Exploring Cell Signaling Pathways

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Objective

I can describe the main steps of cell signaling pathways.

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Warm-up video

Osmosis from Elsevier · 9:41Vetted channel

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Autocrine signals affect the same cell that produces them, while paracrine signals affect nearby cells, and endocrine signals affect distant cells.

  2. 2

    Hydrophobic ligands can diffuse across the cell membrane and bind to receptors inside the cell, whereas hydrophilic ligands bind to transmembrane receptors on the cell surface.

  3. 3

    The three main classes of transmembrane receptors are G protein-coupled receptors, enzyme-coupled receptors, and ion channel receptors.

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Practice

8 questions

1

What is the primary difference between paracrine and endocrine signaling?

2

Explain why hydrophobic signaling molecules require carrier proteins in the extracellular space.

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Exit ticket

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Describe the three main stages of a cell signaling pathway, including what happens in each stage.

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