BIOL 1201 : Biology 1201 Final

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What are first messengers: extracellular messengers that elicits a cellular response when it binds to a receptor protein, hormones, neurotransmitters. What are two examples of second messengers: camp (cyclic adenosine monophosphate, synthesized from atp, activates an enzyme called protein kinase, calcium, muscle contractions. What is signal amplification and how does it benefit the cell: amplify faint signal, a few first messenger molecules, many second messenger molecules, each step in the cascade recruits more molecules, elicit a coordinated response. What is the role of phosphorylation cascades in signal amplification: activated kinase activates a different kinase, at each step more enzymes are recruited. Where are the receptors involved in cell signaling located: may involve a receptor in the plasma membrane, an integral membrane protein, may involve an intracellular receptor, steroid hormone receptors. Epinephrine (adrenaline) activates a gpcr in liver cells. Calcium activates a phosphorylation cascade in skeletal muscle (after the protein. Kinase a step in fig 11. 16, activating the enzyme phosphorylase kinase)

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