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The Cellular Internet

The Cellular Internet. Cell-to-cell communication is essential for multicellular organisms Biologists have discovered some universal mechanisms of cellular regulation. a factor. Exchange of mating factors. Receptor. a. a. a factor. Yeast cell, mating type a. Yeast cell,

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The Cellular Internet

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  1. The Cellular Internet • Cell-to-cell communication is essential for multicellular organisms • Biologists have discovered some universal mechanisms of cellular regulation

  2. a factor Exchange of mating factors Receptor a a a factor Yeast cell, mating type a Yeast cell, mating type a Mating a a New a/a cell a/a

  3. Local and Long-Distance Signaling • Cells in a multicellular organisms communicate by chemical messengers • Animal and plant cells have cell junctions that directly connect the cytoplasm of adjacent cells • In local signaling, animal cells may communicate by direct contact • In many other cases, animal cells communicate using local regulators, messenger molecules that travel only short distances • In long-distance signaling, plants and animals use chemicals called hormones

  4. Plasma membranes Plasmodesmata between plant cells Gap junctions between animal cells Cell junctions Cell-cell recognition

  5. Local signaling Long-distance signaling Target cell Endocrine cell Blood vessel Electrical signal along nerve cell triggers release of neurotransmitter Neurotransmitter diffuses across synapse Secreting cell Secretory vesicle Hormone travels in bloodstream to target cells Local regulator diffuses through extracellular fluid Target cell Target cell is stimulated Paracrine signaling Synaptic signaling Hormonal signaling

  6. The Three Stages of Cell Signaling: A Preview • Earl W. Sutherland discovered how the hormone epinephrine acts on cells • Sutherland suggested that cells receiving signals went through 3 processes: • Reception • Transduction • Response

  7. EXTRACELLULAR FLUID CYTOPLASM Plasma membrane Reception Transduction Response Receptor Activation of cellular response Relay molecules in a signal transduction pathway Signal molecule

  8. Reception: A signal molecule binds to a receptor protein, causing it to change shape • The binding between a signal molecule (ligand) and receptor is highly specific • A conformational change in a receptor is often the initial transduction of the signal • Most signal receptors are plasma membrane proteins

  9. Intracellular Receptors • Some receptor proteins are intracellular, found in the cytosol or nucleus of target cells • Small or hydrophobic chemical messengers can readily cross the membrane and activate receptors • Examples of hydrophobic messengers are the steroid and thyroid hormones of animals • An activated hormone-receptor complex can act as a transcription factor, turning on specific genes

  10. Hormone (testosterone) EXTRACELLULAR FLUID The steroid hormone testosterone passes through the plasma membrane. Plasma membrane Testosterone binds to a receptor protein in the cytoplasm, activating it. Receptor protein Hormone- receptor complex The hormone- receptor complex enters the nucleus and binds to specific genes. DNA The bound protein stimulates the transcription of the gene into mRNA. mRNA NUCLEUS New protein The mRNA is translated into a specific protein. CYTOPLASM

  11. Receptors in the Plasma Membrane • Most water-soluble signal molecules bind to specific sites on receptor proteins in the plasma membrane • There are three main types of membrane receptors: • G-protein-linked receptors • Receptor tyrosine kinases • Ion channel receptors

  12. A G-protein-linked receptor is a plasma membrane receptor that works with the help of a G protein • The G-protein acts as an on/off switch: If GDP is bound to the G protein, the G protein is inactive

  13. Signal-binding site Segment that interacts with G proteins G-protein-linked receptor

  14. Receptor tyrosine kinases are membrane receptors that attach phosphates to tyrosines • A receptor tyrosine kinase can trigger multiple signal transduction pathways at once • A kinase, alternatively known as a phosphotransferase, is a type of enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific substrates. The process is referred to as phosphorylation.

