Biology Test 1 - Lec 2 Flashcards
dimerization:
when subunits join, monomers forming polymers
phosphorylation:
a phosphate (PO43-) group binds to to a protein or other organic molecule, turns many protein enzymes on and off, thereby altering their function and activity.
assay:
assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence or amount or the functional activity of a target entity
polymerase:
enzyme that synthesizes polymers of nucleic acids
peptide:
chain of amino acids
The steps of signalling pathway
Signaling Pathway
1) signaling: signaling cell releases signal (small peptide or molecule)
2) receptor: signal binds to receptor (adjacent cell/same cell)
3) signal transduction: intracellular pathway activated, change expression of proteins inside cell
4) Response: cell responds according to signal>receptor>transduction message
autocrine signaling:
when cells signal/communicate w/ themselves
examples: melanocytes and skin cell pigmentation, peptide released
juxtacrine signalling:
- cells in direct physical contact communicating
- signalling molecule and receptors are on external membranes and touch directly
examples of juxtacrine signalling
example: notch signalling in development (do we need to know this from E1a)
paracrine signaling
cells that talk to neighbors (20 cell diameters distance)
examples of autocrine signalling
examples: melanocytes and skin cell pigmentation, peptide released
examples of endocrine signalling
pituitary release peptide into bloodstream, activates adrenal gland to produce cortisol (stress hormone)
examples of paracrine
neurotransmitters (across synapse)
kinase:
modifies other proteins by chemically adding phosphate groups to them
phosphorylation:
adding phosphate to a protein, which causes a change in the protein (turn on and off)
transcription factors:
affect gene experssion
what chemicals are signaling molecules?
ligands, peptides, proteins
Explain notch signaling:
signalling process where ligand proteins bind to the extracellular region, cleaving and releasing intracellular domain that enters the nucleus, modifying gene expression
cAMP:
a second messenger that activates kinases and causes phosphorylation
G Protein
intracellular portion of transmembrane receptor ??? details on slide 21 lecture 2
Hormone (extracellular) > G Protein > Adenylyl Cyclase > ATP > cAMP > transcription factors in DNA
3 Types of Transmembrane Receptors
1) G Protein coupled receptors
2) receptor kinases
3) ligand-gated ion gated channels