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BIO108 - General Physiology > Lecture 2.1 - Membranes, Channels and Transport > Flashcards

Lecture 2.1 - Membranes, Channels and Transport Flashcards

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  • separates the cytoplasm from the external environment
  • one of the most important cell organelles
  • highly selective permeable barrier that surrounds all living cells
  • controls how molecules and compounds move in and out of the cell
  • important for proper nutrition, maintenance of irritability of the cells, and homeostasis
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cell membrane

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cell membranes are __ __ __ barrier

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highly selective permeable

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3
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cell membranes controls how molecules and compounds move ___ of cell

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in and out

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importance of cell membrane

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  1. proper nutrition
  2. maintenance of irritability
  3. homeostasis
  4. signal detection
  5. cell-to-cell communication
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for organization and localization of specific functions

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compartmentalization

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thickness of cell membrane

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6-23 nm

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what happens when the cell membrane sustains different concentrations of certain ions on their two sides

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lead to concentration gradient

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participates in the transport of substances

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protein structures

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  • model that 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
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fluid mosaic model

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membrane composition

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  1. phospholipids
  2. proteins
  3. carbohydrates
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how are lipids and protein molecules in the cell membrane kept together

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non-covalent interactions

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12
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impermeable to the passage of most water-soluble molecules

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lipid bilayer

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13
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fundamental structure of the membrane

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lipid molecules

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  • usually span from one side of the phospholipid bilayer to the other, but can also sit on one of the surfaces
  • can slide around the membrane very quickly and collide with each other, but selfom flip from one side to the other
  • responsible for most of the membrane’s properties
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proteins

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Two types of proteins based on where they are found

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  1. integral proteins
  2. peripheral proteins
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16
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  • embedded in the lipid bilayer
  • provide a mechanism for trans-membrane transport
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integral proteins

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17
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different trans-membrane transport integral proteins provide a mechanism for

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  1. passive transport pores and channels
  2. active transport pumps and carriers
  3. membrane-linked enzymes
  4. chemical signal receptors and transducers
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associated with the surface of the membrane via electrostatic interaction

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peripheral proteins

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19
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how are the peripheral proteins associated with the surface of the membrane

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via electrostatic interaction

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20
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what do proteins inside the surface maintain

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cell shape or cell motility

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21
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catalyze reactions in the cytoplasm

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enzymes

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22
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what are receptor proteins used for

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  • cell signaling
  • cell recognition
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Different major cell functions of the proteins in plasma membrane

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  1. transport
  2. enzymatic activity
  3. signal transduction
  4. intercellular joining
  5. cell-cell recognition
  6. attachment to the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix (ECM)
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Special functions of proteins

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  1. adhesion proteins
  2. recognition proteins
  3. receptor proteins
  4. enzymes
  5. transport proteins (active and passive)
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  • found on the outer surface and attached to the proteins or sometimes to the phospholipids
  • form a cell coat outside the cell membrane
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carbohydrates

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Different types of carbohydrates on the cell membrane

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  1. glycoproteins
  2. glycolipids
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carbohydrate chains attached to membrane proteins

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glycoproteins

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28
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carbohydrate chains attached to the lipid element of the cell membrane

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glycolipids

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29
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  • defined as a thick mixture of protein lipids and post-translational sugar structures
  • surround all living cells and act as a buffer
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Glycocalyx

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functiono of glycocalyx

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  • protection
  • cell recognition
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31
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facilitate cellular recognition

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glycolipid

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32
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serve as receptor for chemical signals

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glycoproteins

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33
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what is the side chain of glycoproteins

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oligosaccharide side chain

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Primary types of lipids

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  1. phosphoglycerides
  2. sphingolipids
  3. sterols
35
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glycerol backbone

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phosphoglycerides

36
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backbone made of sphingosine bases

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sphingolipids

37
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cholesterol, nonpolar and only slightly soluble in water

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sterols

38
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amphipathic lipids

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  • phosphoglycerides
  • sphingolipids
39
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what does the differences in the lengths of the two fatty acid tails and composition influence

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fluidity

40
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binds weakly to phospholipids making the membrane less fluid but stronger

