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Cell Communication and Immunology - Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering

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Overview

Explore cell communication and immunology in this 47-minute lecture from Yale University's Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering course. Delve into ligand-receptor interactions crucial for bodily homeostasis, examining various receptor and ligand types, their interactions, and applications in drug development. Learn about kinases, phosphatases, cyclic AMP, and protein state switching mechanisms. Discover three categories of cell communication signals: autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine. Understand cell communication through the example of blood sugar level regulation and response. The lecture covers an overview of cell communication, its mechanisms, agonists and antagonists, receptors, protein signal transduction, and different types of cell signaling molecules.

Syllabus

- Chapter 1. Overview of Cell Communication
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- Chapter 2. Mechanisms of Cell Communication
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- Chapter 3. Agonists and Antagonists
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- Chapter 4. Receptors
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- Chapter 5. Protein Signal Transduction
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- Chapter 6. Autocrines, Paracrines, Endocrines
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