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Cell Membranes, Transport, and signaling Flashcards

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Composition of cell membrane (general)

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Fluid mosaic model composed of a lipid bilayer and some cholesterol

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The phospholipids of the cell membrane

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3 carbon glycerol backbone, 2 fatty acid tails into the membrane, P and Alcohol

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inner leaflet borders what

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the cytoplasm

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outer leaflet borders what

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ECF

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the head group of the fatty acids are ____ and made of what

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charged/polar-composed of phosphate and alcohol into ECF (aqueous)

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Fatty acid tails are ____

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nonpolar- for the inner membrane/cytoplasm

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Amphipathic

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Polar headgroup borders aqueous environment, fatty acids for nonpolar tails (it has one end with a charge and one without)

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Cholesterol (describe structure and function)

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6 ringed strucuture to regualte and stabalize fluidity and can regulate bound peripheral proteins

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Integral proteins

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crosses one or more sides of the membrane (i.e. transport protein/channel/hormone receptor)

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Peripheral proteins

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loosely associated with the membrane, does not permeate into the bilayer

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location of carbs on/in cell wall

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outside-can connect to ECM

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Carbohydrates

types-2, and functions-3

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glycolipids and glycoproteins-

  1. regulate prt function
  2. attach protein to ECM
  3. marks cell as self
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marks cell as self

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carbs

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Simple diffusion

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From high to low [c], random thermal motion, rate depends on concentration and stops at equilibrium

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Factors that determine if something will diffuse and which cross easier through cell membranes?

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Size (smaller go faster/easier)

Polarity (nonpolar cross easier)

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Osmosis

define, stops when?

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simple diffusion of water, water moves from high concentration to low concentration and stops moving when the hydrostatic P exactly opposes osmotic pressure

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Facilitated diffusion will move via

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Carrier proteins (transporters or exchnagers)

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Can cholesterol cross membrane via simple diffusion? (it is large)

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YES, because it is very nonpolar

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Passive facilitated diffusion

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down a concentration gradient from high to low

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Substrate Size moved via facilitated diffusion

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larger molecules

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The transport maximum velocity is known as what? Define it

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Vmax: when all carrier molecules (protein transporters) are saturated, therefore transport cannot happen any faster

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150 mm NaCl is how many mosm

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150x2=300

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150mm glucose is how many mOsm

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150x1=150

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Tonicity

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considers whether or not a molecule can cross the membrane- only considers osmolarity of inactive molecules

