General principles of cellular communication

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General principles of cellular communication provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Learn about how cells sense and respond to extrinsic stimuli, a capacity that allows them to communicate with each other and to respond to changes in their environment. This free course, General ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Diversity and evolution of cell signalling pathways
    • 1 Diversity and evolution of cell signalling pathways
    • 1.1  Bacterial quorum sensing
    • 1.2 Summary of Section 1
    • 2  General principles of signalling pathways
    • 2.1 Summary of Section 2
    • 3  Proteins: major components of signalling pathways
    • 3.1  Signalling proteins act as molecular switches
    • 3.2  Proteins perform a variety of functions in cell signalling
    • 3.3  Functional domains in signalling proteins
    • 3.4 Summary of Section 3
    • Conclusion
    • Glossary
    • References
    • Further reading
    • Acknowledgements