LECTURE PRESENTATIONS
For CAMPBELL BIOLOGY, NINTH EDITION
Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
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Lectures by
Erin Barley
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Cell Communication
Chapter 11
Overview: Cellular Messaging
• Cell-to-cell communication is essential for both
multicellular and unicellular organisms
• Biologists have discovered some universal
mechanisms of cellular regulation
• Cells most often communicate with each other
via chemical signals
• For example, the fight-or-flight response is
triggered by a signaling molecule called
epinephrine
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Figure 11.1
Concept 11.1: External signals are
converted to responses within the cell
• Microbes provide a glimpse of the role of cell
signaling in the evolution of life
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Evolution of Cell Signaling
• The yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has two
mating types, a and α
• Cells of different mating types locate each other
via secreted factors specific to each type
• A signal transduction pathway is a series of
steps by which a signal on a cell’s surface is
converted into a specific cellular response
• Signal transduction pathways convert signals on
a cell’s surface into cellular responses
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Figure 11.2
Exchange
of mating
factors
Receptor
α factor
a factor
Yeast cell,
mating type a
Yeast cell,
mating type α
Mating
New a/α cell
1
2
3
a
a
a/α
α
α
• Pathway similarities suggest that ancestral
signaling molecules evolved in prokaryotes and
were modified later in eukaryotes
• The concentration of signaling molecules allows
bacteria to sense local population density
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Individual
rod-shaped
cells
Spore-forming
structure
(fruiting body)
Aggregation
in progress
Fruiting bodies
1
2
3
0.5 mm
2.5 mm
Figure 11.3
Figure 11.3a
Individual rod-shaped cells1
Figure 11.3b
Aggregation in progress2
Figure 11.3c
Spore-forming structure
(fruiting body)
0.5 mm
3
Figure 11.3d
Fruiting bodies
2.5 mm
Local and Long-Distance Signaling
• Cells in a multicellular organism 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, or cell-cell recognition
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Figure 11.4
Plasma membranes
Gap junctions
between animal cells
Plasmodesmata
between plant cells
(a) Cell junctions
(b) Cell-cell recognition
• 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
• The ability of a cell to respond to a signal depends
on whether or not it has a receptor specific to that
signal
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Figure 11.5
Local signaling Long-distance signaling
Target cell
Secreting
cell
Secretory
vesicle
Local regulator
diffuses through
extracellular fluid.
(a) Paracrine signaling (b) Synaptic signaling
Electrical signal
along nerve cell
triggers release of
neurotransmitter.
Neurotransmitter
diffuses across
synapse.
Target cell
is stimulated.
Endocrine cell
Blood
vessel
Hormone travels
in bloodstream.
Target cell
specifically
binds
hormone.
(c) Endocrine (hormonal) signaling
Figure 11.5a
Local signaling
Target cell
Secreting
cell
Secretory
vesicle
Local regulator
diffuses through
extracellular fluid.
(a) Paracrine signaling (b) Synaptic signaling
Electrical signal
along nerve cell
triggers release of
neurotransmitter.
Neurotransmitter
diffuses across
synapse.
Target cell
is stimulated.
Figure 11.5b
Long-distance signaling
Endocrine cell
Blood
vessel
Hormone travels
in bloodstream.
Target cell
specifically
binds
hormone.
