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Bio 151 1nd Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture - Nucleic acids- The cell theory- Biological Membranes –Structureo Major components (95%) Phospholipids, proteins Models of organizationo Minor components (5%) Glycoproteins and glycolipids (cell identify markers) Sterols (fluidity buffers)Outline of Current Lecture - Membrane Fluidity- Membrane Transporto Transport proteinso Energy Requirements Passive and Active Transporto Coupling mechanismsCurrent LectureThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Membrane Fluidity depends on lipid structure: o Phospholipids aren’t bonded, can move all over No restriction on movement As fluid as salad dressing Membranes have to be this fluid in order to worko Living organisms need to change lipids to maintain fluidity as temperature changes- Strategies organisms use to increase fluidity when temperature decreaseso Increase degree of unsaturation in lipids Increase number of unsaturated (double) bonds in fatty acids Increase number of fatty acids with unsaturated bonds  as temperature drops, less packed with phospholipids=less dense, but maintained fluidity kinkedo Increase cholesterol content of membranecholesterol is a fluid buffer Cholesterol is bulky, hydrophobic (mostly unipolar)acts like the kinky, unsaturated lipid (makes it more fluid at low temperatures- Motion of lipids will speed up at high temperature (lipids move way too fast) but cholesterol will calm the lipds down to prevent too much disorganization- With cholesterol, higher fluidity at low temps, lower fluidity at high temps- Fluidity of membrane allows uncharged, time organisms to go intothe cell- Permeability of Phospholipid Bilayero Small, uncharged molecule will move freely (O2, CO2, NO, H2O-usually)o Small hydrophobic=fat-soluble molecules (ei. Vitamins)- Transport proteins: handle traffic across membrane, cells make lots of these, makes two types 1) from in to out 2) from out to ino Two classes of transport proteins: Channels: elongated donut holes- Ei.potassium channel (only lets potassium ions)- Ei. ion channels (potassium channels is a type of ion channel- MOLECULAR SPECIFICITY: has to be a fit Carrier Proteins: “Transporters”- MOLECULAR SPECIFICITY- Ei. Glucose transporter, ribose transporter, etc.- Separate transporter for each moleculeo Energy considerations of transport Passive transport: driven by diffusion; molecules move down their concentration gradient, no energy cost to cell- Simple diffusion: small molecules (O2) move across membrane based on physical properties (small, uncharged)o Cells don’t spend energy- Facilitated Diffusion: molecules move via transport proteins (either channels or carrier proteins) larger, charged moleculeso needs protein to be built Active transport: requires energy input, genuinely deprived either directly or indirectly from ATP hydrolysis; molecules move against (“up) concentration gradiento Diffusion: tendency of molecules to spread out in space (high concentration to low concentration)- Energy from active transport comes fromo Strategy involving coupling mechanisms: link energetically unfavorable reactions with favorable reactions to drive a processo Coupling Mechanism: Link unfavorable transport reaction to ATP hydrolysis (energy-releasing rxn)- Involves pumps= ATPases- Active transport driven by ATP hydrolysisATP pumps Co-transport


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