Cell Signaling Flashcards
Objectives

Overview of Signal Transduction

Cellular Communication and the Cell Cycle

Processes that Require Cell Signaling

Cellular Communication and Energy Metabolism

Cell Commuinication and Extracellular Environment

Cellular Communication and Immune Defense

Types of Chemical Messengers

Neurotransmitters

Hormones

Cytokines

Growth Factors

Eicosanoids

Retinoids

Signal Classification by Distance

Endocrine

Paracrine

Autocrine
Autocrine can be an abnormal process that cancer takes advantage of.

General Characteristics of Receptors

Two Major Classes of Receptors

Inttracellular Receptors

Plasma Membrane Receptors

Ion Channel Receptors

Similar features of Tyrosine Kinase, JAK-STAT, Serine Threonine Kinase Receptors






















