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Chapter 15: Cell Signaling Flashcards

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What are the 7 different types of cell signalling molecules?

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  1. proteins/peptides
  2. nucleotides
  3. steroids
  4. retinoids
  5. fatty acids
  6. nitric oxide
  7. ions
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What are two methods of signal release from the signaling cell?

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  1. membrane expression
  2. exocytosis secretion
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Intracellular receptors on the target cell are primarily used for what type of signals?

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lipid signals

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what type of receptor on the target cell is used for most other signals?

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surface receptors

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What are the 5 types of cell signaling?

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  1. contact-dependent
  2. paracrine
  3. autocrine
  4. endocrine
  5. synaptic
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contact-dependent signaling is required in what scenarios?

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  1. development
  2. immune response
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contact-dependent signaling usually involves what type of signal?

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membrane-associated/bound signal molecules

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this type of cell signaling occurs on a small scale between intermediate cells with the target recptor

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paracrine

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this type of cell signaling is responsible for the “community effect” where a certain cell type secretes a signal that it has receptors for itself

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autocrine

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this type of cell signaling is predominant in cancer cells to ensure cell survival and rapid growth

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autocrine signaling

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type of cell signaling that is very large scale; signal is released into the blood and transported to widely-spread target cells

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endocine

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this type of cell signaling occurs only between neuronal cells; electrical signals stimulate NTM release to next cell

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synaptic signaling

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fast cell signals usually involve what responses?

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altered protein function, channel opening, activation (“on”/”off”)

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slow cell signals usually involve what responses?

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gene expression alteration

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what is the time frame of fast cell signaling?

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seconds to minutes

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what is the time frame of slow cell signaling?

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minutes to hours

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these are specialized cell-cell junctions that connects 2 cells; usually involves one continuous pathway/channel

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gap junctions

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about how big are gap junctions between cells?

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2-4 nm

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what types of molecules do gap junctions transfer?

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secondary signals & small molecule signals; NO proteins

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What are the 4 different outcomes of survivability-related signals

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  1. survive
  2. grow + divide
  3. differentiate
  4. death
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What signals are live cells always receiving?

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survival signals to counteract death signals

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What is the ACh response in skeletal muscle cells?

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muscle contraction

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What is the ACh response in pacemaker cells (i.e. SA node)

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Slowing of spontaneous firing/depolarization

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What is the ACh response in salivary cells?

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sectretion

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What are the three major classes of receptors?
1. ion channels 2. G protein coupled 3. enzyme linked
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This receptor type relies on surface chemistry reactions to create a conformational change of channel proteins
ion-gated-coupled receptors
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What are the results of ion-gated-coupled receptors?
conformational change allows passive diffusion of ions in the presence of a gradient
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most medicines work on this receptor pathway
G protein-coupled receptors
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What are the three biggest components of the G protein-coupled receptors?
1. receptor 2. G protein 3. enzyme
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Most G protein receptors are found in what type of physiological functions?
sensory
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What feature of G protein receptors allows for quick enzyme interactions?
membrane association of relevant proteins
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about how many known G protein receptors are orphaned?
~120
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This type of receptor occurs when a signal molecule interacts with a receptor to produce activitty
enzyme coupled receptors
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What two types of enzyme activity can result from enzyme coupled receptors?
1. inherent 2. associated
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What is inherent enzyme activity of an enzyme-coupled receptor?
the receptor enzyme produces activity
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What is associated enzyme activity of an enzyme-coupled receptor?
the activated receptor results in the activity of an enzyme not bound to the receptor
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kinase cascades are an example of what type of receptor?
enzyme-coupled receptors
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this subgroup of enzyme coupled receptors have many steps that accumulate the response to a small amount of signal
cascades
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What is a benefit of the many steps of cascading enzyme activity?
allows for multiple points of regulation
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What is the purpose of scaffolding proteins in cascades?
anchor substrates and products near each other for quick reactions
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What are the two phosphorylation systems?
1. signaling by phosphorylation 2. signaling by GTP binding
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what are two examples of phosphorylation-based signals?
1. kinases (adds Pi) 2. phosphatases (removes Pi)
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This term describes the idea that cell signal response depends on the sum total of the signals received
signal integration
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What are 5 methods of cell-to-ligand signal desensitization?
1. receptor sequesteration 2. receptor down-regulation 3. receptor inactivation 4. signal protein inactivation 5. inhibitory protein production
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The Ras protein-involving pathway is an example of what?
Receptor tyrosine-kinase survival signal pathway
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This is a monomeric GTPase protein found in all examined cells that signals to the nucleus to induce cell proliferation
Ras protein
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What happens when the Ras protein is mutated?
loss of GTP hydrolysis activity --> always "on" --> encourages cell proliferation --> cancer dev
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About what percentage of all human tumors have a mutated Ras protein/gene?
30%
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This protein allows GDP to unbind from the Ras GTPase and be replaced with GTP
GEF (Guanine Exchange Factor)
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This protein is responsible for removing the Pi from the GTP bound to Ras GTPase in its "on" state
GAP (GTPase activating protein)
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What is the purpose of the SH2 domain in the Ras-mediated pathway
Recognizes phosphorylated-tyrosines on and activated RTK (receptor tyr-kinase)
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Where is the SH2 domain found in the Ras-mediated pathway?
on the Grb2 protein
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This protein has both SH2 and SH3 (2) domains for specificity
Grb2 adaptor protein
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This protein transduces the signal from the activated RTK and exchanges GDP from Ras protein for GTP
Ras-GEF (Sos)
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This protein receives an activation signal from the active Ras protein to begin cascade
MAP kinase3 (Raf)
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This protein receives signal from activated Raf kinase protein to continue cascade
MAP kinase2 (Mek)
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This protein receives signal from the activated Mek protein to further phosphorylate downstream proteins
MAP kinase (Erk)
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What are the 4 proteins that MAP kinase (Erk) phosphorylates
1. protein X 2. protein Y 3. transcription regulation protein A 4. transcription regulation protein B

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