Inside the Cell Membrane

Explore the parts of the cell membrane with The Amoeba Sisters! Video discusses phospholipid bilayer, cholesterol, peripheral proteins, integral proteins, glycoproteins, and glycolipids – as well as why the surface area to volume ratio is so important in cells. Expand for table of contents.

Contents:
1:25 Membrane controls what goes in and out of cell
1:40 Importance of surface area to volume ratio
3:31 Cell Theory
4:00 Fluid Mosaic Model
4:28 Phospholipid and phospholipid bilayer
5:58 Cholesterol
6:23 Proteins (peripheral and integral)
7:43 Glycoproteins and glycolipids (carbohydrates bound to proteins and lipids)

Additional Vocabulary:
-Amphiphilic
-Hydrophilic
-Hydrophobic

Recommended reading to learn more about HIV virus and its binding to the CD4 glycoprotein on certain types of immune cells: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405824/

This video mentions that phospholipid “flip-flop” isn’t very common. But it does happen! Recommended reading to learn about what that is: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15809683

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