LECTURE 2: MEMBRANES, CHANNELS & TRANSPORT Flashcards
- separates the cytoplasm from the external
environment - one of the most important cell organelles
- a highly selective permeable barrier that
surrounds all living cells - controls how molecules and compounds
move in and out of the cell - very important for proper nutrition,
maintenance of irritability of the cells, and
homeostasis - define boundaries and serve as permeability
barriers - surrounds all
animal cells - extraordinary thin
(6-23 nm) - lipid-based
structure that
encloses the cytosol
CELL MEMBRANE
Cell Membrane a _______ _______ _______barrier that surrounds all living cells
highly selective permeable
Cell Membrane is Important for
-proper nutrition,
-maintenance of irritability of the cells, and
-homeostasis
-signal detection
-cell to cell communication
-compartmentalization
Cell membrane is extraordinary thin, around _____
6-23 nm
Cell membrane sustains different concentrations of certain ions on
their two sides, leading to _____________
concentration gradient
__________ participates in the transport of substances
protein structures
- describes the organization of cell
membranes - phospholipids drift and move like a fluid
- bilayer is a mosaic mixture of
phospholipids, steroids, proteins, and
other molecules
The Fluid Mosaic Model
Cell membrane is composed of _________, ________, ____________ and are arranged in a _____ ______ structure.
-phospholipids, proteins, and
carbohydrates
-Fluid Mosaic
Cell Membrane is composed of _______ and ________ molecules kept together by non-covalent interactions and mostly “_______” in the plane of the bilayer.
- Lipid and Proteins
-Float
lipid and protein molecules kept
together by ______________________
non-covalent interactions
impermeable to the passage of
most water-soluble molecules
Lipid Bilayer
fundamental structure of the
membrane
Lipid Molecules
- inside surface maintain cell shape or cell
motility - enzymes - catalyzing reactions in the
cytoplasm. - act as receptors (specific binding site
where hormones or other chemicals can
bind; used for cell signaling and cell
recognition)
usually span from one side of the
phospholipid bilayer to the other (integral
proteins), but can also sit on one of the
surfaces (peripheral proteins) - can slide around the membrane very
quickly and collide with each other, but
seldom flip from one side to the other - responsible for most of the membrane’s
properties
Proteins
embedded in the lipid bilayer
provide a mechanism for trans-membrane
transport
Integral Proteins
Integral proteins embedded in the lipid bilayer provide a mechanism for trans-membrane
transport, includes:
-passive-transport pores and channels,
-active-transport pumps and carriers, membrane-linked enzymes,
-chemical signal receptors
-transducers
associated with the
surface of the membrane via electrostatic
interaction
Peripheral Proteins
Peripheral proteins are associated with the
surface of the membrane via_________
electrostatic
interaction
Proteins inside surface maintain ________ or ______
Cell shape or Cell Motility
Proteins acts as _______ catalyzing reactions in the cytoplasm.
Enzymes
Proteins acts as receptors that acts as the specific binding site where ___________ and other__________ can bind, used for __________ and ________
- hormones or other chemicals
-cell signaling and cell recognition
proteins in the plasma membrane may provide
a variety of major cell functions, this includes:
-Transport
-Enzymatic Activity
-Signal Transduction
- Intercellular Joining
-Cell-cell communication
-Attachment to the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix
Each type of protein in a membrane has a
special function, including:
-Adhesion Protein
-Recognition Protein
-Receptor Protein
-Enzymes
-Transport Protein (active and passive)
-found on the outer surface and attached
to the proteins or sometimes to the
phospholipids
-form a cell coat or glycocalyx outside the
cell membrane
Carbohydrates
___________ is responsible for Maintaining the cell stability and cell recognition and is attached to the lipids
Glycolipids
bear oligosaccharide side chains
and are vital for cell recognition and
communication, attached to the protein
Glycoproteins
_______ is used for protection and cell
recognition
Glycocalyx
What are the primary types of lipids
- Phosphoglycerides
2.Spingholipids - Sterols
glycerol backbone
Phosphoglycerides
backbone
made of sphingosine
bases
Sphingolipids
cholesterol,
nonpolar and only slightly
soluble in water
Sterols
one end is hydrophilic –
water soluble; other end is
hydrophobic – water
insoluble
amphipathic
*amphipathic
(one end is hydrophilic –
water soluble; other end is
hydrophobic – water
insoluble)
* dual nature is crucial to the
organization of biological
membranes
* self-repairing
* differences in the lengths of
the two fatty acid tails and
their composition influence
fluidity
phosphoglycerides and sphingolipids
*lateral movement of lipids and proteins within a surface of the bilayer is very common
* depends on its composition and cholesterol
(binds weakly to phospholipids making the
membrane less fluid but stronger)
Membrane Fluidity
________________ of lipids and proteins within a surface of the bilayer is very common
lateral movement
binds weakly to phospholipids making the
membrane less fluid but stronger
Cholesterol
membrane molecules are held in place by
relatively _______________________
weak hydrophobic interactions
most lipids and some proteins can drift laterally in the plane of the membrane, but rarely ______ from one layer to the other
flip-flop
influenced by
temperature and
constituents
Membrane Fluidity
decreased temperature, membrane fluid state turns ________ where phospholipid are more closely packed.
