A Tour of
the Cell
BIOL 101:
General Biology I
Chapter 6
Rob Swatski
Associate Professor of Biology
HACC – York Campus 1
Cells
All organisms
made of cells
Simplest
level of life
Structure
correlated
with function
Cells descend
from
previous cells 2
3
4
Microscopy
Light
microscopes
Magnification
1000x
Resolution
Contrast
Staining &
labeling
10 m
1 m
0.1 m
1 cm
1 mm
100 m
Human egg
Frog egg
Chicken egg
Length of some
nerve and
muscle cells
Human height
Unaidedeye
5
1 mm
100 m
10 m
1 m
100 nm
10 nm
1 nm
0.1 nm Atoms
Small molecules
Lipids
Proteins
Ribosomes
Viruses
Smallest bacteria
Mitochondrion
Most bacteria
Nucleus
Most plant and
animal cells
Human egg
Lightmicroscopy
Electronmicroscopy
Super-
resolution
microscopy
1 cm
Frog egg
6
(a) Brightfield (unstained)
(b) Brightfield (stained)
TECHNIQUE RESULTS
50 µm
7
(c) Phase-contrast
(d) Differential-interference
contrast (Nomarski)
TECHNIQUE RESULTS
8
9
Phase-Contrast
Water Bear with
Differential-Interference10
(e) Fluorescence
TECHNIQUE RESULTS
11
Fluorescence12
(f) Confocal
TECHNIQUE RESULTS
standard
fluorescence
13
14
Confocal
15
Electron
Microscopes
Scanning
Electron
Microscope
(SEM)
Transmission
Electron
Microscope
(TEM)
Scanning electron
microscopy (SEM)
TECHNIQUE RESULTS
Transmission electron
microscopy (TEM)
16
17
SEM
18
19
TEM
20
Cell
Fractionation
Separate organelles
Correlate cytology
with biochemistry
Homogenization
Ultracentrifugation
Differential
centrifugation
Homogenization
Homogenate
Differential Centrifugation
Tissue
cells
TECHNIQUE
21
1,000 g
10 min
Supernatant
20,000 g
20 min
80,000 g
60 min
150,000 g
3 hr
Pellet rich in
nuclei and
cellular debris
Pellet rich in
mitochondria
(& chloroplasts in plants)
Pellet rich in
ā€œmicrosomesā€
(membrane debris)
Pellet rich in
ribosomes
22
2 Main Types of Cells
Prokaryotic
(Domains Archaea
& Bacteria)
Eukaryotic
(Domain Eukarya)
23
24
Basic Features
of All Cells
Plasma
membrane
Cytosol:
semifluid
DNA:
Chromosomes
carry genes
Ribosomes
25
Features of
Prokaryotic
Cells
No nucleus
DNA in nucleoid
No membrane-
bound organelles
Cell wall, plasma
membrane, &
cytoplasm
Fig. 6-6
(a) A typical rod-
shaped
bacterium
Ribosomes
Plasma membrane
Cell wall
Capsule
Flagellae
Bacterial
chromosome
Fimbriae
Nucleoid
26
Prokaryotic
Cell
27
Features of
Eukaryotic Cells
DNA in nucleus
Nuclear envelope
with pores
Membrane-bound
organelles
Plasma membrane
& cytoplasm
Larger size
28
29
30
Head
Polar
Hydrophilic
Glycerol &
phosphate
Tails
Nonpolar
Hydrophobic
2 Fatty acids
Phospholipid
Structure
Plasma Membrane (Phospholipid bilayer)
31
Structure of the Plasma Membrane
Outside of cell
Inside of cell
Hydrophilic
region
Hydrophobic
region
Hydrophilic
region
Proteins
Carbohydrate
side-chain
32
33
Permeable
34
Impermeable
35Semipermeable (Selectively Permeable)
36
Surface Area-
to-Volume
Ratio
SA divided by
Volume
Membrane
relationship
As SA doubles,
volume triples
Small cells have
more SA relative to
volume
Surface area increases while
total volume remains constant
5
1
1
6 150 750
125 1251
6 61.2
Total surface area
[Sum of the surface areas
(height ļ‚“ width) of all boxes
sides ļ‚“ number of boxes]
Total volume
[height ļ‚“ width ļ‚“ length ļ‚“
number of boxes]
Surface-to-volume
(S-to-V) ratio
[surface area Ć· volume]
37
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)
Smooth ERRough ER
Flagellum
Centrosome
CYTOSKELETON:
Microfilaments
Intermediate
filaments
Microtubules
Microvilli
Peroxisome
Mitochondrion
Lysosome
Golgi
apparatus
Ribosomes
Plasma
membrane
Nuclear
envelope
Nucleolus
Chromatin
NUCLEUS
38
39
NUCLEUS
Nuclear envelope
Nucleolus
Chromatin
Rough endoplasmic
reticulum
Smooth endoplasmic
reticulum
Ribosomes
Central vacuole
Microfilaments
Intermediate
