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Approaches to signal transduction: - pathway - ligand/receptor - protein/protein interactions

Approaches to signal transduction: - pathway - ligand/receptor - protein/protein interactions - second messengers - protein phosphorylation - cellular responses Shutting down a signaling pathway. (second messengers). Approaches for identifying a pathway:

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Approaches to signal transduction: - pathway - ligand/receptor - protein/protein interactions

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  1. Approaches to signal transduction: - pathway - ligand/receptor - protein/protein interactions - second messengers - protein phosphorylation - cellular responses Shutting down a signaling pathway (second messengers)

  2. Approaches for identifying a pathway: - genetic: screening for mutants (loss, gain of function), misexpression/overproduction screens - pharmacological: identifying second messengers - clonal analysis to identify signaling, receiving cells

  3. Approaches for identifying ligand or receptor: to find receptor: - biochemical: affinity chromatography - molecular: expression library screening to find ligand: - biochemical: membrane fraction vs. secreted molecule contact-dependent vs. secreted ligand: - tissue culture cell aggregation (cell adhesion) - clonal analysis

  4. Signaling in contact-dependent cells

  5. Protein-protein interactions: - biochemical: tagged fusion proteins, co-IP - molecular: yeast 2-hybrid - genetic: screening with mutant receptor background

  6. Dominant-negative inhibition of signaling through receptor kinases

  7. Second messengers: - pharmacological: reporter dyes

  8. cAMP dynamics: - serotonin/G-protein-linked receptor signaling causes a rapid rise in intracellular cAMP. - cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) - labeled with a fluorescent dye that changes color on binding to cAMP - blue is low level, yellow is intermediate, red is high.

  9. Ca++ dynamics: - sperm entry causes release of Ca++ . - Ca++ dynamics indicators (aequorin, fura-2).

  10. Protein phosphorylation: - microscopy: P-epitope antibodies - molecular/genetic: Ala-scanning mutants - biochemical: in vitro labeling with radioactive P Cellular activities: - changes in gene expression, behavior - reversible vs. permanent changes (development)

  11. Target cells become desensitized

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