BIOLOGY 1P03 Chapter Notes - Chapter Unit 1 Ch 5: Exocytosis, Osmosis, Phagocytosis

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Readings 5- unit 1 ch 5 cell membrane structure and function. 5. 1 how is the structure of the cell membrane related to its. Membrane structure: proteins suspended in a bilayer of phospholipids, beyond this structure, membranes differ from one another. Isolate organelles from cytosol and contents of cell from surrounding fluids. 1: regulate exchange of substance between cell and surrounding fluids, allow communication among cells, create attachments within and between cells, regulate many biochemical reactions. Membranes = fluid mosaics where protein move within layers. Fluid mosaic model: forms basis for our understanding of membrane structure and function; says that the cell membrane consists of a fluid formed by phospholipids with a variety of different proteins. The fluid bilayer helps to isolate the cells contents. A variety of proteins forms a mosaic within the membrane: many membrane proteins bear carbohydrate groups that project from the outer membrane (called glycoproteins) 5 major types of membrane proteins: enzymes:

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