Unit 7 Terms

Question 1

What is single transduction?

Answer 1

when molecule signals are converted from one form to another so that they can be transmitted from outside of a cell to the inside of a cell in order to bring a response.

Question 2

What are the 3 main steps to single transduction?

Answer 2

1. Reception (aka when a ligand binds to the receptor, it results to the change of shape)
2. Transduction (aka when the activated receptor triggers a change of bio chemical reactions in the cell, enzymes are involved, in other words a signal cascade)
3. Response (aka the cascade results in a cellular response)