Cells live in an ever-changing environment, always needing to be aware of their surroundings and reacting to an organism's needs. In order to understand when to take action, cells must receive a message from the outside world in a process called reception. Reception is the first of three steps in cell signaling. In this episode, we review how signaling molecules bind to receptors inside and outside of the cell, along with covering specific cell surface receptors like the G protein-coupled...

Vacuoles are an essential part of our endomembrane system. They deal with a variety of tasks like storage and getting rid of toxic waste! In this episode, we will explore the vacuole's structure and function.  If you have any questions, feel free to record them here: https://anchor.fm/christopher-jang/message

Lysosomes, an essential part of the endomembrane system, are reviewed in this episode. The podcast opens by discussing the structure and then transitions into a thorough explanation of the functions of a lysosome. Finally, the episode quickly gives a short review on Tay-Sachs disease and closes off with a recap. If you have any questions, feel free to record them here: https://anchor.fm/christopher-jang/message

In this episode, we review a major organelle of the endomembrane system, the Golgi Apparatus. The podcast goes over the structure, function, and how the cisternal maturation model works in complete detail. A quick recap then closes off the episode. If you have any questions, feel free to record them here: https://anchor.fm/christopher-jang/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-jang/message