(c) Endocrine (hormonal) signaling
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 three processes
– Reception
– Transduction
– Response
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Animation: Overview of Cell Signaling
Figure 11.6-1
Plasma membrane
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
CYTOPLASM
Reception
Receptor
Signaling
molecule
1
Figure 11.6-2
Plasma membrane
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
CYTOPLASM
Reception Transduction
Receptor
Signaling
molecule
Relay molecules in a signal transduction
pathway
21
Figure 11.6-3
Plasma membrane
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
CYTOPLASM
Reception Transduction Response
Receptor
Signaling
molecule
Activation
of cellular
response
Relay molecules in a signal transduction
pathway
321
Concept 11.2: Reception: A signaling
molecule binds to a receptor protein, causing
it to change shape
• The binding between a signal molecule (ligand)
and receptor is highly specific
• A shape change in a receptor is often the initial
transduction of the signal
• Most signal receptors are plasma membrane
proteins
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Receptors in the Plasma Membrane
• Most water-soluble signal molecules bind to
specific sites on receptor proteins that span the
plasma membrane
• There are three main types of membrane
receptors
– G protein-coupled receptors
– Receptor tyrosine kinases
– Ion channel receptors
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• G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the
largest family of cell-surface receptors
• A GPCR 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
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Figure 11.7a
G protein-coupled receptor
Signaling molecule binding site
Segment that
interacts with
G proteins
Figure 11.7b
G protein-coupled
receptor
21
3 4
Plasma
membrane
G protein
(inactive)
CYTOPLASM
Enzyme
Activated
receptor
Signaling
molecule
Inactive
enzyme
Activated
enzyme
Cellular response
GDP
GTP
GDP
GTP
GTP
P i
GDP
GDP
Figure 11.8
Plasma
membrane
Cholesterol
β2-adrenergic
receptors
Molecule
resembling
ligand
• Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are
membrane receptors that attach phosphates to
tyrosines
• A receptor tyrosine kinase can trigger multiple
signal transduction pathways at once
• Abnormal functioning of RTKs is associated with
many types of cancers
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Figure 11.7c
Signaling
molecule (ligand)
21
3 4
Ligand-binding site
α helix in the
membrane
Tyrosines
CYTOPLASM Receptor tyrosine
kinase proteins
(inactive monomers)
Signaling
molecule
Dimer
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Activated tyrosine
kinase regions
(unphosphorylated
dimer)
Fully activated
receptor tyrosine
kinase
(phosphorylated
dimer)
Activated relay
proteins
Cellular
response 1
Cellular
response 2
Inactive
relay proteins
6 ATP 6 ADP
• A ligand-gated 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
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Figure 11.7d
Signaling
molecule
(ligand)
21 3
Gate
closed Ions
Ligand-gated
ion channel receptor
Plasma
membrane
Gate
open
Cellular
response
Gate closed
Intracellular Receptors
• Intracellular receptor proteins are 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
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Figure 11.9-1
Hormone
(testosterone)
Receptor
protein
Plasma
membrane
DNA
NUCLEUS
CYTOPLASM
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
Figure 11.9-2
Hormone
(testosterone)
Receptor
protein
Plasma
membrane
Hormone-
receptor
complex
DNA
NUCLEUS
CYTOPLASM
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
Figure 11.9-3
Hormone
(testosterone)
Receptor
protein
Plasma
membrane
Hormone-
receptor
complex
DNA
NUCLEUS
CYTOPLASM
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
Figure 11.9-4
Hormone
(testosterone)
Receptor
protein
Plasma
membrane
Hormone-
receptor
complex
DNA
mRNA
NUCLEUS
CYTOPLASM
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
Figure 11.9-5
Hormone
(testosterone)
Receptor
protein
Plasma
membrane
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
Hormone-
receptor
complex
DNA
mRNA
NUCLEUS
CYTOPLASM
New protein
Concept 11.3: Transduction: Cascades of
molecular interactions relay signals from
receptors to target molecules in the cell
• Signal 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 of the cellular
response
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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 shape change in a protein
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Protein Phosphorylation and
Dephosphorylation
• In many pathways, the signal is transmitted by a
cascade of protein phosphorylations
• Protein kinases transfer phosphates from ATP to
protein, a process called phosphorylation
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• Protein phosphatases remove the phosphates
from proteins, a process called dephosphorylation
• This phosphorylation and dephosphorylation
system acts as a molecular switch, turning
activities on and off or up or down, as required
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Receptor
Signaling molecule
Activated relay
molecule
Phosphorylation
cascade
Inactive
protein kinase
1 Active
protein
kinase
1
Active
protein
kinase
2
Active
protein
kinase
3
Inactive
protein kinase
2
Inactive
protein kinase
3
Inactive
protein
Active
protein
Cellular
response
ATP
ADP
ATP
ADP
ATP
ADP
PP
PP
PP
P
P
P
P i
P i
P i
Figure 11.10
Activated relay
molecule
Phosphorylation
cascade
Inactive
protein kinase
1 Active
protein
kinase
1
Active
protein
kinase
