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cell communication Flashcards

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effector cells

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respond to signalling molecules

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what are the modes of transmission of signalling molecules?

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Autocrine signalling:
Signalling molecules act on the cell that secreted them

Paracrine signalling:
Signalling molecules act on cells that are close to the secreting cell

Endocrine signalling:
Signalling molecules act of cells that are far away from the cell that secretes them.

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animals hormones source, modes, hydrophilic/hydrophobic

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source:
glands and organs

mode:
Autocrine
Paracrine- interstitial fluid between cells
Endocrine- via bloodstream

hydrophobic or hydrophilic:
“Hydrophobic steroid hormones
Hydrophilic peptide hormones
hydrophobic or hydrophilic amino-acid-derived hormones”

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plant hormones source, modes, hydrophilic/hydrophobic

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source:
Most plant cells are capable of producing a variety of them

mode:
Various including diffusion

hydrophobic or hydrophilic
Hydrophobic or hydrophilic phytohormones

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neurotransmitters source, modes, hydrophilic/hydrophobic

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source:
neurons

mode:
Paracrine- exocytosis into the synapse

hydrophobic or hydrophilic:
hydrophilic

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cytokines source, modes, hydrophilic/hydrophobic

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source:
Immune cells such as macrophages, B- and T-lymphocytes and mast cells

mode:
“Autocrine
Paracrine
Endocrine “

hydrophobic or hydrophilic:
hydrophilic

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pheromones source, modes, hydrophilic/hydrophobic

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source:
various cells

mode:
Communication between organisms by diffusion outside the organism

hydrophobic or hydrophilic:
“Hydrophobic pheromones
Hydrophilic pheromones “

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what is a hormone? what properties does it have? what does it do?

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Signalling molecule
Produced in tiny amounts
Long-lasting effect on target cells
Regulate growth and activity

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what do animals hormones do? where do they come from?

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Growth, metabolism, reproduction
Glands and organs that along with some tissues synthesis and secrete hormones into the bloodstream
Main glands and organs: pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland etc.

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what are the three classes of animal hormone?

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Lipid hormones: from fatty acids or cholesterol, hydrophobic, eg: testosterone, oestrogen, cortisol
Peptide and protein hormones: hydrophilic, peptide hormone: insulin, protein hormone: growth hormone
Amino-acid-derived hormones: hydrophobic or hydrophilic, eg: thyroxine, dopamine

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abscisic acid: source, effector site, effects

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From leaves (chloroplasts) and roots
Effector site: seeds, buds, guard cells, leaves and fruit
Transported in the xylem from roots and phloem from leaves
effects: seeds and bud dormancy, drought tolerance and apical dominance

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auxins: source, effete site, transport, effect

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source: shoot tip, seeds
Effector site: growing region of shoots and roots, developing fruit
Transported from cell to cell usually from shoots to roots
Effects: shoot tips towards light (phototropism), roots grow downwards (gravitropism), apical dominance

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cytokinins: source, effete site, transport, effect

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source: roots and developing fruits
Effector site: branch and leaf buds
Transported in xylem
Effect: growth of material branches

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ethene: source, effete site, transport, effect

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source: ripening fruits and other parts of plant
Effector site: most cells
Diffusion (it is a gas)
Effect: increase sugar content in fruit, fruit and leaf drop

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gibberellins: source, effete site, transport, effect

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Source: root and shoot apical meristems, growing leaves and seeds
Effector site: meristems, leaves, seeds and flowers
Usually used by the cell that made it or moved cell-to-cell by xylem and phloem
Effect: elongation of stems, leaf expansion, seed germination, fruit and flower maturation

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how are bones made strong or weak?

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Pressure one bones causes them to become thicker
Take pressure off bones, causes calcium to be reabsorbed into circulation
Calcitonin adds to bone’s calcium
Parathyroid hormone removes from bone’s calcium

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where is the pituitary gland? what does it do? what does the hypothalamus do and how do they work together?

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Base of brain
‘master gland’- produces many of the body’s hormones
Involved in growth, reproduction, lactation, kindness function, skin pigmentation, regulation of adrenal and thyroid glands etc.
Hypothalamus detects stimuli and monsters homeostasis.
Hypothalamus regulates hormone production from pituitary gland
Together, they maintain homeostasis

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are neurotransmitters hydrophilic or hydrophobic? where are they released? where are the made? want do they do? what are examples?

