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where are ion channel linked receptors found?

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found in the plasma membrane

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what do ion channel linked receptors do?

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convert chemical signals into electrical signals

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what causes ion channel linked receptors to open or close?

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the response to the binding of the signaling molecule (ligand)

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what is an example of an ion channel linked receptor?

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acetylcholine binding to and opening a ligand gated sodium ion channel

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what are G-protein-linked receptors?

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transmembrane proteins with an outside binding site for a signaling molecules, and an internal binding site for a specific G protein

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what is the relationship between G-protein-linked receptors and transduction pathways?

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couple signaling molecules transduction pathways in the cell

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why are G-protein-linked receptors possibly important to the medical world?

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more than 400 are potential targets for pharmaceutical interventions

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what are enzyme-linked receptors?

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transmembrane proteins with a binding site for a signaling molecules outside the cell and an enzyme component inside the cell

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what do enzyme-linked receptors do?

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bind hormones such as insulin and growth factors

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what is the enzyme-linked receptor tyrosine kinase?

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an enzyme that catalyzes transfer of phosphate groups (phosphorylation) from ATP to a specific tyrosine that is part of a protein

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where are intracellular receptors located?

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the cytosol or nucleus

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what are most intracellular receptors?

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transcript factors like the estrogen receptor (ER) that binds estrogen and is involved in some breast cancers

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what is the relationship between intracellular receptors and membranes?

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signaling molecules diffuse across the membrane of target cells

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what ways do intracellular receptors diffuse across the membrane?

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by combining with receptors in the cytosol and moving to the nucleus or binding to receptors already bound to DNA inside the nucleus

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what is the first step of signal transduction?

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regulatory molecules activate membrane proteins, which then transduce the signal

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what is the second step to signal transduction?

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a signaling molecule binds with a cell-surface receptor and activates it by changing the shape of the receptor tail which extends into cytoplasm

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what is the third step to signal transduction?

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a signal is relayed through protein kinases, creating a signaling pathway that amplifies the signal

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how do signaling molecules acts as molecular switches?

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each component in a signaling pathway can be active (on) or inactive (off)

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what are molecular switches regulated by?

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phosphorylation/dephosphrylation

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how does protein kinase regulate molecular switches?

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adding phosphate to typically activate a target

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how does protein phosphatase regulate molecular switches?

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catalyzes the removal of a phosphate group

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when do closed ion channel gates open?

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when a ligand binds to the receptor

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what do GABA receptors bind to?

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neurotransmitter GABA

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what are GABA receptors?

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ligand gated chloride ion channels

