Biology Unit 3- chapter 11 (part 2) Flashcards
what do cells use to communicate with each other?
hormones
what are the four steps for signal pathways?
- signal recognition
- signal processing
- signal response
- signal deactivation
true or false: different molecules can serve as hormones.
true, amino acids, proteins, and fatty acids
what happens when the hormone binds to its receptor?
the receptor changes shape, which initiates something else to happen
where do hydrophobic/ lipid soluble have their receptors?
inside of the cell, in the intracellular fluid
where do hydrophilic/ not lipid soluble have their receptors?
on cell membrane
what is signal reception?
A cell detects a signaling molecule from the outside of the cell
lipid soluble/ hydrophobic steps to enter nucleus.
- arrival of signal
- signal entry (no transporter)
- signal reception (binding to receptor exposes NLS)
- direct signal response (signal with the receptor reach the target DNA)
amplification
single bonding to a receptor makes a big change in the cell
intracellular hormone receptors change what
DNA transcription and expression
signal transduction leads to _____
signal amplification
signal transduction definition
converting something from one form to another
steps for cell surface receptors
- signal reception (hormone binds, changes shape of receptor)
- signal transduction
- signal response (specific proteins are activated, inducing change in gene expression)
three types of cell-surface receptors
- ion-channel coupled receptors
- G - protein coupled receptors
- enzyme linked receptors
ion-channel coupled receptors
signal binds and opens up an ion channel through the plasma membrane
G protein coupled receptors
Binding causes G proteins to activate and exchange a GDP for a GTP
GTP on/off
GDP on/off
GTP- on
GDP- off
enzyme linked receptors
receptor has catalytic properties but only when binded to a specific hormone
steps for G protein
- G protein is inactive (GDP), signal arrives
- receptor changes shape, causes G protein to bind to GTP and splits into two parts
- G protein binds to an enzyme which causes a second messenger to trigger a response
second messenger
chemical produced in a cell in response to an extracellular signal on the cel surface
what secondary messenger are we focusing on?
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
what does epinephrine (adrenalin) do for G-protein coupled receptors?
increases phosphorylase activity
what does glycogen do?
storage of glucose in animals
what releases the glucose from glycogen?
glycogen phosphorylase
what does the enzyme phosphorylase look and function like?
it has an active site for glycogen and a regulatory site where phosphate binds to. glycogen will only bind if regulatory site is phosphorylated