TRANSDUCER COMPLEXES
METABOLISM
TRANSDUCER
 COMPLEXES
SECRETION
“2ND MESSENGER” CASCADES
MESSENGER
CASCADES
cAMP            PROTEIN KINASE A
1,2- DAG            PROTEIN KINASE C
1P3           Ca2+           CALMODULIN
Ras:                                        MAP KINASE
EFFECTS ON
CELLULAR
FUNCTION
OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES
1. AMPLIFICATION BY ENZYMES OR ION
CHANNELS
2.“CROSS-TALK” BETWEEN PATHWAYS
3. RAPID DEGRADATION/ DEACTIVATION
OF 2ND MESSENGERS
TRANSCRIPTION