Fysiologie Spier/Zenuw

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Membrane Protein Carrier

= at least 2 gates, no continuous path as gates never open at the same time
e.g. includes carriers that do facilitated diffusion

Process Carrier Protein

1. Carrier open to outside
2. X enters from the outside & binds @binding site
3. Outer gate closes and X becomes occluded (still bound)
4. Inner gate opens (still bound)
5. X exits and enters the inside of the cell
6. Inner gate closes
Cycle can go in reverse order

Functional Components of Gated Channels

1. Gate
2. Sensor(s)
3. Selectivity Filter
4. Open channel pore
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Gate of Gated channels function

= determines open/closed by reflecting a different conformation of membrane protein

Sensor(s) of Gated channels

responds to 1 of several signals:
1. changes in membrane voltage
2. 2nd messenger proteins acting on cytoplasmic face of membrane protein
3. ligands (neurohumeral agonists) binding to extracellular face of membrane protein

Selectivity filter of Gated Channels

determines classes of ions (cations, anions) or the particular ions (Na, K, Ca) that have acces

Primary Active Transport

driving force needed to cause net transfer of a solute is associated with an exergonic chemical reaction (ATP hydrolysis)

Secondary Active Transport

driving force provided by coupling uphill movement of solute to downhill movement of 1 or more other solutes for which a favourable electrochemical potential exists.

Subunits Na-K pump

alpha: catalytic unit - mediates active transport
beta: essential for proper assembly & membrane targeting

Electrophysiology of cell membrane

charge is measured in Coulombs

Vm skeletal, smooth & cardiac muscle

skeletal: -60 --> -90mV
smooth: -55mV
erythrocyte: -9mV

Planar Lipid Bilayer

= artificial model of a cell membrane consisting of unequal salt solutions and ion-selective pathway

Model Assumptions of Electrodiffusion

1. homogenous membrane slab
2. constant electric field
3. ions moving independently of one another
4. constant permeability coefficient of P

Permeability Ions in Cell types

Skeletal cells, heart cells and neurons:
- high permeability to K
- low permeability to Na, Ca
Vertebral skeletal muscle fibers: high permeability to Cl

Ionic current & Ohm's law

ionic current is perpendicular to Ohm's law
Vm more -ve than Ex --> current negative/in
Vm more +ve than Ex --> current positive/out

Overshoot/Undershoot Definitions

overshoot: part of the AP above 0mV
undershoot: more negative than Vrest = afterhyperpolarization

Threshold, amplitude, Time course & Duration depend on:

1. the gating & permeabilities of ion channels (depend on Vm and time)
2. intracellular & extracellular concentrations of Na, K, Ca and Cl
3. membrane properties (capitance, resistance, geometry)

Size of graded voltage change

(steady state delta Vm) is perpendicular to the strength of the stimulus

Depolarization (short process)

depolarization > activates gating process > opens gates > opening voltage gated channels > initiates runaway depolarization

Two Phases of Refractory Period

P1: absolute refractory period = initiation to time after peak when repolarization is almost complete (no 2nd AP can be fired)
P2: relative refractory period = the minimal stimulus necessary for activation is stronger or longer than predicted by strength-duration curve for the 1st AP

These phases arrive from gating properties of Na and K

Local circuit loops

created by depolarization/hyperpolarization of a small area of membrane
always flow in complete circuit, along paths of least resistance.

The higher the membrane resistance and cable radius

the greater the length constant --> the less loss of signal

The higher the resistance of internal conductor

the lower the length constant --> the greater loss of signal

Electrical (2 types of synapses)

1. reciprocal synapse: type of gap junctions that pass electrical current with equal efficiency in both directions.
2. rectifying synapse: allows depolarizing current to pass readily only in 1 direction.

Neurotransmitters that can activate ianotropic/metabotropic receptors

NE, Ach, Serotonin (5-HT), glutamate, gamma aminobutyric glycine (GABA), peptides (endorphins, enkephalins)

Neurotransmitter Receptors Transduce info by:

1. Ligand-gated ion channels
=ianotropic receptors -> rapid opening channels
2. G-protein coupled receptors
=metabotrophic receptors (involves GTP)
- interact with ion proteins or 2nd msg effector proteins

ACh activates - muscle but inhibits - muscle

activates skeletal muscle but inhibits heart muscle

Process Nicotinic Ach channel activation

channel activation -> membrane depolarizes -> AP excitation -> muscle contraction

Process Muscarinic Ach receptor activation

receptor activation -> release of a-GTP & By from the hetero trimeric G-protein -> activation of inward rectifier K channel by By-> membrane hyperpolarization -> decreased heart rate

Neuromuscular junction/end plate

midway fiber, where axon makes a single point of synaptic contact

Synaptic Basal Lamina

collagen, laminin, agrin, AChe

AChe (synthesis and function)

- synthesised in the nerve terminal from choline & acetyl coenzyme A
- moves into synaptic vesicle via Ach-H exchanger (ACh influx, H+ efflux)
- fueled by ATP produced by mitochondria in nerve terminal

Where does release Ach occur?

at active zones at pre-synaptic membrane

Permeability to Ions AChR channel

permeable to Na, K
impermeable to Cl

Toxins/Drugs Affecting Pre-synaptic Membrane Channels

1. Neuronal Na channel:
- Tetrodotoxin (-)
- Saxitoxin (-)
2. K channel:
- Dendrotoxin (-)
3. Ca Channel
w-conotoxin (-)
ALL ANTAGONISTS

