BSCI 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cytoskeleton, Hydrophile, Collagen

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Bsci105 - lecture 12 - membrane structure and function. The cell membrane shields the cell from its environment and connects it to it. The core of the cell membrane is the bilayer of phospholipids and the membranes within it. The bilayer is fluid so the proteins move around within it. An extracellular matrix consisting of collagen and polysaccharide fibers with proteoglycans attached surrounds the cell membrane. Membrane proteins also connect to the cytoskeleton within the cell. The cell membrane performs 5 essential functions. Signal transduction - transfer of info from inside of cell to out. The fluid mosaic model of membrane structure and function. A hydrophilic head + hydrophobic tails make up the membrane. Unsaturated hydrocarbon tails make a fluid membrane and a saturated hydrocarbon tails lead to a viscous membrane. Cholesterol within the animal cell structure reduces the fluidity of an unsaturated hydrocarbon tails and prevents solidifications at high temps. Flip-flops across the membrane is rare (once a month)

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