Cell Bio- Exam 2

Slide Set 5: Vesicular Traffic, Secretion, and Endocytosis

Vesicular Transport
  • Proteins are synthesized in the ER, then are moved from ER to golgi, once mature proteins are formed, they need to leave the ER (Secretory)
  • After golgi, they have multiple different pathways
    • Constitutive secretion- constant secretion of proteins from cell, golgi to out of cell
    • regulated secretion- secretory vesicle takes protein out of cell from golgi
    • Endocytic- early endosome takes proteins from membrane to late endosome and then sometimes to lysosome
  • Microscopy study with GFP
    • studied traffickingviaGFPvirusparticlestrafficking via GFP virus particles
    • use temperature, iftempinc,proteinmvmtblockedif temp inc, protein mvmt blocked
    • you can track proteins via fluorescent microscopy
    • results: thereistraffickingwithinthecell,youcangetaroughestofthetimethatittakesthere is trafficking within the cell, you can get a rough est of the time that it takes
    • tracking total fluorescence signal over time
  • Oligosaccaride modification
    • mannose trimming occurs when oligosaccaride moves from ER to golgi
    • treated with endoglycosidase D which cleaves sugar from protein
  • Vesicle Budding and Fusion
    • transport vesicle leaves donor compartment
    • transport vesicle fuses with target compartment
  • Coated Vesicle Budding
    • SNARE protein helps transport vesicles recognize target membranes
    • membrane cargo protein and soluble cargo protein bind together
    • coat proteins surround vesicle
  • Uncoated vesicle fusion
    • V SNARE proteins will interact with T SNARE proteins on membrane
    • RabsproteincanhelprecognizewhichtargetmemtheyshouldfusetooRabs protein- can help recognize which target mem they should fuse too, assists with docking
What is the mechanism by which vesicles are formed?
  • Three types of coated vesicles
    • Clathrin coated - helps with transport from trans golgi network to late endosome and helps transports obj entering the cell via endocytosis
    • have heavy and light chains, as well as binding site for assembly particles
    • soccer ball structure
    • Functions:
      • help form mechanicalforcetoformvesiclemechanical force to form vesicle
      • coat subunits bind to surface of donor membrane
      • clathrin and other proteins help form bud/vesicle and help with the mechanical force of budding off
      • capture membrane receptors
      • clathrinandadaptin(boundtogether)bindtocargoreceptorboundtocargomoleculesinmembrane,andthenstartbuddingprocess,clathrin and adaptin (bound together) bind to cargo receptor bound to cargo molecules in membrane, and then start budding process,
      • adaptin helps transmem receptor bind to coating proteins
        • certain aa are carried that signals adaptin to bind, these are then phosphorylated
    • DynaminDynamin
      • requiredforpinchingoffofclathrinvesiclesfromdonormembranerequired for pinching off of clathrin vesicles from donor membrane
      • polymerizes around the neck and then hydrolyzes GTP, conformational change initiated in dynamin that stretches vesicle neck until the vesicle pinches off
    • COP1inchargeofmovingproteinfromtransgolgibacktoERCOP 1- in charge of moving protein from trans golgi back to ER
    • coatomer coated
    • intra golgi traffic, golgi to ER
    • ARFARF plays a role in coat formation
    • COP2helpswithproteinleavingERtocisgolgCOP 2- helps with protein leaving ER to cis golgi
    • coatomer coated
      • Sar1usesCOP2componentsSar 1 uses COP 2 components
  • GTPases
    • Active- when protein binds to GTP
    • GAPhydrolyzesGTPtoGDPGAP- hydrolyzes GTP to GDP
    • Sar 1 initially binds to GTP, then binds to Sec 12 to hydrolyze GTP, then recruits COP2 components to have GTP bound to mem
    • Sar1controlscoatassemblyonCOP2vesiclesSar 1- controls coat assembly on COP2 vesicles
    • inactive- off, GDP bound
    • GEFreleasesGDPsoGTPcanbemadeGEF- releases GDP so GTP can be made
    • ARFARF- also a GTPase, playsroleincoatformationinCOP1andClathrincoatedvesicles,intitiallybindstoGDPplays role in coat formation in COP1 and Clathrin coated vesicles, intitially binds to GDP
What are the molecular signals on vesicles that cause them to bind only to the appropriate target membrane?
  • SNARESandRABGTPasesSNARES and RAB GTPases play a role in vesicle traffic and fusion
    • generate tight interactions, help vesicles fuse to the donor membrane
  • RAB GTPase
    • donor mem: RAB receptor, vesicle: RAB
    • mediate diff transport vesicles fused to diff transport membranes
    • many diff RABs in eukaryotic cells
How do transport vesicles and their target organelles fuse?
