BIOL 1201 Chapter : Chapter 7

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Cellular membranes are mosaics of lipids and proteins substances to cross it. Phospholipids are the most abundant lipid in the plasma membrane. The plasma membrane exhibits selective permeability, allowing only some. The fluid mosaic model = a membrane has a fluid structure with a mosaic of proteins. Most of the lipids, and some proteins, drive laterally. Rarely does a molecule flip-flop transversely across the membrane. Membranes must be fluid to work properly; they are usually about as fluid as salad oil. As temperatures cool, membranes become less fluid. The temperature response depends on the types of lipids. More unsaturated fatty acids = more fluid. More saturated fatty acids = less fluid. Ability to change lipid compositions in response to temperature has evolved in organisms that live where temperatures vary. Cholesterol has different effects on membrane fluidity at different temperatures. At warm temperatures (such as 37 c) cholesterol restrains movement of phospholipids.

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