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Intercellular signalling (2)

A

By secreted molecules

By plasma membrane-bound molecules

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2
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Signalling by secreted molecules

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Paracrine
Endocrine
Synaptic

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3
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Definition:

Receptor
Ligand
Km

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Ans

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4
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Role of receptors in cellular physiology

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8

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5
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Receptor classifications

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2

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6
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Receptor vs acceptor

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2

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7
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Signal transduction

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4

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8
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Lipids are amphipathic

Explain

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Contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic moiety

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9
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What causes kink in fatty acid chain

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Cis double bond

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10
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General composition of membranes

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Ans

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11
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Phospholipid motion

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4

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12
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Effect of cis double bond in membrane

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Reduces phospholipid packing

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13
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Structure of cholesterol

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3
Polar head
Rigid polar sterol region
Non polar fatty acid tail

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14
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Paradoxical effects of cholesterol in bilateral

Effects of cholesterol with temperature

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15
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Evidence for proteins in membrane

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(3)Functional

Biochemical(2)

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16
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Permitted motions for proteins

17
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Restrictions of membrane protein mobility

Explain

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Aggregation
Tethering
Interaction with other cells

18
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Peripheral vs integral membrane proteins

19
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Describe cytoskeleton in erythrocytes

A

Lattice structure of long spectrin molecules grafted to transmembrane proteins through attachment proteins

20
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Membrane protein biosynthesis

21
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Why is facilitated diffusion quicker than simple

22
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Flux(Js)

23
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Diffusion calc

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K is ADs/trianglex

24
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Definition of osmole

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Measure of solution’s ability to create osmotic pressure, thus affecting movement of water

25
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Calculating osmolarity

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