Biochemistry Flashcards
What are the 2 ways cells communicate with each other?
electrical communication
chemical communication
which type of cell communication is the major form of information transfer between cells?
chemical
is electrical communication signals fast or slow?
fast
what does electrical communication depend on the presence of?
gap junctions
what is the function of gap junctions?
allow information to pass directly from one cell to its neighbour
in order for a cells signal to trigger a response what must they be transmitted across?
the cell membrane
only cells that have the correct …. on their surface will respond to the signal
fill in the blank
receptor
what does EGF stand for?
epidermal growth factor
what does TGFa and TGFb stand for?
transforming growth factor alpha and beta
what does FGF stand for?
fibroblast growth factor
what enzyme is responsible for phosphorylation?
kinase
what enzyme is involved in desphorylation?
phosphatase
what happens when cell communication goes wrong?
results in disease
what are the types of cell communication going wrong?
losing the signal
when a signal doesn’t reach its target
when its target ignores the signal
too much signal
multiple breakdown
what are the hallmarks of cancer?
sustaining proliferative signalling
evading growth suppressors
activating invasion and metastasis
enabling replicative immortality
inducing angiogenesis
resisting cell death
what are the main growth factors in OSCC
EGF
TGFb
FGF
VEGF
what common receptor activates a range of intracellular signalling pathways which are common in oral cancer?
EGFR
What are the common signalling pathways involved in oral cancer?
PI3 kinase, AKT pathway
JAK-STAT pathway
PKC, IKK-alpha pathway
Ras, Raf and MEK pathway
what antibody therapies are involved in potential target therapy for HNSCC and which one is the most effective?
cetuximab - most effective
trastuzumab
bevacizumab
what does cancer-critical refer to?
all genes whose alteration contributes to, causing or evolution of, cancer by driving tumourigenesis
what does tumourigenesis mean?
tumour development