Our Poster!

I was in a group with Gena, Kandace, and Shawn, where we made a poster of a diagram of a fluid mosaic membrane structure. This structure is particularly interesting. The structure has an outer layer of phospholipids, which are hydrophilic. The phospholipids surround the fatty acids, which are hydrophobic. Intertwined with the phospholipids and fatty acids, is a rather large proportionally transmembrane protein.The transmembrane protein is a protein that goes all the way across the structure. There is a glycoprotein. Coming off of the glycoprotein are carbohydrate side chains. And there is an integral protein.  Put together in the right structure, you can form a fluid mosaic membrane structure. (Here is a not-so-great picture of our wonderful creation) ------>