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Chapter 5 Cell Membranes and Signaling
Key Concepts
5.1 Biological Membranes Have a Common
Structure and Are Fluid
5.2 Passive Transport across Membranes
Requires No Input of Energy
5.3 Active Transport Moves Solutes against Their
Concentration Gradients
5.4 Large Molecules Cross Membranes via
Vesicles
Chapter 5 Cell Membranes and Signaling
Degree of saturation
Facilitated diffusion:
Membrane receptors:
A chemical ligand fits into a 3-D site on the
receptor protein.
The receptor may have a catalytic domain
on the cytoplasmic side. The ligand is an
allosteric regulatorit exposes the active
site on the catalytic domain.
Figure 5.12 A Signal Binds to Its Receptor
Concept 5.5 The Membrane Plays a Key Role in a Cells
Response to Environmental Signals