2
Active
protein
kinase
3
Inactive
protein kinase
2
Inactive
protein kinase
3
Inactive
protein
Active
protein
ATP
ADP
ATP
ADP
ATP
ADP
PP
PP
PP
P
P
P i
P i
P i
P
Figure 11.10a
Small Molecules and Ions as Second
Messengers
• The extracellular signal molecule (ligand) that
binds to the receptor is a pathway’s “first
messenger”
• Second messengers are small, nonprotein, water-
soluble molecules or ions that spread throughout a
cell by diffusion
• Second messengers participate in pathways
initiated by GPCRs and RTKs
• Cyclic AMP and calcium ions are common second
messengers
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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
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Figure 11.11
Adenylyl cyclase Phosphodiesterase
Pyrophosphate
AMP
H2O
ATP
P iP
cAMP
Figure 11.11a
Adenylyl cyclase
Pyrophosphate
ATP
P iP
cAMP
Figure 11.11b
Phosphodiesterase
AMP
H2O
cAMP
H2O
• Many signal molecules trigger formation of cAMP
• Other components of cAMP pathways are G
proteins, G protein-coupled 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
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Figure 11.12
G protein
First messenger
(signaling molecule
such as epinephrine)
G protein-coupled
receptor
Adenylyl
cyclase
Second
messenger
Cellular responses
Protein
kinase A
GTP
ATP
cAMP
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
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Figure 11.13
Mitochondrion
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
Plasma
membrane
Ca2+
pump
Nucleus
CYTOSOL
Ca2+
pump
Ca2+
pump
Endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
ATP
ATP
Low [Ca2+
]High [Ca2+
]Key
• 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 additional second messengers
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Animation: Signal Transduction Pathways
G protein
EXTRA-
CELLULAR
FLUID
Signaling molecule
(first messenger)
G protein-coupled
receptor
Phospholipase C
DAG
PIP2
IP3
(second messenger)
IP3-gated
calcium channel
Endoplasmic
reticulum (ER)
CYTOSOL
Ca2+
GTP
Figure 11.14-1
Figure 11.14-2
G protein
EXTRA-
CELLULAR
FLUID
Signaling molecule
(first messenger)
G protein-coupled
receptor
Phospholipase C
DAG
PIP2
IP3
(second messenger)
IP3-gated
calcium channel
Endoplasmic
reticulum (ER)
CYTOSOL
Ca2+
(second
messenger)
Ca2+
GTP
Figure 11.14-3
G protein
EXTRA-
CELLULAR
FLUID
Signaling molecule
(first messenger)
G protein-coupled
receptor
Phospholipase C
DAG
PIP2
IP3
(second messenger)
IP3-gated
calcium channel
Endoplasmic
reticulum (ER)
CYTOSOL
Various
proteins
activated
Cellular
responses
Ca2+
(second
messenger)
Ca2+
GTP
Concept 11.4: Response: Cell signaling leads
to regulation of transcription or cytoplasmic
activities
• The cell’s response to an extracellular signal is
sometimes called the “output response”
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Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Responses
• Ultimately, a signal transduction pathway leads to
regulation of one or more cellular activities
• The response may occur in the cytoplasm or in the
nucleus
• Many signaling pathways regulate the synthesis of
enzymes or other proteins, usually by turning
genes on or off in the nucleus
• The final activated molecule in the signaling
pathway may function as a transcription factor
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Figure 11.15
Growth factor
Receptor
Reception
Transduction
CYTOPLASM
Response
Inactive
transcription
factor
Active
transcription
factor
DNA
NUCLEUS mRNA
Gene
Phosphorylation
cascade
P
• Other pathways regulate the activity of enzymes
rather than their synthesis
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Figure 11.16
Reception
Transduction
Response
Binding of epinephrine to G protein-coupled receptor (1 molecule)
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
)
Glycogen
Glucose 1-phosphate
(108
molecules)
• Signaling pathways can also affect the
overall behavior of a cell, for example,
changes in cell shape
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Wild type (with shmoos) ∆Fus3 ∆formin
Mating
factor
activates
receptor.
Mating
factor G protein-coupled
receptor
Shmoo projection
forming
Formin
G protein binds GTP
and becomes activated.
2
1
3
4
5
P
P
P
P
ForminFormin
Fus3
Fus3Fus3
GDP
GTP
Phosphory-
lation
cascade
Microfilament
Actin
subunit
Phosphorylation cascade
activates Fus3, which moves
to plasma membrane.
Fus3 phos-
phorylates
formin,
activating it.
Formin initiates growth of
microfilaments that form
the shmoo projections.
RESULTS
CONCLUSION
Figure 11.17
Figure 11.17a
Wild type (with shmoos)
Figure 11.17b
∆Fus3
Figure 11.17c
∆formin
Fine-Tuning of the Response
• There are four aspects of fine-tuning to consider
– Amplification of the signal (and thus the response)
– Specificity of the response
– Overall efficiency of response, enhanced by
scaffolding proteins
– Termination of the signal
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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
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The Specificity of Cell Signaling and
Coordination of the Response
• Different kinds of cells have different collections of
proteins
• These different proteins allow cells to detect and
respond to different signals
• Even the same signal can have different effects in
cells with different proteins and pathways
• Pathway branching and “cross-talk” further help
the cell coordinate incoming signals
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Figure 11.18
Signaling
molecule
Receptor
Relay
molecules
Response 1
Cell A. Pathway leads
to a single response.
