8. LE 11-4
Paracrine signaling
Local regulator
diffuses through
extracellular fluid
Secretory
vesicle
Secreting
cell
Target cell
Local signaling
Electrical signal
along nerve cell
triggers release of
neurotransmitter
Neurotransmitter
diffuses across
synapse
Endocrine cell Blood
vessel
Long-distance signaling
Hormone travels
in bloodstream
to target cells
Synaptic signaling
Target cell
is stimulated
Hormonal signaling
Target
cell
15. LE 11-6
EXTRACELLULAR
FLUID
Plasma
membrane
The steroid
hormone testosterone
passes through the
plasma membrane.
Testosterone binds
to a receptor protein
in the cytoplasm,
activating it.
The hormone-
receptor complex
enters the nucleus
and binds to specific
genes.
The bound protein
stimulates the
transcription of
the gene into mRNA.
The mRNA is
translated into a
specific protein.
CYTOPLASM
NUCLEUS
DNA
Hormone
(testosterone)
Receptor
protein
Hormone-
receptor
complex
mRNA
New protein
20. LE 11-7b
Signal
molecule
a Helix in the
membrane
Signal-binding site
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyrosines
Receptor tyrosine
kinase proteins
(inactive monomers)
CYTOPLASM
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr Tyr
Tyr
Tyr Tyr
Tyr
Tyr Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
Activated tyrosine-
kinase regions
(unphosphorylated
dimer)
Signal
molecule
Dimer
Fully activated receptor
tyrosine-kinase
(phosphorylated
dimer)
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
P
P
P
P
P
P
ATP 6 ADP
Tyr
Tyr
Tyr Tyr
Tyr
Tyr
P
P
P
P
P
P
Inactive
relay proteins
Cellular
response 2
Cellular
response 1
Activated relay
proteins
6
26. LE 11-8
Signal molecule
Activated relay
molecule
Receptor
Inactive
protein kinase
1 Active
protein
kinase
1
Inactive
protein kinase
2 Active
protein
kinase
2
Inactive
protein kinase
3 Active
protein
kinase
3
ADP
Inactive
protein
Active
protein
Cellular
response
ATP
PP
Pi
ADP
ATP
PP
Pi
ADP
ATP
PP
Pi
P
P
P
40. LE 11-13
Binding of epinephrine to G-protein-linked receptor (1 molecule)
Reception
Transduction
Inactive G protein
Active G protein (102 molecules)
Inactive adenylyl cyclase
Active adenylyl cyclase (102)
ATP
Cyclic AMP (104)
Inactive protein kinase A
Inactive phosphorylase kinase
Active protein kinase A (104)
Active phosphorylase kinase (105)
Active glycogen phosphorylase (106)
Inactive glycogen phosphorylase
Glycogen
Response
Glucose-1-phosphate
(108 molecules)
46. LE 11-15
Signal
molecule
Receptor
Relay
molecules
Response 1 Response 2 Response 3
Cell B. Pathway branches,
leading to two responses
Cell A. Pathway leads
to a single response
Cell C. Cross-talk occurs
between two pathways
Response 4 Response 5
Activation
or inhibition
Cell D. Different receptor
leads to a different response