3 4 5 Cell Signaling Flashcards
gap jxn transmit ___ signals
electrical
gap jxn 1/ link and 2/ fxns include
1/ cytoplasm of two neighboring cells
2/ rapid txmission of APs, diffusion of metabolites ( eg ATP) and second messengers (eg Ca2+)
heart, brain cells
membrane bound signaling molecules
like gap jxns but farther apart
contact-dependent - cells next to ea other
signaling molecule bound to PM of one cell and interacts directly with receptor of adjacent target cell
immune cells
communication by chemical signals - main steps
*major form of xfer of info* multi-layered transduction process release of signal by signaling cell transfer of signal detection by receptor decoding of signal by target cell activation of effector molecule response
neurocrine signals
neurotransmitters
i.e. noradrenaline, acetylcholine
released from nerve terminals into synaptic cleft to communicate with other neurons or non-neurons
endocrine signals
hormones
i.e. adrenaline, insulin, steroids
made and released from endocrine cells
transported to blood to target organ/cell
paracrine signals
i.e. histamine
made and released from endocrine cells, travel very short distances to target organ/cell
autocrine signals
i.e. prostaglandins
signaling and target cell is the same (itself)
hydrophobic signals
i.e. steroid hormones
diffused through membrane
activate nuclear transcription pathways (genomic pathway) via intracellular receptors
initiation of GENE TRANSCRIPTION!
hydrophilic signals
i.e. most signals
cell impermeable
recognized by plasma membrane receptors
PM receptors have 2 main fxns
1/ detect incoming signal
2/ transmit signal to cell interior
binding of ligand to receptors is (4)
of high affinity
saturable
reversible
specific
ligand-gated (ionotropic) receptors
ion channels
fastest of all receptors
binding of the ligand opens the channel to ions due to a conformational change
combines receptor, transducer, and amplifier
e.g. nicotinic receptors, GABA receptors
ligand-gated receptor functions (2)
1/ alter membrane potential to regulate excitable cells
2/ alter intracellular Ca2+ concentrations
g protein coupled receptors (GPCRs)
receptors coupled to heteroTRIMERIC g proteins (GDP or GTP) that fxn as transducers
7 transmembrane receptors
examples of GPCRs (2)
muscarinic receptors
adrenergic receptors
GPCRs are inactive when
g protein attached to GDP
GPCRs are active when
g protein attached to GTP
receptor tyrosine kinases
enzyme is intrinsic to receptor
single membrane spanning receptors
extracellular area binds the signal, causes dimerization of receptors and phosphorylation of receptor by intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity
cytosolic area has enzyme activity that tranduces signal
signal transduction by GPCRs requires 3 membrane bound proteins
1/ receptor
2/ G protein
3/ amplifier
N terminus of the GPCR
ligand binding domain
C terminus of the GPCR
exposed to cytosol
GPCR stimuli (long list)
light odors tastes ions amino acids amines nucleotides nucleosides prostaglandins lipids peptides proteins
when a GPCR is activated, this happens
GDP-a is released in exchange for GTP
a subunit detaches from B-gamma and attaches to GTP
so you are left with GTP-a and B-gamma
these 2 components of a GPCR can generate second messenger dependent cellular responses
GTP-a
Beta-gamma
active GTP-a is deactivated by
hydrolysis of GTP via GTPase that is intrinsic to the a subunit
leads to GDP-a + B-gamma (trimer formation)
4 types of G proteins
Gs
Gi
G1
G12
Gs amplifier
adenylyl cyclases (AC) stimulation
Gs amplifier
adenylyl cyclases (AC)
stimulation
B1 and B2
Gi amplifier
adenylyl cyclases (AC)
inhibition
a2
Gq amplifier
PLC-B
stimulation
a1