Module 4 Flashcards
Lipids
Form the phospholipid bilayer. Hydrophilic head (phosphate group and 2 hydrophobic fatty acid tails)
Fluid mosaic model
Membrane is constantly changing. When insulin is present glucose enters the cell.
Selectively permeable
The hydrophobic core creates a barrier preventing movement of hydrophilic substances, ions & large molecules. Hydrophobic (lipid soluble) move readily.
Cholesterol
Hydrophobic molecule resides among fatty acid tails. Cholesterol limits lateral movement of phospholipids. It maintains proper fluidity over many temps.
Peripheral/extrinsic Proteins
proteins found only on the surface of the membrane. Attach the membrane to the cytoskeletal proteins inside the cell or to proteins of the extracellular matrix
Integral/Intrinsic Proteins
Segments that associate with the hydrophobic region of the membrane.
Channels
Allow hydrophilic materials, ions, to cross the membrane
Carrier Proteins
Have sites that bind to specific solutes and then changes shape allowing the solute to move across the membrane one way.
Receptor Proteins
Integral proteins act as receptors and allow the cell to respond to chemical messengers which regulate the activities of the cell. hormones
Enzymes
Catalyzing important chemical reactions. Lactase digests lactose
G protein coupled receptors
Molecular switches. Bind to a specific ligand from outside the cell and then convert that binding to an intracellular signal. GTP=on GDP=off
Attachment Proteins
Attaching cells to each other as well as to the extracellular matrix and to intracellular structural proteins. Give strength and shape
Marker Proteins
Allow cells to identify one another. Find foreign cells, invaders
Carbohydrates
short chained polysaccharides that attach to the proteins and lipids on the extracellular layer of the membrane. Attached to a protein= glycoprotein. Attached to a lipid= glycolipid.
Form markers like blood type
Passive transport
No energy input required
Active transport
Cellular energy in the form of ATP is required
Simple Diffusion
Movement from high to low concentration. Concentration gradient without the aid of a membrane protein.
Diffusion Equilibrium
Molecules evenly distributed with no net change in concentration.
Factors that affect rate of diffusion
Concentration gradient: greater diff. between 2 sides of membrane= faster diffusion
Temp. Higher temp= faster molecules=faster diffusion
Size. Smaller diffuse faster
Membrane permeability: ions/ charged molecules are hydrophilic do not cross. Non-polar diffuse
Surface Area: Greater surface area= faster
Distance: thin membranes=fast