Mucous membrane

INVESTING DIFFUSION THROUGH LIVING MEMBRANES Introduction Cells are living membranes. They are the basic unit of life. They are very unique in that they have the capability of carrying out a large number of chemical reactions in the body, ability to respond to stimuli, capable of producing more of themselves, they have a genetic program and the means to use it, they acquire energy and utilize it, all in the process of the functioning of the human body, The life of a cell is also dependent on…

contains a plasma membrane called the sarcolemma, covering the outer surface of the cell (Ivy Rose). The sarcolemma protects the muscle cell and allows for its shape to be kept. From the sarcolemma, tunnel-like extensions called transverse tubules pass through the muscle fiber (Ivy Rose). These transverse tubules connect the sarcoplasmic reticulum with the sarcolemma (Graham and Parker 117). The sarcoplasmic reticulum is a type of smooth endoplasmic reticulum that is formed by many…

Leukocidins are S.aureus toxins consist of two separate monomeric subunits which have the ability to bind to leukocyte membrane forming β barrel pores that extend through the phospholipid bilayer leading to lysis of leukocyte (fig. 1). There are six known leucocidins (lukED, lukSF, HlgAB, HlgCB, LukAB/HG and LukMFʹ). All S.aureus strains can produce three types of leukocidins at least (LukAB/HG, HlgAB, and HlgCB). Also, all leucocidins can infect human except LukMFʹ which can detected on…

Aquaporins are a family of membrane proteins that selectively conduct water molecules in and out of the cell, while at the same time preventing the passage of ions and other solutes. They can be found in animal, bacteria, and plant cells. So far 13 Aquaporins have been discovered (AQP0-AQP12) some of the Aquaporins only transport water molecules, such as AQP1, AQP2, AQP4, AQP5 and AQP8. Aquaporins that transport water and other solutes are called aquaglyceroporins, these can transport glycerol,…

Mitochondria are surrounded by a double-membrane system, consisting of inner and outer mitochondrial membranes separated by an intermembrane space. (Cooper, 2000). It has the outer membrane and the inner membrane. The membranes are made up of phospholipids and proteins. The mitochondria has an outer membrane which is smooth and composed of equal amounts of phospholipids and proteins. It has a large number of special proteins known as the porins. The porins are integral membrane proteins and…

juxtamembrane domain (JM) and a catalytic domain. The extracellular region includes four immunoglobulin-like domains (Ig) and between the two last one a cysteine-rich domain (C6) represented in Figure 6B. Then it follows the TM, which is located in the membrane of the muscle fiber, the JM and the tyrosine kinase catalytic domain. MuSK is activated trough the large heparansulfate proteoglycan agrin, a motor neuron protein. But agrin does not directly bind to the receptor tyrosine kinase MuSK,…

significantly if the cell membrane could not penetrate the memory. This would cause the bacteria to be dysfunctional. When observing gram-positive bacteria one can perceive that the bacteria consist of teichoic acid, surface protein, lipoteichoic acid, peptide-glycan, cell membrane, and phospholipid. When observing the gram-negative bacteria one can note that this bacteria consist of lipopolysaccharide, surface protein, outer membrane, lipoprotein, peptide glycan, and cell membrane. These two…

the fatty acid tails of the phospholipids). The none polar interior of the membrane creates a barrier which gives it the ability to be selective with what it allows in and out of the cell. The sugars attached to the proteins are very hydrophilic and so make the proteins a lot more polar than they would be without them. They are arranged into what is known as the fluid mosaic model, which allows them to float around the membrane and gives it fluidity, (if it wasn't for this fluidity, molecules…

It is expected that if the concentration of sucrose increases from 0.0 M, 0.2 M, 0.4 M, 0.6 M and 0.8 M (±0.01 g) in a 40 (±0.5) mL sucrose solution, then the average percent change in mass in Solanum tuberosum core will decrease. This is because if the Solanum tuberosum cores are placed in a hypotonic sucrose solution, which is described as having lower osmolarity, than the percent change in mass of the Solanum tuberosum core will increase due to the fact that water molecules will be moving…

one normal and one cystic fibrosis, and two cystic fibrosis, each affect the membrane proteins involved in transporting chloride ions through the cell membrane. Two normal genes would not alter whether or not the membrane proteins would correctly shield the chloride ions so that the ions could pass through the cell membrane. With this ability of the chloride ions successfully transporting across the cell membrane the body would not generate a thick mucus on the linings of the organs and…