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1 MEMBRANES: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION TOPIC 4 1

2 BIOMEDICAL IMPORTANCE Plasma membranes- form closed compartments around cellular protoplasm to separate one cell from another Selective permeabilities- provided by channels and pumps for ions and substrates Receptor property Exchange materials with extracellular environment excocytosis and endocytosis Gap juctions Cell-cell interactions Transmembrane signaling Form specialized compartments within cell provide shape for mitoch, ER, golgi Membrane localize enzymes-excitation response coupling- Site for energy transduction Changes in membrane structure? 2

3 Maintenance of a normal intra- &extracellular environment is fundamental to life Life originated in aqueous environments- enzyme reactions, cellular and subcellular processes evolved to work in this milieu. How this aqueous state is maintained? 3

4 Fluid distribution 2 large compartments that distribute water 1. Intracellular fluid ICF 2/3 of body water Provides the environment for the cell to make, store and utilize energy to repair itself to replicate to perform special functions 4

5 Fluid distribution 2. Extracellular Fluid ECF 1/3 of body water A delivery system for glucose, f.a, a.a, O2, ions and trace minerals etc Remove CO2 and waste product from cellular environment 5

6 The ionic compositions of intracellular and extracellular fluids Mammalian cell maintained the ionic compositions through the membranes 6

7 Membranes structure Lipids, Proteins and Carbohydrates 7

8 MEMBRANES MODEL 8

9 LIPIDS COMPOSITION IN MEMBRANE Major lipids phospholipids, glycosphingolipids & cholesterol amphipatic 9

10 Membrane lipids form bilayer Bilayers- a structure formed resemble the micelle structure provide optimal condition for amphipatic molecules Hydrophobic regions are protected from the aqueous environment and hydrophilic regions are immersed in water Micelles can only extedn to 200nm and bilayers can extend to 1mm Formed by self-assembly driven by the hydrophobic effect 10

11 Lipid bilayer How many biologic materials are lipid soluble and can therefore readily enter the cells? O2, CO2, N2- readily diffuse Other molecules (Figure) diffuse according their permeability in non polar solvents Steroids more readily traverse the lipid bilayer compared with electrolytes 11

12 Lipid bilayer How molecules that are non lipid-soluble cross the membrane? Membrane contain protein form channels for the movement of ions and small molecules Serve as transporter for larger molecules Different membrane consist of different composition of protein Include enzymes, pumps and channels, structural components, antigen (for MHC), and receptor for various molecules 2 types of proteins integral and peripheral 12

13 Integral protein Deeply embbedded in the membrane Span the bilayer Usually globular and amphipatic Certain protein (transporter, receptor, G proteins) span the bilayer many times Asymmetrically distributed across the membrane bilayer Require detergent or their solubilization Eg: insulin receptor, glycophorin, rhodopsin 13

14 Peripheral protein Do not interact directly with phospholipids in the bilayer- don t need detergents for their release Bound to charge group of lipid bilayer Attach to the integral protein or penetrate the peripheral regions of lipid bilayer Can be released by treatment with salt solutions Eg- enzyme (phosphilipases, glycosyltransferases and many more! Transportr of small hydrophobic molecules-glycolipid transfer protein, sterol carrier protein 14

15 Fluid Mosaic Model Proposed by Singer and Nicholson Resemble to icebergs (membrane protein) floating in a sea of predominantly phospholipid molecules Integral protein and phospholipid were found rapidly and randomly redistributed in the plasma membrane-fluidity Fluidity- depends on the lipid composition of the membrane 15

16 Fluid Mosaic Model Unsaturated-have kink in the hydrocarbon chaincause disorder in the packing of the chains-more open structure and fluid Saturated f.a no kink and have longer hydrocarbon chain interact more strongly more rigid structure Cholesterol-enhance order and rigidity 16

17 Effect of temperature Temperature increase- hydrophobic side chains undergo a transition from an ordered state (gel like) to a disordered state (fluid) Transition temperature The longer and saturated the hydrocarbon chains- the higher temperature needed to increase the fluditiy 17

18 Membrane fluidity The fluidity of membrane affect its functions Fluidity - permeability to water and other small hydrophilic molecule -lateral mobility of integral protein active site in hydrophilic region maybe affected if protein involve in transportation, location changes cause disruption in transportation Eg. Insulin receptor in unsaturated f.a cause in fluidity- alter the receptor so it binds more insulin (pls check) 18

19 Membrane Selectivity 19

20 TYPE OF TRANSPORT MECHANISM 20

21 Active and Passive transport Passive do not involve energysubstance move from conc to conc in the same direction as conc gradient Active substance moves from conc to conc against conc gradient require energy Passive simple diffusion and facilitated 21

22 Passive transport Factors affect diffusion of a substance: 1. Conc gradient across the memb 2. The electrical potential across the memb solutes move toward the solution that has the opposite charge inside of cell has a neg charge 3. The permeability coefficient of the substance for the memb 4. The hydrostatic pressure gradient across the memb - pressure will the rate and force of the collision between the molecules and memb 5. Temperature - temp will the freq of collisions between external particles and the memb 22

23 Passive transport- simple diffusion Small, uncharged molecules, such as O2, N2, and C02 Rate of movement depend on the conc difference across the membrane 23

