Lipid membrane and solute transport Flashcards
Why the membrane is called mosaic?
Because it consists of different kinds of molecules
The integral proteins are called like that because
They are embedded in the membrane. They can pass through the lipid bilayer or only on one side
Example of integral proteins
Receptors ( GPCRs)
Why do detergents are needed to detach the integral proteins form the membrane?
Because they are strongly associated with it
What does amphitropic protein mean
Having an affinity for both lipid and aqueous environments. Thus, if needed they can detach from the membrane and play its role in the aqueous environment
What do you need to make amphitropic proteins detach from the membrane?
Some kind of enzyme ( phospholipase C) or postranslational modification (phosphorylation)
What is GPI?
Glycosylphosphatidyllinositol
An example of GPI linked protein
Phosphatases
Different organelles within the cell have different ____
Cell wall components ( the ratio of components)
Inner and outer cell membrane ___ each other
Differ from each other
What molecules are involved in cell signaling in the cell membrane
phosphatidyllinositol
Most of phosphatidyllinositol is inside/outside of the cell
inside
Phosphatidylserine is usually maintained
Inside of the cell
When Phosphatidylserine flips to the outer membrane, then
It signals for apoptosis or blood clot
Acyl groups in the bilayer affect
Flexibility
There are two states of the bilayer
Ordered state(Lo) and disordered state(Ld). It is a range of temperatures rather than points
The transition from Lo->Ld of side chains is a result of
Heat that produces thermal motion in side chains. The more temperature it is exposed to, the more disordered the side chains will be.
What increases order in the bilayer
Saturation of FA
Uniform length of FA
Sterol content can decrease or increase order
How do cells regulate the membrane
FA content ( increase Saturated FA at higher temperatures)
Ordered state is more ___, and disordered is more ___
Rigid
Flexible
uncatalyzed lipid movement ( what direction)
Lateral diffusion
three catalyzed transbilayer translocation
flippase (from outer to inside)
Floppase ( form inside to outside)
Scramblase ( moves lipids in either direction, toward equilibrium)
what enzymes perform flippase and floppase
Flippase- P-type ATPase
Floppase- ABC transporter
With the use of ATP