BIO 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Integral Membrane Protein, Dynamic Equilibrium, Cytoskeleton

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23 Sep 2016
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The plasma membrane separates the interior of a cell from its surrounding environment. They are selectively permeable. (it allows transfer in and out of the cell) Are fluid mosaics of lipids and proteins. Membranes with different functions have different chemical compositions and structures. The heads of the phospholipids can swap positions when they are next to each other. There are heads on both sides (cytoplasm and extracellular matrix) Rare swapping: a phospholipid on top can swap with the phospholipid on the bottom (by cytoplasm). It"s rare because they would have to expose their tails to flip. If you change a protein, it will change its function and shape. The peripheral protein does not stick out of membrane. Protein that"s not connected to extracellular matrix or cytoskeleton can move. Protein that is connected to extracellular matrix or cytoskeleton can"t move. Transmembrane protein (or integral protein) is across the whole membrane. There are proteins that go across the whole membrane.

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