Biology 1202B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fluid Mosaic Model, Lipid Bilayer, Membrane Fluidity

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Membranes are composed of a selectively permeable phospholipid. Proteins embedded or attached to the membrane perform membrane bilayer functions. Saturation refers to c bonds to h. C=c atoms: unsaturated had c=c double bonds. Simulation: phospholipid bilayer self-assembly: fully saturated has max h atoms possible (no double bonded. Assembly of bilayer is spontaneous in an aqueous environment: 20 nanoseconds of simulation time. Structure is favoured low energy state: hydrophobic fatty acid chains minimize water contact by aligning in the core, polar heads interact with water. Proteins embedded or bound to the membrane can also move laterally. Although fluid, cell structure is maintained by membrane protein attachment to cytoskeleton. Human and mouse cells grown separately in tissue culture: human and mouse membrane proteins tagged with different colours. Human cell fused with mouse cell: proteins mixed. Membrane fluidity influenced by fatty acid saturation and temperature: saturated molecules are more dense, as temp drops random motion slows down.

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