24 Active transport Identified by the presence of carrier protein The need for an energy source to move solutes against a gradient Primary active transport-linked to hydrolysis of energy pumping water uphill -E.g sodiumpotassium pump Secondary active transport e.g- galactosidase permease in cell 24

25 Transport system Uniport system-move one type of molecule bidirectitonally Co transport system-transfer of one solute depends upon the stoiciometric simultaneous or sequential transfer of another solute Symport moves these solutes in the same direction eg: protonsugar transporter in bacteria and Na+ - sugar transporter and Na+amino acid transporters in mammalian cells Antiport-moves 2 molecules in opposite directions. Eg.Na+ in and Ca2+ out 25

26 Passive transport- facilitated diffusion Uniport system Using carrier protein Glucose pass thru the membrane using glucose permease as the carrier protein No energy is expended E.g. Ping-Pong mechanism 26

27 Passive transport- facilitated diffusion Hormones regulate facilitated diffusion by changing the number of transporters available Insulin increases glucose transport from intracellular reservoir Glucocorticoid hormones-enhance transport of aa into liver Growth hormon-increase amino acid transport in all cells 27

28 Transport System 1. Ion channels 2. Ionophores 3. Water channels (Aquaporins) 4. Gap Junction 28

29 ION CHANNELS Ion channelstransmembrane, pore like structure composed of proteins Specific channels for Na+, K+. Ca2+ and Cl- have been identified Open transiently and thus gated can be controlled by opening and closing 29

30 ION CHANNELS Ligand-gated channels- specific molecule binds to a receptor and opens the channelneurotransmitter Voltage-gated channels-open or close in response to changes in membrane potential- activated by changes in electrical potential difference neuron and muscle tissue Example of active transport using ion channels Sodium Potassium Ion Pump and Galactose Permease Visit Youtube for animation 30

31 Sodium Potassium Ion Pump Under normal condition, ([K+]inside > [K+] outside) and ([Na+]inside < [Na+] outside) Energy required to move these ions against their gradients comes from hydrolysis of ATP The protein function as enzyme that hydrolyze ATP and as transporter- ATPase The pumping process transport 3 Na+ ions out of the cell for every 2 K+ ions transported in the cell Self-study: Details mechanism involve in Na+K+ pump 31

32 Galactose Permease In bacteria [lactose]inside the bacterial cell>outside moving lactose into the cell req energy Galactose permease does not directly hydrolyze ATP-but harnesses the energy by using the higher concentration of H+ outside cell to drive the conc of lactose inside cell Self-study: Details mechanism involve in Na+K+ pump 32

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34 Synthesize by microbes that fx for the movement of ions across membrane Microbial toxin-diphteria toxin can produce large pores in cellular membranes-get access to internal milieu Two types: 1. Mobile ion carriers Valinomycin (refer uncouplers of oxidative phosphorilation) 2. Channel formers - gramicidin Ionophores 34

35 Aquaporins A water channel to transport water Red cell and cell of the collecting ductules of the kidney-movement of water through water channelaquaporins 5 distinct aquaporins (AP-1 to AP-5) Mutations in gene encode for AP-2- nephrogenic diabetes insipidus 35

36 Transmembrane signalling Producing the effect of biologically active substance substance need to bind to a protein receptor site on the exterior of cell Resemble enzyme-substrate recognition Eg for protein receptor for Low density lipoprotein (LDL). LDL- protein, cholesterol and phosphoglycerides Protein bind to receptor- pinched off into the cell (endocytosis) Cholesterol is used in the cell The receptor is recycled back to the surface of cell 36

37 A process by which cells take up large molecules (polysachharide,proteins, polynucleotide)-forming vesicles Endocytosis The molecules are digested to yield aa, simple sugars and nt diffuse out of vesicles to be reused in cytops Require ATP, Ca2+ in extracellular fluid and contractile elements (microfilament) 2 types: phagocytosis-in specialized cell (mphage and granulocytes) ingestion large particles (virus, bacteria, cells, debris) Pinocytosis fluid phase and absorptive pinocytosis 37

38 Phagocytosis Engulfment of large particles viruses, bacteria, cell, debris by macrophages and granulocytes Pseudopodia will surround the particles and for phagosome Phagosome will fuse with lysosome forming phagolysosomes particles are digested Macrophage are extremely active and may ingest 25% of their volume per hour 38

39 Exocytosis Process of of excreting macromolecules outside cells Molecules can attach to the cell surface and become peripheral proteins antigen They can become part of extracellular matrix- collagen and glycosaminoglycans Can enter extracellular fluid and signal other cells insulin, parathyroid hormone and catecholamines-to be released upon appropriate stimulation 39

40 Pinocytosis Absorption of extracellular fluid from outside by formation of small vesicles The cell take in all surrounding fluids and including all solutes present Cell drinking 40

41 Gap junctions Specialized regions on the membranes of individual cells for intercellular communication in close proximity Mediate and regulate passage of ions and small molecules ( MW) through a narrow hydrophilic core connecting cytosol of adjacent cell-connexin 41

42 TASK 1. Discuss the effect of abnormalities of cell membrane fluidity. State example of disease and explain how the disease develop 2. Discuss the medical applications of membrane in drug delivery system 3. Discuss disease related to defective phagocytosis in animal 4. Disease related to receptor mediated endocytosis 42

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