Response 2 Response 3 Response 4 Response 5
Activation
or inhibition
Cell B. Pathway branches,
leading to two responses.
Cell C. Cross-talk occurs
between two pathways.
Cell D. Different receptor
leads to a different
response.
Signaling
molecule
Receptor
Relay
molecules
Response 1
Cell A. Pathway leads
to a single response.
Response 2 Response 3
Cell B. Pathway branches,
leading to two responses.
Figure 11.18a
Response 4 Response 5
Activation
or inhibition
Cell C. Cross-talk occurs
between two pathways.
Cell D. Different receptor
leads to a different
response.
Figure 11.18b
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 by grouping together
different proteins involved in the same pathway
• In some cases, scaffolding proteins may also help
activate some of the relay proteins
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Figure 11.19
Signaling
molecule
Receptor
Plasma
membrane
Scaffolding
protein
Three
different
protein
kinases
Termination of the Signal
• Inactivation mechanisms are an essential aspect
of cell signaling
• If ligand concentration falls, fewer receptors will be
bound
• Unbound receptors revert to an inactive state
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Concept 11.5: Apoptosis integrates multiple
cell-signaling pathways
• Apoptosis is programmed or controlled cell
suicide
• Components of the cell are chopped up and
packaged into vesicles that are digested by
scavenger cells
• Apoptosis prevents enzymes from leaking out of a
dying cell and damaging neighboring cells
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Figure 11.20
2 µm
Apoptosis in the Soil Worm Caenorhabditis
elegans
• Apoptosis is important in shaping an organism
during embryonic development
• The role of apoptosis in embryonic development
was studied in Caenorhabditis elegans
• In C. elegans, apoptosis results when proteins that
“accelerate” apoptosis override those that “put the
brakes” on apoptosis
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Figure 11.21
Mitochondrion
Ced-9
protein (active)
inhibits Ced-4
activity
Receptor
for death-
signaling
molecule
Ced-4 Ced-3
Inactive proteins
(a) No death signal
Death-
signaling
molecule
Ced-9
(inactive)
Cell
forms
blebs
Active
Ced-4
Active
Ced-3
Other
proteases
NucleasesActivation
cascade
(b) Death signal
Figure 11.21a
Mitochondrion
Ced-9
protein (active)
inhibits Ced-4
activity
Receptor
for death-
signaling
molecule
Ced-4 Ced-3
Inactive proteins
(a) No death signal
Death-
signaling
molecule
Ced-9
(inactive)
Cell
forms
blebs
Active
Ced-4
Active
Ced-3
Other
proteases
NucleasesActivation
cascade
(b) Death signal
Figure 11.21b
Apoptotic Pathways and the Signals That
Trigger Them
• Caspases are the main proteases (enzymes that
cut up proteins) that carry out apoptosis
• Apoptosis can be triggered by
– An extracellular death-signaling ligand
– DNA damage in the nucleus
– Protein misfolding in the endoplasmic reticulum
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• Apoptosis evolved early in animal evolution and is
essential for the development and maintenance of
all animals
• Apoptosis may be involved in some diseases (for
example, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s);
interference with apoptosis may contribute to
some cancers
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Figure 11.22
Interdigital tissue
Cells undergoing
apoptosis
Space between
digits1 mm
Figure 11.22a
Interdigital tissue
Figure 11.22b
Cells undergoing
apoptosis
Figure 11.22c
Space between
digits1 mm
Figure 11.UN01
Reception1 2 3Transduction Response
Receptor
Signaling
molecule
Relay molecules
Activation
of cellular
response
Figure 11.UN02

Ch 11: Cell Communication

  • 1.
    LECTURE PRESENTATIONS For CAMPBELLBIOLOGY, NINTH EDITION Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Lectures by Erin Barley Kathleen Fitzpatrick Cell Communication Chapter 11
  • 2.
