ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE LATEST SERIES
What is a ligand?
Ans: a molecule that binds to a receptor
Question: What is autocrine signaling?
Ans: When a cell produces a signalling molecule that acts on the cell itself
Question: What is paracrine signaling?
Ans: cell signals nearby cell
Question: What is endocrine signaling?
Ans: signal molecule travels to a distant cell/organ
Question: What type of molecule bind at plasma membrane receptors?
Name an example
Ans: small charged molecules
Insulin, glucagon etc...
Question: What binds to intracellular receptors?
Ans: usually transcription factors