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cell communication
c o u r s e
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l a y o u t
introduction
molecular biology
biotechnology
bioMEMS
bioinformatics
bio-modeling
cells and e-cells
transcription and regulation
cell communication
neural networks
dna computing
fractals and patterns
the birds and the bees ….. and ants
i n t r o d u c t i o n
cell communication
what is signal transduction?
 Conversion of a signal from one physical or chemical
form into another.
 In cell biology, it commonly refers to the sequential
process initiated by binding of an extracellular signal to a
receptor and culminating in one or more specific cellular
responses.
what is a signal transduction pathway?
 Chemical signals are converted from one type of signal
into another to elicit a molecular response from the
organism. All organisms require signaling pathways to live.
ABCDEFG
 Letters represent chemicals or proteins. Arrows represent
enzymatic steps.
what is a second messenger?
 An intracellular signaling molecule whose concentration
increases (or decreases) in response to binding of an
extracellular ligand to a cell-surface receptor.
cell
signaling
 How do cells receive and respond to signals from their
surroundings?
 Prokaryotes and unicellular eukaryotes are largely
independent and autonomous.
 In multi-cellular organisms there is a variety of signaling
molecules that are secreted or expressed on the cell
surface of one cell and bind to receptors expressed by
other cells. These molecules integrate and coordinate
the functions of the cells that make up the organism.
modes of cell-cell signaling
Direct
 cell-cell or cell-matrix
Secreted molecules.
 Endocrine signaling. The signaling molecules are
hormones secreted by endocrine cells and carried
through the circulation system to act on target cells at
distant body sites.
 Paracrine signaling. The signaling molecules released by
one
cell
act
on
neighboring
target
cells
(neurotransmitters).
 Autocrine signaling. Cells respond to signaling molecules
that they themselves produce (response of the immune
system to foreign antigens and cancer cells).
steroid hormones
 This class of molecules diffuse across the plasma
membrane and binds to Receptors in the cytoplasm or
nucleus. The y are all synthesized from cholesterol.
 They include sex steroids (estrogen, progesterone,
testosterone) corticosteroids
(glucocorticoids and
mineralcorticoids) Thyroid hormone, vitamin D3, and
retinoic acid have different structure and function but
share the same mechanism of action with the other
steroids.
 Steroid Receptor Superfamily. They are transcription
factors that function either as activators or repressors of
transcription.
steroid hormones
seven levels of regulation of cell growth
pathways are inter-linked
Signalling pathway
Genetic
network
STIMULUS
Metabolic pathway
metabolic pathways
1993 Boehringer Mannheim GmbH - Biochemica
overview of cell to cell communication
Chemical
 Autocrine & Paracrine: local signaling
 Endocrine system: distant, diffuse target
Electrical
 Gap junction: local
 Nervous system: fast, specific, distant target
gap junctions and CAMs
 Protein channels - connexin
 Direct flow to neighbor
 Electrical- ions (charge)
 Signal chemicals
 CAMs (cell-adhesion molecules)
 Need direct surface contact
 Signal chemical
Figure 6-1a, b: Direct and local cell-to-cell communication
gap junctions and CAMs
Figure 6-1a, b: Direct and local cell-to-cell communication
paracrines and autocrines
 Local communication
 Signal chemicals diffuse
target
 Example: Cytokines
 Autocrine–receptor
to
on same
cell
 Paracrine–neighboring cells
Figure 6-1c: Direct and local cell-to-cell communication
hormones
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Signal Chemicals
Made in endocrine cells
Transported via blood
Receptors on target cells
long distance communication
Figure 6-2a: Long distance cell-to-cell communication
neurons and neurohormones
Neurons
 Electrical signal down axon
 Signal molecule (neurotransmitter) to target cell
Neurohormones
 Chemical and electrical signals down axon
 Hormone transported via blood to target
long distance communication
Figure 6-2 b: Long distance cell-to-cell communication
neurons and neurohormones
long distance communication
Figure 6-2b, c: Long distance cell-to-cell communication
neurons and neurohormones
long distance communication
Figure 6-2b, c: Long distance cell-to-cell communication
signal
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pathways
Signal molecule (ligand)
Receptor
Intracellular signal
Target protein
Response
Figure 6-3: Signal pathways
receptor
locations
Cytosolic or Nuclear