    Overview: Cellular Messaging •Cell-to-cell communication is essential for both multicellular and unicellular organisms • Biologists have discovered some universal mechanisms of cellular regulation • Cells most often communicate with each other via chemical signals • For example, the fight-or-flight response is triggered by a signaling molecule called epinephrine © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Concept 11.1: Externalsignals are converted to responses within the cell • Microbes provide a glimpse of the role of cell signaling in the evolution of life © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 5.
    Evolution of CellSignaling • The yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has two mating types, a and α • Cells of different mating types locate each other via secreted factors specific to each type • A signal transduction pathway is a series of steps by which a signal on a cell’s surface is converted into a specific cellular response • Signal transduction pathways convert signals on a cell’s surface into cellular responses © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 6.
    Figure 11.2 Exchange of mating factors Receptor αfactor a factor Yeast cell, mating type a Yeast cell, mating type α Mating New a/α cell 1 2 3 a a a/α α α
  • 7.
    • Pathway similaritiessuggest that ancestral signaling molecules evolved in prokaryotes and were modified later in eukaryotes • The concentration of signaling molecules allows bacteria to sense local population density © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13.
    Local and Long-DistanceSignaling • Cells in a multicellular organism 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, or cell-cell recognition © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 14.
    Figure 11.4 Plasma membranes Gapjunctions between animal cells Plasmodesmata between plant cells (a) Cell junctions (b) Cell-cell recognition
  • 15.
    • In manyother 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 • The ability of a cell to respond to a signal depends on whether or not it has a receptor specific to that signal © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 16.
    Figure 11.5 Local signalingLong-distance signaling Target cell Secreting cell Secretory vesicle Local regulator diffuses through extracellular fluid. (a) Paracrine signaling (b) Synaptic signaling Electrical signal along nerve cell triggers release of neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitter diffuses across synapse. Target cell is stimulated. Endocrine cell Blood vessel Hormone travels in bloodstream. Target cell specifically binds hormone. (c) Endocrine (hormonal) signaling
  • 17.
    Figure 11.5a Local signaling Targetcell Secreting cell Secretory vesicle Local regulator diffuses through extracellular fluid. (a) Paracrine signaling (b) Synaptic signaling Electrical signal along nerve cell triggers release of neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitter diffuses across synapse. Target cell is stimulated.
  • 18.
    Figure 11.5b Long-distance signaling Endocrinecell Blood vessel Hormone travels in bloodstream. Target cell specifically binds hormone. (c) Endocrine (hormonal) signaling
  • 19.
    The Three Stagesof Cell Signaling: A Preview • Earl W. Sutherland discovered how the hormone epinephrine acts on cells • Sutherland suggested that cells receiving signals went through three processes – Reception – Transduction – Response © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Animation: Overview of Cell Signaling
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  • 21.
    Figure 11.6-2 Plasma membrane EXTRACELLULAR FLUID CYTOPLASM ReceptionTransduction Receptor Signaling molecule Relay molecules in a signal transduction pathway 21
  • 22.
    Figure 11.6-3 Plasma membrane EXTRACELLULAR FLUID CYTOPLASM ReceptionTransduction Response Receptor Signaling molecule Activation of cellular response Relay molecules in a signal transduction pathway 321
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    Concept 11.2: Reception:A signaling molecule binds to a receptor protein, causing it to change shape • The binding between a signal molecule (ligand) and receptor is highly specific • A shape change in a receptor is often the initial transduction of the signal • Most signal receptors are plasma membrane proteins © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Receptors in thePlasma Membrane • Most water-soluble signal molecules bind to specific sites on receptor proteins that span the plasma membrane • There are three main types of membrane receptors – G protein-coupled receptors – Receptor tyrosine kinases – Ion channel receptors © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    • G protein-coupledreceptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of cell-surface receptors • A GPCR 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 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 26.