  • SNAREandRABhelpvesiclerecognizedonormembraneSNARE and RAB help vesicle recognize donor membrane
  • RABwillnothelpfuseRAB will not help fuse, will help recognize membrane
  • Vesicle Fusion Machinery
    • Vesicle Docking: V SNARE and T SNARE associate, RAB binds to RAB receptor
    • Assembly of SNAREcomplex:SNARE complex:
    • SNAP 25- snare complex, includes VSNAREandSyntaxinV SNARE and Syntaxin
    • generates strong force to help fusion to the membrane
    • twistedverytightlytogethertwisted very tightly together
    • Membrane Fusion
    • proteins work to untwist SNAP 25
    • fusion of membranes occurs
    • Disassembly of SNARE complexes
    • SNARE complexes disassociate and are free for another round of vesicle fusion, RAB also disassociates from the RAB effector
Steps in Secretory Pathway cont
  • Vesicular Transport from ER to Golgi
  • protein always goes from cis to trans face of golgi
  • cis cisterna→ medial cisterna → trans cisterna
  • ERretentionsignalER retention signal- four aa, KDEL; if added at c term of protein it will return to ER from cis golgi bc it will bind to place on cis golgi and be recognized
  • CisternalprogressionthroughgolgiglycosylationCisternal progression through golgi glycosylation and other mods in golgi
    • removal of 3 mannose residues in cis golgi (3Man(-3 Man)
    • protein moves to medial golgi by cisternal maturation
    • 3 GlcNAc residues added , 2 more mannose removed, single fucose is added (+3GlcNAc,2Man,+Fucose)(+ 3 GlcNAc, -2Man, + Fucose)
    • processing completed in trans golgi by addition of 3 galactose residues and linkage of N-acetylneuraminic acid residue to each galactose (+3Gal,+3NANA)(+3 Gal, + 3 NANA)
    • RoleofglycosylationRole of glycosylation
    • posttranslationalmodificationpost translational modification
      • helps protein become hydrophilic→ aids in folding
      • aid in transport (rarely- targeting to lysosome)
      • resistance to proteases (stability)
      • protein protein interactions
  • Vesicular sorting at trans- golgi network
  • Vesicular Trafficking to Final Destination (golgi to ___)
    • Endosome
    • Plasma Mem
    • constitutive secretion- unregulated membrane fusion
    • regulated secretion- regulated membrane fusion
    • Lysosome
    • some proteins go here
    • very acidic environment
    • v class pumps used with ATP to pump proton inside
    • lysosomes form a functional hub for cellular trrafficking pathways
      • ER→ Golgi→ lysosome
      • Pinocytosis→ lysosome
      • Phagocytosis→ lysosome
      • autophagy→ lysosome
    • Howdoescellknowwhichproteinsaresenttothelysosome?How does cell know which proteins are sent to the lysosome?
      • M6Presidues!M6P residues!
      • receptor on trans golgi network that will bind to M6P and will incorporate into vesicle and then will go to late endosome
      • if pH low in late endosome, M6P transferred to lysosome
    • Lysosomal Storage diseases
      • can be due to absence of 1 or more lysosomal hydrolases or the mistargeting of lysosomal hydrolases
      • characterized by tissue destruction or accumulation of undigested macromolecules
      • Icellproteinstuckintransgolgi,severetissuedestruction,GlcNacDeficiencyI cell- protein stuck in trans golgi, severe tissue destruction, GlcNac Deficiency
  • Endocytosis
    • goes through plasma mem, through early endosome then late endosome, then lysosome
    • pinocytosispinocytosis-
    • very tiny things; proteins, lipids. Goes through early,late,thenlysosomeearly, late, then lysosome
    • continuous process, rate depends on cell type
    • pinocytotic vesicle forms from clathrin coated pits in plasma mem
    • receptormediatedendocytosisligandbindstocellsurfacereceptor,clathrinhelpstoformvesicle,clathrincoatsvesiclereceptor mediated endocytosis- ligand binds to cell surface receptor, clathrin helps to form vesicle, clathrin coats vesicle
    • phagocytosisphagocytosis-
    • large things like bacteria; phagosomethentolysosomephagosome then to lysosome
    • feeding for lower single celled euks
    • multi celled orgs- used as a defense against invading microbes
    • requires surface receptors, triggered event
    • autophagyautophagy-
    • from ER, if we do not need certain organelles anymore, autophagosomeformsthentransportedtolysosomeautophagosome forms then transported to lysosome
