Cells Flashcards
(27 cards)
Peripheral
Not embedded in the lipid bilayer, weakly bound to the surface if a membrane, a protein
The orientation if membrane proteins
Peripheral and integral
Integral
Attached to the plasma membrane permanently or anchored in
Transport a membrane protein
Left- provides hydrophilic channel that is across the membrane.
Right- moves a substance by changing the shape from one side to the other
Enzymatic activity of the membrane proteins
A protein that is built into the membrane. May be an enzyme with it’s active site exposed to substances in the adjacent solution
ECM attachment to the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix
Helps maintain the cells shape and secures the proteins in their locations. Made up of micro filaments and other elements.
Cell- cell recognition-
Identification tags, for membrane proteins and other cells. Made up if glycoproteins.
Intercellular joining
Join together in different ways or types of junctions: gap junctions or tight junctions
Signal transduction
Binds with a specific shape, the shape can fit the shape if a chemical messenger. The protein may change so it can relay the message inside the cell
What membrane structures are important for cell-cell recognition?
Carbohydrates: glycolipids, glysoproteins
Which molecules easily cross the membrane?
Nonpolar: hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide
How are molecules transported that do not easily cross the membrane:
Through a process called active transport
Diffusion
The random thermal motion of particle of liquids, gases, or solids
Osmosis
The diffusion of free water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane
Hypotonic
The cell will lose water in a solution
Hypertonic
The cell will absorb water when in solution
Isotonic
No reaction
Active transport:
Moves molecules up the concentration gradient
Passive transport
Moves molecules down the concentration gradient
Exocytosis
When bilingual molecules come out of the cell
Endocytosis
When the molecules go in the cell
Selectively permeable membrane
A property of biological membranes that allows them to regulate the passage of substances across them
Facilitated diffusion
Across the biological membrane with assistance of transmembrane transport proteins
Exoytosis
The cellular secretion of biological molecules by the fusion of vesicles containing then with the plasma membrane