    Figure 11.7a G protein-coupledreceptor Signaling molecule binding site Segment that interacts with G proteins
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    Figure 11.7b G protein-coupled receptor 21 34 Plasma membrane G protein (inactive) CYTOPLASM Enzyme Activated receptor Signaling molecule Inactive enzyme Activated enzyme Cellular response GDP GTP GDP GTP GTP P i GDP GDP
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    • Receptor tyrosinekinases (RTKs) are membrane receptors that attach phosphates to tyrosines • A receptor tyrosine kinase can trigger multiple signal transduction pathways at once • Abnormal functioning of RTKs is associated with many types of cancers © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Figure 11.7c Signaling molecule (ligand) 21 34 Ligand-binding site α helix in the membrane Tyrosines CYTOPLASM Receptor tyrosine kinase proteins (inactive monomers) Signaling molecule Dimer Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr P P P P P P P P P P P P Activated tyrosine kinase regions (unphosphorylated dimer) Fully activated receptor tyrosine kinase (phosphorylated dimer) Activated relay proteins Cellular response 1 Cellular response 2 Inactive relay proteins 6 ATP 6 ADP
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    • A ligand-gatedion 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 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Figure 11.7d Signaling molecule (ligand) 21 3 Gate closedIons Ligand-gated ion channel receptor Plasma membrane Gate open Cellular response Gate closed
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    Intracellular Receptors • Intracellularreceptor proteins are 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 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Concept 11.3: Transduction:Cascades of molecular interactions relay signals from receptors to target molecules in the cell • Signal 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 of the cellular response © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    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 shape change in a protein © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Protein Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation •In many pathways, the signal is transmitted by a cascade of protein phosphorylations • Protein kinases transfer phosphates from ATP to protein, a process called phosphorylation © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    • Protein phosphatasesremove the phosphates from proteins, a process called dephosphorylation • This phosphorylation and dephosphorylation system acts as a molecular switch, turning activities on and off or up or down, as required © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Receptor Signaling molecule Activated relay molecule Phosphorylation cascade Inactive proteinkinase 1 Active protein kinase 1 Active protein kinase 2 Active protein kinase 3 Inactive protein kinase 2 Inactive protein kinase 3 Inactive protein Active protein Cellular response ATP ADP ATP ADP ATP ADP PP PP PP P P P P i P i P i Figure 11.10
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    Activated relay molecule Phosphorylation cascade Inactive protein kinase 1Active protein kinase 1 Active protein kinase 2 Active protein kinase 3 Inactive protein kinase 2 Inactive protein kinase 3 Inactive protein Active protein ATP ADP ATP ADP ATP ADP PP PP PP P P P i P i P i P Figure 11.10a
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    Small Molecules andIons as Second Messengers • The extracellular signal molecule (ligand) that binds to the receptor is a pathway’s “first messenger” • Second messengers are small, nonprotein, water- soluble molecules or ions that spread throughout a cell by diffusion • Second messengers participate in pathways initiated by GPCRs and RTKs • Cyclic AMP and calcium ions are common second messengers © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Cyclic AMP • CyclicAMP (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 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Figure 11.11 Adenylyl cyclasePhosphodiesterase Pyrophosphate AMP H2O ATP P iP cAMP
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    • Many signalmolecules trigger formation of cAMP • Other components of cAMP pathways are G proteins, G protein-coupled 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 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Figure 11.12 G protein Firstmessenger (signaling molecule such as epinephrine) G protein-coupled receptor Adenylyl cyclase Second messenger Cellular responses Protein kinase A GTP ATP cAMP
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    Calcium Ions andInositol 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 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    • A signalrelayed 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 additional second messengers © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Animation: Signal Transduction Pathways
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    G protein EXTRA- CELLULAR FLUID Signaling molecule (firstmessenger) G protein-coupled receptor Phospholipase C DAG PIP2 IP3 (second messenger) IP3-gated calcium channel Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) CYTOSOL Ca2+ GTP Figure 11.14-1
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    Figure 11.14-2 G protein EXTRA- CELLULAR FLUID Signalingmolecule (first messenger) G protein-coupled receptor Phospholipase C DAG PIP2 IP3 (second messenger) IP3-gated calcium channel Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) CYTOSOL Ca2+ (second messenger) Ca2+ GTP
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    Figure 11.14-3 G protein EXTRA- CELLULAR FLUID Signalingmolecule (first messenger) G protein-coupled receptor Phospholipase C DAG PIP2 IP3 (second messenger) IP3-gated calcium channel Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) CYTOSOL Various proteins activated Cellular responses Ca2+ (second messenger) Ca2+ GTP
