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Receptors are vital to [[Cell|cell]] communication in various different forms of signalling - [[ | Receptors are vital to [[Cell|cell]] communication in various different forms of signalling - [[Paracrine|paracrine]], [[Synaptic|synaptic]], [[Endocrine|endocrine]] etc. They are [[Proteins|proteins]] that bind specific signal [[Molecules|molecules]] to trigger a response from the target cell. Receptors can be [[Transmembrane proteins|transmembrane proteins]] found on the extracellular surface of target cells, or they can be found inside the cell. In the case of [[intracellular receptors|intracellular receptors]] the signalling molecule must enter the cell to activate the receptor <ref>Alberts et al., p.880, 2008, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 11:24, 30 November 2012
Receptors are vital to cell communication in various different forms of signalling - paracrine, synaptic, endocrine etc. They are proteins that bind specific signal molecules to trigger a response from the target cell. Receptors can be transmembrane proteins found on the extracellular surface of target cells, or they can be found inside the cell. In the case of intracellular receptors the signalling molecule must enter the cell to activate the receptor [1].
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- ↑ Alberts et al., p.880, 2008, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition