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Cell Communication:  \n● Amplification: An effect that occurs when the original signal is strengthened by many domino-effect reactions within signal transduction.  \n● Apoptosis: can be termed as “cell suicide”, occurs as a result of cell signals  \n● Epinephrine: water soluble ligand molecule ; signals the cell to convert glycogen into usable sugar/energy  \no responsible for the onset of the fight or flight reaction  \no also referred to as adrenaline  \n● G protein: Binds with GTP and works with a G-protein coupled receptor to relays signals from the outside to the inside of the cell  \n● Gap junction: intercellular junction common between animal cells, allows materials to pass through  \n● Glycogen: polysaccharide that acts as a storage for glucose; it is common in muscle and liver cells  \n● Ligand: a molecule that binds to a very specific receptor in the cell membrane; it’s binding to the receptor is the onset of signal transduction  \no Water soluble ligands require an external receptor, while hydrophobic ligands usually have intracellular receptors  \no Ligand-gated ion channel: channel in the plasma membrane that opensin response to the binding of a specific ligand  \n● Local regulator: type of cell signal that acts locally  \no Common in short distance cell signaling  \n● Protein kinase: Enzyme that removes the phosphate from ATP and attaches it to the next protein kinase in a reaction cascade  \no encourages the cascade of reaction during signal transduction  \n● Protein phosphatase: enzyme the removes the phosphate group from proteins  \n1  \nFrom [https://simplestudies.edublogs.org](https://simplestudies.edublogs.org)  \nkinases in signal transduction  \no Often used to halt a certain signal that has been cascading  \n● Receptor tyrosine kinase: Another plasma membrane receptor that functions in cell signaling  \no helps cells in their regulation of cell cycle and cell reproductive signals, as it is able to trigger numerous signal pathways at the sametime  \n● Signal transduction: the processes that include how the cell responds an extracellular (or intracellular) signal  \n● Testosterone: steroid hormone that works as a ligand for multiple signals that aid in the process of male reproductive system development.  \n● Transcription factor: A regulatory protein that binds to DNA and affects transcription of specific genes.  \n● Stages of Cell Communication:  \no reception-ligand binds to receptor  \no transduction-original signal from ligand is amplified through a cascade of reactions  \no response-cell responds when the end of the cascade is reached  \n2  \nFrom [https://simplestudies.edublogs.org](https://simplestudies.edublogs.org)  \n2. Introduction to Signal Transduction:  \n● Hormone: chemical substance that acts as a ligand in signal transduction; common in long-distance communication  \n● Endocrine function: produces and sends hormones  \n● Neurocrine function: Hormones transmit the molecular signal from neuron to itsaxon and then into bloodstream to the distant target cells  \n● Paracrine function: hormonal signals that act on local cells  \n● Autocrine function: hormone acts back on the cells of their origin to modulate their own secretion or intracellular processes  \n● Steroid hormones are made from cholesterol  \no , aldosterone, progestins, vitamin D, estrogens  \n● Major classes of hormone receptors:  \no Extracellular/membrane receptors: binding of hormonal ligand to an extracellular receptor causes a conformational change, which in turn activates more enzymes that continue the cascade effect of signal transduction. Some common ones are:  \n▪ Adenylyl cyclase  \n▪ cGMP phosphodiesterase  \n▪ Ca2+ and K+ channels  \n▪ Phospholipase-C, -A2 or D  \no Nuclear receptors: water-fearing ","cbCaieOAcfzN3o0e","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieOAcfzN3o0e","pdf",284411,"English","# Cell Communication\n## Stages of Cell Communication\n# Introduction to Signal Transduction\n## Hormone and Hormone Receptors\n# Signal Transduction\n## Intracellular Signals and Secondary Messengers\n# Signal Termination and Gene Expression\n# Other Signal Involved in Signal Transduction","[{\"question\":\"What are the stages of cell communication described in this unit?\",\"answer\":\"The unit lists reception (ligand binds to a receptor), transduction (the original signal is amplified through a cascade), and response (the cell acts once the cascade ends).\"},{\"question\":\"How do protein kinases and protein phosphatases regulate signal transduction?\",\"answer\":\"Protein kinases remove phosphate from ATP and attach it to the next protein in a signaling cascade, promoting signal amplification. 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