• How Cells Phone a Friend: Local Communication

  • Mar 19 2025
  • Length: 21 mins
  • Podcast

How Cells Phone a Friend: Local Communication

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • Our bodies are like bustling cities of cells, always chatting and working together. They don’t just send long-distance messages to organs—they also gossip locally, getting nearby cells to spring into action. Juxtacrine communication is like a handshake between cells—they have to be up close and personal to pass the message along! Unlike long-distance cellular calls, juxtacrine signaling requires direct contact, where one cell’s surface proteins interact with another’s, triggering a response.

    This episode is brought to you by Hongene Biotech who is continuously innovating to make RNA medicines accessible and affordable to patients worldwide. Visit www.hongene.com

    On this episode we discuss:

    • Paracrine communication
    • Recently found exosomes
    • Cell to cell contact-dependent communication (Juxtacrine signaling)
    • Tunneling microtubes
    • Cell communication conclusions
    Show more Show less
Show more Show less
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_webcro768_stickypopup

What listeners say about How Cells Phone a Friend: Local Communication

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available