Chapter 5 - Biomembranes and Cell Architecture

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lateral diffusion rate
The ________ of a mobile protein in a pure phospholipid bilayer or isolated plasma membrane is similar to that of lipids.
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porin monomer
In a(n) ________, the outward- facing side groups on each of the B strands are hydrophobic and form a nonpolar ribbonlike band that encircles the outside of the barrel.
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smallest cells
Prokaryotes, which represent the simplest and ________, are about 1- 2 m in length.
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peroxisomal oxidation
The energy released during ________ is converted into heat, and the acetyl groups are transported into the cytosol.
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Glycophorin
________ A**: the major protein in the erythrocyte plasma membrane, is a representative single- pass transmembrane protein, which contains only one membrane- spanning* B* helix.
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pure bilayers
In ________, phospholipids do not spontaneously migrate, or flip- flop, from one leaflet to the other.
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impermeable barrier
First, the** hydrophobic** core is a(n) ________ that prevents the diffusion of water- soluble** (hydrophilic**) solutes across the membrane.
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Cholesterol
________ and its derivatives constitute the third important class of membrane lipids, the** steroids**
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transport proteins
Specific membrane ________ in the plasma membrane permit the passage of nutrients into the cell and metabolic wastes out of it.
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small molecules
The plasma membrane is highly permeable to water but poorly permeable to salts and ________ such as sugars and amino acids.
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extraction of plasma membranes
Lipids** may be organized within the leaflets was the discovery that the residues remaining after the ________ with detergents contain two lipids:** cholesterol** and** sphingomyelin**
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ribosome
A(n) ________ that fabricates such a protein is bound to the rough ER by the nascent polypeptide chain of the protein.
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Domains
________ resemble other water- soluble proteins in their amino acid composition and structure.
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two dimensional plane
In the ________ of a bilayer, thermal motion permits lipid molecules to rotate freely around their long axes and to diffuse laterally within each leaflet.
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E coli
The porins in the outer membrane of a(n) ________ cell provide channels for the passage of disaccharides and other small molecules as well as phosphate.
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typical animal cell
Lysosomes vary in size and shape, and several hundred may be present in a(n) ________.
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plasma membrane
The ________ is intimately engaged in the assembly of cell walls, which in plants are built primarily of cellulose.
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eukaryotic cells
All ________ contain a discernible amount of rough ER because it is needed for the synthesis of plasma- membrane proteins and proteins of the extracellular matrix.
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cytoplasm
The ________ is the part of the cell outside the largest organelle, the nucleus.
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initial stages of platelet
In the ________ stimulation by serum, phosphatidylserine is briefly translocated to the exoplasmic face.
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OH containing
In other phosphoglycerides, a(n) ________ molecule such as ethanolamine, serine, and the sugar derivative inositol is linked to the phosphate group.
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Lysosomes
________ are a great example of the ability of intracellular membranes to form closed compartments in with the composition of the lumen differs substantially from that t= of the surrounding cytosol.
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Lipid
________- anchored proteins are just one example of membrane proteins that are asymmetrically located with respect to the faces of cellular membranes.
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Biochemical
________ and microscopic evidence supports the existence of lipid rafts in natural membranes.
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Peroxisomes
________ contain several oxidases- enzymes that use molecular oxygen to oxidize organic substances.
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Acidic Organelles
# # Lysosomes Are ________ That Contain a Battery of Degradatuve Enzymes.
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PLAP
Although ________ and other GPI- anchored proteins lie in the opposite membrane leaflet from acyl- anchored proteins, both types of membrane proteins are concentrated in lipid rafts.
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own distinctive proteins
The cytosol, the aqueous part of the cytoplasm outside all of the organelles, also contains its ________.
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lipid bilayer
The ________ has two important properties.
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acid pH
The ________ helps to denature proteins, making them accessible to the action of the lysosomal hydrolases, which themselves are resistant to acid denaturation.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
# # The ________ Is a Network of Interconnected Internal Membranes.
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cytosolic leaflet
Phosphatidylserine** also is normally most abundant in the ________ of the plasma membrane.
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fatty acyl chain
The plasmalogens are a group of phosphoglycerides that contain one ________, attached to glycerol by an ester linkage, and one long hydrocarbon chain, attached to glycerol by an ether linkage (C- O- C)
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Natural membranes
________ from different cell types exhibit a variety of shapes, which complement a cells function.
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usual physiologic temperatures
At ________, the hydrophobic interior of natural membranes generally has a low viscosity and a fluidlike, rather than gel- like, consistency.
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animal cells
All ________ (except erythrocytes) and many plant cells contain peroxisomes.
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lipid composition
Differences in ________ may also correspond to the specialization of membrane function.
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relative abundance
The ________ of a particular phospholipid in the two leaflets of a plasma membrane can be determined on the basis of its susceptibility to hydrolysis by phospholipases.
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terminal glycine
A group of cytosolic proteins is anchored to the cytosolic face of a membrane by a fatty acyl group (e.g., myristate or palmitate) attached to the** N- ________** residue.
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artificial membranes
In both natural and ________, a typical lipid molecule exchanges place with its neighbors in a leaflet about 107 times per second and diffuse several micrometers per second at 37oC.
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derivatives of glycerol
Phosphoglycerides**, the most abundant class of lipids in most membranes, are ________ 3- phosphat.
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phospholipid molecule
As a(n) ________ diffuses from the bilayer into the channel, the enzyme- bound Ca2+ binds to the phosphate in the head group, thereby positioning the ester bond to be cleaved next to the catalytic site.
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phospholipid bilayer
Membrane proteins** are defined by their location within or at the surface of a(n) ________.
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Secondary lysosomes
________, which are larger and irregularly shaped, appear to result from the fusion of primary lysosomes with other membrane- bounded organelles and vesicles.
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Ion channels
________ compose a second large and important family of multipass transmembrane proteins.
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Soluble proteins
________ exhibit hundreds of distinct localized folded structures or motifs.
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Primary lysosomes
________ are roughly spherical and do not contain obvious particulate or membrane debris.
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transmembrane proteins
In all ________ examined to date, the membrane- spanning domains consist of one or more helices or of multiple* B* strands.
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
The ________: Ribosomes bound to the rough ER synthesize certain membrane and organelle proteins and virtually all proteins to be secreted from the cell.
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GPI
Treatment of cells with phospholipase C releases ________- anchored proteins such as Thy- 1 and placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) from the cell surface.