paraplegia
Asenic mxn
inhibits oxidative phosporylation and ATP production
3 functions of mitochondria
1) ATP generation
2) Apoptosis
3) regulation of intracellular Ca2+
Outer membrane mitochondrial import
GIp= general import pore
Tom 70 and Tom 20 are import proteins
mtHSP70
recognizes the sequence for inner mitochondrial membrane import, binds it and TIM, hydrolyzes ATP, and pulls the protein through the membrane
ATP synthase structure
F1: 3 α and 3 β subunits, spins around and goes through 3 conformations
1) binds ADP
2) squishes phosphate and ADP together
3) ATP gets released
Cytochrome C and apoptosis
if cytochrome C is OXIDATED, it’ll form an apoptosome. It’s reversible if it’s small enough by reduction
Blood supply of epithelial cells
Epithelial cells are avascular. Nutrients and oxygen diffuse through basal lamina and connective tissue to reach epithelial cells
Epithelial funtions (7)
1) Barrier
2) Selection absorption and transport
3) Selective secretion
4) Movement of particles and movement through passageways
5) Biochemical modification of molecules
6) Communication to/from other tissues and organs
7) reception of sensory stimuli
endothelium
a tissue that faces blood and lymph