CHAPTER 9:  SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

Biochemistry Online: An Approach Based on Chemical Logic

02/17/2008

  1. Energy Transduction: Uses of ATP
  2. Signal Transduction: Nerve Cells: Neural Chemistry
  3. Signal Transduction at Cell Membranes: Protein Kinases/Phosphatases
  4. Apoptosis - Programmed Cell Death  and Signal Transduction

Recent References

  1. The Ins and Outs of Signalling (a great review article ***) Nature. 411, pg 759 (2001)
  2. Kabarowski et al. Lysophosphatidylcholine as a ligand for the immunoregulatory receptor G2A. (LPC involved in atherosclerosis, autoimmune disease). Science. 293, pg 702 (2001)
  3. New Gene May be Key to Sweet Tooth (about Sweet receptor) Science. 292, pg 620 (2001)
  4. ATP, pain, and a full bladder. (about an ATP receptor/ion channel which is associated wiht pain).  Nature. 407, pg 951, 1011, 1015 (2000)
  5. Article on Steroid hormone receptor inteactions**.  Science. 289. pg 24, 119 (2000)
  6. New Insights into Type 2 diabetes.  Science. 289. pg 37 (2000)
  7. Tuning channels for blood pressure (Calcium channel activation) Nature. 407. pg 845 (2000)
  8. Baumann et al. Lipid Rafts and Insulin Action. Nature. 407. pg 147, 202 (2000)
  9. Julius and Basbaum.  Moelcular Mechanisms of nociception (pain) Nature. 413, pg 203 (2001)
  10. Rocheville et al. Receptors as Kissing Cousins (how G protein coupled receptors pair with relatives to form heterodimeric receptors). Science. 288. pg 65, 154 (2000)
  11. Li et al, sasaki et al, and Hirsch et al. signals to move cells (along concentration gradient. Science. 287, pg 982, 1046, 1040, 1049 (2000)
  12. McKemy et. al. Identification of a cold receptor reveals a general role for TRP channels in thermosensation. Nature. 416. pg 27, 52 (2002)

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