common characteristics of cell
Obtain nutrients
rid of wastes
•Shape and integrity
•Functions and characteristics determined by the genetic material
•Most cells capable of cell division
Microscope
Light microscopy (LM)
•Visible light passes through the cell
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
electrons passes through
•2D image
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
•Beam of electrons bounces off surface of cell
3D image
General Functions of Human Body Cells
Covering
Lining
Storage
Movement
Connection—
Defense—
Communication—
Reproduction—
Plasma Membrane 3 lipid and 2 proteins
•Separates intracellular fluid (ICF) from extracellular fluid (ECF)
Lipids
•Phospholipids (hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tails)
•Cholesterol- against extreme temperature
•Glycolipids- Have carbohydrate groups attached
•Sugar groups face outward,helping form glycocalyx
Proteins
•Integral
-Span entire membrane, may have membrane channels and receptors
-May have carbohydrates attached = glycoproteins
•Peripheral
-Loosely attached
External to the plasma membrane is a carbohydrate (sugar) coat called the glycocalyx
Protein-Specific Functions of the Plasma Membrane
-Transport—movement of material across the PM;
-Intercellular connection—
Anchorage for the cytoskeleton—
-Enzyme (catalytic) activity—affect the rate of chemical reactions; example = ion pumps moving ions across the membrane
-Cell–cell recognition—glycoproteins aid in cell identification
-Signal transduction—message
Facilitated diffusion
Transport proteins help move large/polar molecules across membrane down their concentration gradients(passive)
Bulk filtration
Hydrostatic pressure pushes substances across membrane
•Both solvents and solutes transported together(passive)
Ion pumps
•Move ions against gradient
•Example: sodium-potassium pump
active transport
Bulk transport
Exocytosis: secreted out of cell
Endocytosis: materials taken into cell,
-Phagocytosis "eating"(pseudopodia, extensions)
-pinocytosis "drinking"
-receptor-mediated endocytosis- receptors on the pm
Cytoplasm includes
•Cytosol- Ions, Nutrients, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids
•Inclusions- ex melanin, glycogen, Protein crystals
•Organelles
Membrane-bound organelles vs Nonmembrane-bound
Membrane-bound endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes, mitochondria
Nonmembrane-bound ribosomes, cytoskeleton, centrosomes, centrioles, cilia, flagella, microvilli
Smooth ER vs •Rough ER
Synthesis, transport, and storage of lipids including steroid hormones
•Detoxification of drugs, alcohol, and poisons
Rough ER
parallel membranes enclosing spaces called cisternae
modifies proteins and packages them into transport vesicles
Golgi Apparatus
receives material from the ER for modification, sorting, and packaging
-stacked cisternaeLateral edges pinch off, and give rise to small transport and secretory vesicles
•Receiving region is the cis-face
•Shipping region is the trans-face
Movement of materials through Golgi apparatus:
1. Proteins synthesized in RER packaged into transport vesicles
2. Transport vesicles pinch off from RER and fuse with receiving region of Golgi apparatus
3. Proteins move between and are modified in the cisternae of Golgi apparatus
4. Modified proteins are packaged in secretory vesicles
5. Vesicles leave shipping region of Golgi to become secretory vesicles(exocytosis), part of plasma membrane, or lysosomes
what does lysosomes do? autophagy & autolysis
Contain enzymes used to digest and remove waste products and damaged organelles within the cell (autophagy)
When a cell is dying, it releases lysosomal enzymes that digest the cell (autolysis)
Ribosomes
protein synthesis
Free ribosomes in the cytosol
Bound ribosomes attached rough ER
Three cytoskeletal components:
•Microfilaments -actin proteins intertwined in helical strands
•Intermediate filaments- stabilize junctions between apposed cells
•Microtubules-Radiate from centrosome, Direct movement of organelles in the cell
Centrosome and Centrioles
Centrosome:
•adjacent to nucleus, pair of centrioles
Centrioles:
nine sets of microtubule triplets
•Attached to chromosomes during cell division
Nucleus Three main parts:
nuclear envelope(double membrane)
nucleoli- dark-staining bodies, RNA, enzymes, and various proteins
chromatin
Interphase
G1 phase
•Near end of G1, cells replicate centrioles
S phase
•“Synthesis” phase where DNA replicates in preparation for cell division
G2 phase
•Centriole replication is completed
•Organelles and enzymes needed for cell division are produced
Cytokinesis
division of the cytoplasm
Stages of Mitosis
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Prophase
Chromatin -> chromosomes (identical sister chromatids are joined at centromere
•Replicated (double-stranded) chromosomes because DNA was copied in interphase
Elongated microtubules called spindle fibers grow from each centriole
The end of prophase is marked by dissolution of nuclear envelope
Metaphase
Chromosomes line up along equatorial plate
Spindle fibers attach to centromeres of chromosomes and form an oval-structured array called the mitotic spindle
Anaphase
Spindle fibers pull sister chromatids apart
Each chromatid is called a single (single-stranded) chromosome
•Has own unique centromere
Telophase
Nuclear envelopes form around each set of chromosomes
Cleavage furrow (indentation) appears as cytoplasm divides
Cells can die in two general ways
•Necrosis = irreversible damage via harmful agents or mechanical damage
•Apoptosis = programmed cell death
Lipids with attached carbohydrate groups are called
glycolipids
There are two types of proteins in the plasma membrane. These two types are ____ proteins, and _____ proteins.
integral, peripheral
Enzymes are proteins that act as ______.
catalysts