Semester Exam: membrane functions/structures Flashcards
plasma membrane
lipid and protein bilayer, changing fluid mosaic
seperates intrecellular and extracellular fluid
membrane lipids
phospholipids
glycolipids
cholesterol
phospholipids
Phosphate heads: polar and hydrophilic
Fatty acid tails: nonpolar and hydrophobic
glycolipids
Lipids with polar sugar groups on outer membrane surface
cholesterol
Increases membrane stability and fluidity
integral proteins
inserted in membrane, function transporting proteins, enzymes, or receptors
peripheral proteins
loosely attached to integral proteins
Include filaments on intracellular surface and glycoproteins on extracellular surface
peripheral proteins function
enzymes, motor proteins, support
functions of membrane proteins
Transport
Receptors for signal transduction
Attachment to cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix
membrane junctions three types
tight
desmosome
gap
tight junctions
Impermeable junctions Prevent fluids and most molecules from moving between cells
desmosomes
rivets that anchor cells together
gap junctions
Transmembrane proteins form pores that allow small molecules to pass from cell to cell, communicating junctions
passive transport
No cellular energy (ATP) required
Substance moves down its concentration gradient
active transport
Energy (ATP) required
Occurs only in living cell membranes
What determines whether or not a substance can passively permeate a membrane?
Lipid solubility of substance
Channels of appropriate size
Carrier proteins