Structure and Functions of Membranes and Membrance Protiens. Exam1 Flashcards

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What does the lipid bilayer include?

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Cholesterol and Cardiac Glycosides

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What molecules make up most of the Lipid Bilayer?

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Phospholipid Molecules

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What is amphipathic?

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both water and lipid soluble

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What is the model of individual proteins floating about the lipid bilayer called?

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Singer-Nicholson fluid mosaic model

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What is the first major function of cell membrane protiens?

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Transport

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What happens in the first function of a cell membrane protein?

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A. Protein pores and gated channels
B. Carrier proteins
C. Na+/K+ ATPase enzyme proteins

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What is the second major function of cell membrane proteins?

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Recognition

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What happens in the second function of cell membrane proteins?

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A. Surface glycoproteins as markers

B. Antigen-recognition receptors on immune cells

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What is the third major function of a cell membrane protein?

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Signal Reception

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What happens during the third function of cell membrane proteins?

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Surface protein receptors for hormones, never transmitter and other factors.

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What is the fourth function of cell membrane proteins?

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Attachment

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What happens during the fourth function of cell membrane proteins?

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A. Protein Junctions attach to cell

B. Antigen proteins stick cell to surface crawling, anchoring, association of cells into tissue

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What is the fifth function of cell membrane proteins?

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Generation of Electrical Potential

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What happens during the fifth function of cell membrane proteins?

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Separation of charges/ions causes voltage to develop. Important in explaining actions of nerve, muscle and hair cell membranes.

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What is the sixth function of cell membrane proteins?

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Membrane attached enzymes

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What happens during the sixth function of cell membrane proteins?

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Ex. Nerves attract to muscle so muscle contracts.

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What happens during the seventh function of a cell membrane protein?

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Cell shape/Structure

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What happens during the seventh stage of cell membrane proteins?

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proteins develop into shapes of rods, tubes and fibers can form.

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What is the cytoskeleton?

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framework inside of a cell

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How many amino acids is a protein made up of?

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100 amino acids

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100 amino acids are connected by what?

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peptide bonds

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what is a chain of up to 99amino acids called?

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polypeptides

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How many different amino acids are there in the human body?

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21

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What is a multimeric protein?

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when several proteins bind together to form a single large assembly