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BI270 CELL BIOLOGY Part V

The CELL MEMBRANE and CELL-to-CELL JUNCTIONS

TIGHT JUNCTIONS -- (Integral) linkage proteins and sealing strands ["bubble packing"]

BELT DESMOSOMES ["adherens junctions"]actin calmodulin & vinculin

                                            uvomorulin [ = R in text]                           (and microvilli)

SPOT DESMOSOMESextremely strong! central lamella

                transmembrane linker proteins cytoplasmic plaque

                tonofilaments (keratin) = Intermediate Filaments

HEMIDESMOSOMES -- basal lamella, etc.

GAP JUNCTIONS -- connexon (connexin) pseudocylinders

                intercellular communication (open and close)

PLASMODESMATA -- through plant cell walls

Terminals Webs actin fodrin = actin-binding protein

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 CARBOHYDRATES

-ose Þ hexose = ??                 pentose = ??

mono- vs. disaccharides vs. polysaccharides

heteropolysaccharides vs. homopolysaccharides

Energy (immediate use) _____________________

Energy  (reserves)                  _____________________    _____________________

Structural _______________________        ___________________________

                                        (glucose)                                 (N-acetyl-glucosamine)

Cell Membrane Glycoproteins                                         contact inhibition = ??

Antigens, Lectins and  Agglutination  Þ   CHO identification

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enzymatic digestion

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changing blood type

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The MITOCHONDRION:mito em2.jpg (25190 bytes)
RESPIRATION and OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION

bulletMICHAELIS -- Janus Green B
bulletSir Hans KREBS – elucidates TCA
bulletLEHNINGER -- oxidative phosphorylation and fatty acid metabolism
[CLICK on image at RIGHT]

 

bulletOuter Membranemoderately permeable; contains sterols
bulletInner Membrane -- highly impermeable; no sterols
bulletFOLDS = cristae (location of ETS) [CLICK on image at RIGHT]
bulletIntermembrane Space
bulletMatrixmitochondrial protoplasm

FERNANDEZ-MORAN -- "lollipop" structures Þ ATPase activity

See MITOCHONDRIA MOVIES Here!    (Be patient as they download)

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BIOENERGETICS

Endergonic vs. Exergonic reactions = ??

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP) vs. ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE (ADP)

Oxidation = loss of electrons or hydrogens vs.
Reduction =
GAIN of electrons or hydrogens

GLYCOLYSIS = Glucose (6C) è 2 Pyruvic Acids (3C) è End Products

Embden-Meyerhoff Pathway (EMP) Embden-Meyerhoff Pathway (EMP)

Glucose Þ Glucose-6-Phosphate
PHOSPHORYLATION via Hexokinase
Hexose = ??          Kinase = ??

 

Fructose-1-6-bisPhosphate (6C) Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate (3C)

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(ALDOLASE)

Isomerase = ??

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Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate (3C)

Pi = Inorganic Phosphate

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
= NAD+
(oxidized) vs. NADH + H+ (reduced)
Co-enzyme for PYRIDINE-LINKED DEHYDROGENASES (reductases)

~ P = HIGH ENERGY Phosphate Bond HIGH ENERGY Phosphate Bond

SUBSTRATE-LEVEL PHOSPHORYLATION:  ADP + ~ P  Þ ATP

EMP produces Þ 2 pyruvic acids + 2 ATP (net gain) + 2 NADH

See EMP animation here

See a detailed EMP animation here

FERMENTATION: an ATP-generating process in which organic molecules
                                               act as both  electron donors and electron acceptors.

FERMENTATION is Anaerobic = ??

LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION:   Lactic Acid + NAD+

COOH

NADH + H+

NAD+

   COOH
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C=O

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HCOH
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LACTATE

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CH3

DEHYDROGENASE

   CH3
PYRUVIC
ACID

LACTIC
ACID

                                               

ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION:  Ethanol + NAD+

Decarboxylation = removal of CO2

COOH

NADH + H+

NAD+

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C=O   ¾¾®

  HC=O + CO2

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H2COH

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ALCOHOL

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CH3

CH3      

DEHYDROGENASE

    CH3

PYRUVIC
ACID

ACETALDEHYDE

ETHANOL

 

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RESPIRATION: an ATP-generating process in which organic OR inorganic
                            molecules act as electron donors, BUT only inorganic molecules
                            act as final electron acceptors.
                            (Always involves an Electron Transport System)

AEROBIC RESPIRATION uses O2

ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION uses other inorganics (NO3¾ , SO4=, etc.)

