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Membranes, Lipids and Signalling Flashcards

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Fluid mosaic model

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proteins in flexible lipid bilayer- free to move within layer

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Lipid rafts

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where lipid composition is different- affects the proteins anchored

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Types of lipids (4)

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Sphingolipids
Cholesterol
Glycolipids
Glycerophospholipids

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4
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Scramblase

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randomises distribution in leaflet eg. assymetric for platelet activation and apoptosis

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Translocase

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flips proteins between leaflets

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Desaturases

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Add = to make fats more fluid by adding more kinks in the chain

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