General principals of cellular communications
General principals of cellular communications
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General principles of cellular communication
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Course summary
Completed study
Learn about how cells sense and respond to
The learner has completed the following:
extrinsic stimuli, a capacity that allows them to
communicate with each other and to respond to Section 1
changes in their environment. This free course,
General principles of cellular communication, Diversity and evolution of cell signalling pathways
explains cell signalling pathways in general
terms and identifies some of the universal
characteristics of signalling pathway
components.
Learning outcomes
By completing this course, the learner should be
able to:
describe in general terms how extrinsic
signals activate cell signalling pathways to
elicit cellular responses
describe how cell signalling processes
facilitate quorum sensing in bacteria
outline the diverse roles played by proteins in
cellular communication and how various
proteins can function together in a signalling
pathway
relate the activities and properties (including
domain structure) of proteins to their roles in
signalling.