Eat me” signals

Dying cells facilitate their own phagocytosis by expressing on their surfaces such as phosphatidyl serine and lysophosphatidyl choline, proteins (annexin I), and altered carbohydrates. 

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#Id: 9380

#XL - T Zoology

Innate behaviour

Reflex - Allow us to move in response to something in the environment.

The reflex which causes us to close our eyes when something flashes towards us, or to withdraw a foot when we step on a sharp object.

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#Id: 8151

#XL - Q Biochemistry

Sec12

acts as a GEF factor for Sar1

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#Id: 8094

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Platelet-activating factor has a long ether-linked alkyl chain at C-1 of glycerol, but C-2 is ester-linked to acetic acid, which makes the compound much more water-soluble than most glycerophospholipids and plasmalogens.

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Negative regulators of TGF-β signaling are induced by TGF-β signaling (Example of Negative feedback): 

Ski 

SnoN 

I-Smads (Smad7)

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#XL - T Zoology

Darwin’s evolutionary theory 

Evolution as such is the simple proposition that the characteristics of organisms change over time.