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Chapter 11 C e l l C o m m u n i c a t i o n. Chapter 11 C e l l C o m m u n i c a t i o n. Concept Check Questions. Chapter 11 C e l l C o m m u n i c a t i o n. Explain how nerve cells provide examples of both local and long-distance signaling.
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Chapter 11Cell Communication Concept Check Questions
Chapter 11Cell Communication Explain how nerve cells provide examples of both local and long-distance signaling.
Chapter 11Cell Communication Explain how nerve cells provide examples of both local and long-distance signaling. Synapse = local Electrical = long distance
Chapter 11Cell Communication Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a water-soluble signal molecule. Would you expect the receptor for NGF to be intracellular or in the plasma membrane? Why?
Chapter 11Cell Communication Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a water-soluble signal molecule. Would you expect the receptor for NGF to be intracellular or in the plasma membrane? Why? Hydrophylic
Chapter 11Cell Communication What is a protein kinase, and what is its role in a signal transduction pathway?
Chapter 11Cell Communication What is a protein kinase, and what is its role in a signal transduction pathway? A protein that phosphorylates another protein, often in a cascade.
Chapter 11Cell Communication When a signal transduction pathway involves a phosphorylation cascade, how does the cell’s response get turned off?
Chapter 11Cell Communication Protein kinase = on Protein phosphatase = off
Chapter 11Cell Communication Upon activation of phospholipase C by ligand binding to a receptor, what effect does the IP3-gated calcium channel have on Ca2+ concentration in the cytosol?
Chapter 11Cell Communication Gate opens. Ca++ flows out of ER. [Ca++] goes up.
Chapter 11Cell Communication How can a target cell’s response to a hormone be amplified more than a millionfold?
Chapter 11Cell Communication How can a target cell’s response to a hormone be amplified more than a millionfold? cascade
Chapter 11Cell Communication How can a target cell’s response to a hormone be amplified more than a millionfold? cascade
Chapter 11Cell Communication How can a target cell’s response to a hormone be amplified more than a millionfold? cascade
Chapter 11Cell Communication How can a target cell’s response to a hormone be amplified more than a millionfold? cascade
Chapter 11Cell Communication How can a target cell’s response to a hormone be amplified more than a millionfold? cascade
Chapter 11Cell Communication Explain how two cells with different scaffolding proteins could behave differently in response to the same signaling molecule.