Lecture 4 Flashcards
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Classes of membrane proteins
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- Integral
- Peripheral
- Lipid Anchored
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Examples of Integral Membrane proteins
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- Transmembrane protein: Spans from extracellular to intracellular side
- Protein that only spans through one leaflet
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Peripheral Proteins
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- Not inserted within the bilayer
- Can exist in the cytosolic or extracellular space
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Function of Integral proteins
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- Receptors
- Channels
- Transporters
- Amphipathic (Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic regions)
- Hydrophobic region is asspociated with the fatty acid region
- Not Fixed and can be moved
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Interactions in the transmembrane doman of integral proteins
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- Van der waals drives the hydrophobic interactions with the associated fatty acids within the membrane
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How do peripheral proteins increact with the membrane
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- Weak non-covalent bonds like van der waals
- Dynamic relationship with membrane : Enzymes and factors that transmit transmembrane signals
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How are lipid anchored proteins bonded with the membrane
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- Covalently bonded lipid group located within the membrane
- Can be either intracellular or extracellular
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Glycocalyx
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- Membrane carbohydrates
- Located extracellularly
- Short
- Can interact to lipid component of the protein component
- Provides physical barrier
- Provides a way to interact with the extracellular matrix
- Provides lubrication around the cell for cell mobility
- Provides variablity
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how is CHO linked to protein
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Covalently
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Process of covalently attaching CHO to protein is called
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Glycosylation
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Where do majority of CHO bind to
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Protein
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How do CHO bond to lipid
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Covalently by glycosidic bonds
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2 types of linkages between CHO and proteins
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- N - Linkages
- O - Linkages
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Which AA make N - Linkages
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- Aspargine
- Arginine
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Which AA make O linkages
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- Serine
- Threonine
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Parts of plasma membrane structure
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- Cell Cortex
- Spectrin
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Spectrin
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- Fibular protein
- Primary protein for internal membrane skeleton
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Cell Cortex
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- Only in animal cells
- Protection and structural integrity
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Major component of internal membrane skeleton
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Spectrin
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Spectrin is attached to membrane surface via _______
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Ankyrin
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Factors influencing membane fluidity
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- Temperature
- Cholestrol
- Saturated and Unsaturated fattt acids
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When temp is cold
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- Rigid
- Not as fluid
- May break
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When temp is hot
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- Too fluid / flexible
- Wont hold shape
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Saturated fatty acids
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More rigid
Tight packing
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Unsaturated fatty acids
- Have more kinks
- More fluidity
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Phospholipids can move ______
Laterally
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Cell fusion
Technique whereby two different types of cellls, or cells from two different species, can be fused to produce one cell
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What reveals the mobility of membrane proteins
Cell fusion
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Protein movement is slower when
Protein size
Membrane viscocity
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Which interactions limit protein movement
- Membrane skeleton
- Neighbouring proteins
- Extracellular interactions
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Membranes vary in protein
- Composition
- Mobility
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Intestinal / kidney epithelial cells are
Highly polarized
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Apical membane
Absorbtion
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Basal membrane
- Generation of ion gradients
- basement membrane contact
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Lateral
Cell contact / communications
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Movement of substances across cell membrane is
Selectively Permeable
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Permeability factors
- Molecular size
- Lipid solubility
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High concentration of ions in the intracellular space
- Pottasium
- Organic anions
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High concentration of ions in the extracellular space
- Sodium
- Chloride
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Two types of transport
- Passive
- Active
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Types of passive transport
- Diffusion
- Channel Protein
- Carrier protein
- Goes along the concentration gradient
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Fascilitated diffusion
- Channel Protein
- Carrier Protein
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Active Transport
Against Concentration gradient
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Simple Diffusion
- Small nonelecrolyte solutes
- Fits through gaps between membrane lipids
- Non polar / minimal polarity
- Steroid hormones
- Fatty Acids
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Diffusion goes from
High to low
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Osmosis goes from
Low to high
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how does water move in organs
Aquaporin
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Aquaporin
- Small integral protein
- 4 subunits
- Quarternary Structure
- Lined by hydrophobic a.a.
- Specific for h20
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Types of channel gating mechanisms
- Voltage gated
- Stretch gated
- Phosphorylation gated
- Ligand gated
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States of the voltage gated pottasium channel
- Open
- Inactivated
- Closed
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Bacterial KcsA Pottasium Channel
- Structure = Function
- Selectivity
- Carbonyl groups interacts with pottasium
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How can you increase rate of carrier transport
- Increased graident of solute
- Increased carriers in the membrane
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Example of fascilitated diffusion
Glucose Transporters
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Insulin
Regulates blood sugar levels
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Increase Blood Glucose
- Insulin secretion
- Glucose uptake into cell via carriers
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Two types of Active Transport
- Primary Active Transport
- Secondary Active Transport
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Primary Active Transport
- ATP is used primarily
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Secondary Active transport
ATP is used indirectly
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One impoertant feature of pumps
- Move ions
- Electroneutral
- Electrogenic
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Na / K ATPase
- Found in animal cells
- 2K in and 3 Na out
- P type pump uses ATP, causes confromational changes
- Transport against concentration gradients
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What type of pump is Na / K ATPase
Electrogenic
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What tyoe of pump is electroneutral
H / K ATPase
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H / K ATPase
- Stomach proton H+ Pump
- Acidifies stomach
- Exchanges 2 H+ for 2 K+
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Co transport is what kind of active transport
Secondary
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2 types of secondary co transporters
- Symporters
- Antiporters
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Na / Glu pump is an example of
Symporter
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Bacterial LeuT family
- Secondary transporter
- Established Na+ gradient helps to transport leucine to bacteria
- Symport
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Neurons
Specialized cells that use changes in membrane potential to transmit a signal
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Dendrites
Receive incoming information
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Cell Body
contains the nucleus and the metabolic centre of the cell
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Axon
A long extension for conducting outgoing impulses
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What contributes to the membrane resting potential
Intracellular K + ions
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What is the membrane resting potential
- 70mV
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How are K + gradients maintained
Na / K ATPase
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How are action potentials propagated?
- Local membrane currents depolarize adjacent membrane regions
- Unidirectional
- Nerve impulse retains intensity / strngth with propagation
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Speed of neural impulse depends on
- Axon Diameter (Larger)
- Myelination