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cholesterol

41
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how are membrane molecules help in place

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relatively weak hydrophobic interactions

42
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Two possible movement of phospholipids

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  1. lateral movement
  2. flip-flop
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frequent movement of phospholipids

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lateral movement

44
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rare movement of phospholipids

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flip-flop

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influenced by temperature and constituents

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membrane fluidity

46
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what influences membrane fluidity

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temperature and constituents

47
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fluid membrane

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unsaturated hydrocarbon tails with kinks

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viscous membrane

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saturated hydrocarbon tails

49
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  • wedged between phospholipid molecules in the plasma membrane of animal cells
  • at warm temperature, it restrains the movement of phospholipids and reduces fluidity
  • at cool temperatures, it maintains fluidity by preventing tight packing
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steroid cholesterol

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what does steroid cholesterol do at warm temperatures

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restrains movement of phospholipids and reduce fluidity

51
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what does steroid cholesterol do at cool temperatures

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maintains fluidity by preventing tight packing

52
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enzymes that break down protein

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Proteolytic enzymes (proteases)

53
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  • consists of physically breaking apart (fracturing) a frozen biological sample
  • used to split the cell membrane apart
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freeze-fracture technique

54
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what was seen when a cell membrane was freeze fractured

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protein particles interspersed with a smooth matrix, supporting fluid mosaic model

55
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  • rate at which a substance can passively penetrate a cell membrane
  • influenced by inherent properties of both the membrane and the substance
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membrane permeability

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Different Transport Systems

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  1. passive process
  2. active transport (pumping)
57
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  • no energy expenditure and move down their normal gradient
  • simple diffusion/lipid diffusion
  • osmosis
  • facilitated diffusion
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passive processes

58
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  • requires metabolic energy
  • moves substances against their gradients
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active transport (pumping)

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Different types of passive transport

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  1. simple diffusion/lipid diffusion
  2. osmosis
  3. facilitated diffusion/passive transport
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Three basic routes in transport systems

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  1. dissolving in lipid phase
  2. diffusion through labile or fixed aqueous channels
  3. carrier-mediated transport
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  • dissolves directly in the lipid bilayer
  • enters the aqueous phase on the opposite side
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dissolving in the lipid phase

62
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  • solute molecule remains in the aqueous phase
  • diffuses through aqueous channels (water-filled pores in the membrane)
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diffusion through labile or fixed aqueous channels

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water-filled pores in the membrane

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aqueous channels

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  • solute molecule combines with a carrier molecule dissolved in a membrane
  • carrier “mediates” of “facilitates” the movement of the solute molecule across the membrane
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carrier-mediated transport

65
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random thermal motion of suspended or dissolved molecules causes their dispersion from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentrations

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diffusion

66
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each substance diffuse down its __ concentration gradient, independent of the concentration gradies of other substances

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own

67
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diffusion of a substance across a biologial membrane

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passive transport

68
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Diffusion is __ because in this process the particle uses free energy (potential energy).

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exergonic

69
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states that the rate of diffusion across a membrane is directly proportional to the concentration gradient of the substance on the two sides of the membrane and inversely related to the thickness of the membrane

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Fick’s Law of Diffusion

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According to Fick’s Law, diffusion is proportional to what?

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  • concentration gradient
  • difference in partial pressure
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intrinsic factors governing diffusion across membranes

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  1. size rules
  2. polarity rules
  3. ionic rules
72
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size rule ex.

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water > urea

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polarity rule ex.

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non polar > polar

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ionic rule ex.

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O2 > OH-

75
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Five factors where the rate of diffusion depends on

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  1. size
  2. temperature
  3. steepness of concentration gradient
  4. charge
  5. pressure
76
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Factors that influence mobility of solute molecules

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  1. lipid solubility
  2. hydrogen bond with water
  3. molecular weight
  4. molecular shape
  5. partition coefficient
77
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mobility with high lipid sobility

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high

78
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mobility with high hydrogen bond with water

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low

79
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ratio of the distribution of a substance between two different liquid phases

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partition coefficient

80
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rate of influx increases in proportion to the concentratin of the solute in the extracellular fluid

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non-saturation kinetics

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