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cytoskeleton Flashcards

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what are the 3 filament types (smallest to largest)

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  1. actin (microfilaments) - actin-binding proteins
  2. intermediate filaments
  3. microtubules: microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs)
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describe actin structure

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  • F-actin
  • polymers of actin proteins called G-proteins
  • polarised double helix
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how many acts subunits for each complete turn? diameter?

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13

7nm diameter

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explain growth of actin filament

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  • ATP bound to actin monomer (G-actin)
  • monomers added/removed from both ends of polymer
  • add more rapidly to +end
  • once incorporated, ATP –> ADP
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3 main functions of actin

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  1. mechanical support
  2. cell shape changes and maintenance
  3. cell motility
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9 functions/roles of actin proteins

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  1. G-actin monoers
  2. actin-sequestering proteins (eg. profilin, thymosin) prevent G-actin polymerising
  3. actin-bundling proteins (a-actinin in muscle))
  4. motor proteins (muscle myosin)
  5. side-binding proteins (interact w other proteins)
  6. capping proteins (prevent growth)
  7. cross linking proteins (eg. transgelin)
  8. severing (gelsolin, severin)
  9. membrane attachment proteins (spectrin)
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diameter intermediate filaments

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10nm

visible by e.m.

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functions of intermediate filaments

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  • dense around nucleus
  • anchor cells at some cell junctions
  • support nuclear structure
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examples of intermediate filaments

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Named vary by cell types:

eg. keratin, vimentin, glial fibriallary acidic protein, neurofilamin

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how is an intermediate filament polymer formed

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  1. monomer
  2. helical dimer (2 monomers)
  3. 2 dimers combine = tetramer (fundamental unit)
  4. tetramers link - staggered formation
  5. Subunit exchange is slow but occurs throughout the length of the filament.
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example of modulation of IF

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plectin molecules link IFs to actin filaments and microtubules

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diameter microtubules

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25nm

visible by e.m. or light microscopy

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describe structure of microtubules

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  • polymer built from TUBULIN monomer which consist of one molecule of a-tubulin and beta-tubulin
  • asymmetric monomer: polymer has polarity (one end stops with a, one with b)
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describe arrangement of columns of tubulin

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13 columns of tulip polymer arranged in hollow cylinder

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assembly and disassembly of microtubule

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  • (negative) end: GPD bound monomers dissociate rapidly
  • GTP bound monomers assemble onto + end

GTP–>GDP, cycle starts again

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where are microtubules polymerised

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centrosomes

minus end remains close to centrosome, plus end points out towards cell periphery

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how does cytoskeleton help cell shape and orientation

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  • actin: support. maintain shape of cell e.g. erythrocytes
  • IF: stabilise axon shape
    microtubules: stabilise shape of platelets and axons
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how do stereocilia detect vibration in cochlea

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The cells are depolarised or hyperpolarised by deflections caused by sound.
Actin filaments keep the stereocilia rigid.

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how does cytoskeleton help anchoring organelles

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  • actin: hold synaptic vessels close to presynaptic membrane
  • IF: hold cell nucleus
  • microtubules: organise ER of a cell
  • cytoskeleton holds cell next to each other and to extracellular matrix at cell junctions
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describe 4 steps of actin-based cell movement

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  1. leading edge - cell push forward. actin polymerises
  2. focal contact junctions allow adherence of projections. F-actin connects focal adhesions
  3. backside of cell pulls against anchorag epounts
  4. actin depolymerises at rear
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what are lamellipodia and how do they function

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  • sample environment - extend and withdraw
  • plus end of actin orientated to cell periphery
  • When lamellipodia or filopodia touch down: attach to the extracellular matrix through the formation of focal adhesions (focal contacts)
  • Actin connect the focal adhesion to the rest of the cytoskeleton
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how does myosin help actin

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myosin II: motor protein

  1. head region interacts w actin and binds ATP. Energy release from hydrolysis = myosin tail moves
  2. ADP released from head and replaced by ATP = detach from actin
  3. head binds further down filament
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describe microtubule based movement

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  • cilia
  • 9+2 structure
  • DYNEIN (a MAP): initiate movement. minus end-directed motor protein
  • microtubules slide along each other = bend cilium
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how does cytoskeleton help movement of intracellular contents

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microtubules

e. g. move synaptic vessels along axons to synapse
- motor proteins kinesin (moves to + end) and dynein (moves to - end) move vesicles

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what's the difference in the action of kinesis and myosin II
- kinesin stays attached to microtubule during ATP hydrolysis = processive motor protein. moves large distances - myosin II: detaches from actin at end of the cycle, travel short distances
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e..g. when cytoskeleton is used tome cell contents
separation of chromosomes during cell division - microtubules
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3 anti-cancer therapeutics and their mechanism
colchicine, vinblastine, taxol - inhibit function of mitotic spindle and thus cell division - C&V: destabilise microtubules, T stabilises
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actin abnormalities leading to disease
- mutation in dystrophin = Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy - mutation in myosin VII = Usher's syndrome - heriditary deafness and blindness
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intermediate filament abnormalities leading to disease
- Epidermolysis bullosa symplex | - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
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microtubule abnormalities leading to disease
- Alzheimer’s Disease | - Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
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how does Listeria bacteria affect actin cytoskeleton
- engulfed by host cell - escapes - F-actin polymerises at back of bacterium = motility - drives bacterium into neighbouring cell
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what is Epidermolysis bullosa symplex.
IF - Mutations in keratin genes= failure to form proper keratin filaments in epidermis - skin sensitive to mechanical injury - Blistering in adults, sloughing of epidermis in newborns - Plectin mutations also cause EBS with muscular dystropy
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
IF (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease). -Some hereditary forms are caused by mutations in neurofilamin genes -causes of motor neuron degeneration are unclear.
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Alzheimer’s Disease.
microtubules - Alongside amyloid plaques, AD brains display neurofibrillary tangles comprising the MAP, Tau. - Tau is hyperphosphorylated in tangles and cannot bind MTs.
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Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
microtubules | The most common form is caused by mutations in spastin, a microtubule severing protein.
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