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Delve into the fascinating realm of cell physiology, exploring the intricacies of cell organelles, DNA replication, RNA transcription, protein synthesis, energy extraction in mitochondria, and the dynamic cytoskeleton.
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CELL PHYSIOLOGY CELLS ARE THE BASIC UNIT OF LIFE
CELL ORGANELLES Mitochondrion Nucleus
CELL ORGANELLES • Cell Membrane • Nucleus • Endoplasmic reticulum • Golgi complex • Mitochondria • Lysosomes • Microfilaments and microtubules • Vesicles
THE NUCLEUS • Site of DNA (In chromosomes) • Enclosed by a membrane
DNA REPLICATION • The double helix “unzips” • New bases pair up with the old ones • The molecule replicates itself • Two identical copies each with one old strand and one new
RNA TRANSCRIPTION • Messenger RNA “copies” from DNA • m-RNA caries the message to the rough ER
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM • Fluid filled membrane system • Rough ER: Protein Synthesis • Smooth ER: Synthesis of Lipids
Rough ER : Site of Protein Synthesis • Rough ER contains ribosomes • M-RNA attaches to ribosome • A triplet of bases is a Codon • Transfer RNA has an anticodon at one end and the appropriate amino acid at the other • As the code is read, amino acids are assembled into a protein
Exocytosis • Vesicles fuse with the membrane • They open to the outside and discharge their contents
MITOCHONDRIA • Extract Energy from Food Fuels • Energy is stored in ATP • Aerobic Metabolism
Anaerobic Metabolism • Sugar can be burned without oxygen - anaerobically • Far more energy released from burning sugar aerobically • Glycolysis is anaerobic-carried out in cytosol • Glucose ----> 3 Carbon fragments plus 2 ATP
Aerobic Metabolism • Pyruvic Acid (3 C fragment) enters Mitochondria • Combines with Coenzyme A loosing a CO2 and becoming Acetyl Coenzyme A (2 C fragment) • This fragment enters a cyclic reaction scheme, the Citric Acid Cycle • Ultimately, 34 more ATP’s are produced
THE CYTOSKELETON • Microtubules • Microfilaments • Intermediate Filaments • Microtubular Lattice