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1
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Membranes act as

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Permeability barriers

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2
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All cells have a

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Plasma membrane

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have internal membranes that enclose intracellular compartments (e.g., organelles and vesicles)

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Eukaryotes

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Membrane functions are

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Receive info from environment, selective import and export, enable cells to change shape, expand

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The membrane is a

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thin bilayer + proteins

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6
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Carbohydrates are located on the

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ECF surface of membrane

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7
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Membrane proteins float in a

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sea of lipids

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8
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how thick is the plasma membrane

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5 nm thick

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9
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Membrane lipids __ form bilayers in water

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spontaneously

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10
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The lipid bilayer is a __ dimensional fluid

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2

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11
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The fluidity of a lipid bilayer depends on its

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composition

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12
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The lipid bilayer is asymmetrical or symmetrical

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asymmetrical

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13
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Lipid asymmetry is preserved during

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membrane transport

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14
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Membrane lipids have __ head group and __ hydrocarbon tails

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polar, one or two (hydrophobic)

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15
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Membrane lipids form a bilayer in

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water

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16
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Geometry of membrane lipids favors

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bilayer formation

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17
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Phospholipid bilayers __ form sealed compartments

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spontaneously

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18
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Holes in membranes are __ to minimize interactions of hydrophobic molecules with water

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rapidly resealed

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19
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Membrane lipids move rapidly within one

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monolayer

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20
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The most abundant lipids in cell membranes are

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phospholipids

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21
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have a phosphate-containing polar head group

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phospholipid

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22
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the most abundant phospholipid

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Phosphatidylcholine

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23
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what determines membrane fluidity

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length and saturation of hydrocarbon tails

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24
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__ tails promote membrane fluidity

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short

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25
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Double bonds introduce kinks and __ membrane fluidity

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increase

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26
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Special membrane lipid

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cholesterol

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27
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Cholesterol characteristics

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Rigid sterol ring with a polar head group & one
short hydrocarbon tail

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28
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can fill the spaces between neighboring phospholipid
molecules produced by the kinks in their tails

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cholesterol

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29
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Tends to stiffen membranes with unsaturated tails

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cholesterol

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30
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phospholipids have what charge

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negative

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31
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Increasing the number of double bonds in lipid tails does what to fluidity

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increases

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32
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Shortening the length of lipid hydrocarbon tails does what to fluidity

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increases

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33
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saturated fats have long or short tails

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short

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34
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Moving veggie oil from room temp to fridge does what to the fluidity

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decreases

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35
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Glycolipids have

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carbs on their heads

36
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T or F the two monolayers have the same lipids

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false, different

37
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Lipids are __ arranged between two monolayers

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asymmetrically

38
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New phospholipids are synthesized
by

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enzymes bound to cytosolic surface of the ER

39
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Enzymes that synthesize phospholipids insert the new lipids into the

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cytosolic monolayer of the ER membrane

40
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randomly transfer lipids to the lumenal (or extracellular) monolayer

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Scramblases in the ER

41
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Membrane bilayers move from

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ER to Golgi

42
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selectively transfer some lipids from the monolayer that faces the lumen to the cytosolic monolayer

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flippases in golgi

43
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flippases in golgi generate an

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asymmetric distribution of membrane lipdis

44
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Asymmetry is maintained during

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transport and after

45
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becomes the
extracellular surface of the
plasma membrane

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lumenal surface

46
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Enables membranes to
maintain the asymmetric
distribution of lipids, proteins,
and carbohydrates

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lumenal surface

47
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The cytosolic surface is

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outside

48
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The c terminal end is always in the

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cytosolic surface

49
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provides the barrier function,
membrane proteins provide other functions

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lipid bilayer

50
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Proteins (membrane spanning polypeptide chains) usually cross membranes as an

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alpha helix

51
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Membrane proteins can be purified using

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detergents

52
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The plasma membrane is often reinforced by the

A

cell cortex

53
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proteins that are directly attached to the membrane

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Integral membrane

54
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Transmembrane, monolayer-associated, lipid-linked

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integral membrane proteins

55
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Can only be removed from the membrane using detergents

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integral membrane proteins

56
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Non-covalent association with other membrane proteins

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peripheral membrane proteins

57
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Can be released from the membrane with gentle procedures (e.g. salt)

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peripheral membrane proteins

58
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what protein is easier to seperate

A

peripheral membrane proteins

59
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__ amino acids
form an alpha-helix

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20 hydrophobic

60
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Polar atoms of the polypeptide
backbone are

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hydrogen bonded
inside the alpha-helix

61
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Hydrophobic amino acid side
chains on the surface of the
helix interact with

A

lipid tails

62
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Multiple a-helices can pack together to form an

A

aqueous pore

63
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Several __
alpha-helices cross
the lipid bilayer

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amphipathic

64
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_ surfaces (green) contact the
bilayer

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hydrophobic

65
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_ surfaces (red) form an aqueous pore

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hydrophilic

66
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Some transmembrane proteins use several
__ to cross the membrane

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beta sheets

67
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e “beta barrels” form

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large pores

68
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detergents contain

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hydrophobic regions that solubilize lipid bilayer and hydrophilic regions

69
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SDS will __ proteins

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denature

70
Q

Detergents have __ hydrophobic tail, so they
form __ rather than bilayers

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1, micelles

71
Q

How to measure membrane protein movement?

A

Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP)

72
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Look at the behavior of many molecules; Time for recovery reflects the mobility of the molecules

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FRAP

73
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Look at the behavior of only a few labeled molecules; Distance traveled reflects mobility of molecule

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SPT

74
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The cells can restrict membrane protein mobility by tethering to

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cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix, membrane proteins in another cell, and form junctions to create domains

75
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Distinct membrane domains are common in

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epithelial cells

76
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mediates transport of nutrients from the gut into the cell

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Protein A (apical side)

77
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mediates transport of solutes from the cell into the bloodstream

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Protein B (basal side)

78
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form a belt that keeps A and B from mixing

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tight junctions

79
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The plasma membrane is reinforced by
interactions with the

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cell cortex

80
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good model for studying membrane cortex interactions

A

red blood cells

81
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Major fibrous protein is

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spectrin

82
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spectrin is attached to

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transmembrane proteins

83
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Forms a mesh that protects RBC from mechanical damage

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spectrin

84
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recognize specific
oligosaccharides on a neutrophil

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lectins on endothelial cells

85
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lectins facilitate

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attachment to blood vessel wall

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