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Other organelles without membranes :



·
Ribosomes
2 Cytoskeleton
.




. Centrioles
3


1. Ribosomes
Tiny organelles throughout the prokaryote & eukaryote
·



found in
large numbers cytoplasm ,
in Both

cells
.

)
e Large
Sites of protein synthesis subunits RNA
-Both
.
Sub-units consist of rRNA made

Each Small subunits
·



ribosome has 2 subunits : in nucledi and protein molecules .

Zcasic types of ribosomes

<-fS Found in prokaryotes, mitochondria and Chloroplast.
8fS Found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotes .




Ribosomes can room around free or be attached to the rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
.



Free ribosomes produce proteins used by cell .




L
proteins used for metabolism of glucose
.




S

Soundribosomes produce proteins that are transported out the cell
.

Not ↳
proteins required for a specific function . ex :
digestive enzymes

So ↳
Soundribosomes also produce polypeptide hormones
. A few proteins produced by bound



11)
3
ribosomes are used in the cell membrane and on the orter surface of the cell Surface .




receptors and cell
Signaling proteins are produced by bound ribosomes
.




3 38 S sites for protein Synthesis.

Once large and small subunits are joined by the mRNA from the nucleus, the
.




ribosomes translates the mRNA into a specific sequence of amino acids.
Amino acids are joined together one by one to form poly peptic chains.
I




Example(made by free ribosomes): haemoglobin in young red blood cells.
-

, 2 .

Cytoskeleton
A network of protein fibers that :

Supports of cell
Shape .




anchor to fixed Locations
organelles .




Crisscrossing cytoplasm of all eukaryote cells
·




Dynamic system constantly forming & disassembling .




UC /




·
intercellular transport of ~
providing mechanical
streight.
organelles. .




·
chromosome separation in mitosis and meiosis
establishing
~
cell shape .
.




The cytoskeleton is made up of 3 kinds of protein filaments :
Microfilament/Actin filaments
2: Intermediate filaments
3 Micotubule (flagella)
.




Microfilament/Actin filaments
·
This filament made up of globular
protein activ .




-ach filaments made of 2 protein chains loosely twined
together .




Each subunit the chains is the
monomer on
globular protein actin .




-


unction :
Muscle movement contraction :
·



Actin filaments interact with motor molecules which , can attach and detach repeatedly .




Cytoplasmic streaming movement
·



in plants .




·
the cytoplasm within the cell , transports nutrients proteins & cell.
movement of ,
organelles in


Support to structure .
Amoeboid movement .





Formation of pseudopodia , that

permit amoeboid movement

of certain cells .




↳ it
doesn't have cilia so it

moves by microfilaments

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