signal transduction

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounsignal transduction (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA 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.
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