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These notes are from Biology 1010 UNIT 2: mostly about the function adn structure of proteins, covering lectures 2A-2F.

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UNIT 2
BIGLOGY 1O 1

, PROTEIN FUNCTIONS - LECTURE ZA


each w/
human
body
has
specific function
-30 , 000
protins
*
a

human
bady
* 16 %
of from prolm
-



mass



cames
versatile
~ entimely

himaglobin : cavius O2
from lungs to tissue
CO2 to
lungs fas umanal+




} Bremente
teinsttnet
>

hysoyyme : claves cell wall molecules w/non cavalent interactions e
microtubul cell division
↳ tubulin :
fame for
↳ insulin allows to be used
glease far energy
:




WHAT DO PROTEINS DO ?



ENZYMES chemical reactions small molecules
speed up
· -
> TRANSPORT -




catalyze chanical
reactions
·
(after make/break covalent hand) ·

transport within cells as across membrane

specific molecule transported from





(ex Leaks hand specific to
·




sugular
is
specific far singular molcule) and
·
are a
a source
·
.
a



biology requires
a
specific distration
'




EVERY reachan in …
·
an (thousands used)
enzyme



Gener tim
alls ↳
many transportie required
facity far complete deliveries

can efeacheyecause a
·




these
protis to cantral
regulated transport (an/off)
·

on
se





me conditions all chuncal reactions regulated
so
catalyst needed
far
,

each
different reaction .
as
pretty slaw
,
EXAMPLE : HEMOGLOBIN

E XANIPLE: LYSOZYME subrinit small malcula

~
kraken 'humes'
wand hysazyme Linds
agen
in
lungs on
·




← ·
binds to substrate wall
specific
·


protim travels through bland
substrate :
lysozymes polyous making up cell
·




releases this tissues
·


in
anygen
perifichand itssubstrat
Luck

fleft
in
·an ·
ONLY CARRIES O2

-enid RELIES an BLOOD
·


espects EVERY 0 5 seconds &
tuchiequatirary
.




^
·
tactical
cell bursts and dies
small molecules


! larger
.






substrat
actical a
polyemaking mechanic
a




daing mechanical nack
· -
STRUCTURE machines
forming rigid polynes MOLECULAR MOTORS
: :




example Kinesin malks' microtubules to transport
along
EXAMPLE: TUBULIN
·
:
as momr
vescale
X-tubilu + B-tubular Find to eachother
full of small malrcules to other
parts of the
Spolypep
·




this structure cell
polymerizes to create
·
^



spiral structur : MICROTUBULE
tubula
sum ↑ → icrotubules
·
can to extensive +
B-lubulin





-
compase the
cylasttitan-giving
"
}Polypep ↑ shope -rigiity w/ vast netuark
aell
Motor
·


protius must pull these
'
SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION : dilect,
_
bransfarm S transmit info
lacaton
rigid structures information
-


Ebmlisstructure mi :
ratebule
reharug
whrueri
HOLLOW _




> EXAMPLE : CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS opes
thind fgpis




grawth factors ~ missingers
released of
Are
complex than
fruit fly ?
growth factors trigger cells to divide
·

macs
you
a


smallon
-
·


growth factor binding to factor receptor causes

↳ while have extracellulas it to
-38 000
protis flie have -20, 000
different diergs (conformation change)


we , ones
,

intracellular binds attee
protes to
·




2 - helix >
-
cellmunhrane part now


bugger cell division
_




(ACTIVATED)

voceasing growth factor receptor signaling
· mutations
Cancer
} ↳achie →




KEY CONCEPTS
1) The ilres dimensional
:


structure
epidematte
e
fac ishimir


determine its
of a
protei function
2)
protines carry out
amazing varity of functions an


3) each
protin carries out citamely specific function
one



4) thus
many
thousands
of protes
,


required far life
are




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