Basic Cell Biology
I. Cytoplasm
A. Plasma membrane
B. Mitochondria
C. Ribosomes
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
1. Rough
2. Smooth
E. Golgi apparatus
F. Lysosomes
G. Cytoskeleton
II. Nucleus
A. Nuclear Envelope
B. Chromatin
C. Nucleolus
D. Nuclear matrix
III. Cell division
© 2002 by Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and Peter Walter.
Asymmetrical arrangement of
phospholipids in plasma membrane
ATP-dependent phospholipid translocase
Molecular Cell Biology, Lodish et al., 4
th
edition.
Figure 2—1. The ultrastructure and molecular organization (right)
of the cell membrane. The dark lines at left represent the two dense
layers observed in the electron microscope; these are caused by the
deposit of osmium in the hydrophilic portions of the phospholipid
molecules.
© 2002 by Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and Peter Walter.
Figure 11—14. Electron micrograph of a transverse section of a continuous capillary.
Note the nucleus (N) and the junctions between neighboring cells (arrowheads).
Numerous pinocytotic vesicles are evident (small arrows).
C. Ribosomes
Structure- 2 subunits, composed of 4 types of
RNA and 80 different proteins.
RNA is synthesized in the nucleolus
Protein is synthesized in the cytoplasm.
Characteristics
Ribosomes are very basophilic, stain with
hematoxylin , toluidine blue
Found in clusters called polyribosomes that are held
together by a strand of RNA.
mRNA
Ribosome
Polyribosomes
Ribosome function
Translation of mRNA into protein
Free polyribosomes- synthesize proteins
used in the cytoplasm
Polyribosomes attached to the ER- used
to synthesize
Secreted proteins
Integral membrane proteins
Lysosomal proteins
Three dimensional ribosome structure, L1 is a ribosomal protein
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•Ribosome-two thirds RNA, one third protein
•Each ribosome has three binding sites for tRNA, and a binding site for mRNA
© 2002 by Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and Peter Walter.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Segregation of newly synthesized proteins
from the cytoplasm
Glycosylation of certain proteins
Lipid synthesis