Energy and Cell Communication
Present in a target cell that receives the signal molecule
Membrane Receptors
3 Types of Membrane Receptors
Tyrosine Kinase Receptor
Promotes the growth and survival
of cells in animal cells
G-Protein Link Receptor
Convert extracellular signals into intracellular responses
Ion Channel Receptor
Allows direct conversion of a
chemical neurotransmitter message to an electrical current.
Hydrophilic is a polar, charged and/or large signal molecule
First Messenger
Diffuse through the plasma membrane. It's receptor is embedded in the membrane
Second Messenger
Plasma Membrane
signal molecules are received at surface by membrane receptors
Intracellular Receptors
Cytoplasm
Receptors is inside the cell
Nucleus
Hydrophobic is a nonpolar signal molecule
Diffuse directly across the lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane to encounter its receptor in the cytoplasm
Steroid Hormones
The Steroid hormone aldosterone passes through the plasma membrane
Aldosterone binds to a receptor protein in the cytoplasm activating it