Cell Signaling Flashcards

1
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How did cell signaling evolve?

A

Through exchange of mating factors

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2
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What is specificity?

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One chemical, one shape, one receptor type, one response

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3
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What is the difference between local and long distance signaling?

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  • Local: signaling to self or adjacent cell
  • Long distance: signaling multiple cells away
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4
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What is a ligand?

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A molecule that binds to another (usually larger) molecule for communicating to a cell

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5
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What is a sending cell?

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A cell which secretes ligands

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What is a target cell?

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A cell which intercepts a ligand with a receptor

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What is a non-target cell?

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A cell which doesn’t have a receptor for a given ligand

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8
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What are the two types of local signaling?

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  • Paracrine signaling
  • Synaptic signaling
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What is the ONE specific type of long-distance signaling?

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Endocrine (hormonal) signaling

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10
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What is paracrine signaling?

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In immune system: secreting cell discharges regulatory molecules (i.e., growth factor) into extracellular fluid

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What is synaptic signaling?

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In nervous system: nerve cell releases neurotransmitter molecules into a synapse, stimulating the target cell

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12
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What is endocrine (hormonal) signaling?

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Specialized endocrine cells secrete hormones into body fluids, typically blood, targeting only specific cells (however, all over the body)

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What type of ligand is most likely to cross a cell membrane?

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A small, nonpolar molecule

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What is signal transduction?

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The process through which a ligand binds to an extracellular receptor, initiating intracellular change

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15
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What are the three steps of signal transduction?

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Reception, transduction, response (outside, inside, activates)

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16
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What are the three roles of HORMONES in signal transduction?

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  • Travel long distances
  • Bind to similar receptors on a wide variety of cell types
  • Quick responsivity
17
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What are the three types of signal transduction PATHWAYS?

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  • G Protein-Coupled Receptors
  • Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
  • Ion Channel Receptors
18
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What are the key aspects of G Protein-Coupled Receptors?

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  • Phosphorylation
  • Shape change
  • 2* relay molecule
19
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What are the key aspects of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases?

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  • Multiple phosphorylations
  • Shape change
20
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What are the key aspects of Ion Channel Receptors?

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  • Lock and key mechanism
  • Chemiosmotic difference in charges
21
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What is the function of protein kinase?

A

To transfer phosphates from one molecule to another

22
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What is the function of protein phosphatase?

A

To remove PO4

23
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What is the role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)?

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Functions as a secondary relay molecule to amplify response in cell

24
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What is the role of adenylate cyclase?

A

To convert ATP into Cyclic AMP

25
Q

What is MHC?

A

Major histocompatibility complex

HOST CELL ID BADGES

26
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What are toll-like receptors?

A

Pathogen associated molecular patterns

To ID pathogens

27
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What is the role of antigen recognition in the immune system? + its three components.

A

PRESENTATION AND ID—
- Macrophages: ingest, digest, present
- T lymphocytes: memory and activation
- B lymphocytes: memory and antibodies

28
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What is the role of histimine?

A

Inflammation (runny nose)

29
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What is the role of prostaglandins?

A

Pain and fever

30
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What is the role of immunoglobins?

A

Variable antibodies

31
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What is the nervous system?

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System of cells (neurons) which sense, interpret, and act on stimuli

32
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All neurons…

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  • Inflow of information (become alert)
  • Process information (think)
  • Outflow information (respond)
33
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What are the four basic neuron types?

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Bipolar, unipolar, multipolar, pyramidal

34
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What is the role of a synapse?

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To serve as a messenger between the ends of two neurons

35
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What is the role of a neurotransmitter?

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If a synapse is the messenger, the neurotransmitters are the message.

36
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In ion channels, what is the benefit of establishing action potentials?

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Action potentials are brief pulses of electricity in a cell’s membrane–used by neurons to communicate with one another and send messages throughout the body

37
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What does the graph of a neuron message look like?

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Resting, stimulus, depolarization, action potential, repolarization, refractory period, resting state