Notes in L13 & L14 - Second Messenger Signaling, Catalytic Receptor and Steroid Signaling

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Published 11/02/2024 The plasmalemma is a {{c1::selectively permeable}} barrier
Published 11/02/2024 Passive transport involves the movement of molecules {{c1::down}} a concentration gradient. Active transport involves the movement of molecules {{c1::…
Published 11/02/2024 Can hydrophobic molecules diffuse through the plasmalemma
Published 11/02/2024 What molecules tend to cross cells via simple diffusion
Published 11/02/2024 What is osmosis
Published 11/02/2024 An {{c1::iso}}tonic solution refers to a solution with an equimolar solute concentration to the cell. There is {{c1::no net}} change observed in cell …
Published 11/02/2024 A {{c1::hyper}}tonic solution is one in which the solution has a higher ion concentration than the cell, resulting in a net decrease in cell volume
Published 11/02/2024 A {{c1::hypo}}tonic solution is one with a lower solute concentration than cells. This results in a net {{c1::increase}} in cell volume
Published 11/02/2024 What is passive transport, what are some examples of it, and what are two other terms used to describe it
Published 11/02/2024 two specific passive transport channels
Published 11/02/2024 active transport
Published 11/02/2024 primary active transport
Published 11/02/2024 How does the Na/K pump work
Published 11/02/2024 Secondary active transport relies {{c1::indirectly}} on the hydrolysis of ATP to generate a {{c1::concentration gradient to power the cotransport (sym…
Published 11/02/2024 glucose transport can be insulin {{c1::insensitive or insulin sensitive}}
Published 11/02/2024 Insulin insensitive transport is utilized primarily by {{c1::blood}} cells, {{c1::neurons}}, and {{c1::hepatocytes}}
Published 11/02/2024 Insulin-dependent transport is facilitated through the transcytosis of GLUT-{{c1::4}} channels to the plasmalemma of {{c1::skeletal muscle}} and {{c1:…
Published 11/02/2024 how many glucose transporters are there and what is their distribution
Published 11/02/2024 how is glucose absorbed in the gut
Published 11/02/2024 Glucose is absorbed into GI enterocytes via {{c1::an SGLT1 Na-Glucose/Galactose symporter}}.
Published 11/02/2024 can sodium in the GI lumen passively diffuse back into intestinal epithelial cells?
Published 11/02/2024 In the basal domain of enterocytes are monosaccharide {{c1::GLUT-2}} channels that can secrete {{c1::glucose, fructose, and galactose}} into the under…
Published 11/02/2024 In designing drugs, what factors should be kept in mind
Published 11/02/2024 rate of uptake via simple diffiusion follows what sort of curve
Published 11/02/2024 what is the cellular recipient of a chemical signal called
Published 11/02/2024 G-protein coupled receptors are {{c1::mono}}meric proteins that span the plasma membrane {{c1::7}} times and have an extracellular {{c1::ligand-bindin…
Published 11/02/2024 Each G protein is a {{c1::heterotr}}imer composed of {{c1::α, β, and γ}} subunits
Published 11/02/2024 Basic mechanism of g protein signalling
Published 11/02/2024 The {{c1::α}}-subunit of the G protein possesses intrinsic {{c1::GTPase}} activity and dissociates from the β and γ subunits upon binding {{c1::GTP}}
Published 11/02/2024 G protein intracellular signalling is mediated by {{c1::second messengers}}
Published 11/02/2024 what do second messengers regulate
Published 11/02/2024 What is the final result of a g protein receptor activation
Published 11/02/2024 What are three common G protein-regulated intracellular enzymes?{{c1::adenylyl cyclasephospholipase Cguanalyl cyclase}}
Published 11/02/2024 what is the second messenger produced by adenyl cyclase
Published 11/02/2024 cAMP causes an upregulation in the activities of both {{c1::PKA::protein}} and {{c1::CFTR chloride channels::membrane channel}}
Published 11/02/2024 how does cAMP regulate PKA
Published 11/02/2024 what is the direct effect of cholera toxin
Published 11/02/2024 Protein kinase A is a {{c1::ser/thr}} kinase
Published 11/02/2024 what is the abnormal protein implicated in cystic fibrosis
Published 11/02/2024 Bordetella pertussis toxin primarily affects cells through the {{c1::inactivation of Giα proteins}}. This results in {{c1::an indirect upregulati…
Published 11/02/2024 What bacterial species causes whooping cough?{{c1::bordetella pertussis}}
Published 11/02/2024 G proteins can either stimulate or inhibit what?