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    Concept 11.4: Response:Cell signaling leads to regulation of transcription or cytoplasmic activities • The cell’s response to an extracellular signal is sometimes called the “output response” © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Nuclear and CytoplasmicResponses • Ultimately, a signal transduction pathway leads to regulation of one or more cellular activities • The response may occur in the cytoplasm or in the nucleus • Many signaling pathways regulate the synthesis of enzymes or other proteins, usually by turning genes on or off in the nucleus • The final activated molecule in the signaling pathway may function as a transcription factor © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    • Other pathwaysregulate the activity of enzymes rather than their synthesis © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Figure 11.16 Reception Transduction Response Binding ofepinephrine to G protein-coupled receptor (1 molecule) 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 ) Glycogen Glucose 1-phosphate (108 molecules)
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    • Signaling pathwayscan also affect the overall behavior of a cell, for example, changes in cell shape © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Wild type (withshmoos) ∆Fus3 ∆formin Mating factor activates receptor. Mating factor G protein-coupled receptor Shmoo projection forming Formin G protein binds GTP and becomes activated. 2 1 3 4 5 P P P P ForminFormin Fus3 Fus3Fus3 GDP GTP Phosphory- lation cascade Microfilament Actin subunit Phosphorylation cascade activates Fus3, which moves to plasma membrane. Fus3 phos- phorylates formin, activating it. Formin initiates growth of microfilaments that form the shmoo projections. RESULTS CONCLUSION Figure 11.17
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    Fine-Tuning of theResponse • There are four aspects of fine-tuning to consider – Amplification of the signal (and thus the response) – Specificity of the response – Overall efficiency of response, enhanced by scaffolding proteins – Termination of the signal © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Signal Amplification • Enzymecascades amplify the cell’s response • At each step, the number of activated products is much greater than in the preceding step © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    The Specificity ofCell Signaling and Coordination of the Response • Different kinds of cells have different collections of proteins • These different proteins allow cells to detect and respond to different signals • Even the same signal can have different effects in cells with different proteins and pathways • Pathway branching and “cross-talk” further help the cell coordinate incoming signals © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Figure 11.18 Signaling molecule Receptor Relay molecules Response 1 CellA. Pathway leads to a single response. Response 2 Response 3 Response 4 Response 5 Activation or inhibition Cell B. Pathway branches, leading to two responses. Cell C. Cross-talk occurs between two pathways. Cell D. Different receptor leads to a different response.
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    Signaling molecule Receptor Relay molecules Response 1 Cell A.Pathway leads to a single response. Response 2 Response 3 Cell B. Pathway branches, leading to two responses. Figure 11.18a
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    Response 4 Response5 Activation or inhibition Cell C. Cross-talk occurs between two pathways. Cell D. Different receptor leads to a different response. Figure 11.18b
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    Signaling Efficiency: ScaffoldingProteins and Signaling Complexes • Scaffolding proteins are large relay proteins to which other relay proteins are attached • Scaffolding proteins can increase the signal transduction efficiency by grouping together different proteins involved in the same pathway • In some cases, scaffolding proteins may also help activate some of the relay proteins © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Termination of theSignal • Inactivation mechanisms are an essential aspect of cell signaling • If ligand concentration falls, fewer receptors will be bound • Unbound receptors revert to an inactive state © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Concept 11.5: Apoptosisintegrates multiple cell-signaling pathways • Apoptosis is programmed or controlled cell suicide • Components of the cell are chopped up and packaged into vesicles that are digested by scavenger cells • Apoptosis prevents enzymes from leaking out of a dying cell and damaging neighboring cells © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Apoptosis in theSoil Worm Caenorhabditis elegans • Apoptosis is important in shaping an organism during embryonic development • The role of apoptosis in embryonic development was studied in Caenorhabditis elegans • In C. elegans, apoptosis results when proteins that “accelerate” apoptosis override those that “put the brakes” on apoptosis © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Figure 11.21 Mitochondrion Ced-9 protein (active) inhibitsCed-4 activity Receptor for death- signaling molecule Ced-4 Ced-3 Inactive proteins (a) No death signal Death- signaling molecule Ced-9 (inactive) Cell forms blebs Active Ced-4 Active Ced-3 Other proteases NucleasesActivation cascade (b) Death signal
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    Figure 11.21a Mitochondrion Ced-9 protein (active) inhibitsCed-4 activity Receptor for death- signaling molecule Ced-4 Ced-3 Inactive proteins (a) No death signal
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    Apoptotic Pathways andthe Signals That Trigger Them • Caspases are the main proteases (enzymes that cut up proteins) that carry out apoptosis • Apoptosis can be triggered by – An extracellular death-signaling ligand – DNA damage in the nucleus – Protein misfolding in the endoplasmic reticulum © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    • Apoptosis evolvedearly in animal evolution and is essential for the development and maintenance of all animals • Apoptosis may be involved in some diseases (for example, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s); interference with apoptosis may contribute to some cancers © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
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    Figure 11.22 Interdigital tissue Cellsundergoing apoptosis Space between digits1 mm
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    Figure 11.UN01 Reception1 23Transduction Response Receptor Signaling molecule Relay molecules Activation of cellular response
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Editor's Notes

  • #4 Figure 11.1 How does cell signaling trigger the desperate flight of this gazelle?
