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Signal transduction

Cascade of intracellular reactions following extracellular molecule binding to a cell-surface receptor.

Conversion of extracellular signals into intracellular responses via receptor activation, second messengers (cAMP, Ca2+, IP3, DAG), kinase cascades, and altered transcription.

How one textbook covers it

  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary

    Conversion of extracellular signals into intracellular responses via receptor activation, second messengers (cAMP, Ca2+, IP3, DAG), kinase cascades, and altered transcription.

Related terms

Protein kinases, Receptors, Transcription factors