Biochemistry 2280A Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Schwann Cell, Cell Signaling, Oligosaccharide

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Example myelin sheath is formed from the plasma membrane of a schwann cell, protecting the axon and allowing it to transmit electricity; diseases such as ms are caused by the degeneration of the myelin. Plasma membrane of epithelial cells (microvilli, cilia) and rod and cone cells. The composition of membrane bound organelles is different between different cell types, plasma cells differentiate from b cells. Fundamental properties of membranes: flexible, self-repairing if broken can repair holes itself, continuous, selectively permeable only allow a passage of certain specific molecule in and out of the cells. The components of all membranes are similar, containing; lipids (phospholipids, cholesterol), proteins and carbohydrates (glycolipids, glycoproteins). Oligosaccharide chains are covalently linked to a protein or lipids, and are made up of sugar residues linked in branched chains. Cholesterol: polar head group very small, steroid ring, is a very rigid structure in the centre of the molecule, short nonpolar hydrocarbon tail.

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