Cytosklelet
Name of the Filaments and order of size
Actin (6 nm)
Subunits (g-Actin -> globular)
Polymer (f-Actin filamentous) intrinsic molecular polarity
Actin Proteine = ATPase (can cleave and hydrolyze ATP)
Microtubules (24 nm)
Subunit: alpha and beta -Tubulin dimer (both are able to bind GTP)
only beta can hydrolize GTP
plus end and minus end
Intermediate filaments (10 nm, lamins <6nm)
subunit: 5 main classes (tissue specific)
lengthy proteins
polymer : made of tetrameric subunits
first dimer (same direction) -> tetramer (head to tail direction) -> 8 tetramer build one ULF (unit-lenght-filament)
ULFs form filament
no nucleotide hydrolysis, no polarity
shared properties of actin and tubulin
self organizing from simple building blocks
nucleotide cleavage
polarity
main element of cellular dynamics
Polymerization of actin and tubulin filaments
Nucleation (3 G-Actin form a nucleus)
Elongation (polymerization, plus end is faster)
steady state (G-actin concentration gets lower)
-> plus end polymerization, minus end depolymerization
actin binding protiens
regulate nucleation, assembly, disassembly
profilin
ADP->ATP exchange factor
ARP complex
actin related protein
ARP23 complex binds to pre existing filments -> branches
filamin
promotes stabilization of actin networks
capping protein
caps at plus end -> no depolimerization
cofilin
promotes disassembly at minus end
Actin specific drugs
Phalloidins
binds and stabilzes filaments
Cytochalasin
caps filaments plus end
Latrunculin
binds subunits and prevents their polymerization
Jasplaknolides
stabilizes actin monomers
Microtubules (dynamics, orientation)
organized by the centrosome = main microtubule-organizing center (MTOC)
-> always associated with the nucleus in vegetativ cells
orientation: centrosome to periphery (- -> +)
polymerization -> catastrophy -> rescue
catastrophy
GTP hydrolysis changes subunit conformation
-> weakens bond in the polymer
rapid depolimerization -> shrinking
microtubule associated proteins
regulate nucleation, assembly and dissasembly
gamma TuRC
nucleates subunites and remains associated with minus end (Centrosome)
satathmin
binds subunits prevents assembly
kinesin 13
depolimerases (enhances dissasembly)
MAPs
stabalize along side
plectin
crosslinking to ntermediates
microtubule specific drugs
Taxol
binds and stabilizes microtubules
Colchicine
prevents their polymerisation
Vinblastatine
prevents their polymerization
Nocodazol
Centrosome and mitotic spindle
microtubules required for spindle formation (-> chromosome segragation)
actin/myosin required for cleavage furrow formation during cytokinesis (contractile ring)
composition of animal centrosomes
characterized by centriols
zylindrical microtubule structures
associated with parecentreola matrix (PCM)
PCM majorily associated with mother centriol
mother centriol associated with appendeges (distal + subdistal)
mother + daughter connected via fibres
during cell cycle formation of a pro centriol
9 microtubule triplets
Model of Plk4 induced procentriol formation
G1 mother centriol and daughter centriol
S formation of Cartwheel at both centriols (Plk4 polar like kinase induced), recruiting microtubules -> forming procentriols
G2 matuaration of centreols + phosphorylation of the connection of mother and daughter (Nek2) -> form seperate spindle pols
Mechanochemical cycle of Myosin
two identical protein chains (globular Motordomain + tail domain = alpha helical)
Motordomains completly independent
Steps
ATP bound -> no affinity
ATP hydrolyzed -> conformational change (angle motordomain/tail gets bigger)
affinity to actin is high -> binding
conformational change -> Phosphate is released
-> power stroke (angel motordomain/tail decreses -> movement
ADP is released
mechanochemical cycle of Kinesin
homo dimer
both motor domains coordinate
