Cell Signaling Pathways

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Objective

I can describe the major steps in cell signaling pathways.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    In cell signaling, a receptor is a molecule, often a protein, where a signal molecule can bind.

  2. 2

    The general sequence of cell signaling involves three steps: reception, transduction, and response.

  3. 3

    Cell signaling can be intracellular, occurring within a cell, or intercellular, where a cell communicates with another cell.

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Practice

8 questions

1

What is the general term for a molecule that binds to a receptor?

2

In cell signaling, what is the first step in the sequence?

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Exit ticket

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List the three major steps in cell signaling pathways and briefly describe what happens in each step.

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