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Intercellular signalling (2)
By secreted molecules
By plasma membrane-bound molecules
Signalling by secreted molecules
Paracrine
Endocrine
Synaptic
Definition:
Receptor
Ligand
Km
Ans
Role of receptors in cellular physiology
8
Receptor classifications
2
Receptor vs acceptor
2
Signal transduction
4
Lipids are amphipathic
Explain
Contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic moiety
What causes kink in fatty acid chain
Cis double bond
General composition of membranes
Ans
Phospholipid motion
4
Effect of cis double bond in membrane
Reduces phospholipid packing
Structure of cholesterol
3
Polar head
Rigid polar sterol region
Non polar fatty acid tail
Paradoxical effects of cholesterol in bilateral
Effects of cholesterol with temperature
Ans
Evidence for proteins in membrane
(3)Functional
Biochemical(2)