Biological Membranes and Signalling

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Decks in this class (20)

Membranes: The Basics
Membrane lipids,
Membrane primary functions,
Biomembrane structure
23  cards
Membrane Biosynthesis
The basis of synthesis are they m...,
Upon formation membrane lipids mu...,
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum sem ...
15  cards
Transporting proteins into Membranes
Signal based targeting,
The rough endoplasmic reticulum r...,
Targeting proteins to the rer
18  cards
Targeting proteins to Organelles
Mechanism of protein targeting,
Er retention signals,
Different signals target differen...
26  cards
Vesicular Trafficking
Secretory pathway,
Trans golgi network sorting const...,
Studying the secretory pathway vs...
24  cards
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Electron transfer,
Electron transport chain,
Flavins
14  cards
Photosynthesis 1
Photosynthetic organisms,
Steps of photosynthesis,
Principle light harvesting molecu...
14  cards
Photosynthesis 2
Cyclic electron transport in chlo...,
Light harvesting,
Light harvesting carotenoids
9  cards
Transporters & Ion Channels 1
Lipid membrane permeability for p...,
Thermodynamics of transportdiffus...,
3 main transmembrane transporters
18  cards
Transporters & Ion Channels 2
4 classes of atp powered pumps,
Principal role of atp powered pum...,
V class atpases
12  cards
Transporters & Ion Channels 3
Sodium ion channel selectivity,
Calcium ion channel selectivity,
Voltage gated ion channels
15  cards
Lipid Signalling
Second messengers,
Lipid derived second messenger pr...,
Pip3 phosphatidylinositol 3 4 5 t...
16  cards
Tyrosine Kinases
Signal transduction,
Receptors as catalysts and amplif...,
Types of receptors
28  cards
G-proteins
G proteins activation gtp hydroly...,
2 classes of g protein superfamily,
G protein coupled receptor gpcr s...
16  cards
Second Messengers 1
Camp a secondary messenger,
Phosphodiesterases pdes,
Adenylyl cyclase
13  cards
Second Messengers 2
Ip3 structure,
Ip3 mediates various responses,
Routes of activating the phosphol...
12  cards
Plant Signalling 1
Plant development plastic,
Meristems,
Unable to flee danger plants figh...
10  cards
Plant Signalling 2
Auxins roles,
Iaa mutants,
Natural synthetic iaa
13  cards
Nuclear Receptors
Nrs in humans,
What are nuclear recptors,
Nr activation
14  cards
Nuclear Hormones
Reasons why nrs are important tar...,
Drug design to target nrs,
Therapeutic applications replacement
20  cards

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