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GMS 6552 Exam 1 with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Molecular Drug Targets - correct answer✔✔Receptors-45%
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Enzymes-28%

Hormones-11%

Unknown-7%

Ion Channels-5%
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DNA-4%



Channel-Linked (Ionotropic) Receptors - correct answer✔✔Produce cellular effects in |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




milliseconds

Nicotinic ACh receptor |||\\\ |||\\\




GPCRs - correct answer✔✔Effects happen in seconds
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Muscarinic ACh receptor |||\\\ |||\\\




Kinase-linked receptors - correct answer✔✔Effects happen in minutes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Insulin receptor |||\\\




Receptors linked to gene transcription - correct answer✔✔Effects happen in hours
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Estrogen receptor |||\\\




Heterotrimeric G proteins - correct answer✔✔alpha, beta and gamma subunits |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




GPCR Components - correct answer✔✔More than 800 receptors
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,7 transmembrane domains
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N and C termini
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Conformationally flexible |||\\\




Constitutively active |||\\\




GPCR Ligands - correct answer✔✔Hormones, neurotransmitters, chemokine, ions, amino
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acids, peptides |||\\\




G-proteins - correct answer✔✔a-20 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Gas- increases AC |||\\\ |||\\\




Gai - decreases AC
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Gaq - increases PLC |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




b(6)y(12)



Why use G proteins - correct answer✔✔Means of amplifying the signal
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G proteins can regulate more than one effector
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PKA - correct answer✔✔Phosphorylase Kinase (glycogen breakdown)
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CREB (gene transcription) |||\\\ |||\\\




L-type Ca channels (heart contraction) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Pyruvate Kinase (glycolysis) |||\\\ |||\\\




Hormone Sensitive Lipase (triglyceride breakdown) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Kinase-linked receptor signaling - correct answer✔✔No second messenger |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Protein kinase-linked receptors - correct answer✔✔Receptors associated with cytosolic
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kinases

, Receptor tyrosine kinases |||\\\ |||\\\




Receptor serine/threonine kinases |||\\\ |||\\\




Receptors associated with cytosolic kinases - correct answer✔✔Ligands:
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Prolactin

GH

Interferons

Cytokines



Receptor tyrosine kinases - correct answer✔✔Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) consist of an
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extracellular ligand |||\\\




binding and dimerization domain, a single hydrophobic
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transmembrane a-helix and a cytosolic domain with intrinsic |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




tyrosine kinase activity |||\\\ |||\\\




Two types of RTKs - correct answer✔✔Single transmembrane spanning proteins that dimerize
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when ligand binds (EGF receptor, PGDF receptor)
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Covalently linked dimers (insulin receptor, IGF-1 receptor) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




PKB/Akt - correct answer✔✔phosphorylate multiple proteins which regulate a wide variety of
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intracellular events |||\\\




Nuclear Receptor Subfamily - correct answer✔✔Six structural domains:
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A/B- AF-1 |||\\\




C- DBD
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D- Hinge
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E- LBD
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