Notes On Structural Components

Structural Components
of
the Cell Membrane
MELC
• Describe the structural components of the
cell membrane.
• Relate the structure and composition of the
cell membrane to its function
OBJECTIVES
• After the lesson, you are expected to:
• 1. identify the three major constituents of the cell membrane;
• 2. distinguish the different composition of the cell membrane;
• 3. explain the importance of the structural components of the cell
membrane;
• 4. explain how the arrangement of molecules provides fluidity to the
cell;
The Structural
Component
of the Cell Membrane
FACT or BLUFF
• 1. The cell membrane disintegrates during the late phase of mitosis.
• 2. Cytokinesis, the division of the cytoplasm, happen both in plant
and animal cells does not involve the cell membrane.
• 3. Cytokinesis in animal cells starts with the constriction in the cell
membrane during late anaphase or early telophase.
• 4. The cell membrane forms and create cleavage furrow that grows
deeper between the two cells until they pinch off and separate to
form two separate daughter cells.
• 5. In plant cells, cytokinesis involves the formation and insertion of a
new cell membrane that separate daughter nuclei after mitosis.
Identify the different components of the cell
membrane using the description given below. Use the
appropriate number to locate each molecule.
• 1. Carbohydrate chain – 2 or more monosaccharide unit, either
attached or branched found on the outside surface of the cell
membrane.
• 2. Cholesterol – found between the hydrophobic tails of the
membrane phospholipid.
• 3. Glycolipid – carbohydrates attached to a lipid molecule.
• 4. Glycoprotein – carbohydrates attached to a protein molecule.
• 5. Integral Protein – protein embedded in the phospholipid bilayer
that extend in both layers of the membrane.
• 6. Lipid Tail – the hydrophobic tail of the phospholipid facing the core
of the membrane.
• 7. Peripheral Protein – protein found in the inner or outer surface of
the membrane but not embedded on hydrophobic core.
• 8. Phosphate Head – globular hydrophilic head of the membrane.
The Cell Membrane
The Structural Component of
the Cell Membrane
• lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates.
Phospholipid Bilayer
• amphipathic molecule hydrophilic and hydrophobic
Protein
• 1. Integral proteins
• 2. Peripheral proteins
Carbohydrates
• protein forming glycoproteins or to lipids forming glycolipids
• These carbohydrates may consist of 2-60 monosaccharide units and
can either be straight or branched.
The Fluid Mosaic Model
• The fluidity of a cell membrane depends on the lipid composition of
the membrane, the density of integral proteins, and the
temperature.
Role of Cholesterol
• The presence of cholesterol in the membrane makes it possible for
the cell membrane to maintain its fluidity across a wide range of
temperatures.
Role of Fatty Acids
• . Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds, so they are relatively
straight while unsaturated fatty acids contain one or more double
bond, often resulting in a bend or kink.
The Importance of Membrane
Fluidity
• perfect compromise between a rigid structure which makes mobility
absent and a completely fluid where mechanical support would be
lacking.
• allows interactions to take place within the membrane
Key Takes of the Fluid Nature of the
CM:
• Phospholipids in the plasma membrane can move within the bilayer
• Most of the lipids, and some proteins, drift laterally
• Rarely does a molecule flip-flop transversely across the membrane
• As temperatures cool, membranes switch from a fluid state to a solid state.
• The temperature at which a membrane solidifies depends on the types of
lipids.
• Membranes rich in unsaturated fatty acids are more fluid than those rich in
• saturated fatty acids.
• Membranes must be fluid to work properly; they are usually about as fluid as
salad Oil.
Identify the structural components of the cell
membrane and provide the boxes with the best
answers

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