Chapter 5 Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Membranes structure and function are determined by
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It’s constituents of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates
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Carbohydrates
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Are attached to the outer surfaces of proteins of lipids
3
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Some membrane proteins associate with
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With filaments in the extracellular matrix
4
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Some membrane proteins interact with
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The interior cytoskeleton.
5
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Peripheral membrane proteins
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Do not penetrate the bilayer at all
6
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Cholesterol
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Molecules interspersed among phospholipid tails in the bilayer influence the fluidity of fatty acids in the membranes
7
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Anchored membrane proteins are attached
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To a lipid or fatty acid that inserts into the membrane
8
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Integral proteins
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Cross the entire phospholipid bilayer; others penetrate only partially into the bilayer
