Cell membranes

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Lipids may vary by what factors?
Length, Saturation, Phospholipid group, Degree
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Lipids may be up to .... cholesterol?
25 percent
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What are the types of membrane proteins?
peripheral and integral
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What is a Peripheral membrane protein?
Lacks hydrophobic groups and does not penetrate bilayer.
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What is an integral membrane protein?
Have hydrophilic regions and hydrophobic. Can extend across bilayer or be partially embedded.
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Define anchor protein?
Have fatty acids/lipid groups covalently attached.
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What is a transmembrane protein?
Extends all the way across phospholipid bilayer. Has 1 or more domains on either side of bilayer which can have specific functions.
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What do carbohydrates serve as?
Recognition sites.
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Name 2 carbohydrates in the membrane?
Glycolipid, Glycoprotein
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Two main types of transport?
Active and Passive
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Diffusion rates depend on?
Size of molecule, conc of solute and temp of solute.
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Diffusion is for which molecules?
Water and lipid soluble molecules, no charged molecules, non polar molecules.
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What is isotonic solution ?
Equal solute concentration.
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What is hypotonic solution?
Lower conc in solute
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What is hypertonic solution?
Higher conc in solute.
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If a cell is in a hypotonic solution what will happen?
Cell will burst.
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What is tutor pressure?
In a plant cell internal pressure will build to prevent more water from entering.
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Name examples of passive transport?
Facilitated diffusion, Channel proteins, carrier proteins, Ion channels.
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How does an ion channel work?
Gate opens when the protein is stimulated by a ligand/electrical charge which causes the protein to change shape causing the gate to open.
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Define membrane potential?
Charge imbalance across a membrane
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How does carrier proteins work?
Transport polar molecules across membrane in both directions by binding to molecule causing a change of shape to allow the molecule to pass through.
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What is active transport?
Moves molecules across a concentration gradient, requires ATP
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Which proteins are involved in active transport?
Uniporters, Symporters, antiporters.
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What is primary active transport?
Direct hydrolysis of ATP
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What is secondary active transport?
Energy is regained by ions moving across membrane with conc gradient.
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Macromolecules are too large to pass through how do they enter?
Taken in by membrane vesicles
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Define endocytosis?
Process that brings molecules into cell by membrane folding around molecule forming vesicle.
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Define Phagocytosis?
Molecules are engulfed by WBC. Protists also feed in this way. Food vacuole forms and lysosomes fuse with this.
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Exocytosis definition?
Material expelled from a cell, indigestible material. Others may leave by enzymes/ neurotransmitters.
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Name 2 examples of how membranes transform energy?
Mitochondrial membranes by changing energy from fuel to ATP. Thylakoids by changing light energy to chemical bonds.
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