In sim ple diffusion, flux rate is lim ited nly by the Copyright o The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display concentration gradient Diffusion In carrier. mediated transport, the num ber Maximal flt LL of available carriers places an Mediated transport upper limit on the flux rate Extracellular solute concentration
In simple diffusion, flux rate is limited only by the concentration gradient. In carriermediated transport, the number of available carriers places an upper limit on the flux rate
Outside Gate Na Na closed Gate open Characteristics of ion channels Inside 口 Specificity gAting Outside w Gate open Gate K closed K- Inside
Characteristics of ion channels ❑Specificity ❑Gating
Three types of passive, non-coupled transport through integral membrane proteins A PORE(NON-GATED CHANNEL) B CHANNEL (GATED PORE) J Channels are conduits that Pores are conduits are gated by a"door. that are always open 8 Channel is closed Channel is Extracellular Cytosol space
Three types of passive, non-coupled transport through integral membrane proteins
C CARRIER 2 The carrier is open X enters from outside and to the outside binds at a binding site Carriers are conduits that are ated by two 8 "doors that are never open at the same time. Binding site The outer gate closes and X becomes occluded, still attached to its binding site 6 The outer gate closes, occluding an empty cycle can also flow in reverse order 4 X exits and enters th The inner gate opens nside of the cell with X still bound
Low concentration High concentration 41024489:982:::0 8431130:185 In both simple and facilitated diffusion;∷∴…∴ solutes move in the direction predicted Diffusion by the concentration gradient , Facilitated diffusion Active transport In active transport, solutes move opposite to the direction predicted by the concentration gradient
In both simple and facilitated diffusion, solutes move in the direction predicted by the concentration gradient. In active transport, solutes move opposite to the direction predicted by the concentration gradient. membrane