Organelles of the Eukaryotic Cell
Detailed description on the endoplasmic reticulum (rough versus smooth), mitochondrion, nucleus, chromatin, plasma membrane, and cytoskeleton (microtubules and microfilaments).
7.012 Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004
Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
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Phospholipid Bilayer
Synthesis and properties of lipids. Permeability of phospholipid bilayer membranes to ions, water, gases, and amino acids. Membrane as a barrier to create concentration gradients on the outside and inside of the cell.
7.012 Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004
Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
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Phospholipid Bilayer and Transmembrane Proteins
Hydrophobic properties of transmembrane amino acid residues.
7.012 Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004
Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
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- Complete
practice problem 3 on page 4
- Check solution to practice problem 3 on page 4
Transmembrane Proteins and Ion Channels
Properties of the phospholipid bilayer and transmembrane proteins. Secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins involving multiple subunits.
7.014 Introductory Biology, Spring 2005
Prof. Penny Chisholm, Prof. Graham Walker, Dr. Julia Khodor, Dr. Michelle Mischke
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- Complete exam problem 2 on page 1a–1f
- Check solution to exam problem 2 on page 1a–1f