B2.1 Membrane and Membrane Transport Flashcards
structure of phospholipid
glycerol with 3 carbons, fatty acids connected to 2 and phosphate connected to OH connected to 1
how is the lipid bilayer partially permeable?
only allows small, hydrophobic materials to pass through
when was it discovered that the cell membrane was composed of lipids and proteins?
1915
when was the singer-nicolson model conceived and by who?
1972, Seymour Singer and Garth Nicholson
cystic fibrosis
inherited, stops membrane function, resulting in thickened mucus in airways and digestive issues, among others
kinetic theory and its relation to diffusion/osmosis
particles are in constant motion; random movement of gases and liquids allows diffusion/osmosis
diffusion
passive transport of small, non-polar particles down concentration gradient across membrane
integral protein
permanently attached to membrane by hydrophobic midsection, can be transmembrane or partially penetrating
examples of integral proteins
glycoproteins, protein channels and pumps
peripheral proteins
temporarily attached to outside of membrane by electrostatic interactions between polar peripheral proteins and polar phosphate heads/integral proteins
examples of peripheral proteins
receptors, enzymes
function of integral and peripheral proteins
hormone bonding, catalyzes metabolism, adhesion through gap/tight junctions
draw and label the fluid mosaic model
peripheral protein, two possible placements of integral protein, channel protein, phospholipids (hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail), carbohydrate chain, glycolipid, glycoprotein, cholesterol
osmosis
diffusion of water across selectively permeable membrane
hypertonic
higher solute concentration
hypotonic
lower solute concentration
isotonic
equal solute concentration
aquaporins
channel proteins for facilitated diffusion of water, rapid/mass transport; amphipathic
cystinuria
disease where protein with cysteine amino acid is absent from kidneys, resulting in amino acid build-up and kidney stones
how selective are channel proteins?
there is a different protein for different molecules, each only allows specific molecules through; some gated and only open when stimulated