Cell Communication

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• Why are plasmodesmata important?
• How is a signal transduction pathway initiated?
• How can cell communication be disrupted?
• How are plasmodesmata related to the symplast?
• How are gap junctions formed?
• What is a signal transduction pathway?
• How do membrane receptors work?
• What are some examples of membrane receptors?
• What is cyclic amp?
• What are the functions and properties of a ligand protein receptor?
• What amplifies the communication from a signal molecule?
• What is the function of the plasma membrane?
• Why does cardiac muscle have many gap junctions?
• What are some examples of endocrine, autocrine, and paracrine signaling?
• How are hormones an example of long-distance signaling?
• How is the method of cell to cell communication able to be so specific?
• What is the role of G-protein in cell communication?
• How is the cell membrane involved in cell communication?
• Why is cell signaling important?
• What tissue provides communication between all other tissue types?
• How do the cells communicate between each other?
• What type of cell communication occurs if a cell secretes a growth factor that then acts on neighbor?
• How do organelles communicate within the cell?
• How does diabetes affects cell communication?