Chapter 9

Question 1

Receptor

Question 2

Signal

Question 3

Ligand

Question 4

Quorum Sensing

Question 5

Endocrine

Question 6

Paracrine

Question 7

Autocrine

Question 8

Juxtacrine

Question 9

Domains

Question 10

Platelet-derived Growth Factor

Question 11

Binding Affinity

Question 12

Intracellular vs. Transmembrane Receptor

Question 13

Ligand-gated Ion Channel

Question 14

G-protein-coupled Receptor

Question 15

Receptor Kinase

Question 16

Dimers

Question 17

Transduction

Question 18

Amplification

Question 19

Termination

Question 20

Secondary Messenger

Question 21

cAMP

Question 22

GTP

Question 23

Ras

Question 24

What is the major difference between transmembrane and intracellular ligands?

Question 25

Are G-proteins part of the receptor?

Question 26

How do ligand-gated ion channels compare to receptor kinases?

Question 27

Which receptor type is typically shot-lived? Which is typically long-lived?

Question 28

Explain how receptors may influence the development of cancer.

Question 29

How do cells terminate a signal? How do cells amplify them?

Question 30

Explain the role of GTP in signal transduction.