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Ch 11 Key Concepts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Key Concept 1 | External signals are converted to responses within the cell |
| Key Concept 2 | Reception: A signaling molecule binds to a receptor protein, causing it to change shape |
| Key Concept 3 | Transduction: Cascades of molecular interactions relay signals from receptors to target molecules in the cell |
| Key Concept 4 | Response: Cell signaling leads to regulation of transcription or cytoplasmic activities |
| Key Concept 5 | Apoptosis: integrates multiple cell-signaling pathways |
| signal trasduction pathway | The received signal is converted to a specific cellular response in a series of steps |
| local reulators | A seceted molecule that influences cells near where it is secreted |
| hormones | one of many types of secreted chemicals that are formed in specialized cells, travel in body fluids, and act on specific target cells in other parts of the body, changing the target cells' functioning |
| ligand | molecule that binds specifically to another molecule, usually a larger one |
| protein kinase | enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to a protein |
| protein phosphatase | enzyme that removes phosphate groups from proteins, (reverse of protein kinase) |