Module 5: SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

Lecture 3: Questions

Questions:

  1. Explain the effect of glucose concentration on the cAMP and catabolic activator protein?
  2. How cAMP involve in signal transduction pathway?
  3. How cAMP synthesizes and regulated in our body?

 

References:

  1. Horton, R. A., Moran, L. A., Scrimgeour, G., Perry, M. and Rawn, D. Principle of biochemistry. 6th edition 2006 pearson prenticle.
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  3. Cooper, G.M. The Cell: A Molecular Approach. fouth edition.
  4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_adenosine_monophosphate
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