Chapter 18 Flashcards
Cells express receptors in order to?
respond to signals in their environment
The cell receptors receive the signal and convey the information to intracellular targets via
signal transduction
5 categories of signaling
a. neurotransmitter (synaptic)
b. endocrine
c. paracrine
d. autocrine
e. contact-dependent
What are 8 general classes of proteins/mechanisms involved in signal transduction?
a. G protein-coupled receptors
b. receptor protein kinase
c. phosphoprotein phosphatases
d. guanylyl cyclase
e. ion channel receptors
f. two-component system
g. transmembrane scaffolds
e. nuclear receptors/transcription factors
G protein-coupled receptors are linked to
trimeric GTP-binding proteins
Function of receptor protein kinases
phosphorylate their intracellular substrates
Function of phosphoprotein phosphatases
dephosphorylate substates
Function of guanylyl cyclase
catalyzes the GTP to 3’-5’ cyclic GMP
Function of ion channel receptors
change their conformation to permit ion flux through a pore
What are the 2-component system?
a sensor + a response regulator
Function of transmembrane scaffolds
help recruit regulatory proteins to a site on the membrane
Most cell-sensed signals are _____
chemical
What are 4 receptors that can respond directly to physical inputs?
a. pressure-sensing channels
b. mechanical strain sensors
c. electrical field sensing channels
d. heat/pain sensing o ion channels
Two functional domains in receptors
a. ligand-binding domain
b. effector domain
How can a cell control its responsiveness to an extracellular signal? (3)
a. by regulating the synthesis of a receptor
b. by regulating the degradation of a receptor
c. by regulating the receptor’s activity
Multiple different ligands can bind to receptors of the same class, generating _____ response
similar intracellular
A ligand may bind to more than one kind of receptor, eliciting _____ response.
more than one type of
Two domains of receptors allow the cell to regulate
the binding of ligand and the effect of ligand independently
Covalent modification or allosteric regulation can change what two?
change ligand-binding affinity or the ability of the ligand-bound receptor to generate its signal; or both
Some receptors have _____ activity
catalytic
Most receptors use small energy of ligand binding to do what?
accelerate reactions driven by other energy sources
Most signaling events change ____
reaction rates
What is an important function of receptors that occur at several steps along the second messenger pathways?
molecular amplification
Various molecular conformations of receptors can be shifted from one to another via ___
ligand binding