Cellular Membrane MCDB108 A Flashcards

1
Q

_______ _______ are fluid mosaics of lipids, proteins, and glycoconjugates.

A

cellular membranes

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2
Q

cells contain ______ membranes with distinct compositions

A

internal

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3
Q

glycerophospholipids are made in the _____ and distributed to other organelles.

A

ER

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4
Q

membrane _____ control permeability and signaling at membranes.

A

proteins

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5
Q

the fluid mosaic model says cellular membranes are a complex and dynamic arrangement of _____ and ______.

A

proteins, lipids

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6
Q

there is rapid ______ ______ in the phospholipid bilayer.

A

lateral diffusion

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7
Q

lipid ____ are non random discrete assemblies of lipids and proteins found on the plasma membrane

A

rafts

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8
Q

lipid rafts arise through _______ association of certain types of lipids and proteins.

A

preferential

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9
Q

asymmetry between leaflets is regulated by _______ : flippases and scramblases

A

enzymes

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10
Q

the lipid _________ of each organelle is _________

A

composition, distinct

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11
Q

phospholipids are made in the ______ leaflet of the ER and distributed to other organelles

A

cytosolic

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12
Q

how are lipids distributed to other organelles?

A

vesicular trafficking, lipid carrier proteins, membrane contact sites

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13
Q

membrane proteins can be _______ or ______

A

peripheral, integral

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14
Q

proteins can be linked to membranes by ____ ____ anchors.

A

covalent lipid

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15
Q

membrane proteins adopt typical ________ structure

A

secondary

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16
Q

transmembrane domains can be predicted by ________

A

hydrophobicity

17
Q

proteins are made on _______ ribosomes and targeted to membranes by targeting signals

A

cytosolic

18
Q

______ can bend, shape, and fuse membranes and signal across membranes.

A

proteins

19
Q

proteins mediate the _____ of most molecules across membranes

A

transport

20
Q

_____ membrane proteins completely cross the lipid membrane

A

integral

21
Q

_______ membrane proteins are bound to integral proteins

A

peripheral

22
Q

integral membrane proteins span the membrane in _______ and _________

A

alpha helices, beta barrels

23
Q

the cytosol is a _______ environment when the extracellular space is _________

A

reducing, oxidizing

24
Q

a lipid membrane is _____ A.

A

30

25
Q

transmembrane _________ can be identified on the basis of their _________. look for a peak above ____ of atleast _____ residues

A

alpha helices, hydrophobicity, 1.5, 20

26
Q

transmembrane _______ have alternating hydrophobic and hydrophillic residues and are ____ to cross the membrane

A

beta barrels, 7-9

27
Q

______ can be covalently attached to lipid _______-

A

proteins, anchors

28
Q

proteins in the ____ can be attached to GPI anchored protein

A

ER

29
Q

proteins in the _____ can be linked to fatty acid anchors through N terminus or cysteines

A

cytosol

30
Q

integral membrane proteins can be solubilized using ______

A

detergents

31
Q

peripheral membrane proteins are removed by ____ or _________

A

pH, salt wash

32
Q

membrane proteins take part in membrane _____, ____ and ______ and ______

A

restructuring, sensing and signaling, transport

33
Q

______ allow charged molecules to cross the membrane

A

transporter proteins