PPT-Signal Transduction:

LigandReceptor Interactions Cell and Developmental Biology Group Goals Integration of quantitative skills in cell biology Modeling cellular responses   Class setup First or second year majors in cell biology. (from Kimura, 1966). Electron micrograph of 3 OHCs. spiral ligament. modiolus. When the basilar membrane vibrates up and down in response to the sound wave, the hair cell cilia are displaced 1. st. in one direction then in the other; i.e., 1. DR AMINA TARIQ. BIOCHEMISTRY. Survival of a multicellular organism depends on their ability to adapt to the constantly changing environment.. Intercellular communication mechanisms are necessary for this adaptation.. Chapter 13, . Stryer. Short Course. Signal Transduction. Signal from exterior of cell must affect interior of cell. Through the membrane. Amplification of signal. Ability to turn off. A few pathways…. . Enzyme-linked . receptors. Nuclear receptors. Stochasticity. in . signalling. .. Enzyme-linked receptors. . signalling. through growth factors, hormones, cytokines. acting locally at very low concentrations (10. Organisms. can function normally only if:. All the cells of their different organs communicating effectively with their surroundings. . Once a cell picks up a hormonal or sensory signal, it must transmit this information from the surface to the interior parts of the cell—. . Signal Transduction Pathway. EXTRACELLULAR. FLUID. Plasma membrane. CYTOPLASM. Receptor. Signaling. molecule: ligand. Relay molecules in a signal transduction pathway. Activation. Signal transduction . General features of signal transduction. Type of cell signalling. Type of Signal . transducer/Receptors. signal transduction. T. he . signal. . represents the information, . that is detected by specific . Index. Introduction. Discovery. Linkage data from transduction. Specialized transduction. Lytic and Lysogenic Cycle. Introduction. Transduction is the process by which DNA. . is transferred from one bacterium to another by a virus.. Believed to have evolved in prokaryotes and single-celled eukaryotes. Single-celled organisms. Bacteria use communication in quorum sensing. Short distance communication using local regulators. Secrete . Dr. Kevin Ahern. EGFR Signaling, Part 1. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR). EGFR Dimer. Autophosphorylated. Tyrosines in . Cytoplasmic Domain. Signaling Complex. Assembled on . Phosphotyrosines. More than 4 years experience in developing and analyzing mathematical models of complex bio-chemical reaction networks 10 Journal papers, 1 book chapter, 6 peer-reviewed conference papers, and 7 Z. Huang, Y. Chu, B. Cunha, and J. Hahn, Discovery. Linkage data from transduction. Specialized transduction. Lytic and Lysogenic Cycle. Introduction. Transduction is the process by which DNA. . is transferred from one bacterium to another by a virus.. Cellular Signaling. Autocrine Signals . Diffuse from one part of a cell to another part of the same cell. Synaptic signaling. Neurotransmitter is the signaling molecule. Occurs in the animal nervous system.