Published 11/02/2024 What G protein regulates phospholipase C activity?{{c1::Gqα-GTP}}
Published 11/02/2024 Phospholipase C serves to cleave {{c1::IP3}} and {{c1::DAG}} from a molecule of {{c1::PIP2}} bound to the plasma membrane
Published 11/02/2024 Phospholipase C activation causes the liberation of {{c1::IP3}} and {{c1::DAG}} (membrane bound) from {{c1::PIP2}}
Published 11/02/2024 {{c1::IP3}} is a secondary messenger that can diffuse to the ER and stimulate the release of Ca2+ secondary messengers
Published 11/02/2024 As a secondary messenger, Ca2+ functions to bind {{c1::calmodulin}}, activate {{c1::PKC (along with DAG)}}, and can facilitate {{c1::smooth muscl…
Published 11/02/2024 PKC is a serine/threonine kinase activated by the binding of {{c1::DAG}} and {{c1::Ca2+}}
Published 11/02/2024 PKC is a {{c1::ser/thr}} kinase
Published 11/02/2024 The end effect of phospholipase C activation is1. {{c1::activation of PKC through DAG and Ca2+}}2. {{c1::activation of proteins dependent on Ca2+-calm…
Published 11/02/2024 what are catalytic receptors
Published 11/02/2024 Adaptor proteins all contain either an {{c1::SH-2}} or an {{c1::SH-3}} domain
Published 11/02/2024 What domain of the adaptor protein directly binds phosphotyrosine?{{c1::SH-2}}
Published 11/02/2024 {{c1::Ras}} is a monomeric G-protein-like enzyme that activates the {{c1::MAPK}} pathway
Published 11/02/2024 Mutations in Ras have been implicated in {{c1::30}}% of tumors
Published 11/02/2024 how does Ras function
Published 11/02/2024 Which phosphorylations are longer lived? ser/thr or tyr?{{c1::ser/thr}}
Published 11/02/2024 what is the final enzyme of the MAP kinase cascade, what happens to it, and what does this cause?
Published 11/02/2024 STAT monomers are activated by {{c1::tyrosine}}-phosphorylation and subsequent {{c1::dimerization}}
Published 11/02/2024 PI3K is activated by binding {{c1::phospho-tyrosines}} and phosphorylates molecules of {{c1::PIP2}} to {{c1::PIP3}} 
Published 11/02/2024 what is the function of PIP3
Published 11/02/2024 function of PIP3 in cell survival
Published 11/02/2024 PIP3 can be dephosphorylated back to PIP2 by the enzyme {{c1::PTEN}}
Published 11/02/2024 What molecules utilize receptor associated tyrosine kinases?{{c1::interluekinsinterferonsprolactingrowth hormone}}
Published 11/02/2024 what are some examples of non-receptor tyr kinases
Published 11/02/2024 Src is a {{c1::receptor associated tyrosine}} kinase that phosphorylates {{c1::FAK}}
Published 11/02/2024 The janus (JAK) protein is a {{c1::receptor-associated tyrosine}} kinase
Published 11/02/2024 what mediates insulin signalling
Published 11/02/2024 what does the activated tyrosine kinase receptor of insulin do
Published 11/02/2024 how many IRS proteins are known, where are they expressed?
Published 11/02/2024 how does insulin generate different effects in different tissues
Published 11/02/2024 After phosphorylating itself, the insulin receptor phosphorylates {{c1::tyrosine}} residues of the IRS proteins.
Published 11/02/2024 Phosphorylated IRS (insulin receptor substrate) proteins can be bound by {{c1::SH-2}} domain proteins like {{c1::STATs}}, {{c1::PI3K}}, and {{c1::Ras …
Published 11/02/2024 It is generally believed that the translocation of GLUT4 (insulin-dependent glucose transporter) channels in adipose and skeletal muscle is mediated b…
Published 11/02/2024 What are the two types of steroid signalling?{{c1::NISS (nuclear-initiated)MISS (membrane-initiated)}}
Published 11/02/2024 Which form of steroid receptor signalling generates more rapid responses? {{c1::MISS::NISS/MISS}}
Published 11/02/2024 examples of steroid signalling molecules (6)
Published 11/02/2024 The targets of intracellular steroid hormone signalling are typically {{c1::ligand-activated transcription factors}}
Published 11/02/2024 Receptors of membrane initiated steroid signalling typically localize to {{c1::caveolae invaginations}} of the plasma membrane
Published 11/02/2024 MISS binding can induce
Published 11/02/2024 the MAPK cascade uses what type of phosphorylation
Published 11/02/2024 SH-3 (src homology 3) domains are capable of binding to {{c1::SH-2 domain-containing proteins}}.
Published 11/02/2024 Describe the basic structure of a NISS receptor protein{{c1::}}
Published 11/02/2024 Match the following intracellular proteins to their downstream targets and type of receptor if indicated:{{c1::Jak}} : {{c2::STAT}} - {{c3::(receptor …
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