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1
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diseases of faulty cell membranes

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cystic fibrosis, duchenne muscular dystrohohy, spherocytosis

2
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make up the bulk of membrane lipid

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phospholipid, sterol

3
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purpose of cholesterol in membrane

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stiffens membrance, reduces permeability, resists phase change

4
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purpose of glycoplipids

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protection, cell id, cell adhesion

5
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flips phospholipids randomly in ER

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scramblase

6
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flips phospholipid specifically

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Flippase

7
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maintains a neg charge inside and flips to outside to signal apoptosis

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phosphatidyl serine

8
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lipids and proteins in domains with longer tails, involved in signaling

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lipid rafts

9
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membrane proteins that are transmembrane

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alpha helices and beta barrels

10
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membrane proteins associated with sugar groups

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glycocalyx

11
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signal for ER association

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ER signal sequence

12
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recognizes the ER signal sequence

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signal recognizing protein

13
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translocater

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allows protein to be synthesized into the membrane

14
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orientation of this determines whether the protein is single or multi pass

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start/stop sequences

15
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glycosylation links one of these places

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N (asparagine) or O-linked (attach at serine or threonine)

16
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heavily glycosylated proteins

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proteoglycans

17
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where O linked glycosylation occurs

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Golgi or extracellualr matrix

18
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function of glycosylation of protein

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protein folding, sorting & transport, protection, cell signal

19
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fate of misfolded proteins

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ubiquinated

20
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these destroy misfolded proteins

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proteosomes

21
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location of phospholipid and cholesterial synthesis

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

22
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regulate ER

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Ca++

23
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location of detoxification by whom

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Smooth ER by cytochrome p450 enzymes

24
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mitochondria reproduce via this method

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fission and fusion

25
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mitochondria membrane contains a lot of this

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cardiolipin

26
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how motichondrial genes get into the mito

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signal sequence routes them

27
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function of peroxisomes

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produce and remove peroxides, detox, beta oxidation of fa

28
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acts as protection of chromatin

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nucleur envelope

29
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membrane of these 2 organelles are continous

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ER and membrane

30
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provides attacehment sites for specific spots on chromosomes

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nuclear matrix

31
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MAR and SAR

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matrix or scaffold attachment regions

32
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involves rRNA, and ribosomal proteins

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nucleolus

33
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clusters of rRNA genes

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nucleolar organizing regions

34
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nuclear pores allow molecules this size through

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<5000 Daltons

35
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nuclear proteins are synthesized here

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cytoplasm, transport back to nucleus

36
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nuclear localization signals are rich in this amino acid

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lysine

37
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transport nuclear proteins

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Ran - a G-protein

38
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add sugar one at a time

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glycosyl transferase

39
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chain of repeating disaccharide

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GAG (glycosaminoglycan)

40
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defective chloride transporters

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cystic fibrosis

41
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series of flattened cisternae along w/membranous tabules

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Golgi

42
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golgi cis face

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receives product form the ER

43
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golgi trans face

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releases packaged protein and lipid from this side

44
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mebrane trafficking occurs here

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ER, Golgi, lysosome and plasma membrane

45
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functin of Golgi

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receive products from ER, return proteins to ER, modify glycoproteins, sulfation , glycolipid and sphingomyelin production

46
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COPI

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Golgi –> ER

47
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COPII

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ER–> Golgi

48
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membrane proteins that bind together

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SNARES (v & t)

49
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tethering proteins

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Rabs

50
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uncoated plasma membrane

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caveolin

51
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membrane enclosed compartments filled with hydrolytic enzymes

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lysosomes

52
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engulfement of large particules into large endosome

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phagocytosis

53
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coated endocytotic vesicles

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clathrin

54
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2 chains of clathrin

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light and heavy chain

55
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assembly of clathrin into a basket shape

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triskelion

56
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transporter of the outer mitochondrial membrane

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TOM

57
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transporter of the inner mitochondrial membrane

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TIM

58
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transports proteins synthesized in the matrix outward.

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OXA

59
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lipids removed from the ER put into mitochondria

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mitochondrial biogenesis

60
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matrix

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scaffolding made up of lamins and proteins

61
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nuclear pore complexes

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transport small molecules

62
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Ran-GFF

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exchange factor

63
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Ran GAP

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activation protein

64
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fucntion of microfilaments

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support/organize plasma membrane, cell shape, cell division,

65
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example of microfilament

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actin

66
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function of microtubules

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organize cytoplasm, intracellular transport, cell division, cilia/flagellae motility

67
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Intermediate filaments function

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strengthen cytoplasm, support nucleus, epidermal appendages

68
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example of microtubules

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tubulin

69
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tubulin types

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alpha, beta and gamma

70
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of intermediate filament proteins

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over 50

71
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what regulates polymerization

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phosphorylation

72
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growing filaments use this

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GTP

73
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shrinking filament have this

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GDP

74
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these proteins arrest elongation of actin

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capping

75
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matrix bottom to top

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collagen, laminin, integrin, plectin, keratin