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Chapter 11

Vocabulary Pt.1

TermDefinition
cellular messaging cells signal to each other and interpret signals they receive from other cells
epinepherine chemical signal that initiates fight or flight response
signaling molecules means of communication in multicellular organisms
local signaling communication by direct contact, cell-cell recognition, or chemical signals
growth factors stimulate nearby target cells to grow and divide
autocrine cell signals itself through a chemical that it synthesizes and responds to
paracrine chemical signal that diffuses into the area and interacts with receptors on nearby cells
synaptic release of neurotransmitters at synapses in the nervous system.
endocrine chemicals secreted into blood and carried by blood and tissue fluids to cells they act on
hormones chemicals used by plants and animals
reception target cells detect a signaling molecule that binds to a receptor protein on the surface, causes to change shape
transduction the binding of signaling molecules alters receptor and starts a signal transduction pathway
response transduced signal triggers a specific response in a target cell
g-protein coupled receptor largest family of cell-surface receptors, work with the help of a g-protein
g-protein proteins that are all very similar in structure, and bind with the energy rich GTP
receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) membrane receptors that attach phosphates to tyrosines
human epidermal growth receptor cancer cell that tells itself to grow and divide into more cells
intracellular receptor proteins found in the cytoplasm or nucles of target cells
ligand gated ion channel receptor acts as a gate when receptor changes shape
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