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Hydrophilic
Secreted by neurones
Produced in synaptic terminals
Paracrine signalling
Secreted into the synapse
Electrical signal stimulates the release
Neurotransmitters diffuse and bind to receptors on the other side
Cause a transmission of electrical impulse
Involved in movement
Examples are dopamine, serotonin etc.

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are cytokines hydrophilic or hydrophobic? what do they do? where are they released? what are some examples? where do they bind? mode?

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Hydrophilic
Communication between immune cells
Coordinate aspects of the immune response
Released in response to damage or pathogens
Sources include macrophages, T lymphocytes and lymphocytes
Some cytokines such as interferons and interleukins regulate inflammation and immune responses to infection
Bind to target cell surface
Involved in paracrine or autocrine signalling

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where are pheromones secreted? what do they do?

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Excreted into the external environment
Influence behaviour and physiology of an individual (usually the same species)
Trigger alarm and aggressive responses, marking territory, marking food trails and attracting mates

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how can pheromones be involved in insect control?

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Flood crops with female pheromone which confuses males and makes mating hard
Not harmful to environment
Target more specifically
Insects cannot develop a resistance to them

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what is signal transduction?

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converting the original stimulus signal into a response.

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what is the signal response model? what are the steps?

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A way of considering signal transduction

steps:
Reception- detection of signalling molecule by receptor
Transduction- the relay of the signal in the cell
Cellular response- the activation of cellular response

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what is reception? where are receptors? what are features of receptors?

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Detection of signalling molecule
Receptors on the membrane, in the cytosol or in the nucleus (depends on hydrophobic or hydrophilic)
Receptors are specific for certain molecules (complementary)

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what is transduction? how many steps?

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Converting the signal into a form that can be relayed to its final destination (for a response)
Can be single step (bind to receptor and produce response)
Multi step (cascades)
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what is the cellular response? where?

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Gene expression, activation of enzymes, secretion of signalling molecules
Occur in the nucleus, cytosol and membrane

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what is signal transduction of hydrophobic signalling molecules?

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Hydrophobic are usually lipid-based eg. Steroids

Ones that enter nuclear pores act as transcription factors

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what is signal transduction of hydrophilic signalling molecules?

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Peptide hormones, neurotransmitters and cytokines

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where are hydrophilic molecules reception?

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Unable to diffuse through the membrane

Bind to receptors on the exterior (transmembrane proteins)

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what is transduction of hydrophilic? what kind of response?

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Intracellular domain of transmembrane protein which transfers the signal into the cell
Intracellular part changes shape which activates molecules inside the cell (cellular response)
Direct response
Indirect response activates such as second messengers or G proteins or both

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what are secondary messengers of transduction for hydrophilic?

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Small Non-proteins
Usually Water-soluble
Easily move through the cytosol, triggering and amplifying responses

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what are transduction cascades (transduction of hydrophilic)?

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Transduction cascades: series of events in which a change in one molecule causes a change in another, etc.

Molecules may be enzymes, channel proteins, of cell structure proteins

A signalling molecule may cause different responses in different cell types:
Different receptors for the same molecule may activate different cascades
Proteins can be specific to only some cells and will lead to specific responses in only those cells

Signalling molecules in low concentrations
Cascade allows for amplification or that signal leading to enough response molecules for that cell

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what are G proteins (transduction of hydrophilic)

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Intracellular protein
Coupled with receptors on the membrane
When activated the cause activity of proteins such as enzymes and are often second messengers to relay signals

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what are cellular responses for hydrophilic?

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Responses in the nucleus
Signalling molecule triggers gene expression
Causes gene regulation (only made when needed)
Cascade results in a functional transcription factor

Responses in the cytosol
Inhibition or activation of enzymes in the cytosol

Responses on the plasma membrane
Allow certain things to enter and exit

Ion channels
Type of transmembrane protein
Allow ions in or out
Can be opened or closed by signalling molecules

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signal transduction in a neuron?