    • LDL Uptake
    • LDL- byproduct of fat transport, have ApoB protein
    • ApoBandLDLreceptorbindApoB and LDL receptor bind
    • vesicle begins to form with help of clathrin coat
    • transported to early endosome→ late endosome→ lysosome
    • Disorders- LDL receptor missing, receptors do not associate with clathrin coat
    • Fate of cell surface receptors after endocytosis
    • recycling of receptor to same domain
      • receptor transported back to surface of membrane and pH will change→ receptor ready to bind to another LDL particle
    • degradation of receptor after endocytosis
      • in lysosome
    • transcytosistranscytosis
      • anyproteinthatismissenttobasolateralsidewillberesenttoapicalmembranesideany protein that is missent to basolateral side will be resent to apical membrane side
      • thevesiculartransportofmacromoleculesfromonesideofacelltotheotherthe vesicular transport of macromolecules from one side of a cell to the other

Slide Set 6: Microfilaments

The Cytoskeleton
  • Functions of cytoskeleton
    • cell shape, mvmt, and contraction
    • organelle mvmt and organization
    • cell division
    • intracellular org and vesicle mvmt
    • interacting with signaling pathways
  • basically like the bones of the cell
  • Components
    • Microfilaments
    • actin filaments, thinner
    • Microtubules
    • tubulin dimers, thicker
    • Intermediate filaments
    • various, diff proteins combined together
  • Cell signaling
    • signals tell cytoskeleton abt organization and mvmt of organelles as well as changes in cell shape, mvmt, and contraction
Actin Microfilaments
  • Functions
    • org of intracellular organelles and transport of vesicles (myosin)
    • intracellular mobility (bacteria)
    • cellular stability
    • cellular motility
    • muscle contraction
  • Lamellipodium
    • supported by growth of actin filaments, generates a protrusion structure to adhere to surface and move cell forward
  • Polymerization and Dynamics
    • 1 actin filament= 2 strands
    • one + end (0.12 M), one - end (0.6)
    • g actin is monomer, microfilament polymer of actin
    • ATP binding cleft in actin structure
    • alpha, gamma, and beta actin: all associated with diff structures
    • GactinpolymerizationG actin polymerization
    • gactinbindstofactin,elongatingexistingfilamentg actin binds to f actin, elongating existing filament
    • canbeaddedto+andend,andleavefrombothsidescan be added to + and - end, and leave from both sides
    • gactindectocriticalconpolymershrinkg actin dec to critical con→ polymer shrink
    • gactinincabovecriticalconcpolymerincinlengthg actin inc above critical conc→ polymer inc in length
  • Actin Binding Proteins
    • Polymerization- Profilin and Thymosin B4
    • ProfilinpromotespolymerizationProfilin- promotes polymerization
    • Thymosinb4blockspolymerizationThymosin b4- blocks polymerization of ATP
    • LengthCofilin,GelsolinLength- Cofilin, Gelsolin
    • NucleationandbranchingArp2/3Nucleation and branching- Arp2/3
    • Crosslinking- Filamin
    • Motor Proteins- myosin
    • stability/cap end of filaments- capz and tropomodulin
    • CapZcapsat+endCapZ- caps at + end
    • TropomodulincapsatendTropomodulin- caps at - end
    • orgoffilaments/musclecontraction,bindstosideoffilamentsnebulinorg of filaments/muscle contraction, binds to side of filaments- nebulin
  • Actin based Motility
    • ForminleadstoassemblyforlongactinfilamentsFormin - leads to assembly for long actin filaments
    • will form dimerstructuredimer structure
    • actin binds to structure and elongation commences
    • ARP2/3complexcanbeusedforpolymerizationtopowermotility,mediatesbranchingARP2/3 complex can be used for polymerization to power motility, mediates branching
    • listeriamonocytogenesusesactinpolymerizationtomovethroughcellslisteria monocytogenes uses actin polymerization to move through cells and from cell to cell→ hijack actin machinery and polymerize it to move around
    • ActAproteinactivatesArp2/3tonucleateActA protein activates Arp2/3 to nucleate new filament assembly from preexisting filaments
    • filamentsgrowat+endfilaments grow at + end until capped by Cap Z
    • actinrecycledthroughcofilin,actin recycled through cofilin, which enhances depolymerization at the - end of the filaments
