Cell Biology

  • Ion transport
    • Ion channels 
      • Ion channels in epithelial cells 
        • Epithelial sodium channel (ENaC)
          • Liddle's syndrome
          • Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1
        • Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulators
          • Cystic fibrosis
      • Ion channels in non-epithelial cells
        • Cell membrane potential
        • Voltage gated sodium channels
          • Skeletal muscle cells
            • Myotonia
            • Paralysis
              • Syndrome of hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis
          • Cardiac mucle cells
            • Long QT syndrome
            • Torsades de pointes
          • Nerve cells 
            • Familial epilepsy
          • Class 1 antiarrhythmics
            • Quinidine, disopyramide, lidocaine, flecainide
          • Antiepileptics 
            • Phenytoin and carbamazepine
    • Ion carriers
      • Carriers that utilise ATP (pumps)
        • Na/K ATPase
          • Digoxin
      • Carriers that utilise secondary active transport mechanisms
        • Na/K/2Cl cotransporter
          • Loop diuretics (frusemide)
          • Bartter's syndrome
        • Na/Cl co-transporter
          • Thiazide diuretics
          • Gitelman's syndrome
  • Receptors and intracellular signalling
    • Ligand binding. Signal transduction
    • Endocrine. Paracrine. Synaptic
    • Phosphorylation
      • Serine. Threonine.
      • Intracellular messengers
      • Kinase enzymes
        • Protein kinase A (cAMP)
        • Protein kinase G (cGMP)
        • Protein kinase C (diacylglycerol)
    • Membrane-bound receptors and signal transduction
      • Receptors on cell surface.
        • Ionotropic receptor (With integral ion channel function)
          • e.g. nAChR, GABAa, 5HT3
        • G protein coupled receptors
          • e.g. mAChR, alpha and beta adrenoreceptors, dopamine, 5HT, opiate, peptides
          • Gi. Adenylate cyclase
          • Gq. Phospholipase CDAG, IP3
          • cAMP. Serine and threonine. Protein kinase A
          • Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3). Ca
          • Diacylglycerol (DAG). Protein kinase C (PKC).
          • Cholera
        • Receptors with integral enzymatic function
          • Receptor tyrosine kinases
            • SH2 (src homology 2) domain
            • Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2RET gene. Chromosome 10
              • Proto-oncogenes. Trastuzamab vs HER2. Erlotinib, Geftinib. 
              • Receptor guanylate cyclases
                • ANP
                • Nitric oxide
          • Receptors in cytoplasma
            • Steroid hormones. Lipophilic substances
      • Cell cycle and apoptosis
        • Phases: 
          • Quiescent phase (G0)
          • First gap phase (G1)
          • DNA synthesis(S)
          • Second gap phase (G2)
          • Mitosis (M)
        • Mechanisms of regulation
          • M-phase kinase
            • Catalytic (Cdc2)
            • Regulatory (Cyclin)
            • Substrate (H1 histone)
          • Checkpoint pathways 
            • Recognition of DNA damage
              • Apoptosis. Block cell cycle. Transcribe response genes. Repair damage
            • Appropriate progress made
              • Replication before division. Kinetochores paired before metaphase finished
            • Proteins involved
              • Sensor. Transducer. Effector (Protein kinase ATM. Ataxia telangiectasia)
          • Cyclin-dependent kinases (CKDs) 
              • Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs)
                • Retinoblastoma gene product phosphorylated by cdm-cyclin D complex
        • Apoptosis/ programmed cell death
          • Fas receptor (Fas or FasR)
            • Fas. Death domain
            • Fas ligand (FasL)
            • Fas + FasL
            • TNF + its receptor (TNF-R1) → Apoptosis
          • Downstream from the Fas receptor
            • Classical pathway for apoptosis
              • Fas + FasL. TNF + TNF-R1. 
              • ]Caspase family (cysteine aspartate proteases)
            • Pathway involving kinase JNK. 
              • c-JunBcl2.
        • Cancer and the cell cycle
          • Oncogenes. Proto-oncogenes
          • Tumour-suppressor genes
            • RB gene
            • p53
      • Haematopoiesis
        • Bone marrow structure
        • The haematopoietic process
          • Bone marrow
            • Stem cell
            • Progenitor cells
            • Maturation
          • Peripheral blood
          • Role of growth factors
            • Stem cell factors (SCF)
            • Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)
          • Erythropoietin (EPO)

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