BIOL 2P03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Peripheral Membrane Protein, Integral Membrane Protein, Active Transport
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Ion channels are made up of carbohydrates: what ion is responsible for the rapid depolarization produced during an action potential, k, na, wants to move inside the cell, depolarization, hco3, mg2, a and b. What is an ion: a charged molecule, obtains a charge by gaining or losing an electron. What are the concentration gradients for these ions: phosphate used for phosphorylation. Moves via transporters and pumps: calcium. Concentration gradient similar to sodium (concentrated outside) Activates secretion, and muscle contractions: bicarbonate (used to buffer solutions blood) Moves via transporters and pumps: example of pumps. Directly using energy from atp to pump molecules across the membrane. Uses energy of one ion to move another ion in the cell: na+/ca2+ exchanger uses energy of na+ going into the cell to move. The rate of movement is faster when using ion channels as opposed to using pumps and transporters. Gated ion channels (opens or closes in response to the stimulus)