Term Explanation
Tight Junction
Tj are the closely associated areas of two cells whose membranes join together forming a virtually impermeable barrier to fluid. It is a type of junctional complex present only in vertebrates.
What is cell coat made of?
Glycoproteins and Glycolipids
Which glycoprotein constitutes more than 25 percent of all protein in human body?
Collagen
Which type of collagen doesn’t form fibril?
Type IV
Which ECM molecule consists of a core protein to which chains of glycosaminoglycans are covalently attached?
Proteoglycan
Which ECM molecule consists of two similar, but nonidentical polypeptides joined by a pair of disulfide bonds located near the C-termini?
Fibronectin
The degradation of extracellular materials, along with cell-surface proteins, is accomplished by a family of zinc-containing enzymes called ()
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)
Which molecule is the most important family of receptors that attach cells to their extracellular microenvironment?
Integrins
Gap junctions are composed of entirely of an integral membrane protein called ()
Conexon
L-selectin means the selectins present on ()
Leukocyte
Cadherins are a large family of glycoproteins that mediate () -dependent cell-cell adhesion and transmit signals from the ECM to the cytoplasm
Ca2+-dependent
Which of the following organelle contains ribosomes ()
RER (The rough endoplasmic reticulum)
The () is thought to function as sorting station that distinguishes between proteins to be shipped back to the ER and those that are allowed to proceed to the next golgi station
The cis Golgi network (CGN)
The most common protein modification mode occurs in Golgi complex is ()
Glycosylation
Which vesicle moves materials from ER to golgi complex ()
COP II
Lysosomal proteins synthesized on rER carry a signal called ()
Mannose-6-Phosphate
For lysosomes the high internal proton concentration is maintained by a _ present in the organelle’s membrane
Proton pump
() provides a means for selective and efficient uptake to macromolecules that may be present at low concentrations in extracellular fluid, like hormones, enzymes, protein-bound nutrients
Receptor-mediated endocytosis (RME)
In general, nerve cells release neurotransmitters via () pathway
Regulated pathway
Microfilaments are composed of the protein ()
Actin
Which of the cytoskeleton molecule does not have polarity?
Intermediate filament
For the microtubules, the plus end is usually terminated by a row of ()
β-Tubulin subunits
Which protein may increase the stability of microtubules and promote their assembly?
MAP II
Motor protein () moves along microfilament
Myosin