PHIS 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pinocytosis, Cell Theory, Botulinum Toxin
Lecture 2: Cell Physiology
Cell Theory
• Principles of the Cell Theory
o The cell is the smallest structural and functional unit capable of carrying out life
processes
o The functional activities of each cell depend on the specific structural properties
of the cell
o Cells are the living building blocks of all multicellular organisms
o An organism’s structure and function ultimately depend on the collective
structural characteristics and functional capabilities of its cells
o All new cells and new life arise only from preexisting cells
o Because of this continuity of life, the cells of all organisms are fundamentally
similar in structure and function
*Look over cell structure (in lecture slide)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
• → Reticulum means net in latin
• DNA → RNA → Protein
o We are made up of a bunch of little machines called protein
• Rough ER → Protein Synthesis
o It is rough because of the little ribosomes on it
• Smooth ER → Carbohydrate and Lipid Synthesis
o Makes everything else because has no ribosomes (ribosomes makes protein)
• Ribosomes also exist freely floating in cytoplasm
Protein Traffic
• Destinations for proteins are coded (extracellular or membrane)
• Cytosolic proteins originate from cytosolic ribosomes (not ER ribosomes)
• *polarization of function (one side of the cell does one thing and the other side does
another thing) → all encoded
Directions
• Golgi Complex
o Interprets the destination code → packages proteins into vesicles
Moving Out
• Proteins destined to leave the cell are secreted via exocytosis
o Controlled way of getting rid of the stuff it needs to get rid of
SNAREd
• SNAREs - lock and key proteins
o Allows vesicles to go where they need to go
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o This is how botox works → interrupts this process
o The way a nerve tells a muscle to go is through this lock and key mechanism (if it
doesn’t work, nerve can’t talk to muscle)
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• v - SNARE → vesicular membrane
• t - SNARE → target membrane
Moving In
• Endocytosis
• Pinocytosis → cell drinks some of its environment (cell drinking)
• Pinocytosis → brining stuff in (type of endocytosis?)
• Receptor-mediated endocytosis
• Phagocytosis → the cell is eating something
Waste Disposal
• Lysosomes (via enzymes) and Peroxisomes (via hydrogen peroxide (40% in cell vs 3% in
those brown bottles))
o Vesicles → waste receptacles
o Detoxification of poisons
o Destruction of debris
The Discarded
• Degradation
o Protein in constant turnover
o Ubiquitin is tag for degradation
o Proteasome is the disposal
• You’re made of amino acids from somewhere else (you can only make so many of your
own amino acids??????)
Mitochondria
• Peculiarities
o Double membrane unique
o Cristae = increase surface area
o Standalone DNA source
o Key player in apoptosis
• Where electron transport chain occurs
• Where ATP is made → ATP = energy → pocket money of your metabolism
• Most of the mitochondria in you is from your mom
• Evolutionary theory → endosymbiotic → so mitochondria used to be its own bacteria but
animal cells took it in to make energy for them
• Programmed cell death (apoptosis) (get nearly 100% recycled because of mitochondria)
→ key player is mitochondria
Energy Metabolism
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Document Summary
Endoplasmic reticulum: reticulum means net in latin, dna rna protein, we are made up of a bunch of little machines called protein, rough er protein synthesis. It is rough because of the little ribosomes on it: smooth er carbohydrate and lipid synthesis, makes everything else because has no ribosomes (ribosomes makes protein, ribosomes also exist freely floating in cytoplasm. Interprets the destination code packages proteins into vesicles: proteins destined to leave the cell are secreted via exocytosis, controlled way of getting rid of the stuff it needs to get rid of. Moving in: endocytosis, pinocytosis cell drinks some of its environment (cell drinking, pinocytosis brining stuff in (type of endocytosis?, receptor-mediated endocytosis, phagocytosis the cell is eating something. Waste disposal: lysosomes (via enzymes) and peroxisomes (via hydrogen peroxide (40% in cell vs 3% in those brown bottles), vesicles waste receptacles, detoxification of poisons, destruction of debris.