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Prokaryote cell and eukaryote cell both have

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Plasma membrane, cytosol, DNA, RNA, protien and ribosomes

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Eukaryote cells differ from prokaryote cells because eukaryotic cells have

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membrane-bound organelles and are much larger

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Prokaryote cells…

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lack a membrane-bound nucleus

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Cytoplasm including…

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organelles

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Cytoplasm does not include…

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nucleus

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The fluid portion of the cytoplasm is the…

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cytosol

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Prokaryote cells are…

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smaller than eukaryote cells

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The plasma membrane is …

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double layer of phospholipids with embedded proteins

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The plasma membrane is …

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the physical barrier separates the inside and outside of the cells

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Phospholipid has…

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hydrophilic polar heads (phosphate)
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hydrophobic lipid tails (fatty acids)

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Phospholipid…

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Arranged as a double layer around cytoplasm, tail to tail

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The rough Endoplasmic reticulum’s major function is

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Secreted proteins
•Membrane proteins
•Organelle proteins

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Major organellesinclude:

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Nucleus
Endoplasmic Reticulum (smooth and rough)
Golgi apparatus
Lysosomes
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
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Plasma Membrane proteins

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Membrane proteins mediate the movement of hydrophilic substances

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Plasma Membrane proteins

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Are often amphipathic, they have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions

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Integral proteins

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embedded(partially or fully) into the membrane

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Transmembrane proteins

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integral membrane proteins that fully span the entire membrane, contact extracellular and cytoplasmic areas

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Peripheral membrane proteins

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associated with the membrane, but not actually embedded in it

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What do the plasma membrane proteins do?

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  1. Transport
  2. Enzymatic activity
  3. Signal transduction
  4. cell-cell recognition
  5. intercellular joining
  6. attachment to the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix.
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The Fluid Mosaic model

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the membrane is a mosaic of protein molecules bobbing in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids

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Nucleus

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Enclosed by double lipid bilayer called the nuclear envelope, continuous with rough ER

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Nucleus

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Entry and exit through nuclear pores

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Nucleolus

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rRNA production, assembly of small and large subunits of ribosomes

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Nucleus functions

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  • to house/protect DNA in eukaryotic cells
  • make RNA and assemble ribosomes
  • pores regulate the movement of substances (protein and mRNA) in and out
  • molecule segregation to allow temporal 时间的and spatial 空间的control of cell function
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Ribosomes
two subunits, small and large made of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in complex with many proteins
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Ribosomes function
protein production (translation), found in two places within the cell
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
The ER is an extensive network of tubes and tubules, stretching out from the nuclear membrane
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Major functions are the production of: •Secretedproteins •Membraneproteins •Organelleproteins
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Rough ER membrane surrounds the protein to form transport vesicles destined for the Golgi
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Lacks ribosomes: doesn’t make proteins
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
The major function is as a housing unit for proteins and enzymes
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
The major function is as a housing unit for proteins and enzymes
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Golgi apparatus –receiving and modifying
This complex is made up of 3-20 flattened membranous sacs called cisternae, stacked on top of one another (“pita bread”)
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Golgi apparatus
Functions: | modify, sort, package and transport proteins received from the rough ER using enzymes in each cisterna
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Golgi apparatus –receiving and modifying
Formation of :•secretory vesicles (proteins for exocytosis) •membrane vesicles (PM molecules) •transport vesicles (molecules to lysosome)
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Lysosomes [细胞] 溶酶体
contain powerful digestive enzymes
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Lysosomes
vesicles formed from Golgi membrane
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Lysosomes
membrane proteins pump H+in to maintain acidic pH
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Lysosomes
rest of cell protected by the membrane
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Lysosomes main functions
The main function is digestion of: •substances that enter a cell •cellcomponents e.g. organelles -autophagy •entire cells -autolysis
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Mitochondria
Main function: generation of ATP through cellular respiration
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Mitochondria are made up of
* Outermitochondrial membrane * Innermitochondrial membrane, with folds, called cristae * Fluid filled interior cavity, called the mitochondrial matrix
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Mitochondria – the ATP factory
The transfer of phosphate to another molecule provides energy
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Cytoskeleton
the structural support system of the cell
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Cytoskeleton
Fibresor filaments that help to maintain the size, shape and integrity of the cell
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Three types of fibres (from smallest to largest)
Microfilaments Intermediate filaments Microtubules
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Cytoskeleton: microfilaments
Diameter: 7 nm Comprised of actin molecules assembled in two long chains, twisted around each other Found around the periphery and lining the interior of the cell
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Cytoskeleton: microfilaments
Function: Bear tension and weight by anchoring the cytoskeleton to plasma membrane proteins, and promote amoeboid motility if required (eg. macrophage)
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Cytoskeleton: intermediate filaments
Diameter: 8-12 nm. | Comprised of the diverse range of different materials; one example: keratin found in the cytoplasm of the cell.
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Cytoskeleton: intermediate filaments functions
Function: •bear tension and weight throughout the cell, e.g., during cell anchoring, •act as a scaffold for cellular organelles, e.g., the nucleus.
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Cytoskeleton: microtubules
Diameter: tubular structure, 25 nm with the central lumen of 15 nm diameter comprised of tubulin dimers (alpha and beta), coiled, to form a tube Extends from centriole into cytoplasm/nucleus
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Cytoskeleton: microtubules functions
* Support cell shape and size * Guide for movement of organelles, •e.g., vesicles from Golgi to membrane * Chromosome organization – cell division * Support and movement of cilia/flagella
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Cytoskeleton: intermediate filaments
Usually the most permanent of the cytoskeleton

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