Cellular Membrane MCDB108 A Flashcards
_______ _______ are fluid mosaics of lipids, proteins, and glycoconjugates.
cellular membranes
cells contain ______ membranes with distinct compositions
internal
glycerophospholipids are made in the _____ and distributed to other organelles.
ER
membrane _____ control permeability and signaling at membranes.
proteins
the fluid mosaic model says cellular membranes are a complex and dynamic arrangement of _____ and ______.
proteins, lipids
there is rapid ______ ______ in the phospholipid bilayer.
lateral diffusion
lipid ____ are non random discrete assemblies of lipids and proteins found on the plasma membrane
rafts
lipid rafts arise through _______ association of certain types of lipids and proteins.
preferential
asymmetry between leaflets is regulated by _______ : flippases and scramblases
enzymes
the lipid _________ of each organelle is _________
composition, distinct
phospholipids are made in the ______ leaflet of the ER and distributed to other organelles
cytosolic
how are lipids distributed to other organelles?
vesicular trafficking, lipid carrier proteins, membrane contact sites
membrane proteins can be _______ or ______
peripheral, integral
proteins can be linked to membranes by ____ ____ anchors.
covalent lipid
membrane proteins adopt typical ________ structure
secondary
transmembrane domains can be predicted by ________
hydrophobicity
proteins are made on _______ ribosomes and targeted to membranes by targeting signals
cytosolic
______ can bend, shape, and fuse membranes and signal across membranes.
proteins
proteins mediate the _____ of most molecules across membranes
transport
_____ membrane proteins completely cross the lipid membrane
integral
_______ membrane proteins are bound to integral proteins
peripheral
integral membrane proteins span the membrane in _______ and _________
alpha helices, beta barrels
the cytosol is a _______ environment when the extracellular space is _________
reducing, oxidizing
a lipid membrane is _____ A.
30
transmembrane _________ can be identified on the basis of their _________. look for a peak above ____ of atleast _____ residues
alpha helices, hydrophobicity, 1.5, 20
transmembrane _______ have alternating hydrophobic and hydrophillic residues and are ____ to cross the membrane
beta barrels, 7-9
______ can be covalently attached to lipid _______-
proteins, anchors
proteins in the ____ can be attached to GPI anchored protein
ER
proteins in the _____ can be linked to fatty acid anchors through N terminus or cysteines
cytosol
integral membrane proteins can be solubilized using ______
detergents
peripheral membrane proteins are removed by ____ or _________
pH, salt wash
membrane proteins take part in membrane _____, ____ and ______ and ______
restructuring, sensing and signaling, transport
______ allow charged molecules to cross the membrane
transporter proteins