solid state
- wedged between phospholipid molecules in
the plasma membrane of animals cells. - at warm temperatures, it restrains the
movement of phospholipids and reduces
fluidity - at cool temperatures, it maintains fluidity by
preventing tight packing
Steroid Cholesterol
At _________________, steroid cholesterol restrains the
movement of phospholipids and reduces
fluidity
Warm temp
At ___________________, steroid cholesterol maintains fluidity by
preventing tight packing
Cool Temp
- freeze-etch electron
micrographs of the
surface of a membrane
shows the progressive
removal of - proteins when subjected
to digestion with
proteolitic enzyme
Membrane Heterogeneity
- splits a membrane
along the middle of
the phospholid bilayer
prior to electron
microscopy. - shows protein
particles interspersed
with a smooth matrix,
supporting the fluid
mosaic model.
Freeze Fracture
- regulates the passage of materials (gases,
nutrients, wastes) in and out of the cell - hydrophobic interior makes membranes
highly impermeable to most polar
molecules
Selective permeability
- The rate at which a substance can
passively penetrate a cell membrane - Influenced by inherent properties of both
the membrane and the substance
Membrane permeability
What are the two transport systems?
-Passive Processes
-Active Transport
- no energy expenditure and move down
their normal gradient
Passive Transport
Types of Passive Transport
- simple diffusion/lipid diffusion
- osmosis
- facilitated diffusion/passive Transport
What are the three basic routes
- Dissolving in Lipid Phase
- Diffusion through labile or fixed aqueous
channels - Carrier mediated transport (facilitated or
active transport)
- molecules diffuses through the membrane
- diffusion and osmosis
*leaves the aqueous phase on one side of the
membrane - dissolves directly in the lipid bilayer
*diffuses across the thickness of the lipid or protein
layer
*enters the aqueous phase on the opposite side
Dissolving in lipid phase
- solute molecule remains in the aqueous phase
*diffuses through aqueous channels (water-filled
pores in the membrane)
Diffusion through labile or fixed aqueous
channels
- solute molecule combines with a carrier
molecule dissolved in membrane
*carrier “mediates” or “facilitates” the
movement of the solute molecule across the
membrane
Carrier mediated transport (facilitated or
active transport)
-random thermal motion of suspended
or dissolved molecules causes their dispersion
from regions of higher concentration to regions of
lower concentrations
-Net movement of particles (atoms, molecules,
or ions) along a concentration gradient from
an area of higher concentration to an area of
lower concentration
Diffusion
Diffusion is the random thermal motion of suspended
or dissolved molecules causes their dispersion
from______________________________________
regions of higher concentration to regions of
lower concentrations
Diffusion: Net movement of ________
Particles
movements of individual molecules are
________
random
In the absence of other forces, a substance will
diffuse from where it is_______________________________
more concentrated to
where it is less concentrated (down its
concentration gradient)
Each substance diffuses down its_____________________, independent of the
concentration gradients of other substances
own
concentration gradient
diffusion of a substance across a biological
membrane is ____________________-
passive transport (exergonic)
assist molecules with
limited permeability to diffuse through the lipid
bilayer
Transport Proteins
- Net diffusion rate across a fluid membrane is
proportional to the difference in partial
pressure, proportional to the area of the
membrane and inversely proportional to the
thickness of the membrane
Fick’s Law of Diffusion
Fick’s Law of Diffusion: Formula
J = - DA (∆C/∆ X)
______________of a membrane to a substance
is the rate at which that substance passively
penetrates the membrane under a specified
set of conditions
Permeability
INTRINSIC FACTORS GOVERNING DIFFUSION
ACROSS MEMBRANES:
- Size rule (Ex. water > urea)
- Polarity rule (Ex. Hexane - non polar > ethanol
polar) - Ionic rule (Ex. O2 > -OH)