ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An intracellular messenger molecule generated by the binding of a chemical messenger (hormone or neurotransmitter) to a plasma membrane receptor on a cell’s outer surface; mediates intracellular responses to an extra-cellular (first) messenger.
A
steroid hormone
B
hormone
C
second messenger
D
aldosterone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: A signal molecule that binds to an intracellular receptor molecule are usually small, hydrophobic molecules. One of the most common classes of molecules which bind to intracellular receptors are hormone signal molecules.

Detailed explanation-2: -Intracellular messengers: cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), cyclic guanosine monophosphate, calcium, phosphatidylinositols, nitric oxide (NO), and diacylglycerol.

Detailed explanation-3: -Binding of the hormone induces conformational change in the receptor; this causes dissociation of the HSP and reveals a nuclear localisation sequence (or NLS) which enables the hormone–receptor complex to pass through nuclear membrane pores into the nucleus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Integrins are receptors in the plasma membranes of cells. They are multisubunit transmembrane proteins. They have large extracellular domains, consisting of individually structured subdomains covalently linked by flexible linkers.

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