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General principles of cellular communication

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Learn about how cells sense and respond to extrinsic stimuli, a capacity that allows them to communicate with each other and to respond to changes in their environment. This free course, General principles of cellular communication, explains cell signalling pathways in general terms and identifies some of the universal characteristics of signalling pathway components.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Diversity and evolution of cell signalling pathways
  • 1 Diversity and evolution of cell signalling pathways
  • 1.1  Bacterial quorum sensing
  • 1.2 Summary of Section 1
  • 2  General principles of signalling pathways
  • 2  General principles of signalling pathways
  • 2.1 Summary of Section 2
  • 3  Proteins: major components of signalling pathways
  • 3  Proteins: major components of signalling pathways
  • 3.1  Signalling proteins act as molecular switches
  • 3.2  Proteins perform a variety of functions in cell signalling
  • 3.3  Functional domains in signalling proteins
  • 3.4 Summary of Section 3
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements

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