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Features of membrane?

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Flexible
Self-sealing
Selectively permeable
Define external boundaries
Divide internal space
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eg of polar head group?

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Choline, Serine, Ethanolamine, Inositol

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Define membrane asymmetry

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cytosolic side of membrane diff from ECF side

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What’s the distribution of Sphingomyelin (SM)?

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phospholipid where glycerol replaced by sphingosine Present in myelin. Exoplasmic

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What’s the distribution of Phosphatidylcholine (PC)?

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head group is choline. Exoplasmic

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What’s the distribution of Phosphatidylserine (PS)?

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in healthy cell. Cytosolic

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What’s the distribution of Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)?

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Cytosolic

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What’s the distribution of Phosphatidylinositol (Pl)?

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minor involved in intercellular signal transduction. Cytosolic

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What’s the distribution of Cholesterol (Cl)?

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equally

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What factors affect fluidity?

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temp, FA composition, chain length, degree + extent of saturation, cholesterol content

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How does saturated fatty acyl chains affect fluidity?

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increased rigidity as they pack closer together so stronger interactions

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How does chain length affect fluidity?

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increased rigidity as increased interactions

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How does cholesterol hydroxyl group affect fluidity?

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forms H bonds w phospholipids the hydrophobic tail disrupts the regular interaction between fatty acyl chains

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How does low temp affect fluidity?

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Low energy of molecules, so decreased motility of membrane (molecules closer together) but cholesterol (in small numbers) interferes w interaction between phospholipids to increase fluidity

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How does high temp affect fluidity?

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High energy of molecules, so increased motility of membrane (molecules far) but cholesterol (in high numbers) stabilises membrane by bringing phospholipids closer together to decrease fluidity

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How does spur cell anaemia affect fluidity?

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increased cholesterol by 25-65% decreases membrane fluidity –> spikey 🔴 which are fragile + obstructive

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Why is transverse diffusion slower than lateral diffusion?

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requires 3 enzymes

takes energy getting hydrophilic head via fatty membrane

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Role of Floppase?

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moves phospholipids from inner to outer leaflet, requires ATP

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Role of Flippase (flipase)?

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moves phospholipids from outer to inner leaflet, requires ATP

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Role of Scamblase?

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bidirectional movement

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Describe membrane synthesis of lipids

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  • enzymes in cytosolic ER
  • as new lipids inserted, bilayer starts to bow as one side enlarged
  • newly synthesized lipids move to luminal side by flippase so both sides enlarged
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Why would the synthesis of ER lipids be altered?

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membranes flow from ER to golgi to vesicles (Except sphingomyelin + glycolipids start in ER to golgi)

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What’s apoptosis?

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Cells that want programmed cell death display eat me signals for macrophages on their plasma membrane. Marker is Phosphatidylserineis inside of membrane but undergo transverse diffusion when needed so exposed on surface

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What are the major lipid classes?

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phospholipids, glycolipids, cholesterol

