signaling molecule

collocation in English

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signal
adjective[before noun]
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/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
noticeable ...
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molecule
noun[C]
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/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us
/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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(Definition ofsignalandmoleculefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nitric oxide as asignalingmoleculein visual system development.
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Autocrine signaling is a special case of paracrine signaling where the secreting cell has the ability to respond to the secretedsignalingmolecule.
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Others are membrane proteins that act as receptors whose main function is to bind asignalingmoleculeand induce a biochemical response in the cell.
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More precisely, a morphogen is asignalingmoleculethat acts directly on cells to produce specific cellular responses depending on its local concentration.
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Hydrogen peroxide is asignalingmoleculeof plant defense against pathogens.
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It has been characterized as a lipidsignalingmoleculewith dual function.
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The relay functions by the source cell releasing asignalingmoleculeinto the environment.
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This imobilization is often enhanced upon receptor engagement, and constitutes a key step for recruiting the downstreamsignalingmolecule.
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These bacteria also have a receptor that can specifically detect thesignalingmolecule.
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In many species of ruminant, it acts as asignalingmoleculeduring pregnancy.
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These bacteria also have a receptor that can specifically detect thesignalingmolecule(inducer).
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It is asignalingmoleculethat can interact with potassium channels and receptors, as well as other signaling molecules.
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Overproduction of thissignalingmoleculecan be lethal to cells by poisoning cellular energy production.
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It is a multifunctionalsignalingmoleculewith more than 40 related family members.
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It is a paracrinesignalingmoleculeinvolved in oocyte and follicular development.
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In intracrine signaling, once inside the cell, asignalingmoleculecan bind to intracellular receptors, other elements, or stimulate enzyme activity (e.g. gasses).
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Asignalingmoleculeinitially binds to a receptor on the surface of the cell, which stimulates the activation of immediate early genes and second messenger molecules.
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A morphogen is rigorously defined as asignalingmoleculethat acts directly on cells (not through serial induction) to produce specific cellular responses dependent on morphogen concentration.
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It also functions as asignalingmolecule.
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It is a cytokine (proteinsignalingmolecule) for erythrocyte (red blood cell) precursors in the bone marrow.
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