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autocrine
juxtacrine
paracrine
hormones |
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| signals affect the cells that made them |
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signals affect only
adjacent cells. |
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| signals affect nearby cells |
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travel to distant cells,
usually via the circulatory system. |
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| signal transduction pathway |
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is the
sequence of events that lead to a
cell’s response to a signal. |
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Signal transduction
pathways can be interrelated. |
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____ proteins have very specific
binding sites for chemical signal
molecules, or _____. |
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KD is the ____________, a
measure of the affinity of the receptor
for its ligand. |
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have the same effect as
the ligand. |
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(inhibitors) bind to the
receptor and prevent the ligand from
binding. |
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allow ions to
enter or leave a cell. |
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catalyze
phosphorylation of themselves and/or
other proteins. |
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| G protein coupled receptors |
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Signal
binding to receptor activates a G
protein, which then activates an
effector protein. |
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respond to
signals such as light or chemicals
that can cross the cell membrane. |
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