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Module 9 Flashcards

Cell Membranes

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1
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Composition of cell membranes

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Lipid Bilayer

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Phospholipids

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Glycerol backbone attached to a phosphate group of 2 fatty acids

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3
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Phosphate head

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Hydrophilic and polar
H-bond with H20

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Amphipathic

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Both hydrophobic and hydrophilic ends

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Hydrophilic Heads

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Outside surface, interacts with H20

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Hydrophobic Tails

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Isolated from contact with H20

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Liposomes

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When phospholipids are placed in H20 with a pH of 7, they spontaneously form a cell shape

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8
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Dynamic Cell Membranes

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Lateral movements of lipids and other components within the membrane

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9
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Dynamic membrane allows what

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VESICLES to easily detach and rejoin, cells to change SHAPE and cells to ENGULF other cells and particles

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How do phospholipids move

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Move with their tails interacting
laterally with the plane of the membrane
Rapidly

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How can Lipids move

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Rapidly around their vertical axis, spinning around
Fatty acid rails flex and bend

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12
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What influences the membrane fluidity

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Composition of the membrane
Longer fatty acid tails= less fluid
NUmber of C-C bonds in the fatty acids tails

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Why are longer fatty acid tails less fluid?

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Longer tails= more surface area for Van der Waals bonding with other tails, holding each other in place

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What makes the membrane less fluid

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More bonding and interactions between fatty acid tails.

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What type of fatty acids have stronger Van der Walls, why?

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Saturated fats have stronger Van Der waals
They are straight and able to pack more tightly –> More stable, less fluid

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16
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Have one or more C-C double bonds

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Unsaturated fatty acids
Cannot pack as tightly because of weaker Van der Waals; less stable

17
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What kind of fat is Animal Fat

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Saturated, less fluid
solid at room temp

18
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What kind of fat is plant fat

A

Unsaturated, fluid
Liquid at room temp

19
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30% of membranes mass

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Cholesterol; inserts itself into the lipid bilayer

20
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Is cholesterol hydrophilic or hydrophobic

A

BOTH
Amphipathic

21
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High temp effect on fluidity

A

Increased fluidity

22
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High temp effect on fluidity with the presence of cholesterol

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Decreased fluidity, pulling phospholipids closer together

23
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How is homeostasis maintained by cholesterol

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Prevents dramatic transitions in fluidity as temp increases

24
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Lipid Rafts

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Defined patches of lipids that are assemble together

25
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Are cell membranes always uniform

A

NO

26
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Functions of protiens

A

Transport molecules
Pass electrons to harness energy for photosynthesis and CR
Enzymes
Anchor other proteins to maintain cell structure and shape

27
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What accounts for 50% of mass of RBC membranes

A

protiens

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Transport protiens

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Move ions and other molecules across the membrane

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Receptor protein

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Allow the cell to receive SIGNALS from the environment

30
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Integral membrane proteins

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PERMANENTLY ASSOCIATED with cell membranes
-transmembrane proteins

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Transmembrane proteins

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Span entire lipid bilayer

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What happens if you try to remove an integral protein

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Destroys the membrane

31
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3 regions of integral membrane proteins

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2 hydrophilic regions 1 hydrophobic region

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2 Hydrophilic regions on integral membrane proteins

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Protrude from each face of the membrane in contract with the aqueous environment inside and outside the cell

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Hydrophobic region

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Spans the hydrophobic interior of the membrane

32
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Peripheral membrane proteins

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TEMPORARILY associated with the lipid bilayer or integral membrane proteins
Easily removed, leaving membrane unharmed

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