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Membrane Ultra-Structure And Function Flashcards

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Phospholipids are one of either:

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Serine (phosphatidyl-serine)

Choline (phosphatidyl-choline)

Inositol (phosphatidyl-inositol)

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Phospholipids are Made up of:

Functions of phospholipid bilayer:

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Fatty acid tails

Phospholipids head

  • Main function of the cell membrane is to act as a selective barrier to the passage of molecules, allowing some molecules to cross whilst excluding others
  • Other major function is to act as a barrier to the outside environment and compartmentalise cells
  • The cell membrane is semipermeable; absorbs nutrients and expels waste AND maintains intracellular balance
  • Helps cell respond to signals i.e. receptors a located on cell membrane for peptide hormones to bind to
  • Has molecules on it for intercellular adhesion
  • Can act as an insulator i.e. myelin sheath
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Fatty acid tails

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Non-polar
Hydrophobic
Saturated and unsaturated bonds

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Phospholipid Head

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Polar (charged)
Hydrophillic

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Phospholipid bilayer’s permeability

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Fluidity modified by cholesterol and temperature

Freely permeable to
Water (aquaporins)
Gases
(CO2, N2, O2)
Small uncharged polar molecules
(Urea, ethanol)

Impermeable to…
Ions
(Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+ etc.)
Charged Polar molecules
(ATP, Glucose-6-phosphate)
Large uncharged polar molecules
(Glucose)

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How do molecules cross the cell membrane?

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Simple diffusion

Facilitated diffusion

Primary active transport

Secondary active transport

Ion channels

Pink-/phago-cytosis

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Examples of simple diffusion

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Blood gases, water
Urea, free fatty acids
Ketone bodies

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Facilitated diffusion examples

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Glucose (hexose sugars)
GLUT family

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Primary active transport examples

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Ions (Na+, K+, Ca2+, H+, HCO3-)
Water-soluble vitamins
Energy direct from ATP

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Secondary active transport examples

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Glucose (hexose sugars)
Symporters (Na+ + X)
Energy from ion gradient
Co-transport

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Ion channels examples

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Many sorts…
Voltage-gated
“Leak” channels

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Pino-/phago-cytosis

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Vesicles

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Why are membranes and membrane proteins needed?

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Cell polarisation
Compartmentalisation
Ionic gradients
Diffusion (Nernst potential)
Membrane potential

Tightly regulated
Disease disrupts this
Heart disease, kidney failure

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What is the membrane potential (Em)?

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Potential difference across the cell membrane generated by differential ion concentrations of key ions (K+, Na+, Ca2+, Cl-)

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Membrane potential

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Contributions from diffusion potential of each ion
(AKA Nernst or Equilibrium potential)
Permeability of each ion in a given membrane
K+ is the major determinant of Em
Stable in most cells (but sensitive to ionic imbalance)
Transient variability in excitable tissue
Ventricular myocytes Em ~ -90mV

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Convection of membrane potential dictates:

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Extracellular fluid potential = 0 mV (Reference)
Membrane potential is that on intra-cellular membrane
Composed of various individual diffusion potentials:
Ion+; Em has -ve value if diffusing from IC to EC (K+)
Ion+; Em has +ve value if diffusing from EC to IC (Na+ or Ca2+)
Ion-; Em has -ve value if diffusing from EC to IC (Cl-)

Collective ion diffusion potentials contribute to membrane potential

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17
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Nernst Equation

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Slide 15

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18
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Ion conductance (permeability) is key determinant of Em

Permeability is dependant on:

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Channel numbers
Channel gating
Change ion permeability lead to change Em

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Kidneys and aldosterone:

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Major role in K+ homeostasis
Renal failure
Conn’s Syndrome (too much aldosterone)

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Increase in [K+]E (Clinically – hyperkalaemia):

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Em less –ve (tending to depolarisation)
Reaches threshold more easily
Cell depolarisation more likely
Heart - decreased SAN firing / Bradycardia

Causes: renal failure, diuretics/ACE inhibitors, Addison’s, Acidosis.

Consequences: Risk of myocardial infarction since high potassium levels mess with resting potential generated in heart for heart contraction

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Decreased [K+]E (Clinically – hypokalaemia):

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Em more –ve (tending to hyperpolarisation)
Disrupts various K+ channels
Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)

Causes: diarrhoea, vomiting, alkalosis, hypomagnesaemia (low magnesium levels).

Consequences: weakness & cardiac dysrhythmia (abnormal heart beat - again since K is necessary for resting potentials and thus action potential generation etc.)

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Ischaemia

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Hypoxia - decrease in [ATP]I
Opens KATP channel
EM less –ve (~-55mV) (4)
Depolarises easily
Fast Na+ channels inhibited ~ -55mV
Slow Ca2+-mediated depolarisation (0)
Early repolarisation (1); Decrease Plateau (2);
Lower Action potential duration (3,4; KATP?)

