Module 5: SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

Lecture 4: Second Messengers - cGMP

Questions:

  1. How cGMP is involved in vasodilation or smooth muscle relaxation?
  2. What is the visual pathway for light transduction in brain?
  3. How cGMP regulation take place and what are the enzyme involve in its regulation?

 

References:

  1. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cyclic+guanosine+monophosphate
  2. http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v7/n2/fig_tab/7400627_f1.html
  3. http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/cell-biology/learning-center/pathway-slides-and/cyclic-nucleotide-metabolism-cgmp.html
  4. Berg, J., Tymoczko, J. and Stryer, L. Biochemistry. 5th edition, chapter-15
  5. Wikipedia
  6. Nisoli, E., Cozzi, V., Carruba, M. O. Amino acids and mitochondrial biogenesis. The American Journal of Cardiology,2008, Volume: 101, Issue: 11A, Pages: 22E-25E
  7. Karp, G. Cell and molecular biology: concept and experiment. 6th edition, chapter-15: Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication Between Cells