Chapter Five: Membrane Structure + Synthesis + Transport Flashcards
The Fluid Mosaic Model consists of a double layer of…
Phospholipids
Phospholipids are _______________, Fatty Acid tails are non-polar, Phosphate heads are polar
Amphipathic
Each phospholipid layer is called a…
Leaflet
Polar molecules cannot pass ______________ membrane center
Hydrophobic
Non-polar molecules can generally _____________ through membranes
Diffuse
In the Fluid Mosaic Model, proteins are embedded in the…
Phospholipid bilayer
Protein content of membranes varies from _______-_______ times more Lipid molecules than protein molecules
15-70
Proteins usually determine the exact ________ of the cell’s different membranes
function
The proteins do the _______ of the membrane
work
Peripheral Membrane Proteins are _____ closely associated with the membrane
less
Membrane proteins are ________ bound to the membrane
loosely
Peripheral Proteins are bound by __________ or ___________ Bonds to Transmembrane Proteins or the Heads of Phospholipids
Hydrogen or Ionic Bonds
Exposed portions of Peripheral Proteins are usually __________ for binding
polar
Membranes may be ____________ with different functions
asymmetric
Integral Membrane Proteins are (more/less) closely associated with membrane
more
Exposed portions of membrane proteins are usually ________ for binding
non-polar
What are the two types of membrane proteins?
Transmembrane and Lipid-anchored Proteins
Transmembrane proteins transverse the membrane with domains forming…
alpha-helices
Regions of Transmembrane proteins occur on both sides of the membrane, and may be bound to the…
Cytoskeleton
Lipid-anchored proteins have a lipid ____________ attached to the protein
covalently
In lipid-anchored proteins, the lipid is inserted into the ______________ ____________ to anchor the protein
Phospholipid bilayer
Phospholipids in the membrane are not _______________ bound
covalently
A phospholipid can move from one end of a _________ cell to the other end in less than a second, and 5-10 seconds in a _____________ cell
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Are phospholipids allowed to freely move between leaflets?
no
Are phospholipids free to move?
yes
In order for phospholipids to freely move between leaflets, a special protein called __________ is needed to do this using energy rom ATP
Flippase
The most common phospholipids have an even number of ____________ (18-20)
Carbons
Because of the rarity for a lipid to “flip-flop” the two layers often have the (same/different) lipids
different
Up to 25% of the lipid in an animal cell membrane may be…
Cholesterol
Plant membranes contain _________________, which are structurally similar to Cholesterol
Phytosterols
There will be less Hydrophobic Interactions with what three things?
- Shorter Hydrocarbon Chains
- More Unsaturated Hydrocarbon Chains
- More Cholesterol
More cholesterol will make membrane more fluid at _______ temperatures
low
More cholesterol will make membrane less fluid at _________ temperatures
higher
Membrane proteins, like phospholipids can ____________ through the membrane
diffuse
Because of the membrane protein’s ___________, they do not flip-flop
polarity
Some proteins exposed to the cytoplasm attach to elements of the ____________, anchoring them in one position, restricting their movements
Cytoskeleton
_________________ in membranes occur only as Glycolipids and Glycoproteins
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates only occur in the ___________ leaflet of the Plasma Membrane
exterior
Glycolipids and Glycoproteins in the Plasma Membrane may function as _______________, identifying the cells of an organism
antigens
Glycolipids and Glycoproteins may label proteins with ___________ for cellular destinations
signals
Some cells have a thick layer of ____________ outside the Plasma Membrane
Carbohydrates
The _______________ can shield the cell from the immune system of other cells
Glycocalyx
Phospholipids are synthesized by the _____________ and inserted into the membrane
Smooth ER
After phospholipids are inserted into the ____________ leaflet, Flippase moves some to the exterior leaflet
Cytosolic