During neural development, outgrowing nerve cell axons must interact with their cellular environment in order to determine correct organization and connectivity. Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are prominent one pass transmembrane glycoproteins that mediate the signaling necessary to ensure correct targeting of these nerve axons.
a) How is a cell adhesion transmembrane protein sorted/translocated initially so that it will be inserted into the plasma membrane as a type I membrane protein? [Hint: Describe the specific steps that a type I transmembrane protein will go through in the RER for insertion into the membrane].
b) The binding of cell surface receptor to its ligand is the 1st step in a signal transduction pathway which ultimately results in the activation of many cytoplasmic proteins in a step-wise fashion. Explain 2 reasons why this method of signaling is advantageous for a cell.
During neural development, outgrowing nerve cell axons must interact with their cellular environment in order to determine correct organization and connectivity. Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are prominent one pass transmembrane glycoproteins that mediate the signaling necessary to ensure correct targeting of these nerve axons.
a) How is a cell adhesion transmembrane protein sorted/translocated initially so that it will be inserted into the plasma membrane as a type I membrane protein? [Hint: Describe the specific steps that a type I transmembrane protein will go through in the RER for insertion into the membrane].
b) The binding of cell surface receptor to its ligand is the 1st step in a signal transduction pathway which ultimately results in the activation of many cytoplasmic proteins in a step-wise fashion. Explain 2 reasons why this method of signaling is advantageous for a cell.
