Signal Transduction from the Cell Membrane to the Nucleus

Course Number: 
CONJ 532
Course Type: 
Keystone
Quarter: 
Autumn
Weeks: 
6-10
Location: 
UW
Instructor (MCB Faculty): 
Beavo, Joseph

Intracellular signaling pathways leading from cell membrane receptors to nucleus. Pathways activated by seven transmembrane receptors and G-proteins, insulin/PI3 kinase, nitric oxide and WNTs and mechanisms of signal termination. Cytokine/Jak/Stat signaling and role of subcellular localization in signal transduction.

Areas of Interest: 
Cell Signaling & Cell/Environment Interactions
Time Schedule Link: 
http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/AUT2012/conj.html
Currently Offered: 
Yes