Classes of Signaling Receptors exam Flashcards

Receptor proteins found embedded in the cell membrane.

Receptor proteins found within the cell, interacting with small hydrophobic signaling molecules.

Cell surface receptors and intracellular receptors.

A type of cell surface receptor that changes conformation when bound to a ligand.

A type of cell surface receptor with two domains that phosphorylate tyrosine residues.

Cell surface receptors that open to allow ions to pass through the membrane upon ligand binding.

Small hydrophobic signaling molecules.

Processes by which a cell converts an extracellular signal into a functional response.

The GPCR changes conformation and activates a G protein.

They phosphorylate tyrosine residues on themselves and other proteins to propagate the signal.

They open to allow ions to flow through the membrane when a ligand binds.

Inside the cell, often in the cytoplasm or nucleus.

Molecules that can diffuse across the cell membrane to interact with intracellular receptors.

They are embedded in the cell membrane.

Binding of a specific ligand.

A structural change in a receptor protein upon ligand binding.

To bind small hydrophobic molecules and trigger a cellular response.

The structure that cell surface receptors are embedded in.

GPCRs, RTKs, and ligand-gated ion channels.

The location within the cell where intracellular receptors are often found.

Receptor Tyrosine Kinase.

G Protein-Coupled Receptor.

The fluid outside the cell where cell surface receptors interact with ligands.

It induces a conformation change in the receptor, initiating a signal transduction pathway.

Another term for the cell membrane where cell surface receptors are located.

Cell surface receptors.

To detect and respond to specific ligands or signaling molecules.

Cell surface receptors are embedded in the cell membrane, while intracellular receptors are found inside the cell.

It triggers a cascade of events leading to a cellular response.