Cell to Cell Communication via Ion-Channel Linked Receptors Thursday, January 17, 2019 Cell to Cell Communication via Ion-Channel Linked Receptors Packet #18 Chapter #11
Ion-Channel-Linked Receptors Thursday, January 17, 2019Thursday, January 17, 2019 Also known as transmitter-gated ion channels Found in muscle and nervous tissue Convert chemical signals into electrical signals Receptors serve for rapid transmission across synapses in the nervous system Chemical signal arrives as a neurotransmitter Delivered to the outside of the target cell Chemical signal changes to an electrical signal in the form of a change in voltage across the plasma membrane
Ion-Channel-Linked Receptors II Thursday, January 17, 2019Thursday, January 17, 2019 Neurotransmitter binds Receptor alters its conformation Causes channel to open (or close) Allows the flow of specific ions across membrane Na+ K+ Ca2+ Cl- Driven by electrochemical gradient, ions rush in or out of the cell Depends on the concentration gradient Results in a change in the membrane potential of the post-synaptic cell Change promotes, or inhibits, neurotransmission
Ion-Channel-Linked Receptors III Thursday, January 17, 2019Thursday, January 17, 2019 Examples of Neurotransmitters Nicotinic acetylcholine Nerve and muscle GABA Γ-aminobutyric acid CNS Glycine Special Note Many ion channels are not directly coupled to their receptors but are coupled by G-proteins
Ion Channel Receptors Thursday, January 17, 2019Thursday, January 17, 2019