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Unit 2: The Cell
Cell Communication
Review
Cell-to-cell
communication
is essential for
organisms.
Animal cells communicate over short
distances
by
signaling and
signaling.
Both plants and animals use
for
long-distance
signaling.
Cell
signaling
comprises three stages:
,
, and
.
In
reception
,
a
molecule binds to a
protein, causing it to change shape.
Signal molecules that are small or
, such as
hormones,
can cross the plasma membrane and bind
receptors.
Other molecules transmit signals via plasma membrane receptors:
-linked
receptors,
receptor
kinases,
and
channel
receptors.
In
transduction
,
signals are relayed from receptors to
molecules,
as in a
cascade.
The energy molecule
is involved in steps where protein
and dephosphorylation occur, often involving
change
in a protein.
Second messengers are small
-soluble molecules or ions, such as Cyclic
AMP
.
Cellular
response
to a signal can include both
and
activity.
Multistep pathways may exhibit
signal
, where each protein in the pathway activates
copies of the next component in the
pathway.
Some responses involve turning
genes
on or off in the
.
Each cell has a unique
combination
of
,
, and
proteins, allowing wide
in their responses to different
.
Review:
Build a Signaling Pathway.
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