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17 Cards in this Set
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Signal Peptide
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Amino acid sequence that directs protein to the correct cellular location
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Chaperone
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Protein that assists in folding of other proteins
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Glycosylation
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Attachment of a sugar side chain to a protein
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Cisternae
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Flatten, membrane enclosed sacs
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Exocytosis
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Export of material out of the cell
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Phagosome
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Vesicle formed around an ingested particle
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Phagocytosis
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Ingestion of large particles
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Pinocytosis
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Ingestion of fluid and small particles
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Signaling molecule
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molecule produced by signaling cell that is detected by target cell
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Competitive antagonist
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Binds to but does not activate a receptor
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Second messenger
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Small molecule that helps relay an extracellular signal to the cell interior
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Dimer
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Two protein monomers joined by a bond
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Mitogen
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Extracellular signal that stimulates cell proliferation
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Desmosome
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Cell to cell junction
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Centrosome
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Organelle where microtubule organization occurs
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Myosin
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Actin-dependent motor protein
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Autolysis
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Destruction of a cell by its own enzymes
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