Cholesterol-Light response notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

BIO 212  Cholesterol ­SREBP: tx factor necessary for gene expression ­binds to HMG­CoA reductase­ activates cholesterol synthesis in cell ­binds LDL receptors on liver cell: increase cholesterol uptake  When cholesterol is too high; blocks SREBP from binding=  decreases synthesis and import  LIVER CELL MAINTAINS CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTATIC  RANGE (negative feedback loops) MUTANTS: -FH homozygotes: la

BI 212 Week 1 Lecture Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Enzyme kinetics, all about metabolic rates, homeostasis, and negative feedback loops. This version is the updated week 1 lecture notes, all set and ready to go.

BI 212 Week 2 Lecture Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

BI 212 Lecture Notes Week 2 The Saper Paper The experiment discussed in the Saper paper examined metabolic thermogenesis: the use of uncoupling proteins (UCPs) in creating heat by way of an animal’s metabolism

BI 212 Week 3 Lecture Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Lecture notes from week 3. Transpiration, water potential, membrane potential, channels, co-transporters, and pumps.

BI 212 Week 4 Lecture Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Lecture notes from week 4. Includes info on photorespiration, pacemaker cells, and a brief overview of red blood cells and hemoglobin. If you are looking for info about hemoglobin specifically, please see the week 5 lecture notes.

Biology 212, Weeks 1-8 Video Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

These notes were taken from the course videos for weeks 1-8. Topics include: -Enzyme Kinetics and Michaelis-Menten Plots -Metabolic Rate -Temperature Regulation -Pant Cells -Plant Tissue Locations -Root Hair Determination -Stomatal Opening and Closure -Moving Material to and from the Blood -Pacemaker Cells -Hemoglobin -Plant Nutrition -Cholera and Cystic Fibrosis -Cholesterol Regulat

BI 212 - Week 1

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Course Themes, enzyme kinetics, regulating temp, homeostasis ATP levels, metabolic thermogenesis,

BI 212 - Week 2

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Competitive vs. non-competitive, allosteric egulation

BI 212 Week 4

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Pumps, channels & carriers, co-transporters, blue light effect on open stomata, ABA effect on closed stomata, fusicoccin, CO2 level feedback loop, phloem function, mammalian circulation, blood flow and resistence

BI 212 - Week 5

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Pacemaker cells, blood, hemoglobin, myoglobin, plant nutrition, mineral transport, cation exchange,

BI 212 - Week 6

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

nutrition requirements for humans, digestion system and structures, hydrolysis and absorption, proteins, nucleic acids, water re-uptake, cystic fibrosis, dietary fats, lipid processing and digestion, hepatic circulation, lipid transport, cholesterol

BI 212 - Week 7

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

cholesterol homeostasis, iron homeostasis, hepcidin, iron deficiency, blood sugar levels,

BI 212 - Week 8

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Leptin weight gain & loss circuits, plant response to light, role of auxin in a plant

BI 212 - Week 9

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Flowering, Sea Urchin fertilization

BI 212 - Week 1

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Course Themes, enzyme kinetics, regulating temp, homeostasis ATP levels, metabolic thermogenesis,

BI 212 - Week 2

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Competitive vs. non-competitive, allosteric egulation

BI 212 - Week 7

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

cholesterol homeostasis, iron homeostasis, hepcidin, iron deficiency, blood sugar levels,

BI 212 - Week 8

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Leptin weight gain & loss circuits, plant response to light, role of auxin in a plant

BI 212 - Week 9

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Flowering, Sea Urchin fertilization

Winter 2021

BIO 212

Cholesterol-Light response notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

BIO 212  Cholesterol ­SREBP: tx factor necessary for gene expression ­binds to HMG­CoA reductase­ activates cholesterol synthesis in cell ­binds LDL receptors on liver cell: increase cholesterol uptake  When cholesterol is too high; blocks SREBP from binding=  decreases synthesis and import  LIVER CELL MAINTAINS CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTATIC  RANGE (negative feedback loops) MUTANTS: -FH homozygotes: la

BI 212 Week 1 Lecture Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Enzyme kinetics, all about metabolic rates, homeostasis, and negative feedback loops. This version is the updated week 1 lecture notes, all set and ready to go.

BI 212 Week 2 Lecture Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

BI 212 Lecture Notes Week 2 The Saper Paper The experiment discussed in the Saper paper examined metabolic thermogenesis: the use of uncoupling proteins (UCPs) in creating heat by way of an animal’s metabolism

BI 212 Week 3 Lecture Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Lecture notes from week 3. Transpiration, water potential, membrane potential, channels, co-transporters, and pumps.

BI 212 Week 4 Lecture Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Lecture notes from week 4. Includes info on photorespiration, pacemaker cells, and a brief overview of red blood cells and hemoglobin. If you are looking for info about hemoglobin specifically, please see the week 5 lecture notes.

Biology 212, Weeks 1-8 Video Notes

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

These notes were taken from the course videos for weeks 1-8. Topics include: -Enzyme Kinetics and Michaelis-Menten Plots -Metabolic Rate -Temperature Regulation -Pant Cells -Plant Tissue Locations -Root Hair Determination -Stomatal Opening and Closure -Moving Material to and from the Blood -Pacemaker Cells -Hemoglobin -Plant Nutrition -Cholera and Cystic Fibrosis -Cholesterol Regulat

BI 212 Week 4

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Pumps, channels & carriers, co-transporters, blue light effect on open stomata, ABA effect on closed stomata, fusicoccin, CO2 level feedback loop, phloem function, mammalian circulation, blood flow and resistence

BI 212 - Week 5

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

Pacemaker cells, blood, hemoglobin, myoglobin, plant nutrition, mineral transport, cation exchange,

BI 212 - Week 6

Spring 2015

Mark Carrier

BIO 212

nutrition requirements for humans, digestion system and structures, hydrolysis and absorption, proteins, nucleic acids, water re-uptake, cystic fibrosis, dietary fats, lipid processing and digestion, hepatic circulation, lipid transport, cholesterol