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Cell Membranes and Transport

Learn about the different types of passive transport, such as diffusion and osmosis, as well as how molecules that can't cross the lipid bilayer rely on facilitated diffusion through proteins in cell membranes.

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Cell Membranes and Transport

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  1. Cell Membranes and Transport Created by Darrend Hayes NNIN Document NNIN-1262 Rev: 09/2012

  2. Cell Transport Image from:http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidethecell/chapter1.html Metabolism requires the movement of materials across the cell membrane.

  3. A. Passive Transport • Does not require energy • Molecules transfer from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration = down the concentration gradient • 3 types

  4. 1. Diffusion • Movement of a substance (solute) • from an area of high concentration low concentration to an area of (down concentration gradient)

  5. 2. Osmosis Movement of H2O across a Semi-permeable membrane http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/osmosis Hypotonic Isotonic Hypertonic

  6. The plasma membrane is semi- permeable (only certain molecules can diffuse through it freely)

  7. The plasma membrane is differentially permeable (only certain molecules can diffuse through it freely)

  8. Cell membranes are semi-permeable. Just like a fence: Some particles can pass right through. Some particles are kept on one side or the other.

  9. One can see how an Ion can just pass through due to its size. Can other nanoparticles pass as well? Source: Contributions to http://sjcabiology.wikispaces.com/ are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License

  10. Some molecules have an attraction to the membrane • Some molecules such as other lipid based polymers have an attraction for cell membranes. The bond between them is a Hydrogen bond • Other molecules use “helpers” to get by • Mercury uses Chloride • Metals use MILIBS, to attach to membrane • Plastic nanoparticles help carry in other pollutants

  11. 3. Facilitated Diffusion Source: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Medical_Physiology/Cellular_Physiology/Cell_structure_and_FunctionCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License Molecules that can’t go through the lipid bilayer must pass through proteins

  12. Cell Membranes are made of: • Phospholipids (links in the fence) • Proteins (gates in the fence)

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