Exam 2 Flashcards
Cell-cell communication
juxtacrine
endocrine
paracrine
synaptic
autocrine
juxtacrine: cell-cell contact
endocrine: hormones, low concentration, high affinity, stays long
paracrine: physically close together, high local concentration, low affinity binding, rapid
synaptic: nueronal, close synaptic, low affinity binding, rapid
autocrine: self, sender and target, low affinity binding, rapid
intracellular receptor
steroid - highly specific
thyroid - thyroid binds and dimerizes to promote DNA binding. signaling is effect of transcription
vitamin
4 major cell-surface receptors
ligand gated ion receptor, enzyme linked/ cytokine receptors, GPCRs, rtks
protein phosphorylation
induce conformational change, if enzyme is phosphorylated it will activate and react
cell signaling + receptor binding
rapid reduction level of message/agonist
receptor loss or desensitization
ligand gated ion channels
transmembrane ion channel
neurotransmitter binding to channel induces depolarization or hyperpolarization
receptor tyrosine kinase
enzyme linked receptor
phosphorylates itself
dimerizes to activate intracellular activity
extracellular domains have various families
RAS/MAP3K cascade
RAS
activating protein is GEF and GRB2
activated RAS triggers MAP3K cascade
has conformational change depedning on GDP or GTP bound
GPCRs
no enzyme activity
GEF: release of GDP is naturally slow so GEF increases GDP rate of release. Responsible for G protein activation
GPCRs Heterotrimeric
Ga, Gb, Gy
Ga has GTPase activity
cytokines
controls growth of activity of immune system cells and blood cells to execute inflammation
pleiotropic
same cytokines produce similar effects
Cytokine types
IL: secreted by leukocyte and acts on inflammatory response
chemokine: chemotactic activity like cell migration
TNFa: released upon infection by macrophages
Interferons: regulates signalling for virus/bacteria
Cytokine receptor
overly expressed tumor cells
IG: expressed everywhere, present throughout several cells
IL 17: little structural homology w/ cytokine receptors
TFNa
TFN: cysteine rich extracellular binding