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May 14, 2022 · Second messengers are molecules that relay signals received at receptors on the cell surface — such as the arrival of protein hormones, growth factors, etc. — to target molecules in the cytosol and/or nucleus. But in addition to their job as relay molecules, second messengers serve to greatly amplify the strength of the signal. Binding of a ...
Second messengers fall into four major classes: cyclic nucleotides, such as cAMP and other soluble molecules that signal within the cytosol; lipid messengers that signal within cell membranes; ions that signal within and between cellular compartments; and gases and free radicals that can signal throughout the cell and even to neighboring cells.
- 10.1101/cshperspect.a005926
- 2016/08
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Second messenger system. Second messengers are intracellular signaling molecules released by the cell in response to exposure to extracellular signaling molecules—the first messengers. (Intercellular signals, a non-local form of cell signaling, encompassing both first messengers and second messengers, are classified as autocrine, juxtacrine ...
Second messenger, molecule inside cells that acts to transmit signals from a receptor to a target. The term second messenger was coined upon the discovery of these substances in order to distinguish them from hormones and other molecules that function outside the cell as “first messengers” in the.
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Many pathways involve second messengers, small, non-protein molecules that pass along a signal initiated by the binding of a ligand (the “first messenger”) to its receptor. Second messengers include Ca 2 + ions; cyclic AMP (cAMP), a derivative of ATP; and inositol phosphates, which are made from phospholipids.
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Neurons use many different second messengers as intracellular signals. These messengers differ in the mechanism by which they are produced and removed, as well as their downstream targets and effects ( Figure 8.7A ). This section summarizes the attributes of some of the principal second messengers.
