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• Composition of membrane
mechanisms: – Endocytosis
– Osmosis – Exocytosis
• Active transport
Conti…….
Passive transport
Simple Diffusion
– Requires no energy
Facilitated Diffusion
Isotonic Solution
Hypertonic Solution
• These move to their target sites and fuse with the target
▪ Receptor-mediated Endocytosis:
bacteria)
Conti…
Exocytosis
– Movement of large particles out of cells (e.g. hormones
Pinocytosis
of extracellular fluid.
cell membrane.
PHAGOSOME.
Prokaryotes
immunity.
How Diverse Are Cell
Membranes?
• Plasma membrane is part of an extensive endomembrane system that
includes the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the nuclear membrane, the Golgi
and the proteins that are found in these membranes contain sorting signals
Conti….
the electron transport chain and help generate energy for the
cell.
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