Chapter 2

Cell Membrane Composition

• Integral proteins interact with “lipid bilayer”
– Passive transport pores and channels
– Active transport pumps and carriers
– Membrane-linked enzymes, receptors and
transducers
• Sterols stabilize the lipid bilayer
– Cholesterol

(Figure 4-4, pg 81)

(Figure 4-2, pg 80)
 Lipid Molecules

(Figure 4-3, pg 81)

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Three classes of membrane proteins

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor is a
glycolipid that can be attached to the C-terminus
of a protein during posttranslational modification
 Review Question
• 1.The differences of Eukaryotic Cell and
Prokaryotic Cell
• 2.The model of membrane structure