MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mechanotransduction refers to the process by which a mechanical stimulus is converted into a set of biochemical reactions and a cellular response.

Detailed explanation-2: -Signal transduction is the process in which binding of an extracellular messenger to the cell surface receptor is translated into changes in biochemistry, cell biology, and gene transcription that make it possible for the cell to respond to the information that was received.

Detailed explanation-3: -Signal transduction occurs as a result of a ligand binding to the outside region of the receptor (the ligand does not pass through the membrane). Ligand-receptor binding induces a change in the conformation of the inside part of the receptor, a process sometimes called “receptor activation".

Detailed explanation-4: -The signal transduction cascade begins when adenylyl cyclase, a membrane-bound enzyme, is activated by G-protein molecules associated with the adrenergic receptor. Adenylyl cyclase creates multiple cyclic AMP molecules, which fan out and activate protein kinases (PKA, in this example).