    • this process propelsbacteriumforwardpropels bacterium forward
    • Toxins that perturb pool of actin monomers
    • CytochalasinDdepolymerizesactinbyblockingfurtheradditionofsubunitsCytochalasin D- depolymerizes actin by blocking further addition of subunits
    • LatrunculininhibitsgactinfromaddingtofilamentendLatrunculin- inhibits g actin from adding to filament end
    • JasplakinolideJasplakinolide- stabilizes and binds actin dimers, lowerscriticalconcbalowers critical conc bar
    • PhalloidinpreventsactinfilamentsfromdepolymerizingbylockingFsubunitstogetherPhalloidin- prevents actin filaments from depolymerizing by locking F subunits together
    • ActinalsointeractswithitselfActin also interacts with itself
    • types of lateral attachment of microfilaments to membranes
      • ankyrin- binds to Band 3 and then spectrin, forms network
      • band 4.1
  • Actin Motor Proteins
    • myosinmyosin
    • can bind to actin and help generate contraction in muscle cells
    • composedofheavychainsandlightchains,composed of heavy chains and light chains, diff myosin has diff amts of each
    • myosin heads can bind to ATP and actin
    • Myosin1Myosin 1
      • small,singleheadsmall, single head
      • stepsize1014nmstep size 10-14nm
      • workswithmembraneassociationandendocytosisworks with membrane association and endocytosis
    • Myosin2Myosin 2
      • dimer(2heavychain)dimer (2 heavy chain)
      • 8nmstep8nm step
      • bipolarfilamentsbipolar filaments
      • works with contractions
    • Myosin5Myosin 5
      • bigger,2heavychainsandmorelightchainsbigger, 2 heavy chains and more light chains
      • 36nmstep36nm step
      • responsiblefororganelletransportresponsible for organelle transport
    • MyosinmvmtprocessMyosin mvmt process
      • ATPbindstoheadgrp,headgroupnotassociatedwithactinyetATP binds to head grp, head group not associated with actin yet
      • ATPhydrolyzedATP hydrolyzed, head grp rotated into position to bind, headgrpbindstoactinhead grp binds to actin
      • power stroke occurs, Pireleasedandmyosinstraightened,movingactinfilamentleftPi released and myosin straightened, moving actin filament left
      • ADPreleased,theATPboundandheadgrpreleasedfromactinADP released, the ATP bound and head grp released from actin
    • Step size vs neck length
      • is myosin step size/velocity proportional to neck length?
      • YES,velocityincwithincnecklengthYES, velocity inc with inc neck length
    • contractile ring
      • myosin 2 takes a large part in forming when cells are splitting, myosin 1 is on outside of cells
    • Sarcomere (not protein, just structure of skeletal muscle)
    • vertical component is Z band, in between is A band, myosin in between actin filaments
    • actin end facing inside is - end
    • sarcoplasmic reticulum- specialized region of the ER, regulates and stores Ca (Ca helps muscle cells to contract)
    • Cap Z- binds to + end of actin
    • Tropomodulin- binds to - end of actin
    • Nebulin- binds to side of actin filaments
    • Titin- binds to myosin and Z disk proteins
  • RhoGTPasesRho GTPases
    • membraneboundRhoproteinscanbindeffectorproteinsthatcausechangesintheactincytoskeletonmembrane bound Rho proteins can bind effector proteins that cause changes in the actin cytoskeleton
    • dominant active rho- always keep making actin
    • Cdc42Cdc42- filopodia formation
    • worksatthefrontofcell,activatesRacworks at the front of cell, activates Rac
    • guys see a Rac and are activated
    • RacGTPRacGTP- lamellipodia formation
    • leadstoactivationofArp2/3andRholeads to activation of Arp2/3 and Rho
    • RhoGTPRhoGTP- Stress fiber formation
    • leads to myosin2activationmyosin 2 activation

Slide Set 7: Microtubules and Intermediate filaments

MIcrofilaments vs Microtubules vs Intermediate filaments
  • microfilaments
    • actin binds ATP
    • form rigid gels, networks, and bundles
    • tracks for myosin
    • contractile machinery and network at cell cortex
  • microtubulesmicrotubules
    • tubulinbindsGTP,tubulin binds GTP, rigid and not easily bent
    • trasksforkinesinsanddyesinstrasks for kinesins and dyesins
    • organization for long range organelles
  • Intermediate filaments
    • great tensile strength, less dynamic, unpolarized
    • no motors
    • cell and tissue integrity
Microtubules
  • play a role in….
