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The lipid molecules that display the most extreme asymmetry in their membrane
distribution glycolipids!
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
In most transmembrane proteins the polypeptide chain crosses the lipid bilayer in an
a-helical conformation.
Multi-pass
transmembrane
protein
b-barrel
Single-pass
transmembrane
protein
HYDROPATHY PLOTS CAN BE USED TO LOCALIZE POTENTIAL a-HELICAL
MEMBRANE-SPANNING SEGMENTS IN A POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN
MEMBRANE PROTEINS ARE GLYCOSYLATED
SDS or Triton-X-100
THE CYTOSOLIC SIDE OF PLASMA MEMBRANE PROTEINS CAN
BE STUDIED IN RED BLOOD CELL GHOSTS
FASTER
PASSIVE AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT
Chemical Potential:
Passive Transport
Active Transport
THREE TYPES OF CARRIER-MEDIATED TRANSPORT
The Na+ – K+ Pump is Required to Maintain Osmotic Balance and Stabilize Cell Volume
The Problem
The Solution
The Na+ - K+ Pump
It is an ATPase
ION CHANNELS AND THE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MEMBRANES
Always down-hill
–passive
transport
THE FUNCTION OF A NERVE CELL DEPENDS ON ITS ELONGATED STRUCTURE
3D STRUCTURE OF A BACTERIAL K+ CHANNEL SHOWS HOW AN ION CHANNEL CAN WORK
INTRACELLULAR COMPARTMENTS AND
PROTEIN SORTING
THE MAJOR INTRACELLULAR COMPARTMENTS OF AN ANIMAL CELL
ROADMAP OF PROTEIN TRAFFIC