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Features of integral membrane proteins?
- Single or multi pass - Strong non-covalent bonds - Trans-membrane domain often an α-helix - can be predicted from sequence - interact extensively w lipid bilayer
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Features of peripheral membrane proteins?
- on the extracellullar or cytosolic membrane - associated by non-covalent bonds - interact w integral proteins or lipid polar head groups
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Features of lipid anchored membrane proteins?
Covalently linked to lipid molecule (glycero-phosphatidylinositol)
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Features of membrane carbohydrates?
- Carb associated w membrane lipids + proteins - Form 2-10% of membrane weight - Carb faces away from cytosol - Involved in cell-cell interactions or cellular recognition - 8% of 🔴 weight
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Function of plasma membrane?
barrier, transport, signal transduction
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Function of mitochindria membrane?
barrier, E transduction
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Function of RER + SER membrane?
translation, complex lipid synthesis
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Function of golgi membrane?
post-transational modification, processing for secretion
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Function of nuclear membrane?
attachment of chromatin
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Function of lysosome membrane?
hydrolytic enzymes
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Function of peroxisome membrane?
FA oxidation
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Chemical composition of myelin membrane?
protein 18% lipid 79% carb 3%
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Chemical composition of erythrocyte membrane?
protein 49% lipid 43% carb 8%
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Chemical composition of hepatocyte membrane?
protein 54% lipid 39% carb 7%
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Chemical composition of outer mitochondrial membrane?
protein 50% lipid 46% carb 4%
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Chemical composition of inner mitochondrial membrane?
protein 75% lipid 23% carb 2%
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Which molecules can pass via simple diffusion?
lipid soluble molecules : N2, O2 | small uncharged polar molecules : Urea, H2O, glycerol, CO2
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Which molecules can't pass via simple diffusion?
large uncharged polar molecules : Glucose | ions : H+, Na+, HCO3-, K+, Ca2+, Cl-, Mg2+
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What's a uniporter?
transports single type of substrate species across membrane, active/passive
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What's an antiporter?
moving 2 molecules in opposite directions
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What's an symporter?
moving 2 molecules in same direction
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What's co-transport?
when transporter moves 2 molecules simultaneously | can be antiporter or symporter
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What does a low Kt value?
shows affinity of transporter for glucose | HIGHER affinity - readily bind to glucose
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Describe GLUT1
in all mammalian tissues for basal glucose uptake | Kt = 1mM
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Describe GLUT2
in liver to remove excess glucose from blood in pancreatic β cells for regulation of insulin Kt = 15-20mM
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Describe GLUT3
in all mammalian tissues for basal glucose uptake | Kt = 1mM
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Describe GLUT4
in muscle plasma membrane + adipocytes for increasing endurance training Kt = 5mM
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Describe GLUT5
in small intestine for fructose transport
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How glucose transporter works?
- transporter binds to glucose - conformational change : opens inner portion to cytoplasm so glucose diffuses in - glucose is phosphorylated as it enters to maintain conc grad
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How glucose transporter works?
- transporter binds to glucose - conformational change : opens inner portion to cytoplasm so glucose diffuses in - glucose is phosphorylated as it enters to maintain conc grad
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How can glucose uptake be increased + eg?
increasing the number of transporters | GLUT4 in adipocytes + muscle stimulated by insulin
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Features of facilitative transport AT?
selective + needs integral membrane protein
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Features of facilitative transport AT?
selective needs integral membrane protein Sodium linked to antiport system w potassium using Na+/K+ATPase pumps 3Na+ out for every 2K+ in
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Describe facilitative diffusion
- transporter binds to glucpse - conformational changes - opens inner portion to cytoplasm - glucose diffuses in - transport - driven by conc grad - bidirectional transport - gradient maintained by phosphorylation
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What are the kinetics of glucose transport?
-Transporter specific for molecules they transport (D-glucose, not L-glucose) -Interactions exhibit saturation type kinetics (plateaus) + can be regulated -
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What's glucose transport increased by?
increasing number of transporters on cell surface | eg GLUT4 in adipocytes + skeletal muscle stimulated by insulin
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eg of AT?
[Na] outside cell is 140mM is higher than inside 15mM but no free movement as they cannot get through membrane so requires integral membrane protein
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eg of antiporter?
Na/K ATPase
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How does Na/K ATPase work?
Requires ATP, pumps 3Na+ out for every 2K+ in which establishes conc gradient between inside + outside
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What's foxglove?
- Contains chemical digitalis (a cardio tonic steroid which inhibits the Na/K pump) - Increases force of contraction of heart, so is treatment for congestive heart disease - Inhibits pump leading to increased intracellular Na+ which leads to slower removal of Ca2+ by Na/Ca exchanger so increased ability of the muscle to contract.
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Sodium dependent glucose transporters?
SGLUT-1 + SGLUT-2
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How do SGLUT-1 + SGLUT-2 work?
- Sodium dependent glucose transporters | - Symporters only work if both Na + glucose bound then both transported into cell (passive)
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Why's SGLUT-1 + SGLUT-2 indirectly active process?
glucose phosphorylated while Na pumped actively out by Na/K ATPase to maintain the Na conc gradient
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Describe cellular asymmetry
- Allows transport of molecules - SGLUT-1 (Na+ driven glucose symporter) is on gut lumen side of enterocyte + transports glucose from lower to higher conc using conc gradient of Na+ - GLUT-2 on basal domain of cell transports glucose down its conc gradient (from higher in cell to lower in ECF) - Na/K ATPase pump also works down here
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Role of oral rehydration therapy?
Targets co-transport of glucose + Na for replenishment of sodium + water losses by ORT (or IV infusion)
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Describe oral rehydration therapy
-fluid from body enters intestinal lumen during digestion -fluid is isosmotic with blood + contains high Na(142 mEq/L) -healthy individual secretes 2000–3000 mg of Na daily into intestinal lumen -all reabsorbed so Na remain constant -diarrheal illness, sodium-rich intestinal secretions lost before reabsorbed -dehydration or electrolyte imbalances within hours when severe fluid loss
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How are transport proteins associated with disease?
Chloride channel mutation (CTFR) causes cystic fibrosis protein involved in multi drug resistance pumps out small molecules 1 in 20 caucasians carriers of single deletion at position 508, if carry deletion in both copies, gene produce a protein that fails to insert into membrane
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Key facts about membrane?
Membranes act as semi-permeable barriers Transport across them may be passive or active ATP production is dependent on the properties of membranes Cystic fibrosis is a disease of transport across membranes
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Role of compartmentalization?
Separates reactions Enables local environment to be regulated eg pH Brings reactants together
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How do these proteins get to correct compartment/organelle?
signal sequences which target them to specific organelles. | can also target a protein to a diff location by changing the signal sequence
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Describe disease of misdirection
- Not all proteins targeted using their AA seq since lysosomal enzymes targeted by carbohydrate mannose-6 phosphate - If deficient in a phosphotransferase present in golgi, then cannot modify mannose normally present on enzymes targeted to for lysosomal enzymes, they appear in blood + urine
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Why are diseases caused by inability of cell to target the | enzyme to the lysosome?
-Lysosomes acidic environment due to proton pump that pumps H+ into lysosome -Lots of transporters/enzymes associated with inner mitochondrial membrane
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What are membrane carbohydrates involved in + eg?
- Cell recognition eg blood antigens which are glycolipids, lymphocyte trafficking down blood vessel wall by selectins – requires a type of glycoprotein - Glycolipids the carbohydrate is almost the same just on modification which is dependent on the expression or not of specific glycosyltransferases

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