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-Choose one out of paracrine signalling, endocrine signalling, autocrine signalling and direct signalling and describe briefly the process by which this occurs.

- Pick a representative signal molecule from the pathway you have chosen and indicate its function, the type of cell in which it is made and the specific manner in which it acts as a signalling molecule, including the receptor that it binds to.

The map consists of a set of rectangles and circles which represent molecules, connected by lines which indicate how these molecules interact or relate with each other. To understand how the information is organised on the map, click on the "Help" button at the top left of the screen. You can explore the map by clicking on its individual elements and investigate the kinds of information is available.

-Try to identify your chosen molecule on the map and make a note of the number and names of other molecules it directly interacts with in this pathway. If you are unable to identify your molecule of choice see if you can find its receptor, which you identified earlier in this assignment.

-Click on the shape that contains your molecule of interest (or its receptor) (this will redirect you to a page that lists the signalling pathways in which that molecule is involved and any diseases associated with it)

-Take a note of the names of at least three other pathways indicated on this page and comment on whether your molecule is linked with any diseases. (If there is no disease association there will be no entry in the table)