InCRec

Signal Transduction

Internal cellular receptors that bind with a ligand to alter activity

Intracellular Receptor

Please do not generalize with intracellular signal transduction, it this is merely the language of fundamentally different things

Functions/Purpose:

• Regulate gene activity

Fundamentals:

• Usually binds to the following chemicals:
  • Steroid hormones
  • Thyroid hormones
  • Small hydrophobics

Salient Examples:

• Enzyme Linked Receptors
• STAT5?