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Cell Signaling

Cell Signaling. Lecture 25 BSCI 420/421 Oct 30/31, ’02 The 4 Laws of Ecology: “All things are interconnected. Everything goes somewhere. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Nature bats last.” -Earnest Callenbach A. General principles of Cell Signaling

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Cell Signaling

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  1. Cell Signaling Lecture 25 BSCI 420/421 Oct 30/31, ’02 The 4 Laws of Ecology: “All things are interconnected. Everything goes somewhere. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Nature bats last.” -Earnest Callenbach A. General principles of Cell Signaling B. Signaling thru cell surface receptors

  2. Cell to cell signaling allows organisms to coordinate the activity • of a wide variety of different cell types. • General principles of cell to cell signaling. • Cells can communicate via signal molecules in 4 different ways: • Differ in distance over which they act. • Closest: e.g. Boss & Sevenless. E.g. Inductive dev. signals

  3. E.g. neurotransmitters E.g. Insulin

  4. Receptors for signal Molecules can be either: Cell surface Signal mols are water soluble E.g. peptide hormones Induce cytoplasmic signal cascade Or Intracellular Signal molecules are hydrophobic e.g.steroids Carriers in bloodstream

  5. A simple signaling pathway or cascade induced by binding To a cell surface receptor Fig.15-1

  6. Signal molecules that bind to intracell receptors, and hence genes. All small & hydrophobic Fig 15-12

  7. Nuclear receptors The DNA-binding domains Contain multiple Zinc fingers

  8. An animal cell depends on multiple extracellular signals

  9. B. Signaling thru Cell Surface Receptors 3 Classes of Cell Surface Receptors e.g Ach receptors e.g. epine- phrine rec.

  10. Types of surface receptors, cont. e.g. Growth factor receptors

  11. Too much stimulation can be a problem. Cells need to be able to respond to changes in signal over a wide range of conc Target cells can become desensitized in 5 diff ways:

  12. G-protein-linked receptors The largest and most widespread family of cell surface receptors, found in all eukaryotes. 7- pass transmembrane proteins

  13. Associate with a trimeric G Protein (GTPase)

  14. Activated Receptor acts As a GNEF. The alpha subunit Exchanges GTP For GDP The other 2 s-units Dissociate from Alpha, and both Diffuse away in an Active state

  15. Activation of target protein e.g. adenylyl Cyclase Hydrolysis Of GTP Formation of The inactive trimer

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