Cell Surface Receptor Types:
1) Ligand-gated ion channel
Cell Surface Receptor Types:
2) G-Protein Coupled Receptor
Cell Surface Receptor Types:
3) Enzyme-linked Receptor eg Growth Factor Receptors
Growth Factors
Ligands which bind enzyme linked receptors Signal diverse cellular responses including: Proliferation Differentiation Growth Survival Angiogenesis Can signal to multiple cell types or be specific
Signal = LIGAND
Ligand- A molecule that binds to a specific site on another molecule, usually a protein, ie receptor
Components of Signalling
What are Receptors? Sensors, what the signal/ligand binds to initiate ST Cell surface
Factor
Principal Source
Primary Activity
Comments
PDGF
platelets, endothelial cells, placenta