cell signalling and cell membrane Flashcards
balls like structures of phospholipids
micelles
sheet like structures of phospholipids
bilayers
fluidity in fluid mosaic model
both phospholipids and proteins can move
mosaic in fluid mosaic model
pattern produced by the scattered proteins molecules when cell membrane is viewed from above
what to double c-c bonds to do fluidity
unsaturated tails make the membrane more fluid as fatty acid tails are bent and fit together more loosely
what happens to fluidity as temp decreases
it decreases as there is less ke and phospholipids move less and pack together
cholesterol
acts as fluidity buffer, stops pl packing together when low temps
hydrophobic regions help prevent ions and polar molecules form passing through
5 things the gp+gl+pr can be for
receptor molecules
cell to cell recognition
transport proteins
enzymes
cytoskeleton
channel proteins
water filled pores
allow charged substances(ion) to diffuse and water
gated
only down conc gradient
carrier proteins
flip between 2 shapes
transport up and down conc gradient
cell signalling
molecular mechanisms by which cells detect and respond to external stimuli including communication between cells
step of cell signalling
- stimulus causes cell to secret a ligand
2.ligand is transported to target cell
3.ligand binds to cell surface receptor on the target cell - transduction- ligand causes change of shape of receptor
5.receptor spans membrane so message is passed to inside of cell
6.response
autocrine signalling
receptors on releasing cells
paracrine signalling
receptors on adjacent cell
endocrine signalling
signals have to travel through blood