 Lipophilic ligand enters cell
 Often activates gene
 Slower response
Cell membrane
 Lipophobic ligand can't enter
cell
 Outer surface receptor
 Fast response
membrane receptor classes
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Ligand- gated channel
Receptor enzymes
G-protein-coupled
Integrin
membrane receptor classes
signal
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transduction
Transforms signal energy
Protein kinase
Second messenger
Activate proteins
 Phosporylation
 Bind calcium
 Cell response
signal
amplification
 Small signal produces large cell
response
 Amplification enzyme
 Cascade
receptor enzymes
 Transduction
 Activation cytoplasmic
 Side enzyme
 Example: Tyrosine kinase
Figure 6-10: Tyrosine kinase, an example of a receptor-enzyme
G-protein-coupled receptors
 Hundreds of types
 Main signal transducers
 Activate enzymes
 Open ion channels
 Amplify:
 adenyl cyclase-cAMP
 Activates synthesis
G-protein-coupled receptors
transduction reviewed
novel
signal
molecules
 Calcium: muscle contraction
 Channel opening
 Enzyme activation
 Vesicle excytosisNitric Oxide (NO)
 Paracrine: arterioles
 Activates cAMP
 Brain neurotransmitter
 Carbon monoxide (CO)
novel
signal
molecules
Calcium as an intracellular messenger
quorum
sensing
quorum
sensing
 the ability of bacteria to sense and respond to
environmental stimuli such as pH, temperature, the
presence of nutrients, etc has been long recognized as
essential for their continued survival
 it is now apparent that many bacteria can also sense
and respond to signals expressed by other bacteria
 quorum sensing is the regulation of gene expression in
response to cell density and is used by Gram positive
and Gram negative bacteria to regulate a variety of
physiological functions
 it involves the production and detection of extracellular
signaling molecules called autoinducers
quorum
sensing
 Tomasz
(1965)
–
Gram-positive
Streptococcus
pneumoniae produce a “competence factor” that
controlled factors for uptake of DNA (natural
transformation)
 Nealson et al. (1970) – luminescence in the marine
Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio fischeri controlled by
self-produced chemical signal termed autoinducer
 Eberhard et al. (1981) identified the V. fischeri
autoinducer signal to be N-3-oxo-hexanoyl-L-homoserine
lactone
 Engebrecht et al. (1983) cloned the genes for the signal
generating enzyme, the signal receptor and the lux
genes
quorum
sensing
 Vibrio fischeri is a specific bacterial
symbiont with the squid Euprymna
scolopes and grows in its light organ
quorum
sensing
 the squid cultivates a high density of cells in its light
organ, thus allowing the autoinducer to accumulate to
a threshold concentration
 at this point, autoinducer combines with the gene
product luxR to stimulate the expression of the genes for
luciferase, triggering maximal light production
 studies have shown that hatchling squid fail to enlarge
the pouches that become the fully developed organ
when raised in sterile seawater
quorum
sensing
In V. fisheri, bioluminsecence only
occurs when V. fischeri is at high
cell density
quorum
sensing
N-3-oxo-hexanoyl-L-homoserine
lactone
quorum
sensing
 Fuqua et al. (1994) introduced the term quorum sensing
to describe cell-cell signaling in bacteria
 Early 1990’s – homologs of LuxI were discovered in
different bacterial species
 V. fischeri LuxI-LuxR signaling system becomes the
paradigm for bacterial cell-cell communication
quorum
sensing
 Vast array of molecules are used as chemical signals –
enabling bacteria to talk to each other, and in many
cases, to be multilingual
Gram-negative
bacteria
Gram-positive
bacteria
universal
language
quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
 P. aeruginosa uses a hierarchical quorum sensing circuit
to regulate expression of virulence factors and biofilm
formation
quorum sensing in Gram-positive bacteria
 Gram-positive bacteria utilizes modified oligopeptides as
signaling molecules – secreted via an ATP-binding
cassette (ABC) transporter complex
 Detectors for these signals are two-component signal
transduction systems
quorum sensing in Gram-positive bacteria
sensor kinase
binding of autoinducer leads
to autophosphorylation at
conserved histidine residue
response regulator
-phosphorylation at conserved
aspartate by sensor kinase
leads to binding of regulator to
specific target promoters
hybrid quorum sensing circuit in Vibrio harveyi
 V. harveyi – marine bacterium, but unlike V. fischeri, does
not live in symbiotic associations with higher organisms,
but is free-living
 Similar to V. fischeri, V. harveyi uses quorum sensing to
control bioluminescence
 Unlike V. fischeri and other gram-negative bacteria, V.
