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Stem Cell SIGNALS
HOW STEM CELLS COMMUNICATE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHY MUST MULTI-CELL ORGANISMS COMMUNICATE? | IN ORDER TO COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES SO THE ORGANISM CAN DEVELOP, GROW, REPAIR, ETC |
| MUST CELLS RECOGNIZE IN/EXTERNAL SIGNALS? | YES TO COLLECT AND PROCESS MULTIPLE SIGNALS TO GENERATE PROPER OUTPUT RESPONSE IN ORDER FOR US TO GROW, DEVELOP, DEFEND, REPAIR, REPRODUCE, AND RESPOND T THE ENVIRONMENT EFFECTIVELY. |
| SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION | PROCESS THAT ENABLE CELLS TO RESPOND PROPERLY TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGANDS. |
| SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PROCESS... | 1. RECEPTION 2. TRANDUCTION 3. RESPONSE |
| MODEL FOR G1 PHASE GO-SIGNAL RECOGNITION | CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF GENE EXPRESSION PRODUCE THE SPECIFIC PROTEINS NECESSARY FOR ASC TO MOVE FROM G1 TO S |
| KINASES | ADD A PHOSPHATE GROUP TO A PROTEIN, THAT CAN TURN ON OR OFF TRANSDUCTION PROTEIN |
| PHOSPHATASES | REMOVE A PHOSPHATE GROUP FROM A PROTEIN, THAT CAN TURN ON OR OFF TRANSDUCTION PROTEIN |
| PROTEIN KINASE CASCADE | SERIES OF KINASE REACTION DURING SIGNAL TRANSD. THAT AMPLIFIES A RECOGNIZED SIGNAL WITHIN CELL TO ENABLE CELL TO RESPOND TO A SMALL NUMBER OF SIGNALS |
| CYCLIN PROTEINS & CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASES (CDKs) | DETERMINE THE PROGRESS OF THE ASC THROUGH THE CELL CYCLE. IN G1 BOTH PREPARE CELL FOR S PHASE. |
| CYCLIN PROTEINS | BIND TO AND ACTIVATES THE CDKs |
| WHAT CYCLIN AND CDKs DO IN THE S PHASE? | STIMULATE DNA REPLICATION |
| PROTEASOME... | ENTER CYCLIN PROTEIN AND ARE DEGRADED IN A REGULATED MANNER AFTER ASC ENTER NEXT CELL CYCLE PHASE. AMINO ACIDS ALSO EXIT HERE YO BE USED TO MAKE MORE PROTEINS. |