one domain without ATP (high affinity)
second with ADP (low affinity)
one binds ATP (power strooke)
second moves in front of one
conformational change
one cleaves ATP -> ADP +Pi
second releases ADP (high affinity)
second releases ADP
one releases Pi (no affinity
Dynein
motor of cilia and flagellae
no similarity to myosin or kinesin
pre stroke situation and post stroke
power stroke at Pi release
always cooperates with dynactin (Arp1 polymer = mini filament)
dynein has two motor subunits (NudE and Lis1 are regulators)
cargo bound to dynactin (bound to microtubules via P150)
Cell migration
extension at the leading edge
formation of new focal adhesions (integrins making contact to extracellular matrix) and pseudopods at leading edge
translocation of the cell body (actin/myosin contractile mechanism)
decomposition of old focal adhesions
recycling of integrins via membrane vesicles
actin structures are the motor of this movement
central regulator: focal adhesion kinase (FAK)
cell polarity in chemotaxis
differentiation between leading edge and uropod
accumulation of specific proteins
reorganisation of the cytoskeleton
G-protein coupled receptor (for signaling)
phosphorylated phosphatidyl inositol (PIP3)(membrane lipids)
signaling proteins actin, myosin
Cdc42: filopodien formation (front)
Rac: lammelopodien formation (front)
Rho: stress fiber formation (middle)
clathrin mediated endocytosis
cargo molecules bind cargo receptor
binds to adaptin -> binds clathrin
dynamin ties off vesicles
uncoating -> naked transport vesicle
vacuolar sorting signal and receptors
cargo: N- and/or C-terminal motif (C-terminal vacuolar sorting sequence = ctVSS)
receptor: vacuolar sorting receptor 1 (VSR1)
cytosolic tail, transmembrane, cargo/ligand binding (lumen)
receptor + ligand are recruited into clathrin coated vesicle
receptor retrival by the retromer complex
binding M6P receptor -> receptor dependent transport (clathrin coat)
dissociation at acidic pH -> lysosomal hydrolase precursor
-> MP6 receptor in budding vesicle (retromer coat) -> receptor recycling
degradation of transmembrane proteins
multivesicular body/prevacuolar compartment
endosome -> fusion to MVB/PVC
ESCRT
= endosomal sorting complex required for transport
generates intraluminal vesicles
cargo (ubiquitinated) and PIP3 bind to ESCRT0
-> ESCRT1 -> ESCRT2
ESCRT3 formation of intralumenal vesicle (negative curvature of endosome membrane)
Autophagy
induction of stress
Phagophore formation (may occure at ER)
Autophagosome (double membrane) -> outer membrane fusion with vacuole -> degradation
plant cell wall importance
establishment of a counterpressure to the water potential of the protoplast (exoskelett)
determines mechanical stability
conductive elements
holds cell together in a tissue context
determines and limits elongation growth of plant cell
contributes to water balance (tugor pressure - cell volume)
diffusion barrier
barrier for pathogens
chemical-molecular composition of the cell wall
Carbohydrates: Pectin, Hemicellulose, Cellulose
Proteins: structural proteins, modifying proteins
hydrophobic polymers: lignins, cutins, suberines
Pectins
middle lamella, primary wall
protopectin (mixture of Galacturonans + Rhamnogalacturonans)
monomer Galacturonic acid methyl ester =pecitin
polymer with Ca2+ or Mg2+ bridges
Pectin Methyl esterase (PME)
catalyzes transformation to Non-esterified pectines
Rhamnogalacturonan = Galacturonic acid + Rhamnose (alterned)
Hemicellulose
main component of the primary wall
Pentose, Hexoses
example Xyloglucan (Glucose + Xylose)
Glucose (beta1 -> 4) + branched Xylose (alpha -> 6)
can be cut and crosslinked
donor xyloglucan picked up by Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (XET)
XET catalyzes breakage of existing xyloglucan chain
XET adds new xyloglucan chain
Cellulose
