Receptor mechanisms

MOLECULAR & CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

Master Course Cognitive Neuroscience - Radboud University, Nijmegen

INDEX

INTRODUCTION

CELLS AND WITHIN CELLS

IN A NUTSHELL

GENOMICS

MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

NEURODEVELOPMENT

Chapter 2: Cells and within cells

Cells	DNA and genes	Translation	Receptor Mechanisms
Neurons	More on DNA	Proteins, Protein Structure and Protein Analysis	Ion channel receptors
Glia	Epigenetics	Protein folding in the cell	Tyrosine kinase receptors
Within cells	Transcription	Post-translational modifications of proteins	G-protein-coupled receptors
Amino ac, Carbohydr, Lipids and Nucleic ac	Noncoding RNAs	Protein degradation in the cell - Autophagy	G-proteins
Membranes and Membrane Proteins	miRNAs and the brain	Protein secretion / Secretory pathway	Transcription and signalling
The Exctracellular Matrix			Transcription factor receptors

Receptor mechanisms

G-proteins Transcription and signalling

There are four major mechanisms in cell signaling, based on the nature of the receptor molecule receiving the signal. The receptor molecule can be

(1) an ion channel,
(2) a membrane-bound tyrosine kinase,
(3) a G-protein-coupled receptor, or
(4) a transcription factor.

Click on the icons to get more information on the particular receptor mechanism.

Adapted from a tutorial by Dr Bruce Jenks

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(1) an ion channel,

(2) a membrane-bound tyrosine kinase,

(3) a G-protein-coupled receptor, or

(4) a transcription factor.

Click on the icons to get more information on the particular receptor mechanism.