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Protein Secretion. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (rough ER). System of flattened sacs and tubules Encrusted with ribosomes on the outer surface if their membranes Continuous with outer nuclear membrane Provides a large surface area for chemical reactions Pathway for transport of materials.
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Protein Secretion www.assignmentpoint.com
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (rough ER) • System of flattened sacs and tubules • Encrusted with ribosomes on the outer surface if their membranes • Continuous with outer nuclear membrane • Provides a large surface area for chemical reactions • Pathway for transport of materials www.assignmentpoint.com
Golgi Apparatus • Group of flattened fluid-filled sacs • Vesicles containing newly synthesised protein pinched off from rough ER • Fuse with outermost sac of Golgi apparatus • Protein passed from sac to sac by means of vesicles • Golgi apparatus processes protein -e.g. adds a carbohydrate -form a glycoprotein www.assignmentpoint.com
Exocytosis • Vesicles containing finished product -mucus -digestive enzyme -hormone • Pinched off at end of Golgi apparatus • Vesicles move towards cell membrane and fuse with it • Contents of vesicle discharged to outside www.assignmentpoint.com
Protein Secretion • Golgi bodies especially numerous and active in secretory cells -gastric gland cells in stomach walls -mucus -pepsin -pancreas -insulin www.assignmentpoint.com
Elements in a protein • Carbon • Hydrogen • Oxgen • Nitrogen • (sulphur) www.assignmentpoint.com
Structure of a protein www.assignmentpoint.com
Quaternary structure of proteins • 3 different types -fibrous proteins -globular proteins -conjugated proteins www.assignmentpoint.com
Fibrous proteins • Several spiral-shaped polypeptide molecules • Linked in parallel by disulphide bridges • Proteinhas a rope-like structure www.assignmentpoint.com
Globular proteins • Several polypeptide chains • folded roughly into a spherical shape like a tangled ball of string • Enzymes are globular proteins • Also vital component in cell and sub-cellular membranes www.assignmentpoint.com
Hormones • Chemical messengers • Globular protein • Exert a specific effect on tissues www.assignmentpoint.com
Antibodies • Y-shaped globular proteins • Made by lymphocytes • Defend body against antigens www.assignmentpoint.com
Conjugated proteins • Globular protein associated with a non-protein chemical • Glycoprotein -protein and carbohydrate -mucus www.assignmentpoint.com
Haemoglobin • Oxygen-transporting pigment in blood • Conjugated protein -globular protein globin -haem (non-protein containing iron) www.assignmentpoint.com