Cell Signaling Cascades and Cancer Study
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Drug Dependence and G Proteins - ✔✔Loss of receptors at the cell surface due to internalization
Types of G Proteins - ✔✔Gi (inhibitory), Gs (stimulatory)
cAMP - ✔✔Second messenger signaling molecule
PLC (Phospholipase C) - ✔✔Enzyme that produces IP3 and DAG
IP3 and DAG - ✔✔Signaling molecules produced by PLC
Calcium as an Intracellular Messenger - ✔✔Calcium binds to calmodulin and affects protein
activation
Receptor Tyrosine Kinase (RTK) - ✔✔Enzyme and receptor that phosphorylates tyrosine
RAS and MAP Kinase Pathway - ✔✔RTK activates RAS, which activates MAP kinases
Mitosis - ✔✔Cell division process
Compact Mitotic Chromosome - ✔✔Expresses genes less or not at all
, Cell Cycle Checkpoints - ✔✔Regulate the timing of the cell cycle
G0 Phase - ✔✔Resting phase of the cell cycle
S Phase - ✔✔DNA replication phase
M Phase - ✔✔Mitosis phase
Apoptosis - ✔✔Programmed cell death
Necrosis - ✔✔Unexpected cell death
Bcl-2 Family of Proteins - ✔✔Regulate apoptosis
Major Cell Signaling Molecules - ✔✔Survival factors, Mitogens, Growth factors
Extracellular Matrix (ECM) - ✔✔Supports and connects cells in tissues
Cell Junctions - ✔✔Link cells together
Collagen - ✔✔Provides tensile strength in ECM
Fibroblast - ✔✔Produces ECM and helps tissue growth
Epithelia - ✔✔Multicellular sheets of cells
Adherens Junction - ✔✔Forms a strong belt around epithelium
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