filaments
Microtubules
CYTO-
SKELETON
Chloroplast
Plasmodesmata
Wall of adjacent cell
Cell wall
Plasma
membrane
Peroxisome
Mitochondrion
Golgi
apparatus
40
41
Cytoplasm
Cytosol
Water Solutes
Macro-
molecules
Cyto-
skeleton
Protein
filaments
Organelles
Membrane-
bound
42
43
Nucleus
Nuclear
envelope with
pores
Nuclear
lamina:
protein
Nuclear pores
Chromatin &
chromosomes
Nuclear envelope:
Inner membrane
Outer membrane
Nuclear pore
Surface of nuclear
envelope
1 m
44
45
DNA
Chromatin
Non-dividing
cells
Unorganized,
loose threads of
DNA & protein
Chromosomes
Dividing cells Genes
46
47
Chromatin
Chromosomes
Chromosomes
& loci48
49
Nucleolus
Inside nucleus
Made of RNA &
protein
Site of ribosomal
RNA (rRNA)
synthesis
Makes small and
large ribosomal
subunits
Ribosomes
Particles
consisting of
rRNA & proteins
Made by
nucleolus
Small & large
subunits
Site of protein
synthesis
50Free Ribosomes
Free & Bound
Ribosomes
51
52
Endomembrane
System
Plasma
membrane
Nuclear
envelope
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
(ER)
Golgi
appara
tus
Lysosomes
Vacuoles
&
Vesicles
Performs
metabolic
functions
Regulates
protein
traffic
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Tube-like
membrane
network
Biosynthetic
factory
Rough ER
Smooth ER
53
Smooth ER
Rough ER
Cisternae
Ribosomes
Transport vesicle
Transitional ER
Nuclear
envelope
ER lumen
54
55
56
Smooth ER
Functions
Synthesizes
lipids
Metabolizes
carbohydrates
Detoxifies
drugs &
poisons
Stores
calcium ions
57
Rough ER
Functions
Contains bound
ribosomes that
secrete
glycoproteins
Makes
membrane
proteins
Distributes
transport
vesicles
Sends vesicles
to Golgi
apparatus
58
Golgi
Apparatus
Cisternae:
flattened
membrane sacs
Modifies
products of the
ER
Makes
macromolecules
Sorts & packages
materials into
transport vesicles
59
60
61
Golgi Apparatus = Amazon.com
62
63
cis face
trans face
64
Lysosomes
Membrane-bound
vesicles
Cellular
ā€œstomachsā€
Contain hydrolytic
enzymes that
break down
macromolecules
65
66
Phagocytosis
Phagosome
67
68
Phagocytosis
69
Autophagy
Peroxisome
70
Peroxisomes
Smaller
membrane-bound
vesicles
Contain enzymes
that oxidize
organic wastes
Convert hydrogen
peroxide 
water
Break down
variety of
macromolecules
71
72
Peroxisome
73
Vacuoles
Larger membrane-
bound organelle
derived from ER &
Golgi
Food vacuole:
from
phagocytosis
Contractile
vacuole: protists
Central vacuole:
plants
74Contractile vacuole
75
Central vacuole
76
77
Mitochondria
Double membrane:
outer & inner
Site of Aerobic
cellular respiration
Makes ATP
In all Eukarya
78
79
Mitochondria
Structure
Smooth outer
membrane
Folded inner
membrane = cristae
Intermembrane space
Matrix
Intermembrane space
Outer
DNA
Inner
membrane
Cristae
Matrix
Free
ribosomes
in the
mitochondrial
matrix
0.1 m
membrane
Mitochondria Structure
80
81
Chloroplasts
In plants & protists
Type of plastid
Site of
photosynthesis
Contain chlorophyll
82
83
84
Chloroplast
Structure
Smooth outer
membrane
Inner
membranes =
thylakoids
Grana = stacks
of thylakoids
Stroma
Ribosomes
Stroma
Inner & outer
membranes
Granum
1 mIntermembrane
space
Thylakoid
DNA
Chloroplast Structure
85
86
Mitochondria
&
Chloroplasts
Similar to
bacteria
Have a double
membrane
Proteins are
made by free
ribosomes
Have their own
circular DNA
molecules
– An early ancestor of eukaryotic cells engulfed a
nonphotosynthetic prokaryotic cell, which formed
an endosymbiont relationship with its host
– The host cell and endosymbiont merged into a
single organism, a eukaryotic cell with a
mitochondrion
– At least one of these cells may have taken up a
photosynthetic prokaryote, becoming the
ancestor of cells that contain chloroplasts
The Endosymbiont Theory
87
NucleusEndoplasmic
reticulum
Nuclear
