Membranes


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Video Clips

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8:13 minutes (27:57 - 36:10)

Detailed description on the endoplasmic reticulum (rough versus smooth), mitochondrion, nucleus, chromatin, plasma membrane, and cytoskeleton (microtubules and microfilaments).

Instructors: Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
Prior Knowledge: None
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12:28 minutes (23:17 - 35:45)

Synthesis and properties of lipids. Permeability of phospholipid bilayer membranes to ions, water, gases, and amino acids. Membrane as a barrier to create concentration gradients on the outside and inside of the cell.

Instructors: Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
Prior Knowledge: Molecular interactions from previous section
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Practice Problem

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Problem 3 (Page 4)

Hydrophobic properties of transmembrane amino acid residues.

Instructors: Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
Prior Knowledge: None
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Exam Questions

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Problems 1a-1f (page 2)

Properties of the phospholipid bilayer and transmembrane proteins. Secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins involving multiple subunits.

Instructors: Prof. Penny Chisholm, Prof. Graham Walker, Dr. Julia Khodor, Dr. Michelle Mischke
Prior Knowledge: None
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