Animal cognition

Some animal, especially many mammal, bird have cognitive ability that  extend to reasoning, problem solving, tool used and symbolic  communication.

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 10005

#XL - T Zoology

Sonic hedgehog is responsible for assuring that motor neurons come only from the ventral portion of the neural tube & essential for normal patterning of the limbs

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 10006

#XL - T Zoology

Hedgehog protein with autoproteolytic activity that cleaves off the C-terminus to reveal a signal sequence that marks the protein for secretion.

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 10007

#XL - T Zoology

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 10008

#XL - T Zoology

The freed C-terminal is not involved in signaling and is often degraded, whereas the N-terminal becomes the active Hedgehog protein intended for secretion

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 10009

#XL - T Zoology

Secretion requires the addition of cholesterol and palmitic acid to the Hedgehog protein

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 10010

#XL - T Zoology

Two membrane proteins, 

Smoothened (Smo) 

Patched (Ptc)