1. Signal Transduction Pathways and Cell Differentiation
Stem Cell
Specialized cell type
(neuron, skin cell, red blood cell, etc.)

2. Blood Cell Formation

3. Red Blood Cell Development

4. EPO
Synthesis of proteins that
stimulate Red Blood Cell development

5. Negative Regulation of JAK/STAT Pathway

6. Microtubules

7. Tubulin Dimer
GTP
GTP

9. Centrosome Structure

12. Pg. 583

14. Microtubule “Poisons”
Colchicine
Taxol
(Autumn crocus)
(Pacific Yew)

15. Tubulin Dimer
GTP
GTP
Taxol

16. Microtubule “Motor” Proteins

18. Microtubule “Motor” Proteins

19. Microtubules Help to Organize the Cytoplasm

22. Actin Filaments

23. Actin Monomer

25. Arp2/3 (Actin Related Proteins)

27. Actin-GFP
Actin
Cable
Cortical
Actin
Patch

28. Actin Cables and Actin Patches

29. Thrombin
Resting
Platlet
Activated
Platlet

31. Gelsolin Protein
New minus end

34. Myosin-II

35. Muscle Cell

36. Sarcomere

37. Contraction of a Sarcomere

38. Resting Muscle