A3 cellular signalling pathways (spatial and temporal aspects) Flashcards
why do cells signal
coordination of day to day physiology
why do cells signal at a cellular level
cells respond and change to stimuli in their environmeny
cell communication failure and impairment leads to disorder, disease and death
what physiological activities rely on cell signaling
cell metabolism
cell growth
cell division
differentiation and development
coordination of gene expression
cell motility
cell morphology
cell death
what are the two types of cell signalling
intercellular signalling
intracellular signalling
explain intercellular signalling
communication between cells
-permits a single cell to influence the behaviour of other cells in a specific way
-synaptic transmission
explain intracellular signaling
signalling within the cell
-responding to extra and intracellular stimuli
what are intercellular signalling mechanisms
autocrine - cell targets itself
paracrine - a cell targets nearby cell
endocrine - cell targets distant cell through bloodstream
exocrine - acting on distant cell into a duct
juxtacrine - a cell targets a cell by gap junctions
examples of the 5 intercellular signalling mechanisms
autocrine- immune response T lymphocytes can stimulate own proliferation
paracrine - neutrophils
endocrine - progesterone and testosterone
exocrine - sweat glands
juxtacrine - delta and notch signalling
what intercellular signalling mechanisms does the liver use
endo and eco
insulin uses endo
bile uses exo
what is required for intracellular signaling cascades
second messengers
protein kinases (phosphorylation)
signal convergence/ cross talk to lead to key cell fates
what word is used to describe intracellular signaling cascades
network
its not linear, info and processes are received in many different complex ways
what environmental cues are cells bombarded by
chemical
mechanical
electrical
responses are intimately connected with what type of changes occurring within the 3D cell
spatially
what are the 4 major type of cell signal receptor with example
- ligand-gated ion channel receptors- nicotinic cholinergic
- g protein-coupled receptors- beta-adrenergic receptors binding epinephrine
- kinase linked receptors- insulin and growth factor
- nuclear receptors- estrogen
what does bias that exists with the extracellular signal, intracellular signal location impact
the kinetics of the response