TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mechanisms of Signal Transduction A1 - King, Michael W. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Integrative Medical Biochemistry Examination and Board Review AB - High-Yield TermsSignal transduction: refers to the movement of signals from outside the cell to inside, resulting in a change in the “state” of the cellGrowth factor: any of a family of proteins that bind to receptors with the primary result of activating cellular proliferation and/or differentiationCytokine: any of unique family of growth factor proteins primarily secreted from leukocytesChemokine: a subfamily of cytokines (chemotactic cytokines) that is capable of inducing chemotaxisInterleukin: any of a family of multifunctional cytokines that are produced by a variety of lymphoid and nonlymphoid cellsSerpentine receptors: any of a family of G-protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) so called because they span the plasma membrane 7 timesG-protein: any of a large family of proteins that bind and hydrolyze GTP in the act of transmitting signals, includes the heterotrimeric and the monomeric G-protein familiesNuclear receptors: intracellular receptors that bind lipophilic ligands and then bind to specific DNA sequences in target genes regulating their expression SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122105049 ER -