Kenyon College -- Department of Biology
Biology 113 
Fall 2001 

Lecture outline 12
9/24/01 

The endomembrane system.

  • Importance of protein localization (example from cell signaling)
  • Fates of synthesized proteins
    • cytoplasm
    • ER
  • ER structure and function
  • Golgi structure and function
  • Lysosomes
  • Secreted proteins
  • Membrane proteins
  • Orientation of membrane proteins.
Hormones
  • definition
  • classification
    • lipophilic
    • lipophobic
  • cell surface receptors
    • insulin receptor - kinase
    • glucagon receptor - G-protein coupled
  • intracellular receptors
    • steroids.

Kenyon College -- Department of Biology