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What does signalling allow cells to do?

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Sense and respond to their environment
Communicate with each other

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Extracellular signaling molecules

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any molecule that can transmit signals between cells (ions, hormones, proteins, gases)

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receptor

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binds a signalling molecule

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ligand

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a signaling molecule that can be bound by a receptor

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intracellular signaling molecule

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any molecule that can transmit a signal within a cell (ions, metabolites, proteins)
includes secondary messengers

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secondary messengers

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non-protein small intracellular signalling molecules

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effectors

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receive signals to change cell behaviour

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input/output

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start or end of a pathway

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upstream/downstream

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relative positions in the pathway

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how can extracellular signaling molecules act over short distances

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contact-dependent, paracrine, autocrine

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contact-dependent

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two cells must be very close to connect membrane-bound signal in signaling cell to membrane-bound receptor in target cell

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paracrine

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signaling cell releases a local diffusible signal to target cell

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autocrine

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a cell secretes a diffusible signal for itself

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what is signal movement restricted by

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  1. internalization by cells
  2. degradation or destruction
  3. limited diffusion
  4. receptor expression
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how can extracellular signaling molecules act over long distances

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synaptic tranamission and endocrine

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synaptic transmission

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neuron extends an axon to reach (and make contact with) a distant target cell

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endocrine cells

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it secretes hormones into the bloodstream for long-range distribution in the body

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how does receptor binding to ligands work

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  1. receptors bind to specific molecules
  2. The target cell must express the receptor protein to receive the signal
  3. ligand binding activates the receptor
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types of receptors

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cell surface receptors and intracellular receptors

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what rapid and reversible changes can be made to proteins during signaling

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  1. different protein interactions
  2. increase/decrease enzyme activity
  3. changes in subcellular localization
  4. protein synthesis or degradation
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how are changes to proteins during signaling achieved

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phosphorylation
GTP-binding
ubiquitination
other small molecule binding

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how are intracellular signals transmitted via protein phosphorylation

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Protein kinase adds a phosphate group
Protein phosphatase removes a phosphate group
Phosphorylation can change protein structure or charge, this can affect protein activity, interactions or localization
It usually turns a protein or signalling pathway on BUT there are exceptions

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GEFs

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guanine nucleotide exchange factors
They help to exchange GDP for GTP

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GAPs

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GTPase activating enzymes
They help to activate the GTPase activity to hydrolyze GTP to GDP

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What does GTP binding do?
It can affect protein activity, interactions or localization it usually turns a protein/signalling pathway on
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how can intracellular signaling be transmitted via protein ubiquitination
E1, E2, and E3 ligases help to activate the small protein ubiquitin and attach it to a target protein. Ubiquitin can change protein activity, localization or stability
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what does monoubiqitylation signal for
histone regulation
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what does multiuquitylation signal for
endocytosis
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what does polyubiquitylation signal for
proteasomal degradation DNA repair
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How can intracellular signals be transmitted with small molecules
secondary messengers are small molecules (not proteins) they are typically produced in large to amplify a signal
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what are some examples of secondary molecules
Cyclic AMP Ca2+ Diacylglycerol (DAG) lipid Inositol triphosphate (IP3)
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different speeds of signalling molecules
Synaptic transmission is very fast Endocrine signalling is very slow since it requires blood circulation to distribute the signalling molecule
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speeds of different intracellular pathways
1. chnages to transcription and translation are slow 2. changes to protein function are fast 3. changes in membrane potential are extremely fast 4. some signals can trigger both fast and slow responses
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why are inhibitory steps important parts of signaling pathways
an inhibitor protein can inactivate a transcriptional regulator Protein Kinase will phosphorylate the inhibitor protein inactivating it and deeming the transcriptional regulator active for gene expression
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what do signalling pathways create
feedback feedback creates a loop in the signaling pathway. without feedback the pathway would only be on when the signal is present
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positive feedback
stimulus activates A A activates B B activates ore A (feedback) output intensity is increased, output can continue even after the stimulus is removed
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negative feedback
stimulus activates A A activates B B deactivates A (feedback)
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2 patterns created by negative feednack
long delay and short delay
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long delay
creates and oscillating output
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short delay
output intensity is decreased (adaptation or densensitization)
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dfferent mechanisma negative feedbakc can be achieved by
1. negative feedback 2. delayed feed forward 3. receptor inactivation 4. receptor sequestration 5. receptor destruction
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multiple signals required by cells
cell survival often requires specific signals Additional signals can be required for growth, cell division and differentiation
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can the same signals have different effects on different cells
yes
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acetylocholine and heart pacemaker cells
decreased rate off iring
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acetylcholine and salivary gland cell
secretion
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receptor in heat pacemaker cell and salivary gland cells
same receptor but they have different downstream signals/effectors
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acetylcholine and skeletal muscle cell
contraction
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how can signals be specific in a complex cellular environment
1. signaling complexes 2. coincidence detectors
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scaffold proteins
signaling complexes can be organized on scaffold proteins. they bind intracellular signaling proteins. they can limit protein movement and ensure signals are passed In order.
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assemblies of scaffold proteins
1. complex is assembles even in there is no signal 2. some scaffolds only assemble once signal is activated 3. phosphoinositide can help scaffold signaling proteins
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how do some scaffolds assemble once a signaling is activated
1. perception of the signal modifies the receptor (phosphorylation) 2. intracellular signaling molecules bind to these modifications 3. complex is assembles only when the signal is present
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how do phosphoinositides help scaffold signaling proteins?
perception of the signal modified the membrane lipids (phosphorylation of phosphoinositide) Z intracellular signaling molecules bind to new PIPs
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protein interaction domains
SH3, SH2 and PTB, PH they help signaling complexes assemble
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SH3 domains
bind proline rich sequences
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SH2 and PTB domains
they bind phophorylated tyrosines
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PH domains
they bind phosphoinositides
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Co-incidence detectors
They require multiple signals Protein Y can be phosphorylated in two places A or B alone can only trigger one phosphorylation site on Y Y is only active if it has received both phosphorylation events Y is a coincidence detector for pathways A and B

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