BIO 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Facilitated Diffusion, Membrane Transport Protein, Membrane Lipids

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Modern cells: phospholipid membranes -> less permeable, least. Diffusion (going down the concentration gradient: simple: directly through membrane, facilitated: through a protein transporter (like pores) Active transport (moving up the concentration gradient: requires energy: direct: energy from atp, indirect: energy from another compound moving down its concentration gradient. Simple diffusion: molecules diffuses through membrane from area of high concentration to area of low concentration. Ex: gas exchange in lungs is simple diffusion. O2 and co2 diffuse down their concentration gradients. Not everything that we need can diffuse. Facilitated diffusion: molecules diffuse through a carrier protein down its concentration gradient: ion channels: faster-pores that open to allow ions to pass through. Common for ions usually open only in response to a signal ex: hormone or voltage change: carrier proteins: slower. Specialized carriers that provide a pathway for larger molecules- usually for larger molecules.

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