What does "signal transduction" mean?

A series of chemical reactions within a cell which start when a transmembrane protein comes into contact with a chemical signal, resulting in a second messenger being triggered.

Signal transduction

Q: What is a synonym for "signal transduction"?

Common synonyms include: cell processes, cell signaling, cell signaling study, intracellular signaling, second messenger signaling, signal pathway.

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A series of chemical reactions within a cell which start when a transmembrane protein comes into contact with a chemical signal, resulting in a second messenger being triggered. uncountable

Synonyms

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cell processes cell signaling cell signaling study intracellular signaling second messenger signaling signal pathway

Antonyms

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no signaling unresponsiveness

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