Cell Signaling Flashcards
1
Q
What coordinated processes result from cell signalling?
A
- movement
- metabolism
- growth
- development
- immune response
2
Q
what are the 3 types of cell signalling
A
- autocrine (signals unto itself)
- paracrine (signals to cell nearby)
- endocrine (signals to distant cell)
3
Q
what is redundancy
A
two or more cytokines have the same or similar effect on a cell
4
Q
what is synergy
A
the combined effect of multpile cytokines is greater when compared to the actions of individual cytokines alone
5
Q
what is antagonism
A
one cytokine inhibits the activity of another
6
Q
what type(s) of cell signalling allows ion movement across gap junctions
A
- paracrine
- cell contact dependent