  15. Signal molecule Signal-binding site a Helix in the membrane Signal molecule Tyr Tyr Tyrosines Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Receptor tyrosine kinase proteins (inactive monomers) Dimer CYTOPLASM Activated relay proteins Cellular response 1 P P Tyr Tyr P Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr P P P Tyr Tyr P Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr P P P Cellular response 2 Tyr Tyr P Tyr Tyr Tyr P Tyr 6 ATP 6 ADP Activated tyrosine- kinase regions (unphosphorylated dimer) Fully activated receptor tyrosine-kinase (phosphorylated dimer) Inactive relay proteins

  16. An ion channel receptor acts as a gate when the receptor changes shape • When a signal molecule binds as a ligand to the receptor, the gate allows specific ions, such as Na+ or Ca2+, through a channel in the receptor

  17. Gate closed Signal molecule (ligand) Ions Plasma membrane Ligand-gated ion channel receptor Gate open Cellular response Gate closed

  18. Transduction: Cascades of molecular interactions relay signals from receptors to target molecules in the cell • Transduction usually involves multiple steps • Multistep pathways can amplify a signal: A few molecules can produce a large cellular response • Multistep pathways provide more opportunities for coordination and regulation

  19. Signal Transduction Pathways • The molecules that relay a signal from receptor to response are mostly proteins • Like falling dominoes, the receptor activates another protein, which activates another, and so on, until the protein producing the response is activated • At each step, the signal is transduced into a different form, usually a conformational change

  20. Protein Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation • In many pathways, the signal is transmitted by a cascade of protein phosphorylations • Phosphatase enzymes remove the phosphates • This phosphorylation (kinases) and dephosphorylation (phosphatases) system acts as a molecular switch, turning activities on and off

  21. Signal molecule Receptor Activated relay molecule Inactive protein kinase 1 Active protein kinase 1 Inactive protein kinase 2 ATP ADP P Active protein kinase 2 Phosphorylation cascade PP P i Inactive protein kinase 3 ATP ADP P Active protein kinase 3 PP P i Inactive protein ATP P ADP Cellular response Active protein PP P i

  22. Small Molecules and Ions as Second Messengers • Second messengers are small, nonprotein, water-soluble molecules or ions • The extracellular signal molecule that binds to the membrane is a pathway’s “first messenger” • Second messengers can readily spread throughout cells by diffusion • Second messengers participate in pathways initiated by G-protein-linked receptors and receptor tyrosine kinases

  23. Cyclic AMP • Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is one of the most widely used second messengers • Adenylyl cyclase, an enzyme in the plasma membrane, converts ATP to cAMP in response to an extracellular signal

  24. Phosphodiesterase Adenylyl cyclase Pyrophosphate H2O P P i ATP Cyclic AMP AMP

  25. Many signal molecules trigger formation of cAMP • Other components of cAMP pathways are G proteins, G-protein-linked receptors, and protein kinases • cAMP usually activates protein kinase A, which phosphorylates various other proteins • Further regulation of cell metabolism is provided by G-protein systems that inhibit adenylyl cyclase

  26. First messenger (signal molecule such as epinephrine) Adenylyl cyclase G protein G-protein-linked receptor GTP ATP Second messenger cAMP Protein kinase A Cellular responses

  27. Calcium ions and Inositol Triphosphate (IP3) • Calcium ions (Ca2+) act as a second messenger in many pathways • Calcium is an important second messenger because cells can regulate its concentration

  28. EXTRACELLULAR FLUID Plasma membrane Ca2+ pump ATP Mitochondrion Nucleus CYTOSOL Ca2+ pump Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) ATP Ca2+ pump Low [Ca2+] High [Ca2+] Key

  29. A signal relayed by a signal transduction pathway may trigger an increase in calcium in the cytosol • Pathways leading to the release of calcium involve inositol triphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG) as second messengers

  30. EXTRACELLULAR FLUID Signal molecule (first messenger) G protein DAG GTP G-protein-linked receptor PIP2 Phospholipase C IP3 (second messenger) IP3-gated calcium channel Cellular re- sponses Various proteins activated Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ Ca2+ (second messenger) CYTOSOL

  31. Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Responses • Ultimately, a signal transduction pathway leads to regulation of one or more cellular activities • The response may occur in the cytoplasm or may involve action in the nucleus • Many pathways regulate the activity of enzymes

  32. Reception Binding of epinephrine to G-protein-linked receptor (1 molecule) Transduction Inactive G protein Active G protein (102 molecules) Inactive adenylyl cyclase Active adenylyl cyclase (102) ATP Cyclic AMP (104) Inactive protein kinase A Active protein kinase A (104) Inactive phosphorylase kinase Active phosphorylase kinase (105) Inactive glycogen phosphorylase Active glycogen phosphorylase (106) Response Glycogen Glucose-1-phosphate (108 molecules)

