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Cells use chemicals to

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communicate

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a signaling cell produces and releases a

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signal molecule

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A target cell receives the signal using a

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protein receptor that binds the signal

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The receptor transmits a signal to begin an

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intracellular signaling cascade

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The cell responds through what type of change

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physiological

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Signal transduction is how cells do what

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Communicate

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1st type of extracellular signaling type

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Autocrine

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2nd type of extracellular signaling type

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Paracrine

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3rd type of extracellular signaling type

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Contact-dependent

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what is autocrine

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= self-signaling
* Note on your fridge you write to
remind yourself of the party you are
throwing

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what is paracrine

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= short-distance or localized
* Invitations you place in your
coworkers’ mailbox at work or under
the front door of some nearby friends’
houses

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what is contact dependent

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= surface-to-surface contact
* Invitation you physically hand to your
next-door neighbors

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4th type of extracellular signaling type

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Endocrine

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5th type of extracellular signaling type

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Neuronal

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6th type of extracellular signaling type

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Neuroendocrine

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What is endocrine

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= long-distance, hormonal (uses circulation)
* Mailing out invitations to some of your
friends and family that live far away

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What is neuronal

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= synaptic neurotransmitters
* Sending a text to someone who lives far
away (since you don’t have their address)

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What is neuroendocrine

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= long-distance, where synaptic neurotransmitters instead secrete into circulation
* Mailing out invitations via email or similar
social media accounts for your friends and
family whose addresses/phone numbers
you don’t have (starts electronically, but
wide dispersal like mail)

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Receptor Proteins can be what

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Can be transmembrane receptor
proteins…
* For signals that are either too big,
polar, or charged to enter the cell
* …or intracellular receptor
proteins
* For signals that can cross the cell
membrane (gases, steroids, etc.)

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Receptors are highly specific for
a signaling molecule their what

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ligand

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Since receptors are highly specific, what does that mean?

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This means that most receptors are
only stimulated by a certain molecule
* Some exceptions = “maskable”
scents for similar chem. structures

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Cells respond to signals in different ways based upon

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differentiation

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Not all cells will express the same subset of

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receptors

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So, while a signal could reach every cell in the body, only select cells WITH THE RIGHT RECEPTOR will recognize/respond to it. What are the exceptions?

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Exceptions = receptors needed for MOST cells, just in case, like
immune-related receptors which communicate they are infected

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Multiple signals in different combinations result in different cellular

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outcomes

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Allows for subtle and complex control

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activities

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Intracellular relay systems are important for causing

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outcomes

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Response Can Be Fast or Slow
Fast:

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activity of an existing protein is modified

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Response Can Be Fast or Slow
Slow:

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new gene expression occurs and takes longer before a protein is made

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Surface receptors bind
their

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ligand

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The receptor activates

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intracellular signaling molecules

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Signaling events lead to various

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potential cellular changes

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There are multiple effects depending on the molecules involved in intracellular signaling pathways, what are they?

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Relay the signal onward and may spread it throughout the cell
* Amplify the signal to make it stronger
* Detect signals from more other receptors to integrate signals
* Distribute the signal to lead to more than one outcome
* Modify the signal based on feedback, positive or negative (usually negative)

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Intracellular Molecular Switches kinases and phosphatases cause what

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covalent modification of signaling proteins (stimulatory or inhibitory)

35
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GTP-binding proteins (G proteins)

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Active/inactive depending on
GTP/GDP binding
* GAPs turn them “OFF” while GEFs turn
them “ON”…especially if MONOMERIC

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What are the three types of surface receptors

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Ion-channel-coupled receptors, G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), Enzyme-coupled receptors

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What are Ion-channel-coupled receptors

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change permeability of the membrane to select ions, altering membrane potential (e.g., Na+ channels)

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What are G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)

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Activate trimeric GTP-binding proteins, which then activate or inhibit other signaling proteins and second messengers
ocAMP, Ca2+, IP3, DAG, cGMP, NO, and PKA / PKC kinases

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what are Enzyme-coupled receptors

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Are enzymes or associate with enzymes to activate a cascade
Often trigger monomeric GTP-binding proteins of the Ras superfamily

40
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Signaling across synapses using neurotransmitters, including

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neuromuscular junctions

41
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Ion Channel-Coupled
Receptors

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Action potential triggers VG-Ca2+ channels
o Ca2+ triggers exocytosis
o Synaptic vesicles dump acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft
Acetylcholine binds an
ion-channel coupled
receptor, which allows
sodium to enter the cell
o An action potential
propagates along the
skeletal muscle cell
o Transverse tubules bring
voltage to ER-VG-Ca2+

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G-Protein Coupled Receptors

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There are different ligands for different types of GPCRs
* Exception = smell masking…more likely in humans than mice
* All have 7 transmembrane domains
* All of them can interact with trimeric G-proteins (αβγ)
* Alpha will self inactivate w/GTPase hydrolytic activity, no GAP necessarily required

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When bound by their ligand,
GPCRs undergo a conformational
change to interact with

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(trimeric) G proteins

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When G proteins bind to their ligand what takes place

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Causes release of GDP from the
alpha G protein subunit
* GTP binds alpha (GEF not
necessarily required), activating the
G protein
* α and βγ subunits may or may not
dissociate, but either way, will
activate a target molecule

