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Membranes
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What is the relationship between the mosaic structure of the cell membrane and it’s function? Osmosis and diffusion effects on biological organisms Integral protein Cholesterol Cell to cell communication Active/passive transport Exocytosis/ endocytosis
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Cell membrane Happened early in evolution. Separate cell from its surroundings Selective permeability: allows only certain things to cross
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Cell membranes Membranes: fluid mosaics of lipids and proteins Amphipathic molecule: phospholipids have both a hydrophilic (head) and hydrophobic (tail) region also membrane proteins Hydrophobic portions are hidden in the middle of the bilayer membrane
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Lateral movement Proteins and lipids can move laterally within the membrane Seem to move with specific direction….driven along cytoskeletal fibers by motor proteins.
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Membranes must be fluid to work properly. Salad oil Cholesterol hinders closeness of the phospholipids making membrane slightly less fluid but maintaining fluidness into lower temperatures.
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Membranes differ Membranes with different functions differ in their makeup. Mitochondria have more embedded proteins
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Membrane transport Hydrophobic not charge can dissolve + partially cross Hydrophilic: more difficult
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Cell Wall: plants Cell wall: –Cellulose –Proteins –Polysaccharides –Pectin (starch)
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Cell Membrane Cell Membrane (animal) –Phospholipid bilayer –Imbedded proteins: protein channels –Cholesterol –Glycoproteins: cell to cell recognition
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Membrane transport Hydrophobic: no charge, non polar If small: CO2, O2 can dissolve and cross easily Hydrophilic: polar: more difficult H2O, glucose
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Passive transport Passive transport = diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion (uses transport protein) Diffusion = tendency of molecules to spread out due to their kinetic energy. Substances will diffuse down their concentration gradient Unaffected by the concentration of other substances.
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Membrane transport: Facilitated Facilitated diffusion: H2O, glucose Transport Proteins: may be hydrophilic inside Carrier: may physically move substrate Aquaporins: for H2O May be substrate specific or may just span the membrane
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Membrane Transport: facilitated Transport protein: –Protein channel: Ion channels usually gated. Need chemical or electrical stimulus –Protein carrier
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Osmosis Osmosis = diffusion of water: passive Water down its concentration gradient Hypotonic to Hypertonic less solute(more water) more solute
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Cell wall: lets in only so much water until cell is turgid (healthy for plant) Animal cell with no wall will burst if put in hypotonic solution.
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Active transport Sodium – potassium pump Pumping solutes against their concentration gradient. Cell: inside K+ high Na+ low Must use energy to maintain this balance ATP: phos. Group might bind directly to the transport protein
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Na+ K+ pump Na+ binds with protein: causes ATP to ADP The added phosphate changes protein shape So, protein spits Na+ out the other side and grabs K+ K+ binding releases the Phosphate 3 Na+ out and 2 K+ in
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Voltage Cell membrane have voltage Membrane potential = electrical potential energy due to the charges in and out of cell ( - inside + outside) Animal: electrogenic pump (Na+, K+) Plants: use proton pump
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2 forces drive diffusion Membrane potential = electrical energy Concentration gradient = chemical energy
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Cotransport Plant pumps H+ out When it diffuses back in it can carry sucrose with it. (even against concentration gradient)
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Exocytosis Exocytosis: vesicle fuses with cell membrane to release it secretions outside
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Endocytosis Membrane forms vesicle with something from outside 1. phagocytosis: pseudopodium then fuse with lysosome 2. pinocytosis: wrap around drop of extracellular fluid 3. receptor mediated: humans- cholesterol ligand: any molecule that binds to receptor
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