Cell Biology I. Cellular structure and function membrane.pdf · Cell membrane and organelles...
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Cell Biology I. Cellular structure and function
Cell Biology I. Topics
Cell membrane and organelles
Introduction of cell signaling
Membrane trafficking, secretory and endocytic pathways
Cytoskeleton
Cell cycle
Cell membrane
Wenxia:
1. The concept of cells
2. Prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells, mammalian cells
3. Cell membrane: plasma membrane and internal membrane
Wenxia:
1. The concept of cells
2. Prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells, mammalian cells
3. Cell membrane: plasma membrane and internal membrane
The bilayer structure of biomembranes
The faces of cellular membraneWenxia:
1. Exoplasmic and cytosolic face and its importance
2. Compartment with single and double bilayers
3. Different protein and lipid composition of different membranes
Wenxia:
1. Exoplasmic and cytosolic face and its importance
2. Compartment with single and double bilayers
3. Different protein and lipid composition of different membranes
Three major classes of membrane lipidsWenxia:
The relationship of the head group, fatty acid and lipid composition with the thickness, curve and fluidity of membrane
Wenxia:
The relationship of the head group, fatty acid and lipid composition with the thickness, curve and fluidity of membrane
Gel and fluid forms of the lipid bilayer
The fluid mosaic model of cell membrane
Initially proposed by Singer and Nicolson 1972
Proteins associated with the lipid bilayer
Glycophorin A E. coli Porin
Transmembrane proteins
adhesion moleculesglycosylphosphtidylinositol
Proteins with covalently linked lipid anchors
(a) Prenylation (b) Acylation
Ras Src
Proteins binds to lipids
Lipid rafts
By Susan Pierce, Nature Reviews Immunology 2, 96-105 (2002)
Lipid rafts
Atomic force microscopy
Fluorescence microscopy
Organelles of the eukaryotic cell
Fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS)
Dot plot of FACS
Purification of cell population by magnetic beads
Differential centrifugation is a common first step in fractionating a cell homogenate
Separation of subcellular organelle by equilibrium density gradient centrifugation
Fluorescence microscopy
Localization of the B cell antigen receptor in lipid rafts
Cholera toxin B subunitsAnti-BCR antibody
Deconvolution fluorescence microscopy
DNA/microtubules/actin filaments
Transmission electron microscopy
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Journal discussion
Singer S. J. and Nicolson G. L. The fluid mosaic model of the structure of cell membrane. 1972. Science 175: 720.
Harder T., Scheiffele P., Verkade P. and Simons K. Lipid domain structure of the plasma membrane revealed by patching of membrane components. 1998. Journal of Cell Biology 141:929.