harveyi has evolved a quorum sensing circuit that has
characteristics typical of both Gram-negative and
Gram-positive systems
hybrid quorum sensing circuit in Vibrio harveyi
 V. harveyi uses acyl-HSL similar to other Gram-negatives
but signal detection and relay apparatus consists of twocomponent proteins similar to Gram-positives
 V. harveyi also responds to AI-2 that is designed for
interspecies communication
X = transcriptional repressor
hybrid quorum sensing circuit in Vibrio harveyi
AI-1
AI-2
LuxN and LuxQ –
autophosphorylating kinases at
low cell densities
X = transcriptional repressor
Accumulation of autoinducers –
LuxN and LuxQ  phosphatases
draining phosphate from LuxO
via LuxU
Dephosphorylated LuxO is
inactive  repressor X not
transcribed
LuxS and interspecies communication
 LuxS homologs found in both Gram-negative and Grampositive bacteria; AI-2 production detected in bacteria
such as E. coli, Salmonella typhimurium, H. pylori, V.
cholerae, S.aureus, B. subtilis using engineered V. harveyi
biosensor
 Biosynthetic pathway, chemical intermediates in AI-2
production, and possibly AI-2 itself, are identical in all AI2 producing bacteria to date – reinforces the proposal
of AI-2 as a “universal” language
signal processing circuits
cell-cell communication circuits
Sender cells
0
tetR
Receiver cells
0
LuxR
luxI VAI
VAI
aTc
aTc
pLuxI-Tet-8
pRCV-3
GFP
cell-cell communication circuits
Sender cells
Receiver cells
VAI
P(tet)
VAI
+
tetR
aTc
P(Ltet-O1)
luxI
luxR
Lux P(L)
Lux P(R)
GFP(LVA)
2:4
multiplexer
C(4)HSL
qsc box
C(6)HSL
lux box
Cell Color
0
0
none
0
1
Green
(GFP)
1
0
Red
(HcRED)
1
1
Cyan
(CFP)
significance of multiplexer
 With a 2:4 mux, the combination of 2 inputs produces 4
different output states / expressed proteins
 In Eukaryotic cells, these proteins could potentially
differentiate the cell into one of four cell types
 Applications include tissue engineering and more
understanding for stem cell fate and determination
mux: the sum of three circuits
qsc
lux
A
qsc
lux
B
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
green
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1
0
0
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red
1
1
0
1
1
0
qsc
lux
C
qsc
lux
D
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
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1
green
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red
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cyan
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1
cyan
+
=
+
case
A
C6HSL
C4HSL
luxR
GFP
lux
box
RhlR
qsc
box
qsc
Lux
A
0
0
0
0
1
green
1
0
0
1
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0
case
B
C6HSL
C4HSL
luxR
HcRED
qsc
box
RhlR
lux
box
qsc
lux
B
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
red
1
1
0
case C, AND gate
cI
lux
box
CFP
λP(R)
cI
qsc
box
qsc
lux
C
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
cyan
case A and B
C6HSL C4HSL
luxR
RhlR
GFP
lux
box
qsc
box
HcRED
qsc
lux
AxorB
0
0
0
0
1
green
1
0
red
1
1
0
design considerations
 qsc binding site
 plasmid copy number
 production of C(x)HSL
phenotype
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tests
triple plasmid, regulatory
double plasmid, antisensing
double plasmid, antisensing + regulatory
chromosome, antisensing + regulatory
case
A
-10 region
rrnB T1
P(BLA)
AP r
LuxR
LuxR RBS
lux P(L)
pRCV-3
4149 bp
Inverted Repeat
QSC box
LuxR -10
LuxR -35
CAP/cAMP Binding Site
lux box
LuxICDABEG -10 region
ColE1 ORI
RBSII
lux P(R)
GFP(LVA)
CAP bs
rrnB T1
P(LAC)
-10 region
-35 region
pASK-102: Single “Parent” Offspring
case
A
-10 region
rrnB T1
P(BLA)
AP r
LuxR
LuxR RBS
lux P(L)
pASK-102-qsc117
4159 bp
Inverted Repeat
LuxR -10
LuxR -35
CAP/cAMP Binding Site
lux box
ColE1 ORI
LuxICDABEG -10 region
qsc117 lux box for C4HSL
lux P(R)
CAP bs
RBSII
-35 region
-10 region
P(LAC)
Plasmid 1
GFP(LVA)
rrnB T1
case
A
-10 region
AP r
RhlR Ver 2 (8 Mismatch)
pASK-103-RhlR-qsc117
4848 bp
LuxR
ColE1 ORI
LuxR RBS
lux P(L)
Inverted Repeat
CAP bs
LuxR -10
-35 region
LuxR -35
-10 region
CAP/cAMP Binding Site
P(LAC)
lux box
rrnB T1
LuxICDABEG -10 region
qsc117 lux box for C4HSL
lux P(R)
RBSII
GFP(LVA)
Parents: pASK-102-qsc117 (vector), pECP61.5 (insert)
Plasmid 2
