BIOL130 Lecture 12: BIOL 130 – Week Six Notes (Membranes - LEC 12)

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All cells plasma membrane that encloses contents of entire cell. Eukaryotic cells membrane-bound organelles: nuclear envelope", double membranes of mitochondria and chloroplasts, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes / vacuoles, transport vesicles, et al. Provide a selectively permeable barrier: prevent unrestricted exchange of molecules. Transport solutes: exchange of molecules across the membrane. Respond to external signals - signal transduction: signals travelling from a distance or from nearby cells. Energy transduction - conversion of one form of energy into another. Compartmentalization (eukaryotes: create separate environments for different activities. It"s the head group that varies and determines what you"re going to call the phospholipid. You can vary side chains and change saturation but only head group determines name (above 4 = common ones that are quite polar) Membrane fluidity how easily lipid molecules move within a membrane leaflet. Fluid mosaic model replaces old view of membranes as static.

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