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Cell signaling research involves studying the spatial and temporal dynamics of both receptors and the components of signaling pathways that are activated by receptors in various cell types. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Emerging methods for single-cell mass-spectrometry analysis promise to enable studying signal transduction with single-cell resolution.
In the early 1900s, chemical messengers were crudely extracted from whole animal brains and tissues and studied for their physiological effects. In 1931, von Euler and Gaddum, used a similar method to try and isolate acetylcholine but instead discovered a peptide substance that induced physiological changes including muscle contractions and ...
A chemical message is any compound that serves to transmit a message, and may refer to: Hormone, long range chemical messenger; Neurotransmitter, communicates to adjacent cells; Neuropeptide, a protein sequence which acts as a hormone or neurotransmitter. The blood or other body fluids transport neuropeptides to non adjacent target cells, where ...
Signal transduction is the process by which a chemical or physical signal is transmitted through a cell as a series of molecular events.Proteins responsible for detecting stimuli are generally termed receptors, although in some cases the term sensor is used. [1]
An antagonist is a chemical that acts within the body to reduce the physiological activity of another chemical substance (such as an opiate); especially one that opposes the action on the nervous system of a drug or a substance occurring naturally in the body by combining with and blocking its nervous receptor.
In biochemistry and pharmacology, receptors are chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems. [1] These signals are typically chemical messengers [ nb 1 ] which bind to a receptor and produce physiological responses such as change in the electrical activity of a cell .
Signal transduction is realized by activation of specific receptors and consequent production/delivery of second messengers, such as Ca 2+ or cAMP.These molecules operate as signal transducers, triggering intracellular cascades and in turn amplifying the initial signal. [4]
Ligand-gated ion channel. Ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs) are one type of ionotropic receptor or channel-linked receptor.They are a group of transmembrane ion channels that are opened or closed in response to the binding of a chemical messenger (i.e., a ligand), [7] such as a neurotransmitter.