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mosaic

discrete components

fluid

movement freely

integral proteins

-noncovalently bonded embedded


-move materials


-recieve chemical signals

carbs

-attached to proteins/lipids


-outside cell


-recognize specific signal molecules

bio vs cell membranes

-similar in structure


-differ in proteins and layers

phospholipids differ

-length of fatty acid chain


-degree of unsaturation


-polar groups present

cholesterol

-associates with fatty acids


-animal membranes


-membrane integrity

membrane fluidity

-decreases w temperature


-liquid

integral membrane protein

-embedded


-extends partially or completely


-hydrophilic/hydrophobic


-transmembrane extends thru

peripheral proteins

-on surface


-polar charged regions

proteins

freely or anchored

glycolipid (carb)

covalent bond to lipid (signal recognition)

glycoprotein (carb)

covalent bond to protein (cell recognition, adhesion)

proteoglycan (carb)

attaches to protein (adhesion)

cell recognition

cell specifically to another cell

cell adhesion

connection between 2 cells is strengthened



homotypic

binding of same cells

heterotypic

binding of different cells

tight junction

prevent substances from moving thru space between cells (bladder cells)

desmosomes

-hold neighboring cells firmly together


-mechanical stability for tissue (bone)



gap junctions

-channels between membrane pores of adjacent cells


-heart: spreads electric current with aid of ions

selective permeability

membrane dictates substances that exit or enter

passive transport

-no energy required


-energy comes from the difference in concentration gradients


-diffusion, osmosis

active transport

-energy required


-ATP

diffusion

random movement towards equilibrium

simple diffusion

-small molecules pass thru phospholipid bilayer


-hydrophobic, soluble in lipids, pass thru membranes

osmosis

diffusion of water

hypertonic

soluble with a higher solute concentration

hypotonic

soluble with a lower solute concentration

isotonic

soluble with an equal solute concentration

water

moves from hypotonic to hypertonic across membrane

channel proteins

intergral proteins form channels; substance specific

carrier proteins

binds to substances to speed up diffusion

phagocytosis

cellular eating

pinocytosis

cellular drinking

signal transduction pathway

sequence leading to cell's response to sequence

chemical signals

-made in 1 part of the body


-arrive at target cell (diffusion and circulation)

autocrine (chem signal)

diffuse to and affect cells that make them

paracrine (chem signal)

diffuse to and affect nearby cells

juxtacrine (chem signals)

signals bind to adjacent cells

signal

specific

receptor(protein)

only appropriate receptors can respond

response

-enzyme


-transcription factors


-activate or inactivate cell activity

ligand

specific signal molecule that attaches to protein receptor

dissociation constant Ko

measure of affinity of receptor for ligand

membrane receptors

used by polar or large ligands

intracellular receptors

small or nonpolar ligands that CAN cross membrane

protein kinase cascade

1 protein kinase activates the next

secondary messenger

nonprotein

chemical reaction

atoms have sufficient energy to combine or change bonding partners

metabolism

sum total of all chemical rx occurring in the bio system

anabolism

simple molecules to large molecules



catabolism

break down of large molecules

potential energy

-stored energy


-chemical bonds


-concentration gradient


-electrical charge imbalance



kinetic energy

-energy of movement


-does work


-heat: cause molecules to move, can break chemical bonds

1st law of thermodynamics

energy is neither created or destroyed, just converted



2nd law of thermodynamics

-energy is converted


-some energy becomes unavailable to do work



entropy

unstable or unusable energy; disorder

total energy

usable energy + unusable energy


(enthalpy (H))



usable energy

free energy (G)

unusable energy

entropy (S)



free energy

-growth


-maintnence


-cell division



chemical equilibrium

-forward and reverse reaction take place at the same rate


-no net change



enzymes

bio catatlyst



substrates

reactants

active site

site where substrate bind to enzyme

inhibitors

slow down reaction time

natural inhibitor

regulates metabloism

artificial inhibitors

used to kill pests or treat diseases

irreversible inhibitor

permanently inactivates the enzyme

reversible inhibitor

binds to the active site preventing the proper enzyme from binding

allosteric inhibitor

effector molecule binds on enzyme



oxidation

"reduction reaction"

anaerobic

glycolysis, fermentation

aerobic

cellular respiration, pyruvate oxidation, citric acid cycle

oxidative phosphorylation

reoxidation of e- carriers in the presence of O2

fermentation

eukaryotes, cytoplasm

reproductive signal

start cell division

segregation

distribute DNA into new cells

cytokinesis

distributes enzymes/ organelles into the new cell

binary fission

-cell grows


-DNA replicates


-seperates cytoplasm


-2 new cells!



ori

start site

ter

end site

mitosis

-somatic cells


-diploid (2n)


-interphase- telophase

meiosis

-sex cells


-haploid(n)


-interphase- telophase ll



gamete

sex cells



somatic cells

body cells not for reproduction

synapsis

homologus chromosomes pair along their entire lengths

chiasmata

exchange of genetic material

meiosis ll

sister chromatids seperate

independent assortment

-genetic diversity


-random

translocation

piece of chromosome breaks off attaching to another (down syndrome)

necrosis are damaged by...

-toxins


-mechanical means


-starved of O2 or nutrients



apoptosis

programmed series of events

tumors

large masses of cells

oncogene proteins

positive regulators, overly active



tumor surpressors

negative regulators, halts cell cycle