detecting chemical gradients
signal
analyte
source
OO
N
HO
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OO
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HO
reporter rings
analyte source detection
GFP
[HSL]
circuit components
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HO
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HO
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HO
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HO
P(X)
OO
LuxR
P(R)
luxR
O
N
HO
LuxR
P(lux)
X
P(Z)
Y
P(Y)
Components
1. Acyl-HSL detect
2. Low threshold
3. High threshold
4. Negating combiner
Z1
W
P(W)
GFP
Z2
GFP
[HSL]
detecting chemical gradients
acyl-hSL detection
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N
HO
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HO
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HO
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HO
P(X)
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LuxR
P(R)
luxR
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HO
LuxR
P(lux)
X
Z1
P(Z)
Y
P(Y)
W
X low threshold
Y high threshold
P(W)
Z2
GFP
detecting chemical gradients
low threshold detection
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HO
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HO
O
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HO
P(X)
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LuxR
P(R)
luxR
O
N
HO
LuxR
P(lux)
X
Z1
P(Z)
Y
P(Y)
W
P(W)
Z2
GFP
detecting chemical gradients
high threshold detection
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N
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HO
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HO
P(X)
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LuxR
P(R)
luxR
O
N
HO
LuxR
P(lux)
X
Z1
P(Z)
Y
P(Y)
W
P(W)
Z2
GFP
detecting chemical gradients
protein Z determines range
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HO
P(X)
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LuxR
P(R)
luxR
O
N
HO
LuxR
P(lux)
X
Z1
P(Z)
Y
P(Y)
W
P(W)
Z2
GFP
detecting chemical gradients
negating combiner
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O
N
HO
OO
O
N
HO
OO
O
N
HO
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O
N
HO
OO
O
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O
N
HO
N
HO
O
N
HO
P(X)
OO
LuxR
P(R)
luxR
O
N
HO
LuxR
P(lux)
X
Z1
P(Z)
Y
P(Y)
W
P(W)
Z2
GFP
engineering circuit characteristics
 HSL-mid: the midpoint where GFP has the highest
concentration
 HSL-width: the range where GFP is above 0.3uM
HSL-mid
0.3
HSL-width
ot h er
si g na ls
relay
signals
 Signals received at the cell surface either by G-proteinlinked or enzyme-linked receptors are relayed into the
cell
 This is achieved by a combination of small and large
intracellular signaling molecules
 The resulting chain of intracellular signaling events alters
a target protein which in turn modifies the behavior of
the cell (Fig. 15-1)
relay
signals
 The small intracellular mediators are called second
messengers (the first messenger being the extracellular
signal)
 e.g. Ca2+ and cyclic AMP, which are water-soluble and
diffuse into the cytosol
 The large intracellular
signaling proteins
mediators
are
intracellular
 They relay the signal by either activating the next signaling
protein in the chain or generating small intracellular
mediators
Different kinds of intracellular signaling proteins along a signaling
pathway from the cell surface to the nucleus
Relay proteins: pass the message to the
next signaling component
Adaptor proteins: link one signaling
protein to another without themselves
participating in the signaling event
Bifurcation proteins: spread the signal
from one signaling pathway to another
Amplifier proteins: usually either
enzymes or ion channels that enhance
the signal they receive
Transducer proteins: convert the signal
to a different form e.g. adenyl cyclase
Different kinds of intracellular signaling proteins along a signaling
pathway from the cell surface to the nucleus
Latent gene regulatory proteins:
activated at the cell surface by
activated receptors & migrate to the
nucleus to stimulate gene expression
Integrator proteins: receive signals from
2 or more pathways and integrate them