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what does GABA do when chloride enters the cell?
inhibits neural signaling which inhibits transmission of neural impulses
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what do G protein linked receptors initiate?
signal transduction
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what inactive the G protein subunit is linked to?
guanosine diphosphate (GDP)
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what replaced GDP when a signaling molecules binds to the receptor?
guanosine triphosphate (GTP)
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what does GTP release?
energy
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what are second messengers?
intracellular signaling agents
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what is the first messenger and how does it relate to the second messenger?
the signaling molecule is the first messenger and information is relayed by the G protein to a second messenger
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what does the second messenger do?
amplify signals inside the cell and relay to other signaling/target proteins
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when receptors are activated how do they affect second messengers?
second messengers are produced in large quantities
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what is the last molecule in the signaling chain and what does it do?
the second messenger, activates the final response
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what is cyclic AMP?
a second messenger
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what does adenylyl cyclase do?
convert ATP to cyclic AMP
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what do some G proteins use as second messengers?
phospholipid components
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what does phophoplipase (PIP) split into?
IP3 or DAG
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what are calcium ions used for?
neural signals
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how do calcium ions work?
by binding to certain proteins which then activate certain enzymes
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How does calmodulin regulate calcium?
helps to regulate metabolism, muscle contraction, memory, inflammation, and apoptosis
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what are many activated intracellular receptors called?
transcription factors
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what do transcription factors do?
regulate gene expression
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for transcription factors, what does the binding of a ligand receptor complex to a specific region of DNA do?
activate/repress specific genes
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Activated genes produce?
messenger RNA
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what dies messenger RNA carry?
the code for synthesis of a particular proteins into the cytoplasm
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what are the three types of cellular response?
ion channels open/close, enzymes activity is altered, and specific gene activity turned on/off
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how does one signaling molecule create a cascade?
by leading changes in millions of molecules at the end of a signaling cascade
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what must happen to signals in the end?
they must be returned to their inactive state
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what are some things found in signaling pathways of most organisms?
G proteins, protein kinase, and phosphates
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how are some bacteria similar to eukaryotes?
they contains similar signal transduction pathways
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where did cell communication first evolve?
unicellular organisms
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what does development include?
all the changes that take place in an individual during its life, from fertilization until death
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how is an embryo formed?
the zygote divides by mitosis
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in animals, how does growth occur?
by the increase in the number of cells (mitosis)
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what contributes to the development of form?
cell determination, cell differentiation, pattern formation, and morphogenesis
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what happens in cell differentiation?
certain cells become biochemical and structurally specialized to carry out specific functions
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cell differential is the result of?
cell determination
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what is cell determination?
activities of certain genes are altered to progressively commit a cell to a particular differentiation pathway
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as cells become gradually committed what happens?
certain genes are activated or inactivated
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of cell determination and differentiation which comes first?
cell determination
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what is morphogenesis?
the creation od shape/form (arms, legs, hands, etc)
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during development what happens to differentiated cells?
they become progressively organized into multicellular animals
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how does morphogenesis proceed?
through the processor pattern formation
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what is pattern formation?
a series of steps requiring signaling between cells, changes in cell shapes, precise cell migrations, interactions with the extracellular matrix, and apoptosis (the blueprint of the body (front and back))
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what is the principle of nuclear equivalence?
all somatic cells of an animal contains the same genetic information
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what does each cell type express?
different subset of the information
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what is differential gene expression responsible for?
variations in chemistry, behaviors and structure among cells
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which cells remain undifferentiated?
stem cells, giving them to ability to give rise to various cell types
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what happens in fertilization?
a motile sperm fuses with a ;large immotile ovum to produce a zygote
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what are the three important genetic consequence of fertilization?
restores diploid chromosome number, combines genetic information interactions from parents, and determines sex of offspring
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what does fertilization do to the egg?
activation, initiating reactions that permit development
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what are the four processes of fertilization?
sperm contacts egg, sperm or sperm nucleus enters the egg, egg becomes activated, and sperm and egg nuclei fuse
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what are the components of the sperm structure?
head, midpiece, ad tail
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what are components of the sperm head?
acrosome and nucleus
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what is a zone pellucida?
a noncellular layer (cell covering)
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what is an egg surrounded by?
a plasma membrane and one or more external coverings
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what is the purpose of egg coverings?
to offer protection and ensure fertilization of sperm of the same species
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what is the egg morphology? (contact and recognition)
jelly coat, vitelline envelope, plasma membrane, and cortical granules
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what two layers cover sea urchin eggs?
a vitelline envelope and a glycoprotein jelly coat
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what happens when sperm contacts the jelly coat?
an acrosome reaction where proteolytic enzymes digest through the jelly coat
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what are the last few stages of contact and recognition?
enzymes continue to digest through the jelly coat, binding to vitelline envelope, and membrane fusion
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what is the fertilization cone?
formed by the plasma membrane and draws the sperm into the egg
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what is polyspermy?
fertilization of the egg by more than one sperm causing an extra set of chromosomes, lethal
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what is fast block?
the egg plasma membrane depolarizes to prevent fusion with addition sperm causing electric shock
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what happens during fast block?
the egg is negatively charged, ion channels in the egg membrane open, and ion diffusion depolarizes the egg
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what is slow block?
calcium is release form the ER to trigger the release of cortical granules and the vitelline envelope lifts and forms the fertilization envelope as a physical barrier
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what happens during egg activation?
the release if calcium ions into the egg cytoplasm stimulates the cortical reaction and triggers the activation program, a series of metabolic changes in the egg; including the completion of meiosis
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what happens during egg and sperm fusion?
the completion of meiosis I the eggs forms the female pronucleus and the sperm nucleus swells to form the male pronucleus
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what happens to sperm in mammals?
it first undergoes capacitation, a maturation process in the female reproductive tract
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what is different for fertilization in mammals?
bindin-like proteins, cortical reaction alters "binding" sperm receptors so no more sperm can attach, and no fertilization envelope

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