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RBC membrane Structure Flashcards

1
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Average volume of RBC

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90 fL (range: 80-100 fL)

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2
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Average surface area of RBC

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140 μm2

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3
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________________of RBCs facilitates its oxygen-carbon dioxide transport function.

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Biconcave disc shape of RBCs

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4
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allows RBCs to adjust to small vessels in the microvasculature and still maintain a constant surface area: volume ratio

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Deformability

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5
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RBC deformability depends on:

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  1. RBC geometry
  2. Relative cytoplasmic (hemoglobin) viscosity
  3. Membrane elasticity (pliancy)
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6
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Normal erythrocyte Hgb concentration has a _______ viscosity (fluid)

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low

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7
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↓ water and hemoglobin (precipitated, polymerized, or crystallized) →

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Less deformable which leads to cell lysis

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8
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Precipitated hemoglobin leads to the formation of

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Heinz bodies

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9
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Polymerized hemoglobin leads to the formation of

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Hemoglobin S

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10
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Crystallized hemoglobin leads to the formation of

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Hemoglobin C

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11
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Changes in the surface area to volume ratio causes?

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RBC fragmentation and lysis

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12
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Fragmentation is due to?

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The decrease in surface area

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13
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Lysis is due to?

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The increase in cell volume

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14
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3 basic functions of the RBC membrane

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  1. Regulates osmotic pressure
  2. Regulates cation concentration
  3. Regulates gas concentrations
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15
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Percentage of lipids

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40%

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16
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Predominant in lipids

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phospholipids and cholesterol

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17
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Arranged in a double layer called lipid bilayer leaflet |provides membrane fluidity

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Phospholipids

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18
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Predominant in external surface of Phospholipids

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phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin (with 5% glycolipid)

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19
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sugar-bearing lipids
support carbohydrate side chains
anchors glycocalyx
bears blood group antigens

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Glycolipid

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20
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Predominant in the internal surface of phospholipids

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phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine

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21
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regulates membrane fluidity and membrane permeability
maintains surface area:volume ratio

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Cholesterol

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22
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Charac of cholesterol

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Esterified
Hydrophobic
Equally distributed between the outer and inner layer
evenly distributed within each layer

23
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Cholesterol content depends on

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plasma cholesterol, bile acids, activity of LCAT (lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase)

24
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Abnormal L/S ratio

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Acanthocyte

25
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↑ cholesterol, phospholipids

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Codocyte

26
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↓ cholesterol

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Ovalocyte

27
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Cholesterol confers tensile strength to the lipid bilayer

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↑ cholesterol → ↑ membrane strength → ↓ elasticity

28
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Percentage of carbohydrates

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8%

29
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🖝 layer of carbohydrates whose net negative charge prevents microbial attack and protects the RBC from mechanical damage
🖝 surface carbohydrates joined with glycolipids

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Glycocalyx

30
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Percentage of proteins

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52%

31
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contains sialic acid which gives RBCs a negative charge

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Integral Proteins/Transmembrane Proteins

32
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Functions of Integral Proteins/Transmembrane Proteins

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Transport site
Adhesion site
Signaling receptors

33
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principal integral CHON

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Band 3

34
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2 macromolecular complexes of integral proteins:

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Ankyrin complex
Protein 4.1 complex/Actin junctional complex

35
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Major components of ankyrin complex

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Band 3 multimers
Protein 4.2

36
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Major components of Protein 4.1 complex/Actin junctional complex

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Band 3 dimers
Protein 4.2
Adducin

37
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Other transmembrane CHONs

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Aquaporin 1
Glut-1
glycophorins
Na+, K+-ATPase
Ca+2-
ATPase
blood group antigen
ICAM-4

38
Q

🞍 Prevents loss of lipid bilayer
🞍 Provides membrane structural integrity

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Integral CHONs + peripheral CHONs

39
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principal cytoskeletal CHONs

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a-spectrin and β-spectrin

40
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Other cytoskeletal CHONs

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F-actin (band 5)
adducin
ankyri
dematin
tropomodulin
tropomyosin

41
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Functions of Peripheral Proteins/Cytoskeletal Proteins

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Spectrin stabilization
Membrane deformation

42
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RBC membrane is impermeable to

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• Na+
• K+
• Ca2+

43
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RBC membrane is permeable to

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• H2O
• HCO3-
• Cl-

44
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Transmembrane protein; water transporter

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Aquaporin 1

45
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What happens when there is a decrease of Aquaporin 1

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Hereditary spherocytosis

46
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Intracellular (Na: K ratio)

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1:12

47
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Extracellular (Na: K ratio)

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25:1

48
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controls active transport of sodium & potassium

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Na+, K+ - ATPase

49
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↑ Na → water enters the cell →

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Cell lysis

50
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↑ K →

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Cell shrinkage

51
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maintains low intracellular Ca2+ levels (5-10 µmol/L)

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Ca2+ - ATPase

52
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controls the function of Ca2+ - ATPase

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Calmodulin

53
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↑ Ca → ↓ membrane stability cell →

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cell becomes less deformable

54
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Colloid Osmotic Hemolysis:

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ATP loss or Pump damage → Na+, Ca2+ influx → water enters the cell → swelling (spheroid) → rupture

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