  • #7 Figure 11.2 Communication between mating yeast cells.
  • #9 Figure 11.3 Communication among bacteria.
  • #10 Figure 11.3 Communication among bacteria.
  • #11 Figure 11.3 Communication among bacteria.
  • #12 Figure 11.3 Communication among bacteria.
  • #13 Figure 11.3 Communication among bacteria.
  • #15 Figure 11.4 Communication by direct contact between cells.
  • #17 Figure 11.5 Local and long-distance cell signaling by secreted molecules in animals.
  • #18 Figure 11.5 Local and long-distance cell signaling by secreted molecules in animals.
  • #19 Figure 11.5 Local and long-distance cell signaling by secreted molecules in animals.
  • #21 Figure 11.6 Overview of cell signaling.
  • #22 Figure 11.6 Overview of cell signaling.
  • #23 Figure 11.6 Overview of cell signaling.
  • #27 Figure 11.7 Exploring: Cell-Surface Transmembrane Receptors
  • #28 Figure 11.7 Exploring: Cell-Surface Transmembrane Receptors
  • #29 Figure 11.8 Impact: Determining the Structure of a G Protein-Coupled Receptor (GPCR)
  • #31 Figure 11.7 Exploring: Cell-Surface Transmembrane Receptors
  • #33 Figure 11.7 Exploring: Cell-Surface Transmembrane Receptors
  • #35 Figure 11.9 Steroid hormone interacting with an intracellular receptor.
  • #36 Figure 11.9 Steroid hormone interacting with an intracellular receptor.
  • #37 Figure 11.9 Steroid hormone interacting with an intracellular receptor.
  • #38 Figure 11.9 Steroid hormone interacting with an intracellular receptor.
  • #39 Figure 11.9 Steroid hormone interacting with an intracellular receptor.
  • #44 Figure 11.10 A phosphorylation cascade.
  • #45 Figure 11.10 A phosphorylation cascade.
  • #48 Figure 11.11 Cyclic AMP.
  • #49 Figure 11.11 Cyclic AMP.
  • #50 Figure 11.11 Cyclic AMP.
  • #52 Figure 11.12 cAMP as a second messenger in a G protein signaling pathway.
  • #54 Figure 11.13 The maintenance of calcium ion concentrations in an animal cell.
  • #56 Figure 11.14 Calcium and IP3 in signaling pathways.
  • #57 Figure 11.14 Calcium and IP3 in signaling pathways.
  • #58 Figure 11.14 Calcium and IP3 in signaling pathways.
  • #61 Figure 11.15 Nuclear responses to a signal: the activation of a specific gene by a growth factor.
  • #63 Figure 11.16 Cytoplasmic response to a signal: the stimulation of glycogen breakdown by epinephrine.
  • #65 Figure 11.17 Inquiry: How do signals induce directional cell growth during mating in yeast?
  • #66 Figure 11.17 Inquiry: How do signals induce directional cell growth during mating in yeast?
  • #67 Figure 11.17 Inquiry: How do signals induce directional cell growth during mating in yeast?
  • #68 Figure 11.17 Inquiry: How do signals induce directional cell growth during mating in yeast?
  • #72 Figure 11.18 The specificity of cell signaling.
  • #73 Figure 11.18 The specificity of cell signaling.
  • #74 Figure 11.18 The specificity of cell signaling.
  • #76 Figure 11.19 A scaffolding protein.
  • #79 Figure 11.20 Apoptosis of a human white blood cell.
  • #81 Figure 11.21 Molecular basis of apoptosis in C. elegans.
  • #82 Figure 11.21 Molecular basis of apoptosis in C. elegans.
  • #83 Figure 11.21 Molecular basis of apoptosis in C. elegans.
  • #86 Figure 11.22 Effect of apoptosis during paw development in the mouse.
  • #87 Figure 11.22 Effect of apoptosis during paw development in the mouse.
  • #88 Figure 11.22 Effect of apoptosis during paw development in the mouse.
  • #89 Figure 11.22 Effect of apoptosis during paw development in the mouse.
  • #90 Figure 11.UN01 Summary figure, Concept 11.1
  • #91 Figure 11.UN02 Appendix A: answer to Test Your Understanding, question 9