    • organization of organelles and transport of vesicles
    • mvmt of cilia and flagella
    • nerve cell, RBC, and flagellar structure
    • alignment and separation of chrom during mitosis
  • TubulinTubulin
    • monomerofmicrotubules,alphaandbetamakeupmonomermonomer of microtubules, alpha and beta make up monomer
  • Two populations of microtubules
    • Unstable short lived- assembles and disassembles rapidly
    • stable and long lived- remain polymerized for a long time (sperm flagella, RBC, nerve cells)
  • Polymerization and Structure of Microtubules
    • Structure
    • tubulin has alpha and beta parts
    • bindto2GTPbind to 2 GTP
    • alphaTGTPisneverhydrolyzedalpha T GTP is never hydrolyzed
    • betaTGTPcanbehydrolyzedbeta T GTP can be hydrolyzed
    • oneendisbetaTexposed+endone end is beta T exposed→ + end
    • oneendisalphaTexposedendone end is alpha T exposed → - end
    • microtubules made up of 13 protofilaments → singlet
    • can have doublets (cilia/flagella) and triplets (basal bodies and centrioles) as well
    • Polymerization
    • microtubulesassembledfromMTOCmicrotubules assembled from MTOC
    • MTOC-any structure used by cells to nucleate and organized microtubules
      • centrosome falls into this category
      • negendofmicrotubulesatMTOCneg end of microtubules at MTOC
    • gamma tubulin ring nucleates microtubule assembly
  • Dynamics of Microtubules
    • Length over time: Assembly stage→ Catastrophe stage→ Disassembly stage→ Rescue Stage
    • PolymerizationoftubulinintomicrotubulesPolymerization of tubulin into microtubules
    • protofilamentfirstformedprotofilament first formed
    • alphaTfirstbindstoprotofilament,thenbetaTalpha T first binds to protofilament, then beta T
    • sheetsheet assembly
    • then form tubeformationtube formation
    • GTPcapattop,GTP cap at top, GDP microtubule is the rest
      • GTP cap bc alphaandbetaTcarryGTP,additionofanotherAlphaandbetaTwillcausehydrolysisalpha and beta T carry GTP, addition of another Alpha and beta T will cause hydrolysis
      • \
        • end more smooth (assembly), - end more rough (disassembly)
    • Disassembly and reassembly of microtubules
    • cool to 4 deg, microtubule will disassemble
    • warm to 37 deg the microtubule will repolarize
    • Drugs that disrupt microtubule dynamics
    • colchincinebindsbtwnalphaandbetaTdimersoitcannotbeusedforpolymerization,colchincine- binds btwn alpha and beta T dimer so it cannot be used for polymerization, causes depolymerization
    • taxolbindtosideoftubulestaxol- bind to side of tubules - stabilize the microtubule structure
  • Binding Proteins
    • MAPsMAPs
    • canstabilizemicrotubules,can stabilize microtubules, similar to taxol
    • sidebindingside binding
    • MAP2- longer
    • Tau- shorter
    • +TIPS
      • can regulate + end of microtubules
    • Motors
    • KinesinsKinesins
      • ferry cargo around the cell
      • ferrytowards+endferry towards + end
      • have light chain, bind to ATP for energy resource
      • bind to microtubule with head groups, bind to vesicle via kinesin receptor
      • hydrolyze ATP to drive mvmt
      • Kinesin 1 and 2- organelle, mRNA, and chromosome transport
      • Kinesin5bipolarstructure,2headgrps,canbindto2diffmicrotubules,microtubuleslidingKinesin 5- bipolar structure, 2 head grps, can bind to 2 diff microtubules, microtubule sliding
      • Kinesin13canregulatemicrotubuleenddisassemblyKinesin 13- can regulate microtubule end disassembly
      • Process
      • first head group, (leadinghead),(leading head), no ATP, boundtomicrotubulebound to microtubule
      • leadingheadthenbindstoATPleading head then binds to ATP
      • conformationalchangeinduced,followingheadswingsforwardsconformational change induced, following head swings forwards
      • followingheadbecomesleadingheadfollowing head becomes leading head
      • newleadingheadreleasesADPwhichitwasoriginallyboundto,andnewfollowingheadhydrolyzesATPtoADPnew leading head releases ADP which it was originally bound to, and new following head hydrolyzes ATP to ADP and then process restarts
    • DyneinsDyneins
      • ferrycargoaroundthecelltowardsendferry cargo around the cell towards - end
      • Power stroke of dynein- ATP hydrolysis causes change in orientation of head→ mvmt of MT
      • dynactinbindcargo,makedyneinmoreprocessivedynactin- bind cargo, make dynein more processive
      • LIS1 protein- interact with ATPase domain of dynein to elongate power stroke
Intermediate filaments
  • heterogeneous
  • great tensile strength
  • no known motors use them as tracks
  • more stable than filaments or tubules
  • no intrinsic polarity
  • made up of protofilaments that can form diff structures
    • haveNtermandctermandheadandtailendhave N term and c term and head and tail end
  • keratin,lamin,vimentinkeratin, lamin, vimentin