L1 Eukaryotic Cell Flashcards
1
Q
What Does CFTR stand for ?
A
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
2
Q
what ion does CFTR move? how does this affect water movement
A
chloride- becomes trapped in cells. water unable to move to cellular surface- mucus becomes thick
3
Q
Where does transcription take place?
A
Nucleus
4
Q
what is the constitution of the Membrane
A
50/50, lipids and proteins
5
Q
what mutations leads to Cf
A
deletion of phenylalanine in the Cf gene, leads to biosynthetic arrest in the RER