  33. Many other signaling pathways regulate the synthesis of enzymes or other proteins, usually by turning genes on or off in the nucleus • The final activated molecule may function as a transcription factor

  34. Growth factor Reception Receptor Phosphorylation cascade Transduction CYTOPLASM Inactive transcription factor Active transcription factor Response P DNA Gene NUCLEUS mRNA

  35. Fine-Tuning of the Response • Multistep pathways have two important benefits: • Amplifying the signal (and thus the response) • Contributing to the specificity of the response

  36. Signal Amplification • Enzyme cascades amplify the cell’s response • At each step, the number of activated products is much greater than in the preceding step

  37. The Specificity of Cell Signaling • Different kinds of cells have different collections of proteins • These differences in proteins give each kind of cell specificity in detecting and responding to signals • The response of a cell to a signal depends on the cell’s particular collection of proteins • Pathway branching and “cross-talk” further help the cell coordinate incoming signals

  38. Signal molecule Receptor Relay molecules Response 2 Response 3 Response 1 Cell A. Pathway leads to a single response Cell B. Pathway branches, leading to two responses Activation or inhibition Response 5 Response 4 Cell D. Different receptor leads to a different response Cell C. Cross-talk occurs between two pathways

  39. Signaling Efficiency: Scaffolding Proteins and Signaling Complexes • Scaffolding proteins are large relay proteins to which other relay proteins are attached • Scaffolding proteins can increase the signal transduction efficiency

  40. Signal molecule Plasma membrane Receptor Three different protein kinases Scaffolding protein

  41. Termination of the Signal • Inactivation mechanisms are an essential aspect of cell signaling • When signal molecules leave the receptor, the receptor reverts to its inactive state

  42. Animations and Videos • Biomembranes II: Membrane Dynamics and Communication • Bozeman - Cell Communication • Bozeman - Evolutionary Significance of Cell Communication • Cell Junctions • Tight Junctions • Desmosomes • Gap Junctions

  43. Animations and Videos • Bozeman - Signal Transduction • Second Messengers (cAMP and Ca+2 Pathways) • Chemical Synapse – 1 • Chemical Synapse – 2 • Voltage-Gated Channels and the Action Potential • Signal Transduction Pathway • Signaling by Secreted Molecules • Signal Transduction

  44. Animations and Videos • 2nd Messenger • Signal Amplification – 1 • Signal Amplification – 2 • Hormonal Communication • Mechanism of Steroid Hormone Action • Mechanism of Thyroxine Action • Action of Epinephrine on a Liver Cell • Action of Glucocorticoid Hormone

  45. Animations and Videos • Intracellular Receptor Model • Mechanism of Action of Lipid-Soluble Messengers • Mechanism of Thyroxine Action • Mechanism of Steroid Hormone Action • Lipid Soluble Hormone • Chapter Quiz Questions – 1 • Chapter Quiz Questions - 2

  46. Which of the following gives a correct and broadest description of signal transduction pathways? • binding of a signal molecule to a cell protein • catalysis mediated by an enzyme • sequence of changes in a series of molecules resulting in a response • binding of a ligand on one side of a membrane that results in a change on the other side • the cell’s detection of a chemical or mechanical stimulus

  47. Which of the following gives a correct and broadest description of signal transduction pathways? • binding of a signal molecule to a cell protein • catalysis mediated by an enzyme • sequence of changes in a series of molecules resulting in a response • binding of a ligand on one side of a membrane that results in a change on the other side • the cell’s detection of a chemical or mechanical stimulus

  48. Matching:Match each receptor type (1–3) to a distinctive feature of it (A–E):1) channel receptors 2) G protein-coupled receptors 3) receptor tyrosine kinases • phosphorylation • activation of a G protein • ion influx into the cell • dephosphorylation • ATP synthesis

  49. Matching:Match each receptor type (1–3) to a distinctive feature of it (A–E):1) channel receptors 2) G protein-coupled receptors 3) receptor tyrosine kinases • phosphorylation • activation of a G protein • ion influx into the cell • dephosphorylation • ATP synthesis

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