01:119:101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: G Protein–Coupled Receptor, Cholesterol, Cell Membrane

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Amphipathic means it has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. Cholesterol is called a fluidity buffer because it helps regulate changes in the membrane"s fluidity caused by temperature changes. Three functions of membrane proteins are transport, connecting to carbohydrate chains, and communication. A substance that can cross the hydrophobic layer is fatty acid. A channel doesn"t manipulate what passes through it and a carrier protein changes shape to allow it in. If a cell is placed in a hypotonic environment, then the cell will take in water from the environment because there is low turgor pressure. Turgor pressure is the amount of pressure from water pushing the plasma membrane against the cell wall of a plant cell. A gated channel is a pathway that has to be actively opened in order to use it. The three steps of cell signaling are reception, transduction, and response. A ligand is a molecule with a specific shape that fits a specific receptor.

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