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Osmolarity Calculation
(molar concentration) x (# of osmotically active particles)
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Does urea matter for tonicity?
No-it crosses readily
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Tonicity and Osmolarity of 150mM NaCl, 300mM urea
300ton, double NaCl and ignore urea Osmolarity=600
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****I will use urea in the example
ignore for ton | use for osmolarity
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isotonic ton
normal (300)
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hypertonic ton?
high (>300)
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Hypotonic ton
low (<300)
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Do Na+ and K- cross the membrane? Urea? Why does it matter?
Na and K Do not! so consider these for tonicity Urea does though! So DO NOT count for ton
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Cell in hypotonic solution
Swells, H20 goes in
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How to calculate tonicity
molar concentration x number of osmotically active particles, IMPERMEANT particles (DO NOT COUNT UREA)
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Cell in hypertonic solution does what
shrinks-cell volume will go down (lose H20)
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Hypernatremia/water intoxication
low plasma sodium, increases water concentration inside and there is too much in the blood and moves into the tissue!
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kidney and liver disease clinical relevance
lose protein via urine, can get edema b/c maybe not making enough protein
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Specificity of carrier proteins
chemical binding to just one amino acid or molecule-competition is also to be considered
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Does facilitated diffusion require energy
It is passive-uses concentration gradients (from high to low)
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3 main types of ion channels (acvtivated by..)
NT, voltage, or stretch
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Ion channels move substances how
down concentration gradients
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specificity of ion channels
Very specific/selective
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Rate of ion channels
VERY HIGH RATES of flow-moves millions of ions/s
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Size of ions moving through ion channels
SMALL
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Rate of ion channel vs transporter
Ion channel much faster-does not need to change conformation in order to transport--just like an open door!
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Primary Active Transport and give ex
Uses ATP energy to move molecules against a gradient and directly uses ATP (ex Na/K ATPase) -cell loses ATP
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Secondary Active Transport and ex | what are the two types?
Use energy, but not directly using ATP. -Uses energy from a gradient that was previously built up/existed. i.e. Moves Na down its gradient and harnesses that energy by coupling with molecule transport 2 types= symport and antiport
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Symport Secondary Active Transport
The two molecules are moved in the same direction
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Antiport
The two molecules are moving in opposite directions
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Vesicular transport (define)
pinching off of the cell membrane into or out of the cell
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endocytosis-vesicular transport What are the 3 types?
large molecules-slow (pino, phago, and RM endocytosis) 3 types; pino, phago, and receptor mediated endocytosis
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Exocytosis
vesicle inside the cell fuses with the PM and releases its contents into the ECM
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Second Messenger systems | why use them? What do they cause?
They get the signals across the cell membrane and to the target cell They cause intracellular amplification via cascade pathways allowing one signal molecule to create 1000s of signaling molecules
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Adenyly cyclase/cAMP | explain the process
Can be stimulatory (Rs) or inhibitory (Ri): the receptor for stimulatory hormone cAMP couples to G protein --> modifies Gs protein --> this binds to adenlyl cyclase --> converts ATP to cAMP
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increase in cAMP causes what
increased cAMP dep PKA which phosphorylates proteins (not sure we need to know this)
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Phospolipase C/inositol triphosphate (IP3) Explain the pathway... (long)
The first messenger binds to magic 7 receptor --> receptor changes conformation --> One G protein subunit (Gq) dissociates and bonds to phospholipase C (PLC, signaling lipid) --> PLC cleaves PIP2 into IP3 and DAG --> IP3 is hydrophilic and goes into the endoplasmic reticulum --> IP3 mobilizes Ca++ from intracellular stores (releases Ca++) --> Ca++ affects smooth muscle/release vesicles
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Tyrosine Kinase Function and explain pathway
attach a phosphate group to tyrosine residues in proteins i. receptor is an integral protein, needs an agonist, has an enzyme that will phosphorylate tyrosine on proteins ii. this phosphorylated tyrosine kinase protein can then be an enzyme and phosphorylate other proteins – ex: insulin, growth factors
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ion channels (indirect action):
hormone may directly bind to ion channels or might have a 2nd messenger that modulates these channels
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Hormone Regulation of gene expression | What? How do they? Function?
This applies to hormones that act on cytosolic and nuclear receptors (steroid hormones) thus need no secondary messenger- They can get to the nucleus via carrier or membrane proteins and turn on the gene increasing translation of protein and leads to a biological effect
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Cell osmolarity is ~?
300mosm
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Isosmotic
Solution has same osmolarity as cell (=300mOsm)
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Hyposmotic
Solution has less solutes than cell (<300mOsm)
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Hyperosmotic
Solution has more solutes than cell (>300mOsm)
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Size of molecules moved via carrier proteins
Relatively large molecules (sugars, drugs, AAs)
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Transport Maximum Velocity (Vmax) and facilitated diffusion
when all carrier proteins are saturated with molecules the process cannot go any faster
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Compare the rate of ion channels vs carrier channels
Ion channels are much faster!! They are just like an open door
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PDE: Phosphpodiesterse
degrades cAMP to AMP
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Hormone pathway that requires a secondary messenger (pathway)
The hormone binds the receptor --> G protein --> effector protein --> secondary messenger is released --> goes through ion channel
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IP3 mobilizes Calcium.. this will result in what
Ca++ released from the ER/SR increase intracellular [Ca++] and act on calmodulin Calmodulin will then bind to other proteins and increase their activity
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Hormone Regulation of gene expression Rate? Longevity?
Slow-but long lasting
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Hormone Regulation of gene expression location of receptors
cytosolic and nuclear receptors IN the cell the hormone enters through a carrier protein or channel

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