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Neuron stimulates, gate opens, potassium and sodium enter and action potential is initiated
Action potential moves along the axon and opens other gates

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cellular response in a neutron?

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Action potential reaches terminals which causes calcium ion to enter
Increased calcium causes vesicles to fuse with membrane and expel neurotransmitters

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what is apoptosis?

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Apoptosis: programmed cell death, self-destruction, regulates number of cells.

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how Is apoptosis triggered? reasons? what does caspases do?

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Apoptosis is receptor-mediated
Triggered by signalling molecules inside or outside of the cell
Reasons: cell ageing, cell obsolescence (cell no longer needed), damaged DNA
Enzyme called caspases are responsible for apoptosis
Caspases are produced and stores as inactive precursors
Binding of a signalling molecule activates the caspases precursor
Caspase stimulates the activation of other caspases which leads to cell death
Caspase-3 is a protease that causes fragmentation of actin filaments in the cytoskeleton and inactivates DNA repair
Caspase-3 causes a cascade in apoptosis
Caspase-3 causes neurone death in Alzheimer’s

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what are the roles of caspases? can these processes be reversed?

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Cleaved of DNA into characteristic fragments
Cleavage of proteins in the nuclear membrane
Degradation of nuclear proteins leading to condensation of chromatin
Dismantling cytoskeleton causing protrusion of membrane (bleb)
Breakdown of proteins in cytosol
Breakdown and fragmentation of organelles

Once triggered, apoptosis cannot be stopped or reversed.

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what are major steps of apoptosis?

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Separation from adjacent cells
Collapse of cytoskeleton
Cell shrinkage
Breakdown of organelles and nucleus
Blebbing of plasma membrane
Budding of plasma membrane bound vesicles (apoptotic bodies) which prevent toxic or immunogenic substances from leaking when a-optic bodies are phagocytosed
Phagocytosis of apoptotic bodies by specialised cells (usually macrophages) without spilling contents or triggering an inflammatory response

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what is necrosis?

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Cells may be damaged by injury, infection, toxins or loss of blood supply
Cells lyse or spill contents, triggering an inflammatory immune response
Accidental

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what are the pathways of apoptosis?

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intrinsic or mitochondrial and extrinsic

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how does intrinsic pathway work?

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Signal for apoptosis from inside cell
Damage by radiation, viral infections, toxins or damaged DNA
Stimulate transcription and translation of genes into proteins (signalling molecules) that activate the mitochondrial pathway

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what are the Bel-2 proteins in the intrinsic pathway?

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Control mitochondrial apoptosis
Promote (pro-)
Inhibit (anti-)
To promote, they relocate from the cytoplasm to to the surface of the mitochondria
Pores open and release cytochrome c (involved in electron transport chain) into the cytoplasm
Cytochrome c forms a complex (apoptosome) with protein Apaf-1 (apoptotic protease activating factor)
Apoptosome activates a cascade of caspases causing apoptosis

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what is the extrinsic pathway of death receptor pathway?

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From outside the cell
Transmembrane proteins called death receptors (specific to different cytokines)
Bind to death receptor, signal transduction in the cell which initiates a cascade of caspase that leads to apoptosis

46
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excess apoptosis?

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Can cause degenerative diseases such as alzheimers, Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease

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inhibited apoptosis?

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Example is when skin between fingers is not removed (syndactyly)

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cancer

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Unregulated and abnormal cell growth and division
Caused by increased rate of division or suppression of apoptosis
Growth of tumours

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cancer: B-cell lymphoma

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Excessive amounts of anti-apoptotic Bel-2 proteins are produced
No cytochrome c released, so no apoptosomes
Mutated B cells cannot be removed and replicate, forming cancer
Occurs most in the spleen and lymph nodes and can spread to liver and bone marrow

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other defects that cause cancer?

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Mutations in caspases that stops them functioning

Defects in Apaf proteins that prevent apoptosomes forming

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what is the tumour suppressor gene, p53?

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Some mutations are detected and repaired by enzymes in the nucleus
Tumour suppressor proteins are found in the cell cycle and check for damaged DNA
If it cannot be fixed, apoptosis happens
Mutations in tumour suppressor genes such as tumour suppressor 53 can cause many cancers

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