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Decks in this class (36)

L1: cytoskeleton
What is actin 1,
Describe actin polymerisation 2,
What is actin treadmilling 3
10  cards
L1: cytoskeleton part 2
Where are formins 1,
F actin cross linkers 2,
Actin binding proteins 3
10  cards
L1: cytoskeleton part 3
Post translational modification 1,
Drugs 2,
Intermediate filaments 3
5  cards
L4: Apoptosis I
Purpose of cell death and apoptos...,
Apoptosis vs necrosis 2,
Apoptosis vs necrosis morphologic...
10  cards
L4: Apoptosis I part 2
Flow cytometry 1,
Tunnel assay 2,
Apoptosis and disease 3
5  cards
L5: Apoptosis II
How is apoptosis induced 1,
Apoptotic pathways 2,
Apoptotic control in cells 3
10  cards
L5 apoptosis II part 2
Extrinsic pathway 1,
What happens when fasl binds to f...,
Other receptors that can induce d...
11  cards
L4+L5 extra reading
Bcl2 family 1,
Anticancer therapy 2,
Escrt in apoptosis 3
4  cards
L4 + L5: Better phrasing for an essay
Blank 1,
Blank 2
1  cards
L6: proteostasis
Blank 1
1  cards
L7 membrane trafficking 1
Membrane composition 1,
Amphipathic molecules and triglyc...,
Formation of membrane phospholipi...
13  cards
L7 membrane trafficking 2
What does acyl chain saturation d...,
Cholesterol and membrane microdom...,
How do proteins embed in the memb...
19  cards
L9: mitosis
Why do cells undergo mitosis 1,
How does the cell cycle work 2,
Control of mitosis 3
10  cards
L9 mitosis part 2
Microtubule polarity 1,
Microtubule dynamic instability 2,
Motor proteins 3
13  cards
L9: Extra reading
Smc complex structure 1,
Smc loop formation 2,
Cohesin function 3
6  cards
L10: Cytokenesis
What is cytokenesis and examples ...,
Actomyosin ring formation in cyot...,
Actin myosin and linker proteins 3
10  cards
L10: cytokenesis part 2
Filaments 1,
Escrt iii 2,
Escrt midbody 3
8  cards
L10 extra reading
Factors in spindle assembly 1,
Chromosomal passenger complex 2,
Rhoa 3
4  cards
L11: Molecular motors I
What are motor proteins 1,
Tracks for the cytoskeletal motor...,
Intrinsic polarity 3
10  cards
L11: Molecular motors I part 2
Bead assay this time myosin v and...,
Principles of motor protein mecha...,
The atpase cycle of myosin 3
9  cards
L11: Essay format
What are motor proteins and their...,
Polarity of m and actin 2,
Common features of motors 3
11  cards
L12: Molecular motors II
Diverse cellular functions of cyt...,
Vesicular organelle transport by ...,
Models for bidirectional transport 3
10  cards
L12: Molecular motors II part 2
How to regulate the activity of m...,
Regulating the track 2,
Myosin based regulation of muscle...
7  cards
L13: Extracellular matrix
Overview of ecm components 1,
Basement membrane 2,
Laminins 3
10  cards
L13: Extracellular matrix part 2
Elastin 1,
Gags and proteoglycans 2,
Glycosaminoglycans gags 3
7  cards
L13 better phrasing for an essay
What is the ecm 1,
The basement membrane 2,
Laminins 3
8  cards
L13: Extra reading
Fibronectin 1,
Fibronectin in cell migration 2,
The ecm in cell migration 3
4  cards
L14: Cell adhesion
Different types of cell cell cont...,
Cadherins 2,
Tight junctions 3
13  cards
L14: Cell adhesion part 2
Hemidesmosomes 1,
Gap junctions 2,
Cell cell junctions in emt 3
4  cards
L14: Better phrasing for an essay
Cadherins 1,
Tight junctions 2,
Anchoring adhesions 3
8  cards
L14: Extra reading
Cadherins importance 1,
Regulation of the cadherin cateni...,
Desmosomes 3
4  cards
L15: Cell migration
What is cell migration 1,
Modes of migration 2,
Mesenchymal migration 3
10  cards
L15: Cell migration part 2
Pathogen migration 1,
Forcing driving migration 2,
Rho gtpases effect different acti...
7  cards
L16: Stem cells
What is a stem cell key properties 1,
Hirearchy of cell potency 2,
Stem cell potency 3
10  cards
L16: Stem cells part 2
Lgr5 organoids technology 1,
Professional vs faculative adult ...,
Applications of pluripotent stem ...
10  cards
L16: Stem cells part 3
Regenerative cell therapies for d...,
Studying human pancreas developme...,
Sequential stages of liver format...
5  cards

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