23
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Epithelia

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Require polarisation of plasma membrane – apical vs basolateral surfaces
Permits cell-specific function – secretion/absorption
Strongly adhere to neighbours – tight junctions

24
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3 examples of epithelia

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parietal cell (gastric pits)
intestinal epithelium
nephron

25
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Substrate movement across membranes occurs with movement of water…

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Sodium:glucose co-transport (symport) - basis of Oral Rehydration Therapy…

26
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Epithelial cells in the nephron

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Morphology and permeability of tubular epithelial cells changes along the tubule
Reflects specific function of each aspect of tubule:

27
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How do cells communicate using cell membrane receptors?

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Signal Transduction

Internalise extra-cellular signal…
First message into second message

Many sorts

28
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Types of receptors found in nucleus- nucleus steroid receptors

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Direct effect on gene expression
ER – tamoxifen
PR – mifepristone
AR – testosterone
GR – cortisol; dexamethasone
MR – aldosterone; spironolactone

29
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Signal transduction through ion channels

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Ca 2+ - nifedipine
Na+ - Amiloride
K+ - Amiodarone

30
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Signal transduction through membrane-bound steroid receptors

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In-direct effect on gene expression
E – cardiovascular effects?
P – uterine function/sperm function

31
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Signal transduction through neurotransmission

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AchR – Muscarinic cholinergic blockade – atropine
GABA – benzodiazipines
Seretonin (5-HT3) - ondansatron

32
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Signal transduction through growth factors

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EGFR – pertuzumab (Perjeta) – breast cancer
VEGF - bevacizumab (Avastin) – ovarian cancer
Growth Hormone – (Genetropin)
Insulin; IGFs

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6 parts of the G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)

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Receptor – gives primary specificity
Three G-proteins – a, b, g
Ga further specificity
Enzyme to modulate second messenger
(e.g. cAMP)
Enzyme to terminate signal
Phosphodiesterase

34
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GPCR

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Ubiquitous (>800 sequences)
>50% of all drugs mimic or inhibit various GPCR
Significant drug target

35
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+ve; makes cAMP:

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beta-2 agonists, PGE2 via EP2 receptor (uterine relaxation)
Intestinal epithelium
Cholera toxin – increased secretion

36
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-ve; prevents cAMP:,

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alpha-2 adrenergic agonists - ergometrine
a, m, d, k, opioid receptors
PGE2 via EP1 and EP3 receptors (uterine contraction; Misoprostol)
M2 ACh receptors

37
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+ve; makes IP3 and DAG:

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Oxytocin receptor, PGF2 via FP2a receptor
(uterine contraction; severe PPH; Carboprost)
M3 ACh receptors

38
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How does pH effect membrane function?

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Both extremes damage the protein

Inhabits cell function

39
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Critical role for acid-base homeostasis

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Plasma Ca2+

Cell membrane excitability/permeability

40
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Serum Calcium- 45% free ionised Ca2+

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Biologically active
Change Ca2+ (active): Ca (inactive) ratio with no change in total calcium
Acidosis
less Ca2+ bound to plasma proteins (H+ ions buffered by albumin)
Alkalosis
more Ca2+ bound to plasma proteins (fewer H+ ions on protein)

Alkalotic patients more susceptible to hypocalcaemic tetany
Due to increased neuronal membrane Na+ permeability

41
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Serum calcium- 55% bound

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Not biologically active
45% bound to albumin
10% anions – phosphate; lactate active form

42
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How does temperature effect membrane function?

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Too cold – proteins slow down; membrane less fluid
Too hot – proteins denature; increased membrane fluidity. Can lead to heat exhaustion, heat stroke and dehydration

43
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Regulation of the SAN action potential- hypothermia

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Lowers depolarization rate of cardiac pacemaker cells
Bradycardia (not vagally mediated)

Abnormal heart rhythms
Fibrillation (atrial and ventricle)

44
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Hypovolaemia and the Lethal triad

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Diagram slide 35

45
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What is found in the phospholipid bilayer?

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glycolipids: communication, joins cells to form tissues + stability

glycoproteins: for cell to cell recognition + acts as receptors

cholesterol: maintains fluidity in membrane

46
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Occluding

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tight junctions help seal cells together in an epithelial sheet to prevent leakage of molecules between them

47
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Anchoring

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ACTIN FILAMENTS

INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS

HEMIDESMOSOMES

48
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Actin filaments

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enable cell to cell adhesion through adherens
junctions

ADHERENS JUNCTION JOINS ACTIN BUNDLE IN ONE CELL TO A SIMILAR BUNDLE IN ANOTHER CELL - HELPS KEEP CELLS TOGETHER & cell to matrix (external to cell) adhesion through adherens junctions too

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Intermediate filaments

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enable cell to cell adhesion through desmosomes (cell surface adhesion proteins + intracellular keratin cytoskeletal filaments - they resist shearing forces & JOIN THE INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS IN ONE CELL TO THOSE IN A NEIGHBOUR) & cell to matrix adhesion through focal adheren junctions.

50
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Hemidesmosomes

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anchor intermediate filaments in a cell to the basal lamina

51
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Communicating gap junctions

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allows the passage of small water-soluble ions and
molecules

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