Theme C - Interaction & Interdependence
Explore Receptor Differences Transmembrane Vs Intracellular!
Table of content
Act - the cast of characters 🎭
- Signalling chemicals - These are like the mail carriers of the cell. They bring messages.
- Receptors - Think of them as mailboxes where the letters (signalling chemicals) get dropped off.
Two worlds of receptors 🌍
- Intracellular Receptors (Inside the Cell)
- 📍 Location: In the cytoplasm or nucleus.
- 🚪 Access Point: Only signalling chemicals that can stroll right through the plasma membrane can reach these receptors.
- Transmembrane Receptors (Across the Membrane)
- 📍 Location: Stretched out across the plasma membrane.
- 🚪 Access Point: For signalling chemicals that can't get inside the cell. They knock on the door (the binding site) which is facing outside.
Why are they located there? it's all about friendship 💡
- Ever notice how some people only hang out with certain groups? That's kinda like our receptors and their pals, the amino acids.
- Amino Acids are like the BFFs of receptors. They love water (hydrophilic) or they hate it (hydrophobic).
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Intracellular Receptors
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BFFs with hydrophilic amino acids. They both love to swim and hang out in the water-filled parts of the cell like the cytoplasm or nucleus.
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🌍 Real-world Example: It's like going to a pool party and staying in the water because you love swimming!
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Transmembrane Receptors
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Have a clique of hydrophobic amino acids in the middle that snuggle up with the non-polar tails of phospholipids (they all avoid water).
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But, they still have friends on either side who love water (hydrophilic amino acids) and chat with the watery solutions inside and outside of the cell.
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🌍 Real-world Example: It's like a sandwich! The hydrophobic part is the filling (like peanut butter) that doesn’t like water, and the bread (hydrophilic part) touches both the plate and the air. It's cool with both!
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Theme C - Interaction & Interdependence
Explore Receptor Differences Transmembrane Vs Intracellular!
Table of content
Act - the cast of characters 🎭
- Signalling chemicals - These are like the mail carriers of the cell. They bring messages.
- Receptors - Think of them as mailboxes where the letters (signalling chemicals) get dropped off.
Two worlds of receptors 🌍
- Intracellular Receptors (Inside the Cell)
- 📍 Location: In the cytoplasm or nucleus.
- 🚪 Access Point: Only signalling chemicals that can stroll right through the plasma membrane can reach these receptors.
- Transmembrane Receptors (Across the Membrane)
- 📍 Location: Stretched out across the plasma membrane.
- 🚪 Access Point: For signalling chemicals that can't get inside the cell. They knock on the door (the binding site) which is facing outside.
Why are they located there? it's all about friendship 💡
- Ever notice how some people only hang out with certain groups? That's kinda like our receptors and their pals, the amino acids.
- Amino Acids are like the BFFs of receptors. They love water (hydrophilic) or they hate it (hydrophobic).
-
Intracellular Receptors
-
BFFs with hydrophilic amino acids. They both love to swim and hang out in the water-filled parts of the cell like the cytoplasm or nucleus.
-
🌍 Real-world Example: It's like going to a pool party and staying in the water because you love swimming!
-
-
Transmembrane Receptors
-
Have a clique of hydrophobic amino acids in the middle that snuggle up with the non-polar tails of phospholipids (they all avoid water).
-
But, they still have friends on either side who love water (hydrophilic amino acids) and chat with the watery solutions inside and outside of the cell.
-
🌍 Real-world Example: It's like a sandwich! The hydrophobic part is the filling (like peanut butter) that doesn’t like water, and the bread (hydrophilic part) touches both the plate and the air. It's cool with both!
-
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