primary and secondary wall
linear glucan
very long chain and straightened out
structural proteins
HRGP (hydroxyproline rich glucoprotein) -> Cambium
PRP (proline rich protein) -> Xylem
GRP (glycin rich prtein) -> primary Xylem and Phloem
AGP (arabinogalactan protein) -> varied cell specific expression
primary cell wall
hemicellulose and pectins synthezised in the golgi
cellulose synthezised at plasmamembrane (Cellulose synthase complex)
scattered or random texture
secondary cell wall
parallel alignment of microfibrils (bundles of Microfibrils)
parallel arrangement of microtubules and Microfibrils
vectorial Cellulose synthesis is determined by cortical microtubules
rosett complex = cellulose synthase complex
hexameric
synthase subunit (CESA)
orientation of newly deposited cellulose Microfibrils (randomly or transverse)
initiation of cell wall precursor delivery during cell plate formation
phragmoplast appear after seperation
cell plate forms as vesicles fuse
cell plate grows radially outward -> near edge of cell
cellulose synthation after fusion
Plasmodesmata
cell plate forms -> ER reaches through plate -> Plasmodesma
Microfibrils
determine the direction of growth
Expansin
cell undertugor -> connection cellulose microfibrils prevent seperation/elongation
secretion of expansin breaks the connection -> elongation
thickening secondary wall
fully elongated cell with large vacuole
bunching of microtubules
ribs of secondary wall
cell dies, walls perforate , tube is lignifid
Lignin formed by crosslinking of phenolic subunits
Casparian strip
forms a diffusion barrier in the cell walls of root endodermal cells
contains Lignin
building:
CASP scaffold protein
NADH oxidase and peroxidase
mono-lignois and oxidised mono-lignols
polymerized lignin
Auxin Transport
AUX/LAX regulate Auxin uptake
ABCB and PIN transporter control Auxin efflux
APB1 = ER auxin binding protein deconjugates IAA
PINs control auxin transport across the ER membrane
Auxin transduction
absence of Auxin
AUX/IAA repressor inhibits ARF (auxin response factor)
ubiquitin undergoes ATP dependent activation by E1
transferred to E2 -> formes complex with E3 ligase (F-box)
target protein is ubiquitinated by E2-E3 complex
degradation in Proteasom
presence of Auxin
IAA binds to repressor -> binding of F-box (E3 ligase)
AUX/IAA repressor is ubiquitinated -> degradation
ARF is actiated
Auxin, Jasmonate, Gbberilin basic transduction
absence of hormone -> repressor is active
presence F-box binds repressor -> ubiquitination -> degradation
Jasmonate (JAZ repressor, MYC2 transkription factor)
Gibberlilin (DELLA repressor, PIF3/4 transkription factor)
Auxin (AUX/IAA repressor, ARF transkription factor)
brassinolide
steroid hormone
presence of brassinolide repressor kinase gets inactivated
absence of brassinolides repressor switched off via repressor kinase (BIN2 = brassinoid insensitive 2)
phosphorylates to BES1 and BZR1 -> exit nucleus
binding of brassinosteroids to BR1 -> conformational change with BAK1
BR1 autophosphorylates
phosphorylation BSK -> activates BSU1
dephosphorylates BIN2 repressor kinase
Abscisic acid (ABA)
abscence of ABA
ABA receptor binds phosphatase 2C (PP2C)
dephosphorylates Kinase -> inactive
presence of ABA
ABA binds receptor (PYR) -> PP2C active
phosphorylates SnRK2 -> active
phosphorylates bZIP ion channels
Cytokinin signaling
two component system
hybrid sensor histidine kinase (cytokinin receptor)
input domain, transmitter domain, reciver domain
COP1
dark -> COP1 repressor enters nucleus
represses HY5
light/day -> COP1 leaves nucleus -> active HY5
barly grain
upon germination gibberellins are being syntheziesed
diffuse into aleuron layer
induce transcription of amylase
hydrolysis of starch -> release sugar -> support growth
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