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cell theory

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cell is basic structural and function unit of life

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plasma membrane

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separates intracellular fluids from extracellular fluids

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glycocalyx

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glycoprotein area abutting the cell that provides highly specific biological markers which cells recognize one another

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fluid mosaic model

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double bilayer of lipids with imbedded, dispersed proteins

- bilayer consists of phospholipids, cholesterol, and glycolipids

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glycolipids

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are lipids with attached sugar groups

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fluid mosaic model

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slide 6

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integral proteins

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attached with hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions (transmembrane proteins and used for transporting)

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peripheral proteins

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attached loosely integral proteins that are network of filaments that help support the membrane from the cytoplasmic side

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transport membrane porteins

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provides a hydrophilic channel across membrane that is selective for a particular solute. some hydrolyze ATP as an energy source to pump

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enzymatic activity membrane protein

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active site exposed to substances in the adjacent solution. in some cases, several catalyze sequential steps of a metabolic pathway

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receptors for signal transduction membrane protein

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have a binding site with specific shape for specific thing to bing on. chemical change can occur

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intercellular joining membrane proteins

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membrane proteins of adjacent cells may be hooked together in various kinds of intercellular junctions. they provide temporary binding sites that guide cell migration and other cell to cell interactions

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cell to cell recognition membrane proteins

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some glycoproteins serve as identification tags that are specifically recognized by other cells

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glycoproteins

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proteins bonded to short chains of sugars

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attachment to cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix membrane protein

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elements of cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix are anchored. fix locations and cell movement

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lipid rafts

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conc. platforms for cell signaling molecules

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3 factors that bind cells together

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glycoproteins in the glycocalyx act as an adhesive. wavy contours of the membranes of adjacent cells fit together. special cell juctions

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tight junction

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impermeable junction that encircles the cell. ( epithelial cells lining GI tract)

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desmosome

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anchoring junction scattered along the sides of cells (skin and heart muscle)

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gap junction

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nexus that allows chemical substances to pass between cells (heart and smooth muscle)

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diffusion

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molecules/ ions move from high to low conc.

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simple diffusion

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diffusion of molecule or ion will directly through a plasma membrane (lipid soluble and small enough to pass through membrane channels and assisted by a carrier molecule)

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facilitated diffusion

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assisted diffusion where the substance binds to a carrier protein or passes through a channel (uses kinetic energy) transports glucose, amino acids and ions

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osmosis

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diffusion of water solvent across a semipermeable membrane

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tonicity
how a solution affects cell volume
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isotonic
solutions with the same solute conc. that of the cytosol
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hypertonic
solutions having greater solute conc. than that of the cytosol
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hypotonic
solutions having lesser solute conc. than that of the cytosol
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active transport
uses ATP to move solutes across a membrane using a carrier protein
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primary ative transport
energy to do work comes from hydrolysis of ATP. moves against conc. gradient
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secondary transport
use of an exchange pump (Na+ and K+ pumps) indirectly to drive the transport of other solutes
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symport system
2 substances moved in same direction
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antiport system
2 substances are moved across a membrane in opposite directions
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vesicular transport
transport of large particles and macromolecules across plasma membrane
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exocytosis
moves substances from cell interior to extracellular space
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endocytosis
enables large particles and macromolecules to enter the cell
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transcytosis
moving substances into, across, then out of cell
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vesicular trafficking
moving substances from one area of cell to another. plasma membrane infolds and bringing extracellular fluid and solutes into the interior of the cell
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phagocytosis
pseudopods engulf solids and bring them into cell's interior
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receptor mediated endocytosis
clathrin coated pits provide the main route for endocytosis and transcytosis
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non clathrin coated vesicles
caveolae that are platforms for a variety of signaling molecules
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membrane potential
selective permeability across a membrane leads to a membrane potential (voltage across a membrane)
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resting potential
-50- -100 mV. polarized. maintained by active transport
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how does a cell interact w/ its environment
direct contact & extracellular chemicals, hormones and neurotransmitters
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contact signaling
cell to cell contact
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electrical signaling
respond to changes in a membrane potential
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chemical signaling
ligands(neurotransmitters, hormones, paracrine) bind to plasma membrane receptors
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cytoplasm
material b/w plasma membrane and the nucleus
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cytosol
largely water w/ dissolved protein, sals, sugars, and other solutes
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organelles
metabolic machinery of the cell
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membranous
mitochondria, peroxisomes, lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus
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nonmembranous
cytoskeleton, centriols, and ribosomes
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inclusions
chemical substances(glycosomes, glycogen granules, pigment
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mitochondria
double membrane structure w/ shelf- like cristae. privte most of cell's ATP through aerobic respiration
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ribosomes
contain protein and rRNA, protein synthesis
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endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
interconnected tubes and parallel membranes enclosing cisternae that is conninuous with the nuclear membrane
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rough ER
external surface stuffed with ribosomes
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smooth ER
tubules arranged in a looping network
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golgi apparatus
stacked and flattened membranous sacs, fn in modification, conc. and packaging of proteins
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lysosomes
spherical membranous bags containing digestive enzymes (found in luekocytes, immune cells, and melanocytes
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endomembrane system
includes: | nuclear envelope, smooth and rough ER, lysosomes, vacuoles, transport vesicles, golgi apparatus, plasma membrane
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peroxisomes
membranous sacs containing oxidases and catalases. detoxify harmful or toxic substances
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cytoskeleton
series of rods running through the cytosol. consists of microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments
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microtubules
hollow tubes made of tubulin, determine shape of cell
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microfilaments
strands of actin attached to cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane, strengthens cell surface
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intermediate fibers
tough insoluble protein fibers with high tensile strength
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microtubules and microfilaments
both powered by ATP
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centrioles
small barrel shaped organelles located in the centresome near nucleus. organize mitotic spindle during mitosis. form bases of cilia and flagella
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cilia
move substances in one direction across cell surface
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nucleus
gene containing control centrer. dictates the kinds and amounts of proteins to be synthesized
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nuclear envelope
permeable double membrane barrier containing pores
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nucleoplasm
enclosed jelly like substance containing essential solutes
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nucleoli
dark staining spherical bodies within the nucleus where ribosome production occurs
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chromatin
distinct compartments in rich specific protein sets. threadlike strands of DNA and histones. arranged in nucleosomes. from chromosomes
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cell cycle
interphase, mitotic phase, cytokinesis
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G1
metabolic activity and vigorous growth
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G0
no activity cells that permanetly cease dividing
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S
DNA replication
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G2
preparation of enzymes and proteins for division
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cytokinesis
division of cytoplasm
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control of cell division
surface to volume ratio of cells, chem signals(growth factors and hormomes), when cells touch, cyclins and Cdk complexes
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mRNA
carries genetic info from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm
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tRNA
bound to amino acid base pair w/ codons of mRNA at the ribosome to begin process of protein synthesis
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rRNA
structural component of ribosomes
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RNA polymerase
an enzyme that oversees the synthesis of RNA
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transcription initiation
unwinds the DNA template
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transcription elongation
adds complementary ribonucleoside triphosphates on the DNA template and joins these RNA nucleotides together
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transcription termination
encodes a termination signal to stop transcription
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translation initiation
ribosomal subunit binds to a special methionine
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translation elongation
mRNA is moved through the ribosome in one direction adding one amino acid at the time
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translation termination
stop codon causes the stop
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start codon
AUG
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stop codon
UAA, UAG, UGA
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Antisense RNA
prevents protein coding RNA from being translated
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microRNA
small RNAs that interfere with mRNA made by certain exons
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Riboswitches
mRNA that act as switches regulating protein synthesis in response to environmental conditions

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