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GPCRs activate enzymes that
increase

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intracellular signaling
molecule concentrations

46
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intracellular signaling
molecule concentrations called what

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second messengers

47
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After a delay, GTP is hydrolyzed
to GDP, deactivating what

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The G protein

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After the delay and GTP is hydrolyzed to GDP what are two things that happen

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α and βγ re-associate (inactive)
* New ligand-GPCR interactions
reinitiate the signaling cascade

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Adenylyl cyclase produces

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cyclic AMP (cAMP)

50
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Adenylyl cyclase produces cyclic AMP (cAMP) and leads to what

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Extensive effects in both prokaryotes & eukaryotes
* Epinephrine signals through cAMP in heart cells to quickly contract, and in fat/skeletal muscle cells (below)
* Adenylyl cyclase is a target of caffeine (prolongs cAMP)

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cAMP signals via protein kinase A (PKA) has two types of events

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Fast event = glycogen breakdown
* Slow event = altered gene expression

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Acetylcholine signals through GPCR and does what

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Triggers IP3, then Ca2+
(more next slide)
* Generates
Nitric Oxide (NO)
* Through cyclic GMP (cGMP), the NO signal causes vasodilation
* How nitroglycerin (NO stim.) & Viagra (cGMP inh.) work

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Phospholipase C (PLC) phosphorylates & cleaves a membrane phospholipid (phosphatidylinositol-phosphate-2, or PIP2) and produces what

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Produces inositol-triphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG)

54
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IP3 triggers the second messenger Ca2+ release and what are examples of what could happen

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Egg development upon fertilization
* Muscle contraction
* Cell secretion

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DAG activates Protein Kinase C (PKC) and what happens

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  • Smooth muscle contraction (vasoconstriction, bronchoconstriction)
  • Parasympathetic related secretions (gastric enzymes, saliva, etc.)
  • Immune signaling (CARD-CC proteins)
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Enzyme-Coupled Receptors

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Ligands bind the external portion of a transmembrane receptor

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Cytoplasmic portion activates or interacts with an

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internal membrane protein that activates a signaling cascade

58
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Signals generally slower and require multiple

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transduction steps

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Largest class of enzyme coupled receptors is

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Largest class of this type is RTKs (receptor tyrosine kinases)

60
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RTKs are usually dimers, but the two subunits are separated w/o ligands, what is an example?

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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)

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Upon ligand binding & subsequent dimerization, auto-phosphorylation of the dimer occurs, recruiting the next

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signaling proteins at the membrane

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Many RTKs act through Ras, what is Ras?

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a small GTP-binding protein attached to the cytosolic face of the membrane

63
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While the previous G proteins were trimeric (α, β, γ), Ras is considered what

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Monomeric (monomeric G-proteins usually aren’t coupled to GPCRs)

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Activated RTK signaling activates a Ras-GEF, which causes Ras to release what?

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GDP and bind GTP (activating Ras!!!)

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Ras activates what

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intracellular signaling molecules and leads to protein activity and gene expression

66
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What does MAPK stand for

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mitogen-activated protein kinase

67
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What is Mitogen

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something that generates mitosis, a.k.a. the cell cycle ex: growth factor

68
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MAPK’s can form a series what is it

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A kinase may phosphorylate another kinase…and so on…
* MAP3K→MAP2K→MAPK
* Raf→MEK→ERK

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RTKs also promotes cell growth & survival through

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AKT

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PI3-kinase is activated by an RTK, which phosphorylates

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the inositol phospholipid to produce PIP3

71
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PIP3 (formed from phosphorylation of PIP2) attracts what

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phospholipase D kinase 1 (PDK1) and Akt; former activates latter

72
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Akt activates what

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mTOR, Bcl2, survivin, and inhibits Bad & (indirectly) inhibits p53
…blocking programmed cell death = inhibits apoptosis)
* mTORs = mammalian
target of rapamycin (Promotes translation)
Inhibits protein degradation
mTOR = cell growth
signaling protein

73
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mTORs

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mammalian target of rapamycin (Promotes translation)

74
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mTOR

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cell growth signaling protein

75
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What is Apoptosis

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programmed cell dealth

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What happens in Apoptosis

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Nucleases condense and
cleave chromatin, Organelles break down, Cell debris packaged into apoptotic bodies, avoids tissue-damaging inflammation

77
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What is AKT and Bcl-2’s role is apoptosis

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They are are pro-survival proteins which block apoptosis

78
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Bcl-2 homology-domain containing proteins (like Bad) associated with mitochondria can have pro-apoptotic effects;

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Can be activated internally/intrinsically (like via p53 signaling)…
* …Or externally/extrinsically (like via contact with a cytotoxic T cell)

79
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(pro)Caspases are often inactive in all cells, what does this mean?

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ny cell could trigger rapid apoptosis, during events like
o Upon infection
o To regulate cell numbers
o To form correct organ shapes

80
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Triggering mitochondrial leakiness leads to

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Cytochrome C release, Activates more caspases (other pathways possible), and is the Point of no-return!

81
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GPCRs and RTKs are involved in many important signaling events in a cell, disruption of these can

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have significant impacts

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