before relaying a signal onwards
Anchoring proteins: maintain specific
signaling proteins at a specific location
by tethering them to a membrane
Modulator proteins: modify the activity
of intracellular signaling proteins &
regulate the strength of signaling along
the pathway
Different kinds of intracellular signaling proteins along a signaling
pathway from the cell surface to the nucleus
Scaffold proteins: adaptor &/or
anchoring proteins that bind multiple
signaling proteins together in a
functional complex
intracellular signaling proteins as molecular switches
 Many intracellular
molecular switches
signaling
proteins
behave
like
 On receipt of a signal, they switch from an inactive to
active state until another process turns them off
 There are two classes of such molecular switches
Phosphorylation switches
2. GTP-binding protein switches
1.
 In both cases, it is the gain or loss of phosphate
that determines whether the switch is active or
inactive
intracellular signaling proteins as molecular switches
Switch is turned on by a protein kinase, which
adds a phosphate, and turned off by a
protein phosphatase, which removes the
phosphate group
Switch is turned on by exchange of GDP
for GTP, and turned off by GTP hydrolysis
(ie GTPase activity)
phosphorylation cascades
 ~ 1/3 of the proteins in a cell are phosphorylated at any
given time
 Moreover, many of the signaling proteins controlled by
phosphorylation are themselves protein kinases
 These are organized in phosphorylation cascades
 One protein kinase , activated by phosphorylation,
phosphorylates the next protein kinase in the sequence,
and so on, relaying the signal onward
protein kinases
There are two main types of protein kinase
 Serine/threonine kinases
They phosphorylate proteins on serines and (less often)
threonines
 Tyrosine kinases
They phosphorylate proteins on tyrosines
signal
processing
 Complex cell behaviors, like cell survival and cell
proliferation, are stimulated by specific combinations of
signals, rather than one signal acting alone
signal
processing
signal
processing
 Accordingly, the cell has to integrate information
coming from separate signals so as to make the
appropriate response– e.g. to live or die
 This depends on integrator proteins, which are
analogous to computer microprocessors
 They require multiple signal inputs to produce an output
with the desired biological effect
integrator proteins
integrator proteins
Example of how they work:
 External signals A and B both activate a different series
of protein phosphorylations
 Each leads to the phosphorylation of protein Y, but at
different sites on the protein (Fig. 15-18)
integrator proteins
integrator protein
integrator proteins
Example of how they work:
 Protein Y is activated only when both of these sites are
activated, and hence only when signals A and B are
simultaneously present
 For this reason, integrator proteins are sometimes called
coincidence detectors
integrator proteins
Also known as a
‘coincidence detector’
scaffold
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proteins
The complexity of signal response systems, with multiple
interacting relay chains of signaling proteins is daunting
One strategy the cell uses to achieve specificity involves
scaffolding proteins
They organize groups of interacting signaling proteins
into signaling complexes
Because the scaffold guides the interactions between
the successive components in such a complex, the
signal is relayed with speed
In addition, cross-talk between signaling pathways is
avoided
scaffold
proteins
G-protein-linked cell-surface signaling
G-protein-linked receptors
consist of a single polypeptide
chain (sometimes called
serpentine receptors)
G-protein-linked cell-surface signaling
 Upon binding of a signal molecule, the receptor
undergoes a conformational change that enables it to
activate trimeric GTP-binding proteins (G- proteins)
G-protein-linked cell-surface signaling
G-protein-linked cell-surface signaling
G-protein-linked cell-surface signaling
e.g.
adenyl cyclase
(makes cyclic AMP, which
in turn activates CyclicAMP- dependent Protein
Kinase, thus initiating a
signaling cascade)
G-protein-linked cell-surface signaling