Biology 113
Fall 2001
Lecture outline 11
9/19/01
Membrane structure and function
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membrane composition
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the phospholipid bilayer
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membrane fluidity
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cholesterol
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temperature
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diffusion of lipids
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membrane proteins
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integral
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peripheral
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asymmetry of membrane proteins
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how fixed are proteins?
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experimental evidence
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localization of membrane proteins in signaling systems
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carbohydrates.
The endomembrane system.
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Importance of protein localization (example from cell signaling)
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Fates of synthesized proteins
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