Tour of the Cell
part 1
Today’s Topics
Cells
•ꢀ Finish Nucleic Acids •ꢀ Properties of all cells
–ꢀ Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
•ꢀ Functions of Major Cellular Organelles
–ꢀ Information –ꢀ Synthesis&Transport –ꢀ Energy Conversion –ꢀ Recycling –ꢀ Structure and Movement
Animal Cell (Eukaryote)2
Bacterial cell
(Prokaryote)
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Common features of all cells
•ꢀ Plasma Membrane
–ꢀdefines inside from outside
•ꢀ Cytosol
–ꢀSemifluid “inside” of the cell
•ꢀ DNA “chromosomes”
-ꢀ Genetic material – hereditary instructions
•ꢀ Ribosomes
–ꢀ“factories” to synthesize proteins
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Plasma membrane
Bacterial (Prokaryotic) Cell
Ribosomes!
Plasma membrane!
Cell wall!
Bacterial
chromosome!
Phospholipid
- bilayer
- Proteins
0.5 !m!
Flagella!
No internal membranes
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Figure 6.2b
1 cm 1 mm
Eukaryotic Cell
Frog egg Human egg
100 µm
Most plant and animal cells
10 µm
1 µm
Nucleus Most bacteria Mitochondrion
Super- resolution microscopy
Smallest bacteria Viruses
100 nm
10 nm
1 nm
Ribosomes Proteins Lipids Small molecules Atoms
Contains internal organelles
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0.1 nm
- ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)
- ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)
endoplasmic reticulum
NUCLEUS
nucleus
NUCLEUS
Nucleus
- Rough ER
- Smooth ER
- Rough ER
- Smooth ER
- Plasma membrane
- Plasma membrane
- Centrosome
- Centrosome
cytoskeleton
- CYTOSKELETON
- CYTOSKELETON
Microfilaments
Intermediate filaments
Microtubules
Microfilaments
Intermediate filaments
Microtubules
You should know everything in Fig 6.9
Ribosomes
ribosomes
Ribosomes
cytosol
- Golgi apparatus
- Golgi apparatus
Golgi apparatus
- Peroxisome
- Peroxisome
Figure 6.9
In animal cells but not plant cells:
Lysosomes
In animal cells but not plant cells:
Lysosomes Centrioles
- Lysosome
- Lysosome
Figure 6.9
Centrioles Flagella (in some
lysosome
plant9
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- Mitochondrion
- Mitochondrion
- sperm)
- Flagella (in some plant sperm)
mitochondrion
Nuclear envelope
Nucleus
Nucleus
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Nucleolus
Chromatin
Nuclear envelope: Inner membrane Outer membrane
Pores
Pore complex
Rough ER
Surface of nuclear envelope.
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- !m
- Ribosome
0.25 !m
Close-up of nuclear envelope
Figure 6.10
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- Nuclear lamina (TEM).
- Pore complexes (TEM).
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ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)
Ribosomes
NUCLEUS
EndoplasmicSmooth ER Reticulum
Rough ER
Cytosol
Free Ribosomes
Make Cytoplasmic Proteins
ER
Plasma membrane
Centrosome
–ꢀ Carry out protein synthesis
CYTOSKELETON
Membrane Bound
Microfilaments
Intermediate filaments
Microtubules
Ribosomes
Make Proteins to be Exported
Ribosomes
Ribosomes
Large subunit
Golgi apparatus
Golgi apparatus
TEM showing ER and ribosomes
Peroxisome
0.5 !m
In animal cells but not plant cells:
Small subunit
Diagram of a ribosome
Lysosomes Centrioles Flagella (in some plant sperm)
Lysosome
Figure 6.9
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Mitochondrion
RNA & Protein Complex
Figure 6.11
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Nucleus
Nuclear envelope is connected to ER
Smooth ER
Rough ER
Smooth ER
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transport vesicles
•ꢀ Synthesis of membrane lipids
Golgi
•ꢀ Synthesizes steroids •ꢀ Stores calcium
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Golgi pinches off Transport Vesicles, Lysosomes, etc.
•ꢀ Detoxifies poison
Plasma6membrane expands
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Figure 6.16
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by fusion of vesicles.
Golgi Apparatus:
protein secretion
Rough ER
Has attached ribosomes
Processing, packaging and sorting center
•ꢀ Synthesis of
–ꢀsecreted proteins –ꢀmembrane proteins
Cis
Trans
Golgi
Golgi
Close To Rough ER
Away From Rough ER
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