LUISA MAY G.

MACAPULAY 11-STEM

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

The plasma aseparates the inside of the cell from the outside

environment. It acts like the walls of your house that keep the inside and

outside apart. It is made up of a double layer of fats and phosphates as

the foundation.

can cause the cell to stop working properly. Almost 30 genetic

disorders have been attributed to mutations affecting various proteins

involved in the transport of amino acids, sugars, lipids, water, and

vitamins across the plasma membrane. These diseases includes Liddle’s

syndrome, long QT sysndrome, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, cystic

fibrosis, myotonia congenita, nephrogenic diabetes inspidus,

glucose/galactose malabsorption, cystinuria, and Wilson’s disease.