Transmembrane signalling systems.

M Castagna

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Transmembrane signalling systems.

M Castagna

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Abstract

The three major strategies for transmembrane signalling at the plasma membrane level involve either second messengers, ion channels or receptor-mediated endocytosis. Two second-messenger types of transmembrane signalling systems have been analyzed: the adenylate cyclase and protein kinase C systems. Both are triggered by a variety of biological signals and eventually activate a specific protein kinase. The pathogenic stimulation of adenylate cyclase and protein kinase C systems by cholera toxin and tumor promoters, respectively, is described.

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M Castagna. 1983. Transmembrane signalling systems.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6320921/

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