The TRICARBOXYLIC ACID CYCLE
= CITRIC ACID CYCLE = KREBS CYCLE

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex with
{Coenzyme A, NAD+, Thiamine Pyrophosphate, and Lipoic Acid}
[DECARBOXYLATION; OXIDATION]

Þ Acetyl ~ S-CoA 2C
+ H2O + Oxaloacetic Acid 4C
& CITRATE SYNTHETASE  ____
¾® Citric Acid 6C

 

6C Glucose Þ 2 CO2 + 4 CO2 in TCA decarboxylation reactions

SUCCINYL~ S-CoA Þ HIGH ENERGY THIOESTER BOND
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GDP + Pi ® GTP
    GTP +
ADP ®
GDP + + ATP    [SUBSTRATE-LEVEL]

Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide = FAD (oxidized) vs. FADH2 (reduced)
Co-enzyme for FLAVIN-LINKED DEHYDROGENASES (reductases)

See an ANIMATED TCA here

See another TCA animation and more facts here

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Oxidative Phosphorylation
ADP + Pi ® ATP via ETS
(NO previous high energy bond)

ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEM oxidation/reduction reactions

  1. PYRIDINE-LINKED DEHYDROGENASES (NAD+)
  2. FLAVIN-LINKED DEHYDROGENASES (FAD, FMN, etc.)
  3. QUINONES (e.g. Co-enzyme Q)
  4. CYTOCHROMES:CYTOCHROMES: Iron Porphyrin Ring Þ Iron Fe+++ ¬ ® Fe++
    Transport of electrons only!
  5. Cu++ and Cytochrome Oxidase

Theoretical ATP Yields

NADH Þ 3 ATP              FADH2 Þ 2 ATP

TCA (WHERE?) 8 NADH  _____________
2 FADH2 _____________
2 GTP  _____________
EMP (WHERE?) 2 ATP  _____________
2 NADH   _____________
TOTAL ATP YIELD   _____________

Electron Transport Animation

Excellent Respiration Overview (EMP, TCA and ETS)

Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes ?? NADH and the Inner Mitochondrial membrane

GLYCEROL PHOSPHATE SHUTTLE vs.
MALATE ASPARTATE SHUTTLE
LOSS of potential energy vs. NO LOSS of potential energy

Univalent Oxygen Reduction Þ O2 + 1e- ® O2 .- 2 .-

Univalent Oxygen Reduction Þ O2 + 1e- ® O2 .- (Superoxide radical)

FRIDOVICH, McCORD, et al.: Superoxide Dismutase (SD)

2 O2.- + 2H+ ® H2O2 + O2
                     
SD

SD in eukaryotes (Cu++) vs. prokaryotes (Mn++)
MITOCHONDRIA?? ________

2 H2O2 and Catalase ® 2 H2O + O2

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 PETER MITCHELL PETER MITCHELL and the CHEMIOSMOTIC THEORY

INTACT inner mitochondrial membrane

PROTON (H+) PUMP Þ

Potential Difference Þ HIGH ENERGY GRADIENT

F0F1 ATPase Þ ADP + Pi ® ATP

Conformational Hypothesis

UNCOUPLERS e.g. Dinitrophenol
BLOCKERS e.g. Cyanide

ATP Synthesis via ETS

Kimball's Respiration Overview

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 Photophosphorylation

ADP + Pi + LIGHT ENERGY ® ATP ((via ETS)

a) ANOXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS e.g. H2S ® 2H+ + 2e- + S

b) OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS e.g. 2 H2O ® 4H+ + 4e- + O2

Þ Cyanobacteria

CHLOROPHYLLS a & b b Þ Prochloron,  green algae, plants

ACCESSORY PIGMENTS (carotenes, xanthophylls)

Chloroplast

bulletouter membrane
bulletinner membrane
bulletTHYLAKOID membranes
bulletGrana & Lamellae

Here's a chloroplast

LIGHT REACTION -- Electron Transport System; Chemiosmotic process

A) CYCLIC Þ PHOTOSYSTEM I Þ e- returns to P700

B) NONCYCLIC Þ PHOTOSYSTEM II Þ
        1.  P700 e- ® NADP+ NADP+
( ® NADPH)
        2.  P680 e- ® P700
        3.  H2O à e- ® P680
                 æ  NADPH

 

DARK REACTIONS:  ATP + NADPH + CO2 (ARNON and Carboxylation)
CALVIN/BENSON CYCLE (3C)
Ribulose Bisphosphate (5C) + CO2 ® [6C] ® 2 Phosphoglycerate (3C)

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