BIOL3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Guanylyl Cyclase, Protein Kinase, Endothelium

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2 classes of signaling molecules: cell-surface receptors. Lecture 21 extracellular signaling molecule (ligand) that binds to a receptor on a cell surface. Receptor will change in someway to change the molecule. Leads to a cascade of intracellular signaling molecules: eventually changes something within the cell or function, all molecules that are passing off the signals. 3 main classes ion channel-coupled receptors: ion channel is closed until a signaling molecule binds to it which allows it to open and allow ions flowing in/out. G-protein coupled receptors (gpcrs: talked about wednesday, 7-pass membrane protein. Next to gpcr is the g-protein: when activated by signaling molecule, g-protein is activated and activates other intracellular signaling molecules and allows a long chain of activation, amplifies signal. Steroid hormones cortisol binds to an intracellular receptor inside the cell called the nuclear receptor protein: changes conformation and activates it and goes inside the nucleus, once there, it binds to dna and promotes transcription of certain genes.

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