Biomedicine 1 - lecture notes on molecules and cells
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Course
Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Institution
Kings College London (KCL)
Accurate and concise lecture notes on molecules and cells in relation to dentistry.
Includes coloured diagrams and images
Thorough explanations and definitions of key terms.
Classification of receptors
- G protein coupled receptors
- Intrinsic enzyme receptors
= enzyme is part of the receptor
= Eg, Tyrosine Kinase
= Also Called catalytic receptor
= Includes receptors for growth, cytokines and insulin
- Ligand binding describes the concentration of ligand (a molecule that binds to a
receptor) at which half of the receptor binding sites are occupied.
- Dimerisation is the process by which two molecules of similar chemical composition
come together to form a single polymer known as a dimer.
, - RAS proteins are molecular switches, when activated by binding to GTP, they aid in
the cascade of cellular processes like cell division.
- MAP kinase signalling is a specific pathway in eukaryotes which allows
cellular processes to occur eg, apoptosis
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