Toxins/Drugs Affecting Post-synaptic Membrane Channels

1. Muscle Na channel:
- Tetrodotoxin (-)
- Saxitoxin (-)
- u-conotoxin (-)
2. AChR channel
- acetylcholine (+)
- nicotine (+)
- d-tubocurarine (-)
- a-bungarotoxin (-)
3. Acetylcholinesterase
- physostigmine (-)
- DFP (-)

Agonists of AChr preventing transmission

agonists: similar structure to Ach
- activate opening channels
e.g. succinylcholine, carbamylcholine

Muscle Types & Properties

Skeletal: voluntary movement bones, locomotion, work, breathing cycle
Cardiac: specific to heart
Smooth: mechanical control of organ systems, blood vessels, airway passages

Cycle of Mechanical Work

hydrolysis ATP -> chemical energy released -> transduced by muscle ->mechanical work

Trigger for Contraction for All Muscle Types

a rise in free cytosolic Ca concentration

Myofiber of Skeletal muscle

smallest contractile unit

Neuromuscular Junction (Muscle)

where motor nerve axon contacts muscle fiber (middle) to form synapse

When Ach:Nicotinic Receptor Process

1. graded depolarization end plate potential
2. rises to threshold
3. activates voltage gated Na channels near end plate
4. triggers AP along surface membrane
5. penetrate into T-tubules
6. surround myofibrils at junctions of A&I bands in each sarcomere
7. each T-tubule associates with 2 terminal cisternae of the SR

Excitation-Contraction (EC) Coupling

= process by which electrical excitation of surface membrane triggers increase of [Ca] in muscle through voltage-induced Ca release mechanism
- Beginning depolarization of T-tubule initiates cross-bridge contraction cycle

L-type Channels consist of:

= DHP receptors, containing a-subunit, as, delta, beta, gamma subunits

Depolarization of Tetrad (2 effects)

--> conformational change in Cav1.1
1. Open Cav1.1 pore -> allows electrodiffusive Ca entry
2. Mechanically activates each of 4 directly coupled subunits of another channel: SR Ca release channel (in terminal cisternae and faces t-tubule)

Cav1.1 interacts with RYR1

each subunit of RYR1 is complementary to cytoplasmic projection of 1 of 4 Cav1.1 channels in tetrad

Cav1.1 in closed state

physically inhibits opening RYR1 channels -> prevents spontaneous release of SR Ca in resting state
therefore: EC-coupling in skeletal muscle is an electrochemical process involving voltage-induced Ca release mechanism

Mechanism 1 Modulating RYR1 activity

Regulation by:
1. cytoplasmic Ca
2. Mg
3. ATP
4. Calmodulin (CaM)
5. protein kinase A (PKA)
6. Ca-calmodulin-dependent Kinase II (CaMII)

Mechanism 2 Modulating RYR1 Activity

Fight or Flight Response:
sympathetic ANS activates B-adrenergic receptors
--> PKA mediated phosphorylation of RYR1 results in faster and larger increase in cytoplasmic Ca (stronger skeletal muscle contraction)

EC-Coupling Skeletal Muscle Process

1. membrane depolarization opens L-type Ca channel
2. Mechanical coupling between l-type Ca channel and Ca-release channel causes release channel to open.
3. Ca exits the SR via Ca release channel activating troponin C and causing muscle contraction.
4. Ca entering the cell via l-type ca channels can also activate the release channels

Thin Filaments (characteristics)

5-8 nm diameter, 1um length
attach to opposite faces of Z disk, cross-linked by a-actinin proteins

Thick Filaments (Characteristics)

10-15nm diameter, 1,6um in length
partially interdigitate, results in light/dark bands

I bands & A bands

I bands: light, no overlap, are isotropic
A bands: dark, myosin filaments, anisotropic
During contraction: I bands shorten, A bands stay --> "sliding filament model"

Thin Filament: F-actin

= 2 stranded helix of noncovalently bonded polymerized actin molecules
F-actin: association of tropomyosin & troponin complex

2 Myosin Light Chains

1. 1 essential light chain (ELC/MLC-1)
2. 1 regulatory light chain (RLC/MLC-2)

Myosin Heavy Chain (MHC)

N-terminal -> neck -> c-terminal rod
2 wrap around eachother (form dimer)
each MHC has:
1. at tip: several loops that bind actin
2. at middle: nucleotide site for binding/hydrolyzing ATP

Cross-Bridge Cycle Start

Start:
-Absence ATP/ADP
- Myosin attached to actin

Cross-Bridge Cycle Step 1

ATP Binds to head of MHC
- reduces affinity of myosin for actin
- myosin head releases from actin

Cross-Bridge Cycle Step 2

Breakdown ATP-> ADP +inorganic phosphate (Pi) at myosin head
- products retained within myosin active site
- myosin head in cocked position

Cross-Bridge Cycle Step 3

Weak cross-bridge formation
- cocked myosin loosely bound to new position actin filament
- 6 actin filaments surround 1 thick

Cross-Bridge Cycle Step 4

Release of Pi from myosin
- triggers increased affinity of myosin-ADP complex for actin
- strong cross-bridge state
- = RATE LIMITING STEP

Cross-Bridge Cycle Step 5

Power Stroke:
- conformational change causes neck to rotate around head
- bending causes actin/myosin filament to pass each other
- pulls Z-lines closer together shortening sarcomere and generates force

Cross-Bridge Cycle Step 6

ADP release
- dissociation of ADP from myosin
- leaves actomyosin complex in rigid attached state

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