CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
ENDOCRINE
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Question
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What determines whether a cell is a target cell for a particular signal molecule?
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phosphorylation cascade
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cAMP
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signal receptors
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phosphatase
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In order to detect a signal (that is, to be a target cell), a neighbor cell must have the right receptor for that signal. When a signaling molecule binds to its receptor, it alters the shape or activity of the receptor, triggering a change inside of the cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -A target cell responds to a hormone because it bears receptors for the hormone. In other words, a particular cell is a target cell for a hormone if it contains functional receptors for that hormone, and cells which do not have such a receptor cannot be influenced directly by that hormone.
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