envelope
Ancestor of
eukaryotic cells
(host cell)
Engulfing of oxygen-
using nonphotosynthetic
prokaryote, which
becomes a mitochondrion
Mitochondrion
Nonphotosynthetic
eukaryote
Mitochondrion
Photosynthetic eukaryote
Engulfing of
photosynthetic
prokaryote
Chloroplast
88
89
Cytoskeleton
Functions of the
Cytoskeleton
Anchors
organelles
& organizes
cell
structure
Supports
cell &
maintains
cell shape
Regulates
cell division
&
biochemical
activities
Interacts
with motor
proteins to
move
organelles
& cells
90
Cytoskeleton
Microfilaments
Intermediate
filaments
Microtubules
91
Microtubules 92
Microtubules
Thick, hollow rods
of tubulin
Maintain cell shape
Transport organelles
& entire cell
Separate
chromosomes during
cell division – form
spindle
93
Centrosomes
94
Centrosomes
Contain
centrioles
9 + 0
arrangement
of MT’s
MT-
organizing
centers
Create
mitotic
spindle
95
Centrioles
96
Mitotic spindle
97
98
Cilia &
Flagella
Both made of MT’s
sheathed by plasma
membrane
9 + 2 MT
arrangement
Anchored to cell by
basal body
Motor protein
(dynein) drives
bending movement
Cilia
Many
Short
Sweep
materials
across cell
Flagella
Fewer
Long
Move entire
cell
99
100
Cilia
Flagellae101
102
Basal body
Cilium or
Flagellum
9+2
103
Power stroke Recovery stroke
Cilia
Flagellae
104
105
Dynein
ā€œWalkingā€
Dynein arms grab,
move, & release
outer MT’s
Protein cross-links
limit sliding
MT doublets curve,
bending cilium or
flagellum
ATP
Effect of unrestrained dynein
movement
106
ATP
Effect of cross-linking proteins
107
108
109
110
Microfilaments
111
Microfilaments
Thin, solid protein
fibers
Twisted double-
chain of actin
Bear tension &
resist pulling forces
inside cell
Form 3-D network
(cortex) under
plasma membrane
Functions of
Microfilaments
Support &
maintain
cell shape &
allow
changes to
shape
Cell
motility:
amoeboid
movement
&
cytoplasmic
streaming
Muscle
contraction
Cell division
112
113
114
Microfilament Cortex
115
Microfilament core
in microvilli
116
117
Actin (with myosin motors) in muscle
118
119
Myosin motor (head)
120
Cell motility using actin
100 m
Cortex (outer cytoplasm):
gel with actin network
Inner cytoplasm: sol
with actin subunits
Extending
pseudopodium
Amoeboid movement 121
122
123
Cytoplasmic streaming cortex
sol
Intermediate
Filaments
Medium-diameter
keratin cables
More permanent
Maintain cell
shape
Anchor nucleus &
other organelles
124
Intermediate
Filaments 125
126
Extracellular
Structures
Cell walls in plants
Extracellular
matrix of animal
cells
Intercellular
junctions
127
128
129
Cell Walls in
Plants
Cellulose fibers
embedded with
polysaccharides &
proteins
Protect & maintain
cell shape
Prevent excessive
uptake of water
130
Structure of
the Plant Cell
Wall
Primary cell wall
Middle lamella
Secondary cell
wall
Plasmodesmata
Secondary
cell wall
Primary
cell wall
Middle
lamella
Central vacuole
Cytosol
Plasma membrane
Plant cell walls
Plasmodesmata
1 m
131
132
Extracellular
Matrix (ECM)
of Animal Cells
Made of glycoproteins:
Collagen,
proteoglycans,
fibronectin
ECM proteins bind to
receptor proteins
called integrins in
plasma membrane
133
collagen proteo-
glycan
Fibro-
nectin
integrin
134
Functions
of the ECM
Adhesion
Regulation
Movement
Support
135
Intercellular
Junctions
Tight junctions
Desmosomes
Gap junctions
Plasmodesmata
136 Plasmodesmata
137
Plasmodesmata
Tight junctions prevent
fluid from moving
across a layer of cells
Tight junction
Tight junction
TEM
0.5 m
TEM
1 m
TEM
0.1 m
Extracellular
matrixPlasma membranes
of adjacent cells
Space
between cells
Ions or small
molecules
Desmosome
Intermediate
filaments
Gap
junction
138
139
Tight Junctions
140 Desmosomes
141
Desmosomes
142
Gap Junctions

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