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AP Biology Chapter 11: Cell Signaling

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ligand

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a midget signaling molecule which binds to another giant (larger) molecule; aka a signaling molecule

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response

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when an enzyme is activated to do an activity in a cell

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growth factors

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compounds that stimulate nearby target cells to grow and divide

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paracrine signaling

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a type of local signaling where the target cell is close to the signal-releasing cell

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hormonal signaling

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a type of long-distance signaling where an endocrine excretes hormones in a blood vessel to travel to a target cell

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reception

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when a signaling molecule binds to a receptor protein

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protein kinase

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general name for an enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to a protein

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transcription factors

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control which genes are written (transcribed) onto mRNA at a certain place and at a certain time

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adenylyl cyclase

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an enzyme that converts ATP to cAMP

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protein phosphatases

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(PP) enzymes that rapidly remove phosphate groups from proteins during signal transduction

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synaptic signaling

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a type of local signaling specific to neurotransmitters in nerve cells

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hormone

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a released, long-distance signaling molecule which travels between the secreting cell (endocrine) and the target cell

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transduction

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the relay of molecules in a cell via a signal transduction pathway

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insulin

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regulates sugar levels in blood, a mammalian hormone

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signal transduction pathway

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process where surface cellular responses cause responses within the cell

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ligand gated ion channel receptors

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block and allow ions in and out of the cell

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second messengers

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small, non-protein, water-soluble molecules/ions that act as the signaling molecule/ligand

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