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Transport

Mechanism
Learning
• Objectives
Describe the structural components
of the cell Membrane.
• Relate the structure and
composition of the cell membrane
to its function.
• Explain transport mechanisms in
cells (diffusion, osmosis, facilitated
Structural
Components
of
Cell Membrane
Cell Membrane
The cell membrane is
present in all cells. It
regulates the flow of
materials going inside
and outside of the cell.
It serves as the
protective layer and is
important in cell to cell
The Fluid Mosaic
Model
The Fluid Mosaic
• It was proposed by Seymour Jonathan
Model
Singer and Garth L. Nicolson in 1972.
• The term “fluid” refers to the dynamic or
flexible nature of the cell membrane.
• The term “mosaic” refers to the fact that
the plasma membrane is made up of many
different types of molecules.
• The components of the cell membrane are
the Phospholipid bilayer, the membrane
Phospholipid
Bilayer
• It is the main component of the
cell membrane.
• The cell membrane is composed
of two layers of phospholipids.
• It is a type of lipid with a polar,
hydrophilic head and two
hydrophobic tails of fatty acids.
Membrane
•Lipids
One prominent lipid in cell membrane
is cholesterol, which regulates the
membrane fluidity and permeability.
• Fluidity is important in the membrane
because if the cell crystallizes, the
chances of it rupturing increase.
• Glycolipids are lipids with attached
carbohydrate molecules, which
Membrane
•Proteins
It is much more abundant compared to
membrane lipids.
• There are three types of protein
present in cell membranes: Integral
proteins, peripheral proteins and
anchored proteins.
Integral Proteins
• It is embedded within the cell
membrane.
• Transmembrane proteins – those
that span the entire bilayer of the
plasma membrane.
• Receptor Proteins – these are
important in cell recognition.
Peripheral
•Proteins
It is present on the outer or inner
surface of cell membrane.
• It is the one that connect to the
cytoskeleton providing the cell
with sufficient supportive strength.
Anchored
•Proteins
It is present in the plasma
membrane’s surface.
• It serve a wide variety of functions
including propagation of molecular
signals from one cell to another,
aiding the membrane transport of
molecules between cells, acting as

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